The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-13
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SOUG ] D B. John
Smith VI. DELEGATE 1. 4:

80 3.i5 nj
Says Statement Last Night
Not Acc ording to HoyIe----,-.:.I
| Big Party on Tonight.
ohm Smith. delegate fom local
No. I, Brooklyn, sometimes affec-
ii onately spoken Of by some Sof his
brother delegates as POINT Of Or
der John is out with his scythe,
tomaha:wk and penknife for The
West gVfrginian$ reporterswhos has
been HI covering, : tn Ell convention.
Mr.. Smith alleges that the report
er had no right to say in the 4paper
last night that he was Point OF
Order John '.' and that he gwou ld
!! "argue that: the world 9 was flat
for the sake Of argument.
He was scheduled to move the
election from the convention hall
Of the reporter at this afternoon
session sometime. When the re
norter was forced to leave to
reach the office before press time
Mr.. Smiths motion had not come
before the body for action. s9s
BEFORE going into the copven-
ton hallfthis afternoon. MI Smith
approached the reporter.
Are you a reporter" he asked.
Eyes. sir,"$said the reporter.
,lI..Where did you get that stuh
about me last night?'t
Gust PICKED it UP. :
Better step picking stuff " up
about me
Eyes SIR
"D:d the national officers give
you that slory?
"No. sir, they did not"
'.Are you certain!
Yes, sir"
Il am going to have you elected
from the hall this afternoon.
That's all right
mo, it isn't all right
Then it isn't all right (the re
porter was trying to be agreeable).
well, you keep myyname out OF
your paper
10y es, SIR"
Among the first things on the
program this afternoon was the re-
port of the committee on estinates.
It was being considered at press
time. e. q u
It is the hope OF many of the
delegates to get away by tomor-
row night. The report of the chlm-
ney committee is awaited with
great amount of interest. 1t Is
thought that this report will be
made tomorrow. There was some
hope today Of ching the election
of officers late tomorrow m forming,
but there was nothing definite
along this line. sS b. | Il
Besides the speaking program at
the banquet this evening in the
First Methodist Church, there viii
be some good musical mum bers:t
The chairman Of the entertainment
committee is arranging for a num-
Der Of the delegates to sing as
well as some of Fairmont's song
sters. g If
Committee work engaged the at
tention of the delegates to the
American Flint Glass Workers Y n
ion convention this morning; and
there was no general assembling OF
the delegates in the convention hall
at the Fairmont High School. -
convention session opened at
O'Clock this afternoon. 1t Is SAID
that there is possibility Of the
convention coming to a close by to-
morrow night, if there is no long
debate on the few remaining com
mittee reports to be made.
There will be a banquet served.
the delegates to the convention and
numb of invited guests at the
First M. E. Church this evening at
II O'Clock. "a fine program has been
arranged. Various officers OF the
flint glass organization and a num-
Der Of prominent local people Will
make short talks at the affair to-
night. C.. M. Scroggins of this city
will act as POSTMASTER.
With the law committees re-
port and the grievance committees
report put over yesterday, there IS
not great amount of work re-
naming for the convention. and
the majority of the delegates hope
that adjournment will be rea CHI ed
byF late tomorrow afternoon, in or
der that those living at a distance
ay reach their homes by Sunday
Joseph Blaze, SO years old. Of
jeanette, Pa, who was injured IN
a fall downstairs a few days ago.
was back in the convention hall
yesterday.
At the opening of the aftern DON
session he isang a song entitled -
Happy. Man. Init made a great hit
with the delegates, and the Oldest
delegate to the convention was
given a great oxation at the con
clusion Of the number.
Average daily consumption OF
water in London is IS gallons per
capita.
Two principle colleges for wo-
men in Ireland are Queen and
Alexandria both in Dublin.
Head OF common shark is full
of glue of highly valuable COM
mercial quality. s-a