The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-06-05
Letter to the Editor
sNoDGRAss REPLIES.

MANNINGTON, June -o.-lEd.
tor, The West Virginian.]-In re-
ply TO the letter to the editor OF
June 8, beg to say that the writer
was and is the same person who
wrote the small town gossip" re-
ferred to. Also I beg to say that
am the same Mr.. Snodgrass (bet-
ter known as Ed) referred to in
this same letter:
AS far as the ability of M.
Gowen as band director and lead
er, no one desires to question the
fact. Nor does the Legion place
any blame for the band going to
Fairmont May so upon the Shout
ders of Mr.. Gowan, for we realize
that he is the director and not the
manager.
The statements made in Fridays
letter are borne out by Mr.. Governs
letter The former letter said that
the band had not been approached
on this matter, the second letter
admits it. And does it admit thai
after he found that the band would
not stay in Warrington we asked
the boys Band to play and that
they Were unable to play on &C
count of four of them going to Fair.
mont AS far as the man we were
LOlu W Sel W I'll GU III Ivy , A|e~A-N
if we were able to patch it up, he
was out of town, not having return
ed from Chicago.
Concerning the phrase. "others
| like to hear the band but want
some one else to pay the fiddler, :
! I would like to say that any one
desiring to do so may ask the treas
! urer of the American Legion twho
| is L. E. Moore) to see the following
cancelled checks by the American
! Legion: Check No. 10 made to A
L. Parrish for expenses for mem
orial services dated June 1, 1920,
| to the amount of S33.40; check No.
81 dated July II, 1920. made to A.
| L. Parrish for band men used IL
Fairmont to the amount OF S34.3o;
| check No. IS dated May Is. 1921
made to A. L. Parrish for service
| for band men for burial; check No
As dated May 81, 1921, made to Bert
! Shink for part payment of Band
men for services rendered May 80
dated September 10, 1921. made &c
! A. L. Parrish, for services of band
men at funeral Sunday, September
| II, 1921, to the amount of SIS: check
| No. 60, dated October ], 1921,
made to Bank Of Warrington for
/ full payment Of note and interest
| to nay band men for services rem
! dered May 80. 1921, to the amount
| of S199; check No. SO dated Novem'
Der &c, 1921, made to Warrington
| Band for carfare for thirteen men
to Worthington and dinner for
three bandmen, November. 20, to
the amount of s6.46: and check No
$50 made to A. L. Parish, manager
dated April 10, 1922, for mlnstre
account for band services to the
amount of $50. These are cold IN
disputab1e facts, Mr.. Fiddler. No
the, band was not paid on the three
occasions when we had military
| brought back from their eternal
j sleep in France that they might
rest in their own native land from
which they left to give their all
| that we might live in peace. Dc
you suppose the citizens who SO
i frealy and Willingly. donated their
cars for that occasion expected pay
| for it? All this was gratis. The
American Legion turned out to pay
! tribute, not for mercenary reasons,
| 1T was also stated that every
member of the band would rather
have. stayed home Decoration Day
| than to have gone to Fairmon
No wonder they would rather have
stayed at home, for it cost us S209
last May so for the band.
In closing, beg to use one OF Mr.,
Governs paragraphs: These words
are meant as no offense, merely to
try to inform the innocent public as
to the true state of affairs regard
| ing this band situation
Once more thanking the public
for their support and the. editor
for the space devoted to.us. | BEG
to remain "a
Very truly yours, :,
C. ED. SNODGRASS.
| Member of American Legion
i-z Committee.