Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1921-05-23
ITEMS OF INTEREST
FROM WEST VIRGINIA
Regular And Irregular Incl
dents Recorded BY |. N. S.

Sistersville. May 21.--Naked legs
are to be seen no more in the Sis
tersville high school. The faculty
has officially so decreed by placing
a ban against the wearing OF silken
half hose, rolled down stockings
and the like. The blow fell at noon
when the girl students We're kept in
for few minutes and told by the
women teachers that hereafter they
must wear stockings of full lengths
There was q rush home to make
the desired changes, and several
parents had to hurry to department
stores and purchase the regulation
stockings in. order that their daugh
ters might return to school.
Charleston. May 21.--The Hoot.
chic Kootchie dance is too dizzy a
thing r.r the Charleston city faith
ers. The shimmy and the Jazz may
be tolerated but oriental wriggiings
are too much. The city council has
Just passed an ordinance by vote
of 16 to barring all earnivals from
the city.
Wheeling. May 81. - The next
meeting OF the Panhandle Mining
Institute has been announced for
today at the Mcclure hotel here The
program will be featured with sew
eral important technical papers. NJ.
II. Coulter, of MoundeVille. is pres
ident and r. c. Christy, OF Wheeling
secretary.
Huntington. May 2t=A campaign
for the required funds has been
successful and the local Jewish CON
gregation will erect In the near fu.
ture a splendid synagogue al A cost
OF 100000 to be known as Obey
Sholem temple
Bluetleld. May 81 Blueheld
Lodge OF Perfection No. s OF the
Scottish Rite branch of Masonry
has just been instituted here by
William Turner Morris, 33 degree
Mason of Wheeling. 1t starts off
with a charter membership of -
and an additional membership of
SO. who received the degrees from
the 4th to the 14th. inclusive at the
institutional ceremonies. Arch S.
BROKER is Venerable Master.
Morgantown. May 21-The date
for the 3Sth annual commencement
OF the Morgantown High School
has been set for Wednesday even
ing, June 8, by the board OF educa-
ton. G.. l.. Wright superintendent
Of the public schools at Huntington
has been engaged to deliver the com
meneement address and tho bacca-
laureate sermon will be preached
Sunday. June 5, by Rev. DR.. w. Il.
Lowther, pastor of the First Metho-
dist Episcopal church SlXty-three
girls and 80 boys are expected to
be graduated.
Wheeling, May 2i.-The biennial
convention OF the state court OF the
Daughters OF Isabella in West Nir-
ginia will be held May &c in this
city with Carol Court No 300, Of
this city. as the hostess. Following
the election of officers as the clos
ing business Of the meeting, a ban
auet Will be held at the Mcclure
Hotel.
Weston. May 2t.-Lewis county
claims the distinction of having the
first woman constable in West Viz
glHia She Is Miss Mario Stllings.
who IS now serving as a special
constable IN the assizee OF Magis-
trate W. w. Chapman, and who ex.
poets TO qualify as n regular con
stable for Court House magisterill
district at the June term of county
court Miss Stlllings is a daughter
OF Harry Stillings superintendent 81
the Eureka Pipeline Company here
She taught school for several years
and recently closed a school in Iar-
rison cOunty.
Clarksburg, May 2l--John j.
Cornwell former Governor OF the
state. has accepted appointment as
chairman Of an organization which
is being formed in the state by the
Young Mems Christian Association
for the promotion OF activities for
the development OF boys. Mr.. Corn
we'll is expected 10 name an execu-
tive committee OF Is to 20 members
to aid him In the work
Sistersville, May q --Stockhold-
ers or the Tyler County Bank and
the First National Bank have been
called to meet June IS TO decide a
proposal to merge the two inetitu-
tons under the name OF the First
Tyler Bank and Trust Company.
Morgantown, May 21.-The Sabra-
ton plant OF the American Sheet
and Tin Plate Company has resum-
ed operations after n long period Of
idleness with $50 men pu, back to
work.