The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-07-02

Centenary
Celebration
Columbus
Described by william G. Free
man. Associated with Paul
Block. Inc. New York. Chica-
so, Detroit, Boston.

office in the Centenary Headduar.
ters Building. State Fair Grounds.
Columbus, q favorable wind car
ries to my ears a great wave or
human voices singing the old time
songs that have been sweet music
to me for a great many years.
A band Of colored folks accom-
panied the signers. Oh. It is great
You should hear this spontaneous,
whole-souled singing In which
the great crowd joins because Il
cannot help doing so.
hear two male wholesome that
OF q man pretty well along IN
years, but "a wonderfully sweet
voice-and the other that OF
young man full of power. learn
ed afterwards that father and
son both of them Methodist minis
tiers. were joining their voices IN
song inspired by the scene about
them. 81
My, there is SO much to write
about this Centenary Celebration
In Columbus that hardly know
where to begin and when to end.
Everywhere / 60 I see so much
that interests me. Just as you will
find everything interesting to you
when you see this inspiring expo
sition. DON'T MISS SEEING IT.
AS walked away from the Coils
cum last Friday afternoon, after
hearing ex-President Taft talk on
the League OF Nations. Il seemed
to me that saw before me Al
League of Nations right here
this Centenary Celebration.
I noticed first, of course. American
buildings Nos. i and q. because
you and / always think Of our own
first. It is peculiarly fitting that
America has two buildings-on,
representing ourselves and the
other representing ourselves and
the other representing the BIG
HEART that America has for the
rest Of the world. Here is shown
the work being done for Porto Rico
the Philippines, Alaska and sim
liar territory.
America, you know. is the only ma
ton IN the whole world big ana
powerful enough to help all other
nations and all other peoples and /
America is doing that very thing
-HELP1NGi
noticed these other buildings:
AFRICA, CHINA, EUROPE,
EASTERN ASIA (Which houses
exhibits from Japan, Korea, Mayl-
asia. Phillippines). INDIA, LATIN.
AMERICA.
Here's a League of Nations
brought together in thought and
action by the workers ofsthe Meth
odist (South and North united for
the first time at one task)s Or
agnization OF Americaeand a.
grand work has been done too.
Why, you could spend your sum
mer vacation seeing this Centen-
airy Celebration Columbus, and
find relaxation and get entertain
ment and instruction to your
hearts content.
COME TO THINK OF IT. WHY
DON'T YOU SPEND YOUR VA
CATION IN THIS WAY? II nor
all Of 1t, why not a part OF st? The
Celebration ends Sunday, July 18th
l also saw last Friday afternoon
the Fairgrounds for Children for
the first time and yet / had spent
more than IL hours on each Of
two days trying to see ell there Is
to be seen at this Centenary Cele-
bration in Columbus.
All kinds of games are played hero
There are swings and slides- and
activities Of every kind. There are
athletic tests under the direction
Of skilled, physical instructors.
Blue ribbons are awarded to those
boys and girls that can stand these
tests but none Of the children are
allowed to compete unless the In
structors pass upon their physical
fitness.
1t was fine to see hundreds Of
boys and girls taking part in the
exercises-very keen they were
about II, too-and to see thousands
of grown folks watching them
What thought comes to you about
this?
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the youth of the land In order that
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