The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1918-11-12

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fl.an. -. BelgIa[l. ! Fene5. ftalten
ard other fags Of, alllee eouElt t'ts..
Because Of the italian settlement IN
Fatrmout the nag Of that patfon vas
veFy Ifberaily exhibited.
Because Of the congestion Mayoe
Bowen directed that no automobiles
should be permitted ON Main street
Il vas = very wise regulation, because
! the fdeWaIks could not accommoda>e
/ the popuIace and many HUNDREDS
Of people took to the streets- While
! the celebration was At fun blast the
Whistles on the various local indus
thai plants were blown and church
balls of the city were rung at inter
VaIs. In addition the old Normal
school ben, which had occupied .
iplace IN the tower Of the building now
occupeid by The West Virginian, vas
placed on frame work and taken to
Jefferson street below Mains where
men and boys rang Il to their heart
content. At Main ana Monroe streets
the gong Of the IRE apparatus was
rung continuously
Oneof the center OF attractions was
''SBat the kaiser which avs set up
on the Court house lawn, and The
price OF the chucks went for the
United War Work drive fund. The
attarcfio ndid q good business ano
everybody was aRxious to take a fare
well shot at ''Bil1" before he reached
Holland Mrs Samuel Leeper, Miss
Mary Louise Nichols, Mrs. Ralph Rec
gan and others were engaged in THIS
enterprise
some Of the novelties Of the cele-
bratons were quite unique. A group
Of Italians appeared on the streets
last evening in the down town section
headed by an aecordtan player. AT
his bidding a dance was held IN tie
onen. This stunt always drew big
crowd. A number Of South side L.
dies last NIGHT appeared as Red Cross
nurses and masked. They had a pEon-
ograph placed on a serving wagon.
which they rolled about the cement
walks Of the reighbOrhooo. With the
musical numbers being played 1t ct
tracted considerable attention
Afternoon 'SThuse."
Young America was well represent
ed IN yesterday afternoon's ce!epra-
bratior. which began at 1880 o'clock
and attracted 10000 people in the
down town section. Crowds eatneted
r., the vicinity of the Court house AID
an sorts of notse-madngI devices
were resorted to. Horns were espe-
cia1Iy In demand. Confetti shro~lnS
was also INDUCED In. The cool, crisp
hut sunny day helped in bringing
mig crowd onto the streets. The It.eF.
c1II.y bobbed around the SO mark DUO
there was a cool breeze. .,.
It was shortly before clOSA
when the parade started IL vas
headed by a platoon OF police IN sE
Chief of Police Fred Harr: aSUr
Anthony Bowen, Harry SIM l. JON w
Irwin. Ray Harden Sher1h a. ~
Glover and others were n1ountSa'
There we're several large Atne .C.a
4aes in line. Members OF the f1H-
mont Rotary club made me E pH,
out. Then came deelgatlon or La la.
ian citizens, the nucleus OF WhI S;l-s vas
made up of members OF the SnE ,z,so
Colombo Society of TINS Guy. 1ne
delegation was captatned Dy DSt
ic Baldari. the East size ul s ItH1:aS
There were large number OF 4ts1ll@H
fags displayed H,,.t-
1izbing company employees were ne&t
IN IIne They had the old Normal
ecbool hell placed on a wagon ana
many OF the pupils of the old inst1Hu'
+jon gave the bell the once over az
close range Off the first time In taeiF
lives Emuolyes of the Casey Coz
many, erecting the South side oridiE,
Ne = next in line. There were oeF2
~ SCHOOL children. The ooh Sammy
cIrIs" which occupied the boards al
The Grand opera house alst eVenine'-
1ara 4, line HartIey's store en-
Moves followed. Bankers and ea'
9Ioves of banks were in line, AFTER
wh;ch the Fairmont State Normal
SCHOOL girls and number OF an1lat,
I'd detachments followed Hundreds OF
autos sayIy decoracd with American
zoos an red. white and blue bunting
IaI1 over the route OF the parade. As
fine afternoon wore on the route De-
came cIrcuitous and the same autos
nassed a given point dozens OF times:
The celebration broke up about :
o'clock to a great extent, but reaAy
blended into the evening demonstra-
tion. The Monongahela Valley Trac:
Hon Company hauled hundreds 81
people to the city yesterday. 1esteE-
days demonstrations did nos 2ppe@r
TO detract from those held previously
although noisy, some people We're m,
cIined to think they did not nave tS le
'tpep'' that the spontaneous one OF
last week did, even though 1t was on
the face Of a peace rumor-
The last phase Of the big demon"
stration came to a close early TINS
morning when merchants swept from
their sidewalks pecls Of confetti and
! pieces Of broken horns, etc. ice
street department employees weer also
busy cleaning up a paVs=-laden MAIN
street.