The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-07-07
C. G. c

LelcDratlOn
Columbus
(oHIo)
Remember this great Cen
tenary Celebration closes
its gates on Sunday, July
18th.
Described by william c. Free
man, associated with Paul Block
Inc, New York. Chicago. Detroit,
Boston.
In one of my former artl-
cles I mentioned briefly the
fact that the Centenary
Celebration, Columbus, ex-
hibited in the Oval Ampl-
theater, where fifty thou
sand people are seated com.
fortably-THE LARGEST
SCREEN IN THE WORLD
taking up q space 1S3xl39
feet-also that a projecting
mschine-the most power
full in the world - threw
picture slides. 81 size los
feet square on this screen.
You cannot realize what a
remarkable thing this is IN
less you see it-but more
remarkable than the screen
itself, orthe size Of the pic
lures s,'h own, is THE
CHARACTER OF tn E
PICTURES DISPLAYED
I saw these pictures shown
on. Friday night, June 2'th'
for the first time-and the
thousands of people who
saw the pictures also, Judg-
ing from their expressions
Of approval, electrlh lie !
them as much as they dld
me and, furthermore, the
contrast of the pictures
shown stamped irdehbly on
our minds the great trans
formation that takes place
when human kindness IS
employed to elevate unfor-
tunate humanity.
rhav tell me that some students
81 the Ohio State SniSe.s.S
which is a considerable disIatSEe
from the State FAIR GroulSS,
Columbus. where the Centenaiy
Celebration is being held-saS".
very distinctly the otner n!sn n.
. the pictures shown on .hIs
screen. They marreied al NC we
a.bo were close by marTcled at
them and enjoyed them.
Some startling phrases We {
thrown on the screen. AH'ohs
them were the following:
p ..rhsre are enough boys and
sirIs under fifteen years OF age
n tho world TO make six nations
a. large as the United states.
Civ hundred million and not an
indiyidua1 over fifteen years
old"
"Dr Sheer calls Chile Killing
Sronnd for little children. Sef-
snfy.iive TO eighty percent OF thee
cbiiarep die under two years OF
ave and the general rate OF NOR,
taIity is nearly double that oI
Europe.
.Half tho world is illiterate and
unahle 10 read or write. woro
IN any language. The church Il
he,ninR solve this problem by
Ser great program Of ed ucatlon.
StarflioR facts, are they not :
DON'T YOU see the great need OF
the work to be done in foreign
lands by the Methodist organiza:
ton and all other orgapiZatlons.
AS ex-Prcsidest Taft said In nus
remarkable speech in the Cohs'
cum, where The Centenary Ceie'
bration stages WONDERFUL eVen.S
besides the GREAT PAGEAS
that attracts nightly seventy
I'VE hundred people
Did God give us the wonderfu
OPPORTUNITIES we have ana tn'
great blessings and prosperity
we enjoy here to be selfish. OF
lid He thus endow US so that We
might help all Of the peoples OF
the worldT
The pictures shown on the big
scrcen portray in the most ef
fectiye way, the great advance
mont made in developing thu
neoples in foreign lands. mental
iy. morally and physically.
Surely all red-blooded Americana
enjoying the BEcdS ~ o."
life 10 a greater degree than TIT
people OF any other nation II
The world, wish TO share thei
advantages with others. The!
have demonstrated this desire II
their liberal support OF the Gen
tenary cauSe-and all othe'
causes having the same big pur
pose In view.
During the remainder OF tn
Centenary Celebration the grea
Inoying picture companies o
america are TO OCCASIONAL!
show their productions in tn
enlarged form demonstrated b.
the great projecting machine de
yeloped by the Centenary man
agement for this, special occa
sion. This will be an annua
thing to do-somethins neve
before attempted by the Motion
Picture people.
wonder II you know that scien
fists told the Centenary manage
nent that II would be impoSsibl
10 ever throw picture on
screen 105 feet sQuare-yet III
thing was accomplished atte
constant practice.
For many months this project
ing machine was used in dis
nIaying pictures on a larg
building in Gramercy Park, Ee'
York-and scientists laughed
..1(FerS Vrnffad Wha