The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-06-12


were served. Mr.. SwearinEen and his
bride win leave tomorrow for Browns.
Vile, Pa, where he has been located
for some time and where they will
reside. Both young people are popu-
lar in local society circles and belong
70 prominent families OF the city.
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Entertained for Soldiers.
Honoring a number of returned ser.
vice men Miss Naomi Heffner enter
tanned informally on Tuesday evening
at her home In Cleveland avenue. The
evening was delightfully."- spent with
games and music and refreshments
were served.
Welcome Home Party.
A party was given last evening by
Mrs. F. S. Book. of Pennington, wei.
coming all the returned soldiers of the
town and near about places. They
gathered at $3.50 in Books hall where
an enjoyable evening was spent play
Ing various games. Refreshments,
consisting OF ice cream and cake,
were served on the lawn about 1900
o'clock. The tables were prettily deco
rated in the national colors, red, white
and blue. Those present were: Misses
Leota Kern, Roxie Hess, Rose Quin.
non, 1cie Morgan, George Martin,
Edith Davis, Goldie Davis, Vesta Ker-
nan, Bonnie Book, Anna Book, Silvia
Brand, Villa Clelland, Wanda Stew
art, Reva Stewart. Minnie Sheets,
Freda Piggott, Marie Jones, Stella
Jones, Ruth Straight, Stella Wolf,
Louise Wolf, Goldie Cooper, Ruth
Fisher, Martha Winnie and Pearl
Shains, all OF Pennington; Miss EN-
cry, Mary Jacobs and Helen Hawkins,
of Warrington; Miss Beatrice Bice, OF
Shinnston.
Corporal orval Clelland and Clyde
Huges, Privates Oral Morgan, Chester
Morgan, Alfred Lancaster, Ray Clel.
land, Lewis Ford. Thomas Ice, Grant
Brooks, Jake" Book, Ed LeMasters,
Bob" Snider, "Chuck" Weldy. Henry
Miller, Dayton Wolf, Leonard Quin-
non, Frank Moore, Walter Hess,
Messrs. Ralph Krupp, Hugh Jones,
Dick Borden, Howard Freeland, Clyde
Cooper, Guy Cunningham, Thomas
Winnie, Alex Brooks of Pennington,
and Yaymen Lucas of Shinnston; Mrs.
Mary Doncile, Mrs. j. w. Stewart, Mrs.
Emma Taught and grandson James,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wolfe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Book.
Brilliant Affair.
With two hundred and fifty mem
bers present the annual alumni ban
quet and reunion OF the Fairmont
High school was held last evening at
The Fairmont hotel and never in the
history of the association has more
brilliant or enjoyable reunion been
held.
At about seven.thirty o'clock the
guests took their places about the
banquet table where a sumptuous
menu was served. Herschel Barnes,
president of the alumni association, in
troduced the POSTMASTER of the even.
ing, Attorney H. S. Lively, who after
making short but inspiring talk, in
troduced the other speakers. Several
four minute talks were given by re-
turned service men among those par
ticipating being Wendell Hess and
Paul Crowl, both having recently re
turned from overseas service. Brief
talks were also given by Charles
Shinn who had also been in govern
ment service and by Glen Hamilton.
Attorney Kenneth Barnes, member
of the alumni, gave fitting eulogy on
the life of Fred Heintzelman, a member
Of the alumni association, who lost his
lief in France.
A pleasing feature of the evening
was the musical program. Clyde Kin
sey. baritone, sang brilliant solo and
Miss Carol Powell sang as did also a
uuartette composed OF Messrs. Ernest
Yost, Clifford Bell, Edgar Barrett and
John Jones. Miss Edith Hartman
who recently graduated from Leland
Powers dramatic school, gave an arts.
tic reading. The High school orches-
ira also furnished inspiring music dur.
ing the evening.
The five pound box of candy offered
for the class having the largest per.
centage of its members present was
won by the G. e. Hutchinson class of
1919.
At the business session which fol.
lowed the program the following Off
GERS were elected:
President, Beryl Crowl.
Vice president, Miss Edyth Moran.
Secretary, Miss Ethel Heintzelman,
Treasurer, Kenneth Barnes.
Executive committee, Glenn B.
Hamilton, Herschel Barnes, Miss Ruth
Hamilton, Charles Shinn, Ernest Yost,
Miss Lucille Shain.
The retiring officers are: Herchel
Barnes, president; John Cook, vice
president; Miss Ethel Toothman, sec.
Rotary; Miss Lucille Fisher, treasurer.
The festivities were brought to a
close with an informal dance. Seated
At f6a hannuaf fahla Huaro.
r. NJ. Fisher, class Of 1918; Ruth
Hamilton, 1916; Robert futile, 1914;
Carol Powell, 1912; Paul Fleming,
1914; Hugh Fox, 1919; Lucille Shain,
1914; John Windsor, 1914; Rufus L.
Yost, 1914; Ethel A. Heintzelman,
1911: Chas. NJ. Shinn, 1906; George r.
Barnes, 1906; Robert A. Richie, 1917;
james +. Burns. 1915; Clyde r. Baker,
1917; Russ Meredith, 1917; A. T.
Niche, 1917; william T. PeIl. 1918;
Sadie Crowl, 1914; Grace Jones, 1914;
Naomi Straight, 1915; Naomi Spring
er. 1914; Malissa Crowl, 1915; Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. NJ. Moran, 1913; Mr.. and Mrs.
Ira Laughlin, 1910; Pearl Francis,
1913; Marie ShuttIesworth, 1918; D. L,
Springer, 1915; Jessie o. Jacobs, 1910:
Clay D, Amos, 1907; W. B. Crowi,
1907. Mrs w q Crovrl. A M Iacohs