The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-05-17
DR.. JOHN |, DICkEY
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Tia Et. Henry clubs spacious private
Ginin3 rooms wore taxed to capacity
with places for 100 close friends una as-
eocfates Of tho TWO patriotic cltiz"ns
Enthusiasm reached n high pitch and
vpeakers and thnsr who sent letters OF
SeSret In their ahscnSo suggested tn"
name Of DR.. Dlckey for hiTh govern
mental Office a reward lor his loyal
efforts and proof Of the fact that no IS
IA man Of unlimited ability and capable
of performing any duty. no matter how
big That duty may bn. Rt. Rev. Bishop
p. :. Donahun first suggested the name
OF Dr.. Dtckey for public Office. saying
that II Biblica tradition Is followed.
r Krcater duties should be assigned Or.
Dickey, now that he has SO n0hly carried
out the many duties assigned him here.
In letter TO the ror1ulitt"r in charge
OF tho affair DR.. s. l.. JcpSun- state
health commissioner. suggested d..
Dickey as the Republican candidate r"r
CONGRESS from the First West Virginia
district. Governor John J. Cornwell also
wrote in praise OF DR.. Dic6cy. saying
that nowhere IN the country was more
efficient service rendered than thnt by
Or. Dickey.
Although the meeting primarily hop
names Of all Of their fellow workers
were mentioned time after time. and the
mention Of each name met with n Tisdug
tribute. J. J. Holloway. c. A. Robinson
Captain Henry Frohue. Judge Ben -
Eonecfer. Andrew V. Fisher. r. W
PAUL, Erward H'1iett. John c. Lynch
Baird Mitchell. S P Norton. Sauni"t
Ea>per. ". r. Stone. Harvey Pollock.
Mertx Franh.irn. Dr.. ". s. FN1lton, DR..
-
Etipp DR.. Webb. each in their turn wrrc
praised. along with many others. Tho
ladies who gaze so generously Of their
tfroe and effort IN making the Liberty
Ioan drives EncceSSful were not over
LOOKED
DR.. DtcR-.y and MI Sn~feckcr wcrr.
Of eourse completely taken by surprise.
but recovered sufficiently to extend
Snesr sincerest thanks for the gifts and
10 place upon the shoulders Of others
credit for the success Of the various
drives. Dr. Dickey made particularly
bea1tiful reference to Wheeling and
Ohio county when he said they were the
pivot Of West Virginia. which IL the
center and Hub State OF the United
States. which u tho very center OF the
universe
For more than five hours fellow cft-
zens OF DR.. Dickey joined as one man Ia
speaking his praise and telling OF the
love and esteem in which they held him.
Judge Ben S. Honecker. in a mastetrrl
address, presented the loving cup to Dr..
Dickey. while Judge Frank ~, Nesbitt-
IN his inlrnitablc mastery OF oratory. pro-
scented to DR.. Dickeys chief of stair
the watch. chain and knife.
At $50 O'Clock Manager George Phil
lips served the banquet. h" having pre-
1ipi, with
triotic touch. ceiling and lights being
adorned in the national colors aud tables
Yraced with baskets of red and whit"
flowers with ribbons Of red. white and
blue on the handles. The picture the
gathering presented was one not soon I"
be forgotten. There was almost two
hundred Of Ohio county'S most reprcsen-
tattve citizens gathered to do honor ("
one who they repeatedly said stood head
aid shoulders above them all. IN service
and citizenship.
The menu consisted OF:
1. Cream of Celery
Queen Olives Sweet Olives
Eroued White Fish
Potato CroQucttcs
Half Spring Chicken
Kew Peas French Rolls
= Hearts OF Lettuce
Russian Dressing
= Ncapolitian Ice Cream
., Cake Cafe Noir
Cigars Cigarettes
Beautiful menu and place cards mark
ed each place the cover Of tho menu card
bearing the Stars and Stripes with tho
name of DR.. Dickey and under it An
American OF the Americans
Inside was the national anthem and
the dedication In honor ~ our esteemed
fellow citizen. DR.. John l. nickny.
whose courage inspiration and inteli-
Kence in action has always led on to
success.
Mr.. H. c. Ogden presided as tnastmas-
ter. At the close OF the meal he said.
! we are gathered together Ght To re-
5oice that a work undertaken has been
well done. \ heavy burden has been
lifted from our shoulders and VIC may
now enjoy IN" things Of lighter vein.
Yet there are serious duties that remain
to be performed. We must not lose
sight Of the fact that the record OF Ohio
COUNTY throughout the world war is sec
ond to none in the nation and We must
therefore afford recognition and in some
measure show our appreciation "c the
services OF those who lead us t. success
in all or our patriotic endcayors.'
Mr.. Ogden 1rst called upon Rt.' Re-:
Bishop ?. J. Donahuc and told Of tho
twenty-five years ago. his jubilee to he
observed next week and paid tribute TO
the venerable prelatc by saying that no
man in West Virginia is more generally
loved and looked up TO.
At the very outset Bishop ponahuc
said he was reminded of IN" prsssimism
that refgncd at tn" outset Of the Victory
loan and said now that the loan has
been so ghoriously crowned with sue
cess he felt ashamed OF that ressimlSm.
He added "Rus without leadership or
our esteemed fellow citizen DR.. Dickey.
with his optimism. his self-Sacrit1c".
his utter devotion to the cause tho loan
woulud not have been a success At
this point Bishop Donahuc called TOR
three cheers for DR.. Dickkcy and they
were willingly givci!.
Bishop Donah;,e continued: DIR.