Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1923-01-25

PASSING EVENTS OF INTEREST
AT THE NATIONS CAPITOL
(By D. w. Gall)

tBy IL. w. CALI
! Mr.. D.. D. Owens, of Clarksburg,
West Virginia, was in the city early
last week, having an artificial hand
fitted by the Hanger Company, manu-
facturers of artificial limbs.
Jack Califf, also of Clarksburg, an
over seas service man, who has been
at Culpeper, Virginia for several
months, at the Soldier Rest" has
been brought to this city, and placed
in the Naval Hospital, where he is
undergoing treatment.
Congressman Bowers, has had
three post masters appointed in the
running Of this class first class
the running Of this month, that shows
his devotion to his continents, in the
selection Of first class man. At Phil
ippi, he secured the appointment of
Mr.. Thomas (Clay) Scott, who has
been confirmed by the Senate, and
is certainly very commendable APP
spointment, as he is good business
man, and clean in all his dealings with
his fellows; at Kingwood, he did
equally as well, in the recommended
ton of Horatio S. Wetsell, a news
paper man, who of all others deserve
such recognition as Mr.. Bowers has
conferred upon one Of the worthy
sons Of the pen; then we go to Be-
lington, and there he secures the APP
pointment of Mr.. Ralph Teter whose
selection can not otherwise than
please everybody, because of his deyo-
ton to his mother and his home since
he was very young boy, when his
father was accidently killed on the
railroad, and his life has been such
as must command the respect of all,
and in these selections, Mr.. Bowers
must command the respect and APP
prevail of all.
Hon. Stuart F. Reed, has been con-
fined to his home in the city for ten
days, with the grip" which is very
.prevelentin this city, but his many
friends in the state will be delighted
to know he is able to be at his post
of duty again.
The West Virginia Society, held it's
Cider and Ginger bread feast on the
18TH, with a fairly good attendance
but it has worn out its novelty, which
characterised it when it was first in
troduced in the early years of the
Society, in fact, the Society is in
need and badly Of new ideas, and its
President, Mr.. c. H. Knott, is labor
ing to that end, but when we see but
fifty and some times less out of 1886
members on the rolls, we must reach
the conclusion, that the West Vir-
ginians, in this city wish to stand a.
long side Of other state societies,
where the members Of Congress and
their families go and take part, be-
cause Of the living in an age far ad-
vanced to 80 or so years ago, so it
seems to be the desire of the state
people in this city, to relegrade to the
rear, the old timed things, or at least
a chance, to keep pace with the sis
ter states, which are no greater or
have more at state or more people in
this city, the Capitol of the Nation,
that has the rood, prosperous state
of West Virginia and who has as
HIGHLY aspiring men and women as
any state in the Union. and w de-
sire to live IN the present age, and a.
'onr side of such states as Ohio and
Penn. in this city.
Judre John Barto Payne, chairman
of the American Red Gross is
West Virginian, in that his earlier
days were spent in the state and he
commenced tie practice of law in
Kingwood, Preston county, and from
that County often was seer in the
political convection Of the state, was
recently presented with the star of
merit of the Austrian Red Cross, the !
hiohest honor within the gift of the
Austrian Republic, at tie ceremonies
at the National Red Cross headquar-
tiers in this city but recently.
Veterans Bureau
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