Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1925-09-02
NEWS NOTES FROM WASH
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attractive place TINS summer Tor VS.
itors from West Virginia who flock
ed here to spend all or part Of their
vacations on sightseeing tours. Hun
dreds were here during the month of
August for several days, while many
stopped off for a short time while
passing through the city enroute to
New York, Atlantic City and other
points.
Among those who took occasion
while in Washington to visit their
Senators and Representatives at the
Capitol buildings were the following:
Misses jeanette Shultz, and Kitura
Phillips, Morgantown; j. D. Muldoon.
Jefferson County; w. L. Mahan.
Wheeling; Harry Williams, Beckley;
/. G. Burchinal, Morgantown; Mr..
and Mrs. Clayton L. Haines, Charles
Town; Mrs. Rose K. Hays and son
James, and Miss Carroll, all of Nor
gantown; l.. d. Getzendanner, Char
les Town; Frank Getzendanner, now
of Washington, ID. c.; M. w. Williams
and daughter, Marian, of Morgan
town: Frank Greenwade, Keyser;
Joseph Hatfield, formerly of Will
hanson, West Virginia, and now of
West Palm Beach, Florida; Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank B. Amos and son John,
of Fairmont; Misses Kathryn Beltz-
hoover, Martha Dental, Geraldine
Rinehart and Mary Tibbs, Fairmont:
John w. Mason, Fairmont; Lieut..
Col. w. c. Sweeney. U. S. Army,
Wheeling Washington; Ashly Jack
son, Wheeling; Charles Watkins.
Morgantown: Mrs. ]. II. Patterson
and daughter Frances, Morgantown:
Mr.. and Mrs. d. l.. Swick, sons Nell
son and Loyal; Mr.. and Mrs. j. A.
Smith, Mr.. and Mrs. Russell James
and son John, all of Morgantown;
John Dixon, Charles Town; Simon
Bright, Keyser; Mr.. and Mrs. Gordon
Wilson, Mineral County; Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. A. Anderson, Morgantown:
Capt. Jones, of Hinton.
- Admitted to Naval Academy.
Announcement was recently made
that Mr.. Whitmore S. Butts, of Har-
per's Ferry, nominated by former
Representative r. E. l.. Allen, for
Midshipman at Annapolis, had passed
the physical examination and was adj
mitted to the Naval Academy.
Z Copies of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton Reports for 1923 are to be sent
to each high school in the Second
Congressional District, supplement-
ing series of reports recently sent
out by Congressman Frank l.. Bow
man. The reports are printed in
large volumes.
Applications for field pieces have
been received from the American
legion Posts at Keyser and King
wood, West Virginia, and are to be
met through the office of the States
Adiutant General as soon as possible.
The field pieces are intended for dis
play and Memorial purposes in each
town for which they were ordered.
Tents were made available to all
Boy Scout Troops of the Second Con-
gressional District for camping pur-
poses during the summer. The
largest encampment was held near
Morgantown in Monongalia county,
where 70 scouts enjoyed an outing.
Among the requests for fish met
by the Bureau of Fisheries during
the past several weeks were two from
Terra Alta, where 20 cans of two
inch trout from Maryland were re-
Gently shipped. They were used for
restocking streams.
Congressman Frank L. Bowman
has completed several speaking en-
gagements during the summer, and
has several scheduled for the coming
month. After speaking three times
during May and June, Mr. Bowman
went to Berkeley Springs, Morgan
County, on July a, and addressed a
large gathering at barbecue. On
August Is, Mr.. Bowman spoke at
Points, Hampshire County. Future
engagements include an address at
Keyser on Labor Day, during a cele-
bration which will be part of Home
Coming Week in that city
John Purington has resigned as
special assistant to the Attorney
General in the Antitrust Division.
Department of Justice, and has ac-
cepted position on the staff of Mr..
A W. Gregg, Solicitor of Internal
Revenue.
Educational Trip PlannedD
Arrangements are being made by
representative of the Wild Life
League and others in West Virginia
for an automobile trip through sew
eral counties during October in the
interests of conservation of Vile
Life and natural resources of the
state. 1t is tentatively planned tC
have an expert from the Bureau OF
Fisheries, Department of Commerce
accompany the party and make ad
dresses regarding fish and streams
Moving pictures and slides from the
Bureau will be taken along, anC
meetings will be held for the purpose
Of showing them wherever possible
Wade Pepper, Editor of the West
Virginia Wild Life; Congressman
Frank L. Bowman of the Second Dis
trict. and officials of the Wild Lif,
League are expected to be member
of the party. An effort is also bein,
made to have the State Fish ant
Game Commission represented.
DEATH OF MRS. MOLLIE PAYNE
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