The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-10-15
Quick Action After Presi-
dents Call for . I;5ariy
Loan Day.
meeting At THE GRAND
Speaker Of National Reputa-
ton Will be Brought
to City

Fairmont is in lne with Tue Presi-
dents proclamatio, that October "a
be recognized as National booster
day for the Second Liberty Loan and
is planning to holi a big celebration
for that day.
1t did not take ;he busy men oil Fair
mont long TO get together and plan
Fairmonts bit after reading in the
morning papers that President wilson
had set aside October "a, lust one week
from next Wednesday as the most
suitable date A meeting was held in
the office room of ire Fairmont Cham
her of Commerce al twelve o'clock to-
day at which the frs plans for the cele-
bratiou in Fairmont were worked out.
Among tiose attending the meeting
were Mayor Anthony Bowen, presiding
as chairman, C. w. Evans, acting as
secretary, Superintendent o. G. Will
son. C. L. Smith, " j. Wiegel, Trevey
Nutter and Glenn r Barns.
The celebration in this city will &C.
cur in the afternoon and will consist
of a parade followed by an excellent
program in the Grand Opera House.
In the parade there will be every mu
steal organization of any prominence
in the city. The public schools of the
city will be represented by every
youngster that is d denough to Join in
the march. The Falrmont lodges will
all be represented in the parade as well
as the employees of all the several Fair
mont factories. 1t is the aim to make
the parade concern in some way every
one in Fairmont.
The parade. which undoubtedly will
be one of the largest that the city has
had for a long time will not end the
celebration for the day. Following it
there will be public mass meeting at
the Grand Opera House. Here an ex-
cellent patriotic musical program will
be carried out followed by an address
by some men Of national prominence.
The speaker for the occasion has not
been selected. The committee this aft
ernoon wired Ex-Governor William A.
MacCorkle at Charleston to furnish
Fairmont with big speaker for the &C.
casion.
The committee that will be in charge
of the big celebration and that will
work out the details consist of the fol-
lowing: c. E. Smith, o. G. Wilson,
Sam r. Nuzum, II. L. Heintzelman, C.
D. Robinson, Gle& F. Barns, w. ].
Wiegel, Mayor Anthony Bowen and ].
NJ. Hartley. The committee will meet
for the first time in the office rooms
Of the Fairmont Chamber of Commerce
this evening at O'Clock.
These men are members of the Cen
trail committee. Subordinate commit.
tees will be appointed to work out the
details, such as a committee in charge
Of the music, another to look after the
er phases Of the program.
The committee N charge Of the Lib
erty Loan subscriptions for the day
will be the cashiers of all the banks
in Marion county as follows: Glenn F.
Barns, National Bank Of Fairmont,
chairman; P. H. Pltzer, Exchange bank
Of Warrington, secretary; Guy S. Fur
bee, OF the First National bank of Man.
nington; J. r. Timms, also of Man
nington; o. E. Morris, of the Farmers
bank Of Fairview: w. H. Koontz, of
the First National bank OF Fairview;
W. E. Maple, Of the First National
bank OF Farmingtoni Lee N. Satterfield,
Of the First National bank Of Monon-
gah; A. ]. McDaniels, of the First Ma
tional bank of Worthington; NJ. A.
Fletcher, OF the Foirmont Trust CON.
pany; ]. c. Hall, OF the Home Savings
bank; r. c. Hall, of the Peoples bank;
and Hugh F. Smith, of the Mononga.
hela bank. This committee has met
several times and is planning county
wide subscription campaign. Any
member Of the committee will receive
applications for subscriptions.