The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-12-23
CHRISTMAS SPIRIT
PERTABESINIGII'Y
Companies Give Dividends and
Bonuses Parties Planned
for Poor Children
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Dividends are being paid: en-.
ployes are being given BONUSES,
priatelyi I'M the Engle Settlement
contributions are being made to the
Salvation Army. Christmas fund
parties for poor children are be-
ing held and the Christmas spirit
has caught everyone ins its grip!
Everything above the actual ex-
pense Of the Par Mar dance,
which was given in The Masonic
Temple last night, will be given
to the Times Christmas fund, and
this viii probably amount to some
twenty or thirty dollars, accord
Wing to a statement made today by
the dance committee.
AT a recent meeting Of the d.
rectors. OF the First National
Bank the usual 4 per cent diyi-
.dend was declared, and then. an
extra Q per cent dividend was
added as a. Christmas present TO
the checks given toEthe bank em-
ployes yesterday as per cent
bonus on their salaries was added.
In order that their employees
may have money for the Christ
mas season, mines and factories,
which ordinarily do not pay until
the very end Of the month, have
been busy all week making UP
their pay rolls and distributing
checks the latter part of the
week. It is estimated that before
this evening more than ambition
dollars viii be paid out by local
industrial companies.
The Monongahela Power &
Railway So, which usually. pays
on the 10th and 25th Of the month,
gave out its checks yesterday, and
they were attached to handsome
holiday cards, on which / was a
Christmas greeting rom the Of
ficials Of the company.
Il -; In the Hospitals ~ u
On Christmas eve the nurses OF
Cook Hospital, will have a tree,
and they will place on 1t their
presents for each other, and on
Christmas Day a dinner will be
served at noon to all the patients
who are able to eat It. =
In the Fairmont state Hospital
there vii be a tree fo1 the. child
rem who are patients, and Santa
Claus will be present to distribute
the gifts which are on 1t. There
will be a present for every child,
and at noon a dinner will be serv-
ed and there vii be a favor for
each patient.
The day will be observed appro-
atelyJ in the Engle Settlement
House in Maple avenue, which is
supported by the women Of the
Diamond Street Methodist Episco-
pal Church and the First Metho-
dist Episcopal Church. The hostess
:ses for the .aettyities of the day
vii Be- Mrs. Fred . Helmiek, Mrs.
WsyD.. Reed, Mrs. Alex Riheldaf-
fer, Mrs. w; J. 4sBoydston,s Mrs.
a. d. Craig, Mrs. Dent Powell and
Mrs. E. A. Crosse.
Teachers Get Checks
In order that the money may
be spent for Christmas shopping,
II 1t is the desire of the recipients,
the teachers Of Marion County are
receiving a check for two weeks
wages today. Part OF the checks
were mailed yesterday and the
others are being distributed from
the office Of the County supetin-
tendent Of Schools. Miss Clara
Wilson, today.
After today this office will be
closed until next Wednesday dur
ing which time a brief Christmas
vacation will be enjoyed by Miss
Wilson. and her secretary. Miss
Straight. Work will be resumed in
the office Wednesday and prepara-
tons WILDE made Tor the compos.
Ing Of a letter to be sent to all the
teacher Of the county. The gist Of
the letter will be an outline of the
school plans for 1928, and It Will
be mailed January.2. On January
3 the directories will be mailed.
Entertainment Planned
at Fleming Memorial Chapel, a
Christmas entertainment will be
held on Christmas eYenins lat. 7;:s15
o'clock under the direction Of the
Sunday school. Christmas songs
will hn 1.nnhhrnd II, z g..,Ln,,i,S ~.