The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-02-22
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Rev. Claude a. King Of the
Methodist Episcopal church OF
Falrmont was honor guest OF the
Warrington Kfwanians yesterday
at their regular weekly noon day
luncheon and gave q splendid ad-
dress on the life Of George Wash.
ington from the time OF bis young
manhood TO the time Of bis death.
His talk was given in the obser.
vance Of the birthday OF the great
man, and was declared by more
than one member Of the local
Kiwanis club TO be tho best that
has been given al any Of the meet
ings thus far.
Not much business was trans.
acted at the session yesterday, due
to the Observance OF Washington's
birthday, which had been planned
at the meeting held two weeks ago.
Two committee reports were heard,
however, that OF the tax commit.
tee and that Of tho Warrington
charity committee.
Harry Taught a member of tho
committee which has been working
for some timo trying TO get tho
actual valuation Of property for
tho assessors, reported for his
committce< Mr.. Taught stated
that the tax committee had beet
working with the assessors in this
district and that tnoy believed they
were getting true valuations from
local people
D. G. Tabler, superintendent OF
tho Warrington schools, who was
named chairman OF the committee
TO investigate the condition OF any
local people who might be without
proper clothing and enough 10. eat,
and to find the condition in gener.
al OF parents and their children
who might be wanting, reported
that the committee Is getting we'll
organized now and that they will
BIO able to get in touch with the
poor people OF this city immediate.
ly. He also reported that already
the committee was progressing
and that several people would be
looked after. This committee was
organized at the meeting held at
the Bartlett February IA, and has
not had a good chance to go very
far into the charity problems OF
Warrington.
Prizes weer given at Yesterdays
meeting by T. NJ. Haugh. The
first and third prizes were unusual
cooking utensils and the second
prize was an Ever Ready flash
light. Howard D. Atha won the
first prize. W. Dodge the second
and Ira Davis che third. It was not
announced at the meeting yester.
day what the program for next
Tuesday would be.
Basketball Tournament
The Warrington HI basketball
team is getting ready to attend the
Monongahela Valley tournament to
be held at the Normal gym next
Friday and Saturday. The local
team is In the pink OF condition,
and lot Is expected from them
when they play IN Fairmont tho
latter part OF this week. A good
delegation OF local people will ac-
company the team to Fairmont on
Friday, and on Saturday several
more will DO in that town for the
games. This will be the third year
that the Warrington High teams
have taken part in the tournaments
at Fairmont.
Peanut Social
A peanut social will be given at
tho Flagsy Meadow school Friday
evening, the proceeds to go for the
benefit of the school. Everybody is
cordially invited TO attend.
To Georgia
Mrs. Mary Simmons will leave
Warrington soon for Georgia, and
will visit her daughter there before
going to California. where she will
locate permanently. Mrs. Simmons
was for many years a teacher In
tho Warrington high school. :
.. Evangelist Here Y
Rev A. B. Heller Of Philadel.
phia. a converted Hebrew, has ar
rived in Warrington and on Sun
day evening opened series OF
evangeilstic mcetingg at the local
Baptist church. Since the meetings
were started, several local people
harn ntinnhnh than and skat lint