The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-01-13
WASHINGTON
West Virginia News - Notes
and Gossip at the Nations
Capital.

WASHINGTON, D. g, Jan. l2.-on-
gresham Stuart T.. Reed was the ora
Tor ar great mass meeting held at
Springfield. Mass. Sunday afternoon as
n memorial TO tho late COL Theodore
Roosevelt. The meeting was hold In a
convention hail with seating capacity
Of 5000. hut il proved too small 10
admit the great crowd which as
Sr,nbled.
Mr. Reed was invited 10. deliver the
memorial address. By long distance
'nhonc by tho representatives OF citi-
zcns' organization in Springfield which
maintains fund 10 bring the foremost
orators and public men OF the country
TO Springfield 10 address great sunday
afternoon audiences during the winter
season. Speaker Champ Clark and Rep
reecnta,ivc Tess delivered addresses
there already this year. and it was
upon the advice OF both OF them that
Mr.. Reed accepted the invitation. rs
he knew nothing about II. they explain
ed TO him that IL was-an honor for any
man 10 receive such ali invitation. THAI
they had themselves considered it such
and accepted Mr.. Reed had not the
faintcst idea how il was that the In
vilation came IN HIM.
The Springfield engagement is one or
tho most important ones Of tho many
Speaking date sthat Mr.. Reed has nllco.
II is a ,.ery, plain indication that Inc
fame OF the Third district congressman
as an orator and lecturer Is spreading
further and further away from nome
7, is III. third important engagement
Of the kind that Nr. Reed has had since
,hc middle Of November. He was the
principal speaker and guest OF the
Chamber Of Commerce OF Washington
at its hrs, formal meeting OF the year
and he delivered an address before the
southern Commercial congress at us
meeting IN Baltinprr last rnonth.
Whenever and wherever he goes 10 de-
liver All address. this gifted son ~
West VirGiaia r"Yr fails 10 pay hiGh
tribute 20 his native common"ca'ln. TIC
is rcea rdrd as ono OF the best nelo
agents that the state can boast.
Apnlica,ion FOR pension increase
was tled with the pension commits
simmer b. congressman woodward for
John s. Hall Of -. Marys.
William i. Plumb. we'll known citi-
zen Of rarkcrsburE. Is here seeking
transfer for his son. Kenneth T. pump.
from Camp sherman TO a better equip
nrd HOSPITAL where his injured arm may
be- opera Ell OIL and given the best incoi-
cal attention. Young i'lumo was IN
turrd in the Verdun sector. ms r'Ght
arm has been useless ever since.
An original pension for Mrs. Isabelle
Cook OF Zine Knob. ". Va, has been mp
piled for at the pensHpn bureau by sen
a,or Sutherland: also al increase lot
Hugh 4. Uankin. .Ir.. OF Wheeling.
Mr.. ard Mrs Edward Cooper. JT, are
guests of Congressman and Mrs. Ed
ward Cooper al tn" Raleigh. Ihcf are
still on their honeymoon. having eccn
rnarned New Years day. Mrs. Edward
Cooper II was Miss Virginia Ice Mitch
81 Of Christansburg. Va. Her husband
received his discharge from the marines
"a a Christmas present. Fl" was SER
gcan, stationed at Paris Island for
number Of months. detailed as drih
master for the greater part Of the time:
Mic Smith. sister OF Mrs. Edward
COOPER and little Miss Douglas Cooper
arc ais, members Of the happy family
gathering.