The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-09-08
STREET TIGHTS
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district. Decorators have prettily rec
Grated the home Of A. Brooks Fem-
ing, at Fairmont avenue and Fifth
street, he being the exalted ruler Of
Fairmont Lodge No. 294, B. P. O..
Elks.
Plans are being made today to IL
Illuminate the streets by means OF pur-
pie and white globes. Elaborate dec
orations will also be made to thu Dew
eny building, where the local Elks
have their headquarters.
Committeeman say there will be
1000 visitors in tie city If the wealth
er man smiles and claim that they are
putting 1t mild at that. The enthusi-
asm stirred in Elk circles all over the
state has been white heat" and it
will manifest itself, they say, by the
big dlgations that will come to the
city. Quite a large number of Hello
Bills" will travel Fairmont way in
their automobiles and the city prom
Uses to be a hevan for every Elk for
miles and miles around.
Naturally as far as the townfolk is
concerned the big event will be the
parade to be held on Thursday after
noon at 1880 o'clock-the closing day
of the gathering. The chief marshal
will be E. B. Tucker, the Esquire Of
Fairmont Lodge, who by virtue OF his
office has these duties placed upon
him. The program for the two days
is as follows:
Wednesday.
Mornlng-Reception committee OF
Fairmont Lodge will meet visiting
delegations at the railroad stations;
registration at Washington street lob
by of the Fairmont hotel; golf tour
nament starts at Country club; visits
to Monongah Glass company, Rives-
Vile Power plant and other indus
tries.
Afternoon-Baseball at South Side
mark, Fairmont Elks VS.. Clarksburg
Elks' at 3 p. NJ; public meeting at
Grand Opera house at 8 p. M, ad-
dresses by Frank L. Rain, Newbury,
Neb., grand exalted ruler, Fred G..
Robinson, Dubuque, Ia, grand secre-
tary, and local speakers; dance at Ho-
tel Fairmont at $3.50 p. M.
Thursday.
Business meeting in Grand Opera
house at 9 p. M; luncheon at Elks'
club from ~ to 1915 p. M; parade,
forming at Fairmont avenue and
Twelfth street, at 1:S ~. M; initia-
ton o aclass of Candidates in Grand
opera house at 8 p. M; banquet at
Country club at 6 p. M, professional
entertainers will render program and
dancing will follow.
People of Fairmont are responding
and are opening their homes to the
visiting Elks, who, Orill take up all the
available space in the city. 1t is ex-
petced that Wheeling Lodge of Elks
will have 200 members in line In
thursdays parade wit ha band OF
music and a large number of ladies.
On the special train from Wheeling
the delegations from Moundsvtlle and
Ohio towns will also be brought to the
city, the train arriving here shortly
before noon.
The Women's Side.
Late this afternoon Fairmont wo-
men will make plans at the Elks' club
for the entertainment of visiting ~
dies. The local committee Of ladies
is as follows:
General Commitee-Mrs. A. Brooks
Fleming, Jr., chairman; Mesdames NJ
2. Ashcraft, w. D. Evans, R. H. Re
gan. w. l.. Andrews, H. S. Sharp, D..
n Osgood, B. H. Mckinley, G. D. Bar
nv, eBrt S. Leopold, M. e. Fleming,
ID. B. Tucker, Glenn Hamilton, George
DeBolt, S. D. Brady.
The subcommittee chairwomen
. Mrs. Ashcraft, Registration and
Hotels; Mrs. w. D. Evans, Elks'
Home: Mrs. Glenn Hamilton, Auto
mobile Drives; Mrs. G. D. Barry, Y.
NJ. c. A. ExhibC; Mrs. George DeBolt'
Reception and Dance; Mrs. S. D. Bra
dy, Country Club.
These ladies will also serve as the
pstronesses at the dance at The Fair
mont on Wednesday evening and at
the Country club dance on Thursday
evening.
Much interest is manifested in the
L, ; golf tournament, for which A.
Brooks Fleming, Jr, will offer tro-
ply 10 rthe best IS hole score. 1t will
be open to all visiting Elks. Contest
ants may play either the morning or
afternoon of September 10 and IL,
and must play in twosomes and before
starting any round of. Is holes must
report to Mr.. Sullivan, the greens