The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-10-13
OF
'ANERICA HON0RED.
by BIG PARADE
Mass Mestiag at the Court
House his After
| '.5l noon
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Tonight There Will Be an
ElaboA Pte Fireworks
display.


Senator Lawrence W Sherman, OF
Illinois, addressed 2,oVeRsople at the
Columbus Day ceIebratS from the
court house steps. h
United States Senator sherma
rived in town this morning and was
the guest of number of prominent
Fairmonters at luncheon 3: the Fair
mont Y. M. c. A. at noon. The other
speakers, Colonel Count Carlo Frasco,
of Rome, who was to have spoken on
Need of Coal forItaly and Labor Con-
ditions," and Congressman NJ. M.
Nicely, Of Fairmont, had not arrived
here from Washington, D. c., up until
late this afternoon and the indications
were that they would not keep the ap-
pointment.
]. Walter Barnes, former city com
missioner, acted as Chairman Of the
meeting at the court house and intro
duced United States Senator Sherman.
The celebration is under the auspices
OF the Italian society Christobogo Cas-
lonbo.
It was an ideal day for the celebra-
tion and while the weather was snappy
nevertheless the sun shone brightly
this afternoon and made it very pleas
ant outdoors. The city was gayly dec
Grated with American and Italian flags.
DELEGATIONS of italians were here from
Clarksburg, NIonongah and other
places and a luncheon was served at
noon at the parade headquarters in
Madison street.
Promptly at 1 o'clock parade was
held over the principal down town
streets. The formation Of the parade
was as follows: Platoon Of police,
Masdeo's band, of Pittsburgh; Ameri-
can Legion, Fred R. Heintzelman Post
No. IL; Miller school pupils; Society
Duca Degli Abbruzzi Beneficenza,
Clarksburg, w. Va; Society Vittorio
Bmanuele Ill, OF Monongah; Allegoric
car representing America and Italy;
Women and Girls committee; Fair
mont High school drum corps; Society
Cristoforo Colombo; Italians lined up
by fours with flags and torphies; auto
mobiles with decorations.
Tis evening at 5 o'clock concert
will be rendered at the court house by
Masdeo's band, of Pittsburgh, followed
by social our at the headquarters in
Madison street at 6 o'clock.
At z o'clock tonight Masdeo's band
will render concert and at o'clock
fire works will be shown,
The program Of fireworks is very
elaborate and viii be as follows:
Discharge of large shell with nine
assorted breaks; discharge OF very
large loud cannon salute; lighting of
Marconi's Wireless telegraphy; light
ing of two large whels with colors,
red, green and blue; lighting of a
flower which flies up in the air and
emits flowers OF all kinds; ligting of
the beautiful wheel with three smaller
ones; lighting of a Girandola; light.
ing of a special wheel with several
changes; lighting Of the Merry go
round; lighting OF large lightning
and thunder wheel; lighting Of large
wheel in half moon with the sun ia
movement; lightning Of wheel form
ing the comet OF HALEY; lighting Of a
three roses wheel with four different
colors; lighting of the Great Niagara
Falls; lighting of the Butterfly wheel;
lighting of wheel ascending in the
air twice; lighting of the efcrazy. wheel
device; lighting Of surprising set
piece Of beautiful effect and wonder
full colors; lightning of a beautiful
piece representing two fishers In gold
colors; lighting of another special
set-piece representing two beautiful
snakes, which are fighting around;
ligting OF an extra large seven wheel
combination set-piece; lighting Of an
other extra large special seven wheel
combination set piece; lighting OF the
nag ship OF Columbus, st. Mary's; Our
National Symbol. Aerial exhibition:
Discharge of a large shell; discharge
of bomb in blue with loud cannon
salute; discarge Of large shell with
four different breaks; discharge Of
large three break butterfly shell with
cannon salute; discarge OF large
five break sh Ill; discharge of an ex-
ira lasse shell; bomb having five can
no nshots; bomb shaping the Ameri-
can flag.
Masdeo's band arrived in the city
Yesterday morning and yesterday aft
ernoon gave an excellent concert at
th Grand opera house,