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,reanizatIon In the city TO seize the
onportunity TO honor the boys In
whom its members are individually or
collectively interested.
One ticket to the birthday card
party entities the purchaser 10 name
the boy to be honored by star In
the flag while five tables sold, en-
titles the group TO the honor OF nam
ing a hero who made for his country
the supreme sacrifice.
state contingents I'm the club are
grouping at tables TO honor young
heroes from their home States. one
member taking the five tables In the
name OF a hero OF Verdun. 80
Tickets for the party are to be had
from Mrs. James Campbell cantrill,
president OF the Political Club; Mrs.
Fred n. Shepherd, Mrs. Wesley Mar
tin stoner. Mrs. Pomeroy, or Mrs.
Thorpe.
The marriage OF Miss Helen Louise
lIose, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ.
Hoge. of 4314 New Hampshire avenue,
and Henley Eustis Hoge, OF Norfolk.
Va, took place on Monday at the par
sonage of the Rev. John II. Jeffries,
412 Tenth street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoge will make their
home in Norfolk after the middle of
next month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Il. Lust, of
Washington, are spending a week at
the Shelburne, Atlantic City, N. J.
-
Among the boxholders for the Wo-
mems City Club st. Valentine beneht,
at the Bclasco Theater on Monday
evening, are Mrs. Eliphalet f.. An
drews and Mrs. William Reed Will
Jams, wife OF the Assistant Secretary
of War, who will entertain a distin-
guished company of guests.
owing to her continued illness. Mrs.
Samuel Burleigh Milton has been
| compelled to cancel all her engage
ments. She has her sister. Mrs Will
! frid G.. Fronheiser. OF Pennsylvania.
with her. Mrs. Millions first illness
| began in September last.
=
DIR. Lewis Bliss and DIR. Harry A.
Daniels have returned to Washington
after a weeks trip to Atlantic City
and New York.
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Misses Wool Dresses

S21. so Tricotine Dresses with
silk sash. in navy. Sizes 16 and
. s49.5O velveteen Dresses in
4 $25 Serge Dresses in black and
and navy Size 16 $10.SO
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RECTAL ny MISS RANER.

Miss Elsa Louise Raner. a pupil OF
Auer. will give d recital on Friday
afternoon. February ls. at 4:30 o'clock
at the Playhouse, 1914 N street
Mrs. Frederic Il. harrington and
Miss Margaret Crosson, will present
two plays OF Alfred Kreymborg. and
Miss Adele Robinson Bush will be the
accompanist.
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Mrs. Henry f. Dimock has loaned
the parlors and ball room of her spa
cious home on Scott Circle for the
Washington birthday card party to
be given by the Political Study Club
on February %. The funds raised at
the party will be used for the pur-
chase of honor stars in the Washing
ton Memorial service flag which will
be etched in mosaics in the ceiling OF
the auditorium of the Washington me-
mortal to be built on the site given
by Congress before the beginning OF
the world war. Plans for the me-
mortal are again being pushed and
the Political Study Club Is the first
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The TURQUOISE, which is the precious
stone for December, signifies pros
perity in love"
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BLOUSES FOR ALL

LINGERIE ana DIX DiOuScS SdiOiC oH
tomorrow's remnant tables!
81 to $2.95 Blouses, Csc
Nothing like this in years-broken
lots of lingerie blouses of sheer yoiie
or batiste-in white or bright \col"rs,
either tailored or lace aid embroidery
trimmed. Come early
So to IS Blouses, $1.95
Irresistible values at H.95-of all
white batiste wolfe and linene: prettily
trimmed with insets OF -embr oidery. real
filet or val laces: collariess and snort
sleeve style also high neck or roll colA
lars and long sleeVos:
SIS to $3.50 Blouses, $3.45
Unmatchable values-odj lots of Ceor-
gette crepe blouses in bright or light
colorings, trimmed with wool. chenille or
sik embroidery. Also tailored blouses OF
taffeta or satin. in navy with white plaid
or solid colors of navy OF black; roll col
lars ard trcolette tie-on, In flesh or
white; some combined with satin:
$7.95 to $3.50 Bloues, $4.95
Georgette crepe blouses- in overblouse
or tuck-in styles: bright colors. attrac.
lively trimmed with emb-oiderins and
beading of contrasting shade: some are
collarless and short sleeyes. others have
roll collar and long or short sleeves.
Some tricolette overbIouses and extra
size Georgette blouses In the lot
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Remnants Even in
Spring Hats, $3.50

Attractive styles-bright shades in
satin batavia and visca straws, trimmed
with cellephane, wood beads or fancy
pins. In navy, gray, brown, henna and
hlock
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Misses Suit Remnants

3 SAB Wooltex Jersey Suits In
heather mixture, greens and
browns Size 16 xsS.OO
/ s65 Velour Suit in brown, with
seal collar. Size 16 S32.SO
SIS Brown Silvertone Suit with
nutria collar and pockets Size IA. s3s.SO
1 s77.5O Box Coat Suit. with seal
collar and pockets, brown. Size
10, at Ts'''~~
500 Navy Blue Velveteen Suit with
Australian opossum collar. Size
B.OO
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$3.50 to $3.50 Hats at $3.50

CloSe-out price-smart tailored and
snort hats in combinations of velvet and
silk, also velvet and duvetyne and all vel
vet Simply trimmed.
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Underwear Remnants

They accumulate rapldfy-but n Is
only natural that they should in this
busy corner.
Corset Covers, Special 89c
Wonderful values-of crepe de chine
and satin-attractively lace trimmed. in
flesh and white.
ST Envelope Chemise, 89c
NV. what values-watch them go--of
nainsook with lace and embroidery trim
~''n Misses ia'' $i.25 to 81 Gowns
at 75c and 81
Made OF fine nainsook. trimmed with
embroidery and lace; round and square
$3 and 50 Corset Covers. $l.35
Remarkable savings-satin and crepe
de chine covers slightly soiled; in flesh
"" $3.50 Kimonos at $2.95
lust in the lot-albatros and ser
ner.ine crepe kimonos. slightly soiled
from display; in lipht blue and rose.
So and 81 Muslin Petticoats, $1.95
Get yours Friday-prettily trimmed
with embroidery and lace flounces IN
S. and So silk Bloomers, $1.s5
Pretty stvles--crepe de chine and
satin bioomers with tailored or lace
trimmed ruffles; flesh and white.
$6 silk Envelope Chemise, $3.85
A big special-crepe dc chine and
and rose; prettiiy trimmed-slishtiy
sia and SIS Silk Gowns, $7.ss
Balance OF a sample lot-of crepe de
chine and Goorgotte. elaboratelv trim.
med with lace; In rose. nile green and
flesh.
Hd TaHeta Sill Pett;coate
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$3.50 and 50 Hats, $1.95

Winter styles draStical1y reduced
choice of beaver tams, crown embroidered
with gold thread--felt hats in orange, tan
and delft blue with rows of black chenille
encircling the hat. Navy and putty shade
velour with ribbon bow and band, tricorn
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Don't Lose Interest In
G. O A T S


The prices are suited to the warm
winter weather in tomorrow's remnant
closing!
htted bodice style. apossum fur coiiaf''
$500 and $3.50 Goats, $3.50
coats OF diagonal bolivia and sii,
green only. That makes the price low!
Short $3.50 sport Coats In hsssnsr .,s .n
polo, with opossum fur cohars, "a
$500 to $500 Goats, $47.5O
wrspey co,s and oodtoas strasetsS Bovis
Chamoistyne-with seal. opossum: anu
nutria fur collars. These are some
$3.50 and $3.50 Goats, $54.5O
10 wooLTEx Coats In straightiine
STYLES: navy and, black duyet de iaine;
Coats for longtime service-ssting IN
$1,000 to $125.OO Goats, $3.50
eoraayai S'aaffsps aa% BOLIVIA S,h la!ss fss col
oo6 black render 1or Iona adear
short $1,000 Seal Plush Coat. made
by wSGesSssS Sssis vsset Gostswoo
tex make full iength--belted styles
$3.50 Coats, $64.50
10 WooLTEX Goats Coat. -, straiSssiiaf snf shnw
yles WAN naIES French e Blue. green and
brown. Coats with service tailored INTO
them!
i s1s4.5O Seal Plush Coat. short box
style, With t,, ,srss 2 ssnpe up wolf coiiar-made
$125.OO to $155.00 Coats, -$76.5O
10 Wrappy and Straightline Coats1ln
the finest cloths In Fortuna. Chamois-
tyne Veldyne and Peachbloom. navy.
black, ming, blue. reindeer and taupe.
Exit Skirts
Yes, these lots will be in a number
of new homes Friday night-lOOk at
the values
$500 Skirts, $3.50
Z Velour Plaid Skirts. green and TAM
box plated. big seller.
$16.5O Skirts, $1O.75
IS Navy and Black Serge Skirts,
straight-Iine and side e-plaited styles.
$27.50 to $3.50 Skirts, $l5.75
plated styles-unusual offering.
$23. so and $500 Skirts, $14.75
8 Faille Silk Skirts. navy and black,
yoke plated and straight-line styles. See
these.
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Goodbye Remnants!
$500 to $3.50 Bags and
Vanity Boxes, $2.95

Happv will be those who secure these
rare vaIues-velvet and morocco leather
bags and patent leather vanity boxes.
Choice. S:.9S
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IIIudy
AS the season draws
quired-and unusual hbel
for tomorrows remnant {
morrow!
DRESSES
viii wake up enthuSiaSm-if you
see tomorrow'S remnants prices!
$32.50 and $500 Dresses, $1,000
22 Dresses in sat satin & and see ge9rEeaiie ssnie
styiss-iaee collars SoIiars and and bead bead smbroidery-
navy, black and gray In the lot sizes up
$4,000 Tricolette Dresses, $500
Low Waist Line and runie style
with braid and floss silk embroidery.
$50 and SIS Dresses, $500
10 street Dresses II crepe Rrspss se tune tune
and plated side-panel styles, some win
lace vests-navy, black and brown It's
$500 to $500 Gowns, $45.OO
fine materiais-satin de chine canton
crepe and meteor dresses with lace vests
floss silk bead and braid embroidery
choice OF black. taupe, and brown
$500 to $127.5O Gowns, $65.O0
20 Elaborate Dinner Gowns In SILK
laces. satin de chine. moroccan crepe
kittens ear crepe, and chiffon velour with
silk and gold thread embroidery.-navy'
brown: rust. taupe and biack-aI hsDo-
some dresses.
$4,000 Dance Frocls, $17.OO
10 Dance Frocks OF light blue. orchid,
crepe, with silver thread embroidery-aii
soft blouse styles with wide draped cir
Sp S1ss to ss. 4 chance for small women sizes
$50 and SIS Dance Froclxs, $27.O
10 Dance F'rocks of satin and taffet
sifks--sleeveiess bodice styles-draped
and petal tunic skirts and beautihed WIN
s trimmings: eA GOOD range OF evening
shades--white, nile, flesh. lavender. maize.
rose and flame.
$65 to SIS Dance Dresses, $500
20 Dance res. In 1.n saa,um 1af,si sif
lace and chiffon velvet-in jade, sapphire
rust orange. flame. peach, rose. and nile
Cloth Dresses
$26.5O and $4,000 Dresses, $1,000
Z Navy Blue Tricotine Dresses-tunic
and straight-iine styles.
$500 to $72.5O Dresses, $500
IS Elaborate Daytime Frocks. in Tri,
cotine, yalana and yelour-tunic. coat and
low wast-line style-both navy ana
brown
$500 to $12s.00 Dresses, $6s.OO
20 Handsome Street Dresses. IN navy
hand embroidered and fancy braid trim
med-tailored coat styles with embroid.
cred batste vests and collars are inciudeu
in this lot Of extra fine dresses.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney b. Lust, OF
washington, are spending a week al
the Shelburne, Atlantic City, N. j.
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x39. 30 Velour Coats. In mixture-
and dark shades Sizes 1S to a0.S1O0O
S29.50 Velour Coats in navy, sizes
16 and Is, at .......-........ $l5OO
I $75 Purple Coat with seal collar
and pockets. Size 1S, at. ........ .$2i.SO
S35 Sports Coats with Australian
opossum collar, belted, in tan and
gray. Sizes ii. 10 and Is. ..... $245O
$3.50 Sport Coats with raccoon
collar, in tan. Sizes is and IS. $500
1 x9S.5O Bolivia Coat in ming, blue,
with nutria collar. Size 1S. at .SAS.S0
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S12.5O Oxfords, S5.95

40 pairs OF Women's Black Calf
Brogue Oxfords with heavy welt soies,
low fiat heels wing tips. Very serv-
iceable and good looking,
Sizes--AA4A, 6b. u ~; "A. ~. 5,
Sx: q. 2. az I. AZ, 5. 8. so. Z. ~,
8, 81; scs,2. 2%sMt. ~ 81 81 $ sH,
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AS the draws close pile daily 10 keep the ste
You
clearing you'll look them over Some mighty
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81 Tafeta Silk Petticoats,
$2.95

limited numher--hurry for these.
Well made of durable taffeta, with tail
ored floupce; In black navy and change
able shadcs.
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$40 Ties, S5.95

SO pairs of womeu's Patent Leather
Two-Eyelet Ribbon Ties, with hand
sizes-AA. T. AZ, 8. 5h, 8. 81, q;
4 S%, ~ ; SFF' s. sh' I: ~, p,
4. Az, g. 51s. 6; ID. 3. "A. sh.
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$500 to $l25.OO Dresses, $6s.OO

25 Handsome Street Dresses In navy
and black tricotine. deliberately beaded.
hand embroidered and fancy braid trim
med-tailored coat styles with emprold.
cred batiste vests and collars are Included
in this lot of extra fine dresses.
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~ pairs of womcn's Dark Grey Kid
Lace Boots. with welt soles and French
heels. This lot Is wonderful value.
Very dressy.
Sizes-AAA, &. bh. 6ik. Z; "A. 4,
~. ;. S%. g. ,sE, 4 ~ a, =. 90. s,
G, :. ;, 5h, 6.
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Tell the Misses

Not to miss these Remnant Op-
portunities. Friday will be a big
Remnant Day herei
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PLEASANT VALLEY. !.
GIRL RI BES|.IsNI|RII.IEf.E|".Rl ! 8. 1. |
Miss Gladys Martin Gets
Banks Twenty q
Dollars Z.

The twenty dollar gold prize OF.
fered by the Peoples National bank
ots Fairmont for the best specimen
OF writing from q pupil Of the grade
schools Of Marion county has been
awarded 70 Gladys Mildred Martin,
of the Pleasant Valley school, ia
Union district. The second prize,
a dozen SIS photograph offered by
the Johnson studio, has! !beenlaward-
ed to Vonda Snider, OF the Downs
school In Lincoln district.
There were fa number OF other
very creditabie specimens submit.
ted which deserve 10 be given hon.
orable mention, viz: Bethel Gin.
nis, Of the 1Thumpson school, grant
district: Nellie Hess, OF the Rives.
vile school. Paw Paw district;
Sarah Ellen Hay hurst, Of the Ry.i
mer school, lfanntngto ndistrict;;
Florence Wiles, Of the Houlk
school fieid district
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LAURA MURDER.
CASE TO JURY
SANS ARGUMENT
Defendant On Stand
Seemed III and Unable
To Understand
70 UndefStand

at . o'clock this afternoon the
case against James Laura who has
been on trial since yesterday after.
noon for the murder Of Lyle Bull
dos" Hail in April, 1920, was given
! to the jury. No argument was made
by counsel; the attorneys content.
ing themselves with Instructions
read to the jury by Judge E. n, sho-
walter
Laura was the only witness ex-
amined today but he did not prove
to be very Satisfactory one. He
seemed III and when put on the
stan dby his counsel Major NJ. ( M.
Neely alto o'clock this morning lhc
failed 50 utterly ostn detstahd the
questions OF III sat- ttornsy that at
last Major Neely Lost pat ttence and
asked that the Italian court inter.
|psetess tena e,aifdara Be rent
for Thiswas done but IL caused
. delay Of about hall an ihohr Be-
fore Mrs. Caldara arrived! After
that the elimination progressed som
what faster but the defendenat; still
seemed TO be in. a sort OF stupor
and his story was brought out with
considerable difficulty. q.
Laura says that on Saturday night
April "a, 1920 he came into the! res
taurant connected with the Roush
House of which he was proprietor
and found Hall there calling Mrs.
Laura vile names and conducting
himself altogether in an obnoxious
way. He asked Hall to leave, he
says, whereupon Hall took the re-
yolving top off a stool. and threaten
ed him with It at the same time call.
ing him a lot OF offensive names.
Laura say she went to hiss desk
got his revolver, to protect himself
as he knew that Hall was a man Of
enormous strength and started for
the stairs which led up Just outside
the dining room. Hall followed him
saying, "I'll get you, you damned
dago." AS Laura reached the top
OF the stairs. he says. Hall caught
up with him and attacked i him,
whereup he shot the latter IN self
defense. s 4
A number OF witnesses were OK.
amined yesterday including Herman
Bartholow, Paul Lloyd, Walter G6ntz
W. B. Moran, Arthur Hern, Ray.
Gross, Georgia Williams, for the
state and Mrs. James Laura, Draga
Dubayitch and Achilli Centofanti.
Prosecuting Attorney Frank R.
Amos conducted the prosecution. I.
Following are the jurors: G. w.
Fetty, J. Z. Wells, Homer Morris, P.
B. swearingen. R. 3. Morgan, wiz
liam Lanham, Ira Laughlln, Fred NJ.
Bnlingslea, H. II. Huff, ]. "A. Boyce,
s. N. Elliott, Arthur G. Clayton. q
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.R.G0. PUTS some
.NEN.BACR T0.NORK.

A greater movement Of coal 4as
well as a partial recovery Of the
coal industry has caused five add.
uonal brakemen and five addition.
al firemen on the b. & o. r. r. 10
be put to work early this week.
There are yet so 10 so lurloughed,
Thus far little Improvement has
been noted In the employment con-
diaons at the B. & o. shops except
that during the latter part of May
several additional men were put to
work. There are yet probably rs
shopmen on the turloughed list.
3. w, Scheer, Baltimore, mana.
ger OF the eastern. lines OF the 3.
& o. system, passed through Fair.
mont Wednesday night on 81, & o!
train 20 from Pittsburgh. He was
bound for the east. = $; NJ,
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COMNENCENENTAT.
THENORMALSCHO0L

Beginning tonight and continu.
ing for one week the festivities in
cIdent to the closing for the year
Of the Fairmont State Normal
school will occupy the attention Of
the student body, the faculty and
patrons and friends Of the school.
TIE commencement address will
be delivered by DR.. Thomas E.
Finegan, Pennsylvania State
Superintendent Of Schools and the
diplomas will be presented by West
Virginia State Superintendent Of
Schools, George NJ. Ford, Of Char
lesion, The commencement exer.
clses will take place on the morn
ing Of Friday, June 10.
The festivities will open with the
program to be rendered tonight by
the music department Of the
school under the direction of Miss
Katherine Beltzboover, supervisor
OF music. OnS Sunday morning,
June 5, the annual sermon to the
class will be preached at the
school auditorium by, the Rev DR..
Thomas H. Lewis OF Washington
D. C.
On June 6, the Junior Normal
class will give its program; on the
seventh the Short course class will
present a program and on June s
the exhibition of the physical edu-
cation department with held and
on the ninth the exhibition Of the
Art department will be held to-
gether with the alumni reunion.
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ITALIAN
NAS|DENT|F|ED
THIS MORNING.
Victim of Assassins Had
Recently Been Married
In Italy

The body Of the italian who
was found murdered on Ices run
last Tuesd morning and, has haii
been lying st tie D61ham n6rslh
since that time, has been ideatis
fled as that; Of Rocco Yordiglioni.
who came TO this country from
Italy aStew months ago. after hav4
ing been married to 4 woman At
Campoli; Italy, Just before he left
his native land. z.
This was 8eEf lbItshed this morn.
ing, when Francisco Antonio Cara,
a fellow townsman OF the murder
ed man came from Masontown Pa.
and positively identified the body
as that Of his friend.
Cara said that he heard some
men on a agtrain talking about an
unidentified Italian, and thinking
that the description fitted his
friend, came here and after seeing
the body said he was sure that. It
was his friend. He said that Rocco
and he worked. at Monongah to.
gether In the mines some years ago
and were very friendly. Last year
Rocco returned to Italy and was
married but came back TO the
United States without his wife In
tending to send for hel later.
f II has not been established just
where be was working at the time
he was killed, but an effort will
be made to locate the grocery
store where Rocco bought some
food that such as Is eaten only by
Italians, and for which the dead
man had a grocers slip, written in
italian when the body was found.
No clue has yet been found to
the identity Of the assassins who
either shot down the deceased on
1cesIRun last Monday night, or
murdered the man elsewhere and
carried the body to the spot about
rasquarter Of q mile from the Pine
Grove School house where It was
found by two men passing along
the road early Tuesday morning. :
4 The funeral will likely be held
tomorrow from the undertaking
rooms but no definite arrange.
ments have yet been made.
L.. . a n r |.H d 4 r I Il E.
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Bridge ]: j Aid
Leaders Meet

I Initial steps were taken this aft.
erhoon looking toward the final dis.
charge Of the Bridge aid Syndicate
managers at a meeting Of some Of
the managers at, the commerce
body rooms this afternoon. The
matter OF Just how. and when the
city would assume the obligations
Of the syndicate were discussed at
length. Those present were ]. N.
Hartley, R. T. Cunningham, George
T. Watson, M L. Fletcher, Albert
Kern and Judge w. 8. Meredith.
7. D! Connell and G. w. Evans
who attended the banquet OF the
Browpssflle Chamber OF Commerce.
last night report d ftne time. @! w.
,Eyans made q very interesting I'd:
dress at the met etinEs
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DIR. w. A. Davidson Talks
At F. H. S. Com
mencement
.109 ARE GRADUATED.
Pretty and Interesting
Ceremony At First
M. E. Church

d
The fortieth annual commence
ment of the. Fairmont High school
took place last evening at eight
O'clock at the First Methodist Epis.
copal church on Falrmont avenue
when the e. w. Howard class com:
posed Of 1903 young men and women
were graduated from that institu.
.tion.
The large auditorium, galleries
and annexes of the church, were
packed to capacity for the com.
mencement program. The plat
form was tastefully decorated with
baskets Of snowballs and ferns
while the school pennants, and the
American flag were also used in
the decorations.
Promptly al eight o'clock, the
hour set for the commencement, to
the strains Of music furnished by
the High school orchestra the large
class entered the auditorium and
took their places in the middle tier
of seats which had been reserved
for them. AS they entered the audi.
torium the speakers, class sponsor
and school officials took their
places on the platform.
q Following the Invocation by Rev.
-J;:SE Gordon, pastor Of tlfese ehfiss
ttan church, and the rendition of
kipltng's Recessional, led by Miss
Anna Hammond, supervisor OF mu.
sic Of the High school which was
splendidly sung by the class, City
Superintendent OF Schools Otis G.
Wilson introduced Or. William A,
Davidson, superintendent of the
Pittsburgh public schoolE. who de.
llvered brilliant address. In in
PRODUCING the speaker Mr.. Wilson
referred to the fact that five years
ago DR.. Davidson was the orator at
the High school commencement
and that such wonderful impres.
sion was made by him then that
they had been tying ever since to
have him return here.
DR.. Davidson took Us his subject,
"The Abundance Of Life" and from
Continued on page eight
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Goes to Sons
Funeral on
Hospital Cot
Fate Again Unkind To
Man With Broken
Back.

Fate seems 70 deal rather, unkind.
~ with Clyde Johnson, a. young
man. OF Meadowbrook who is pa.
tient at Fairmont hospital suffer.
ing from severe injuries.he sustain
ed thirty days ago when his spine
was fractured and his pelvic bones
broken in an accident that. occurred
at the mines there.
The man was admitted to the
hospital and for a time his life was
.despaired OF. However he is. some.
what improved at this time.
Yesterday his only child, a bright
little three months old boy, died
-at his home at Meadowhrook and
today he was carried on a stretcher
aboard the twelve o'clock car to
Meadowbrook where he will attend
the funeral of his baby son.
. Tomorrow he will be returned to
the hospital for further treatment.