The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-08
0E IREl SOLDIERS
GREAT NIGHT
at ~" and Hear
President Taft
sliYer Address.


Even last evening at the
Az to the returned soldiers,
ina marines-11S having been
Il vas great night and
enjoyed It more than the boys
overseas and not a few OF
been "over there" They
the swing Of the music, wheth'
vocal or instrumental and
IiaFFy aud Joyful throughout.
u tie tact that the Y. NJ. c. A.
del end entirely upon the press
y the men as no list Of returned
ad been accessible here there
gRsat outEouTfng. As the poPu.
iFs were played by Barretts Or
tltere was 9 general response
lti6st every throat.
Nations for the event were just
old Glory" was in evidence
NY you looked and the flags
With the strands Of red and
s|f crepe PAPER made pretty ap'
nee On the table there was 4
Ton Of cut flowers mostly fresh,
rosebuds and palms and Othei
III plants. II. ". Leaman, of the
5fain City Flower Shop, placed
sbud at the plate OF every diner
compliments Of the firm with
witch he Is connected. In addition
plants were scattered on the
a6esb y the same flower shop. AT in
IS on the tables there were
idnibef Of bouquets Of roses, which
wer also donated for the purpose by
ID Cameron Greenhouse company,
cgpierons w. Va.
81 iris mess majors. lieutenants,
ptsates and jackies mingled and
bread together. Every branch
ftlIe service was represented. There
oldiers, sailors, marines, nautt-
cs men and airmen present.
Included IN the number were num-
56f Of lads from out Of town, while
Iief were quite a fair representation
i6n the country districts.
u. Clevitt, physical director OF
IN. c. A., arranged the banquet
was q glowing success. From a
saeb names two da ysa!so the ounch
ellea TO 112 within .oTty'eight hours.
iieYitt, who was engaged in physi'
alilittg atnone the soldiers at the
aace corps concentration camp
entow1l, Pa, secured Il list OF
Dfesa'if last night together with
~ atldresges 40 that ii the ~" had
6n 10 get thsiA together again
rDt be as difficult 3 task
efg soldier packed up his troubles
a his old kat bag and sang for all he
W worth. Ovur Thee was tN%
*, oplfiir numb. rendered during
Se6!Rg tns l.R.s quartet com
o{ lsanIat Sagta.l.e 4. Wafer d.
III ifn Ghar.e.s 5crneleid and DR.
Yest uaae .nuHber OF selcc-
and tEieS laadc big hit, They
j,iIestl 20 Ye; pond TO Il number
tl,hc !@igh scvnaoi Quintei
eyersl se.ections and were aIs,
j scelTcd. Miss Arma Eing CAV
\ Is 4, which pleased the aoidiery.
nr fnsst Yost sauga solo and was
ro,lfl n aYSIsuded.
asf,ne supper had been served
tha t5astfis ieI Arthur G. Martin
r. nm ierf Introduced fairy y. En-
ele the first speaker. "Fhc Dea
een aasun1ed his usua! "joshtng&
n,,na a8fi had the Sammies in IA upN
TX, tfnItousiy with his humorous
ire falIs He told the boys that
Nsin tssat did not look natural with
IN 3eYs, a,fd how the sale of Mail
t,,,,. & g,siI t,ff n tn,. t|,a,, loft town IA
M aces ceased to linger in the
81 S4,ss ana 4thn skirts were longing
IN t,sn
fIarflsy president Of the board
4 st rs sof5the Fai1nont Y. NJ. c.
sSf a raased The soldiers. He
10 G,iy-H Wan veterans were
/. = 4 a sssstse .,,,r tbeir hnty 10 M,
s,St sided thsf there we're how.
INCIDENTS and scenes that
~ .ss rag hnhererI AZ 81 mem.
iSc,,s rS,s.. s{,rir. ,l,e t!ivil
ea isyla nav the soldiers OF
i:,ys s,iSrs .fsl ~, i,ari;lck la.
81 s,,il means and Lhe, ail an.
Is u u s Vii, n m TEeir az.
u.s. IS 4, S,r;, / nsner;oliy a,on.
n, ittssss ~ ,Sgatusl Ciimer ami
8n,s s,,,,tisy Ige ibid how tho
es,E ms Cav ,..,nrnea to Their
Il, S NH s,,,,, Min tho vcnnla.
~ 'i Sp nS.I;,t,s NJ NJ m,siness amt;
~. ,tsSs, ifi,S n nv, NJ ~ madS y
s,,e. o39s; u, * ,,ossiS,e ~, ,Ao Inv,
49,. .sS tysr,S ''@ r'.,. % %ar . r,a;Io
s,,ss, II, %stione nnssihle
h s;y n .neai, ar ~ tba evening
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