The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-05-21
MOUNDSYlLlE
HIGH GRADUATES
GET DIPLOMAS
Ytfty-one Seniors Of 1871 Glass Received
"Shssp Skins" at Commencement
Exercises Friday


Exercises Friday
Fifty-one members Of the 1921 senior
class OF MoundSviile high school. tn"
largest number in its history Ia geadu-
ate. received their sheep skins 1T the
annual commencement. exercises held ~
The First VI. r. church last evening. llr
Wallace t. Fleming president ot the
West Virginia Wesleyan college 1T BucE-
raruon. delivered the commencement adj
dress which proved 20 be most INSTRUCT
Ee and Inspiring.
The speaker commended IL. the gradu-
AIS on thor ability TO battle the storm
- earning and AZ last reach the goa
a:nr which they aSpired. He told OF the
,~nHti":ful opportunity that Kay in the
path nt the educated in the waiting
world and !nsp:rinSly cited cases whero
WORK and perseverance had gained fame
:u- mere high school graduates with the
will power to continue to succeed. Sue
r"SS lies at the end OF the rainbow or
n',rning for all those who perSerere.
he said and the Moundsvile high grad
uating class this year; will certainly
strive 10 attain all there'is in the world
"a gain.
The following is the complete program
as carried out:
Prelude .M Mrs. Emma Moreo Scot
Invocation. Rev. II. B. Workman
Duct--"In the Garden OF Our Heart
Evelyn Eileen Roberts. Margaret ElZ'
abeth Roberts.
Orat!on---"M Monuments" ..............:
..... Helen May Kinney. Salutatorian
Solo-"Sunsct" tDudley-Buck. ......'
............M Melvin stephen Hamphill
Oration-"Treasure Hunting, OF To-
Edwin Forest Wood, class Speaker
SoIo-''Break O. Day" (Sanderson)...
............M Marietta Jane stewart
Oration-"California and Japanese Is
sue. j. W. Hickey, Jr., Naledictorlan
Address. DR.. Wallace b. Fleming
President West Virginia Wesleyan
College.
presentation Of Class
Presentation of Diplomas. j. W. Garvin
President Board OF Education
Renediction Rev. W. r. Thompson
Postlude. $500. Mrs. Emma Moore Scott
Pine Bootlsggsrs
The four bootleggers arrested by
Sheriff John Hazlett at Cresap's Mine.
Squire Lewis here Friday morning at
% o'clock and each fined s24. The four
men were John Sispern. August Looer'
frank Gosser and Joe Meschor. The
men were released soon after paying
their fines and departed FOR their homes
at the mining village.
A big Martin Bomber airpane. ptloted
by Lieut. Charles Cummins. landed on
l.angin Field here Friday at noon to
take on an extra supply OF oil and gaSo-
line. The big ship TAXED of on the
last leg OF the voyage TO Boiling Field, ,
SnacoStia, n. G., from cleveland. O..
about l p. m.
4 meeting OF the city council Will De
he'd Monday evening at which time sew
sra very important matters viii be
taken up for discussion. All members
of the body are urged 10 be on hand
At the beginning Of the session at ';'o
o'clock.
Spoon Funeral
Funeral services for the late Mrs. !
Hickman Spoon, aged IS years. who uled
az the Glendale hospital Thursday. will ,
. ne held this afternoon 1T o'clock from
the late home on Cedar avenue. The
body will be laid at rest at the Mount
Rose cemetery. Deceased Is survived by
Legion Meeting (
Several alters OF great interest TO !
all members of Earl Francis Post No. |
), the American Legion. will be taken up :
at 4 meeting OF the post 10 be held on
Monday evening in their quarters at
..;c Elks' club on Fifth street. All {;
members are urged to DC Il attendance. J
win Care for Graves
The Girl Scout organization OF this
CITY will take care Of all decorations
OF graves where there is no one 70 look
after them Memorial Day. according
u an announcement made Friday. Any
one knowing OF q grave where there is
no one living here TO decorate same Will
kindly call MeSdames Alice Beer Grace
Bonar or Pearl Stultz. The graves will
be cleaned off. filled up and decorated
by Decoration Day. May 30th.
Schools Close
All the public schools OF Moundsville
closed for the year Friday afternoon. !
Many OF the teachers of the lower
grades had arranged brief entertain
session. Little studying was done in
the Afternoon and .he grades closed at /!
p. m.
all nf hA Enic
churches Of the Diocese of West Eir- |
ginia will be held In this city on We'd !
nesday, Thursday and Friday of next |
week. The meeting will be presided
over by Rt. Rev. w. l.. Graratt. ID, or /
Charleston. Secretary J. 7. Carter or
Clarksburg formerly Of this city will
also attend. An extensive program has
been arranged for the occasion which
church here. The ladies OF the Trinity
Parish house will serve luncheon to all
the delegates at the convention on each
Baseball To-day
Today is Booster Day" for the Mound
City baseball team and in celebration OF
the day the locals W i'll clash with the !
fast Martins Ferry nine, headed by the
veteran Bob Latmer The lineup FOR
the locals is as follows: Ransom, IS;
Hagdon. 2b: Honecker. II: Hanley. CT;
Ticher, IF: Madden 3b; Lutes ID: Hig-
gins. c: Williams, Smith and Spears. p's
The game will be called promptly at
o'clock and will be staged on the Fifth
Street grounds.
Bake Sale Today
The Successful Workers Sunday
school class Of the Calvary church will
hold a bake sale this afternoon at
Blair's grocery store on Jefferson ave-
nue. All kinds OF cakes pies. and other
delicacies will be on sale and the gen. |
eral public is invited to attend.
Fairv1ew School Closed
The Fairview school closed Its nine
months term Friday with an interest |
ing program given by the pupils under |
the direction OF Miss Margaret Kuhn
teache rof the school y dinner mas
also served TO the pupils at the Moon
hour and most enjoyable time was
had on the last day OF school
Getting Along NICELY
Mrs Ellsworth Glover. who resides on
the outskirts Of the city who was sew
rrely injured Thursday morning when
she went into 4 pasture to get her COW
is reported TO be getting along nicely ,
Mrs. Glover on going into the field dis
covered the COW lying down and when :
she walked up TO arouse the animal It
aruS. in presumed haSte and excitement
and trampcd the body of Mrs. Glover. \
slight INJURY was done to her spinal
vertebrate.
Mounosviue Briefs
". II. Lowe. manager of the gas office
Of ;hiS city has returned from litts- ,
hurgh where he attended the funeral
services OF = friend.
Mrs. G.. X. Williams Of ClaySvlle is
the guest Of Mrs. Lula Hubos OF Nor
avenue