The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-04-12
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EVENTS TONIGHT.
y. M. G. A.-Banquet of State Dental
Society.
Masonic Temple - Business talk by
Frank Jewel Raymond under aus
pices of Fairmont Business Mems
Association.
X. of G. Hall-Knights of Columbus
dance.
First M. e. Church-Monthly meeting
of Isabella Thoburn Missionary So
ciety.
Fairmont avenue - Vigilant Circle,
Kings Daughters, meet with Miss
Jennie Fleming
Market street-Pupils of Mildred Don
ham give recital at her home.
Watson cafe - Banquet of 0sgood's
clerks.
Odd Fellows Hall-seven Sisters lodge
D. of R.
Maccabees Hall-Nest 1922. o. o. o.
K. Of P. Hall-Mountain City Lodge,
K. of P.
w, c. T. U. notwithstanding of paint.
,ers and paper hangers for organiza-
ton.
Red Men Hall-settitng Sun Tribe, 1
o. R. NJ.
Normal school-Meeting of Johnson
Story Telling Club
Odd Fellows Hall-Knights of Malta.
Barnes In Phi Beta Kappa-Homer
Barnes, student at West Virginia Uni
versity, has received notification Of
/. his election to the Phi Beta Kappa,
signal honor in university life since
the award is made only to certain
number OF seniors who have made the
( highest grades in their work and beer
most successful in the affairs of thu
college. Homer is the son of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Walter Barnes, of Fairmont.
Get Flower Seeds - With other
schools this year getting interested in
garden work among the pupils, the
Barnes school, under the pri1Cipalship
of Professor Frank S. White, enjoys
the reputation of pioneer. For the
past four years the school has secured
seeds from the Children's Flower Mis-
sion of Cleveland, Ohio, and distribut-
ed them to the schools. Yesterday SIS
worth of the seeds were received and
distributed.
Normal E,lroIlment-The enrolment
of the Fairmont State Normal school
at this time approXimatcs $50 students.
The enrolment was increased by some
so new students who entered at tho
opening of the spring term two weeks
ago.
Rev. Mr.. Brown Recovering = Rev.
John w. Brown, pastor of the Paiatine
Baptist church, is recovering from an
. operation for appendicitis recently
performed at Cook hospital and is now
able to be On the streets.
Movie at Normal-A series of Ian
tern slides depicting 1.-THE Strength Of
the German Nation" were shown this
morning in the Normal school Y. NJ. c.
A. before large number Of the stu.
dents of the school and several visitors.
An admission of five cents was charged
to defray the expenses Of securing the
slides.
Wants to Ring Up Fares-The first
woman to apply for training In the
school established to train women con.
ductors by the Monongahela Valley
Traction company, applied yesterday
to the Fairmont office, Miss M. E.
Parker having the distinction Of being
the first. It is expected that scores OF
ether women will follow Miss Parker's
lead and apply for positions.
Patriotic at Wyatt-A big patriotic
celebration at which Judge James W.
Robinson, of Clarksburg, will be the
principal speaker, has been arranged
for tomorrow afternoon at Wyatt. The
celebration will include a flag raising
and the schools OF the town will be
dismissed in order to participate.
New Rates EHectiVe-An increase OF
five cents ton to tidewater and hf
teen cents to lake points was effec-
tive on Fairmont coal starting this
morning. The increases were acceed-
ed to by the local operators who be-
tieve the railroad needs the additional
revenue to efficiently operate.
Roster Returns Tomorrow - Presi.
dent Joseph Roster, of the Fairmont
State Normal school, will return in
the morning from Philadelphia where
he had attended the National Confer.
ence on Rural Problems which has
been in session at the University of
Pennsylvania.
Patients Dismissed - Five patients
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