The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-12-26
'|1AHY COUNTRYMEN PAY TRIBUTE
To SYRIAN AMERICAN SOLDIERS
PATRIOTIC GATHERING AND DELI
c1ous DmHER SERVED III
SOUTH WHEELING.
Attorney Schuok In Glowing Speech
Draftoes Home from Camps
on Furloughs

Standing with heads raised. eyes
sparkling and with nil voice. moro than
half hundred loyal and patriotic
SyrIans OF Wheeling. Martins Ferry and
other points in this district sang Amer
lea. The Star Spangled Banner" anl
other anthems that are dear To all true
hearts Of .Amer,canR. They heard pa
rriollc and inspiring speeches IN English
and in their ualiv" tongue Delivered ~
true sons uf Uncle sam.
Such were thu features Of loyal AMI
demonstratlve gathering h"lfi Yesterday
afternoon N honor al five Syr!an-A 'rlc:-
lean soldiers of Wheeling md Martins
Ferry who nre hnm" on furlUughS from
Camp Lee. Virginia. and lamp Shrr-
man, Chiilicothe. Ohio al q dinner given
by Charles AmIen prominent and
loyal member Of the Syrian colony IN
this community, ard other rountrymen.
The dinner was served in The Annex res
,uurant, 2ll3 Main street. owned hy
Mr.. Amien.
The room was beautifully and artistic
! ally decorated in patriotic r"lors. :Ae
Syrian and American flags being inter-
| woven in blnndings that we're most at
/ Irnctive.
Attorney Schuck Speaks.
/ Mr. ATnen was tnasimast"r for the &C
cnsnn. while the principal address III
English WINS delivered by AtIurnr,
= charles J. Schuck. lie paid a glowing
; tribute To the Syrians as loyal Am"ri-
! can soldiers, saying that whii" thCrh
are not a great many Syrians in this
! community. compared with SOM" other
! foreign nAti0nalities. they made up IN
patriotism for what they were lacking
| in numbers: hal n goes without saying
J that X all the nemlrrs 'f the Wheeling
! district colony We're tr!r SSrIHns they
| are true Americans.
| The other principal speakers w"r" u
| Kelly. one Of the mosI prominent SE-
| rans Of PENNSYLVANIA. who il cnln"' i"a
! with the Pittsburgh hry Goods c"mphnT
! aud a. Kelly. the welt Known syrian
/ merchant Of Martins Ferry. The tw :
: brothers spnk" inprcs Sir"!y |" The ~
. rim soldiers present telling them h""
: priud their people nrr 81 them: 'hht
! they. as soldiers. were Offering tn" grrnt-
est sacrinr" TINT any men could by "f-
ferrng their lives for Freedom and '!r-
! mucracy They closed 10y Wishing than
! Gods speed and snfr r"'nrn t" the
t Wheeling district.
Soldiers Spsak Loyalty.
! Several If the soldier boys spoke. 10
| clnring that ih"y w." an" md all fur
; America first and last. incidentally
; they Paid COL Roosevelt high irihU;"
as true md Inspiring loyal .\m"r'rnn
: eft zen Th"v Expressed lh"n%"!T"s rs
! highly pleased win 'hn patr!niir Sp""'A
delivered hv tho rnl"u"l. ahnH' 'w" w""GH
ago. at camp sherman .wheI he declared
! that hero MS only ON" Ting Tor Nmrri-
+ CANS thr American IlHG: iliat nll Iu"n
! fighting under II ar" Americans: TINT !.
lnnde no difference from whit land The"
! ramr that thcY are i;!sr ms inyal ami ira"
es if they wcr" Snus nf American par
.n,s and born ~ IL, SOIL 81 The Emitted
| States.
| TIL" dinn"- was - mos "ni"yanlr ~
! rnir During III" meal ~ JoS"rh's .'r-
' rh"stra Of P:ttshUrCn furnished i'rr
! nriae p!ayiac rn- rational airs OF Syrit
| aud ~" I'nii"d SIni"s.
! Th" Syrian-h"ru American soldiers ~
| whose honor ~" aTa:r "n* given aud
: who's" homes Hr" IN Nh""linG and Mar
Tins Ferry wore Ahrai,r' k"!i'l, 'i""':-"
Muses.. lanes llali"r Isaac N!'ra"' n
and Amos Eanaan.
Following tho dinner hr';,'" an! III
Icriainmcrt Vas given IN homo" - III"
soldier in"s IN MnriiiS f"r,: hr Mi%t
KuIlri Tho fir" hrve vii! leave t"mnr-
row night 10 return +" heir Respective
! camps.