Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1926-12-23
Washington Letter
by D. W. GALL
Notes and Passina Exen.s


The West Virginia Society in the
District of Columbia held it's annual
cider party On Wednesday night, the
9Th of the month, in the Pythian Tenn
pie, with about three hundred pres
ent, including two members OF Con-
gress and one ex-meinber.
The Cider Party, which includes
ginger bread and apples, FROM the
home state, is and has been fad a.
mong the people of the state here in
Washington, from the earliest history
of the organization back in 1914, and
some of the meetings have marked
with much enthusiasm and large at
tendance, and we note the one held
in 1928, when more than 500 of the
rocked ribbed mountaineers were pres
ent, in the Pythian Temple, when Col.
Guy D. Golf, then Assistant Attorney
General addressed the West Virgin
ians thus assembled, when he told
them of the brave hardy stock of their
ancestors, who sought a home in the
Western part of Virginia, and he sue
cessful struggles they had made. and
impressed the West VirginianS of to-
day, that they should be proud of
themselves, due at least the ancestry
from whence they came. No doubt
that address did inspire more than
one man or woman TO aspire 20 the
higher things in life, and citing this,
we wish to impress the idea that
these meetings might be made an in
centive for a more noble manhood
and womanhood for oar people who by
force of circumstances, many are liv-
lDg in this city, where they find means
of earning living for themselves
and their dependents.
The meeting was called to 0. der by
the President, Mr.. L. T. Morgan. an
Upshslr county man, who announced
that the formal business of a regular
meeting would be dispensed with and
they would proceed to the election Of
new members. whereupon the names
of a number of persons were elected
to membership, and after very nice
talk, the President, turned the meet
ing over to the chairman of the Cider
committee, who entertained the audi
ence with some interesting and enter
tanning recitations by some members
of school for entertaining, the music
being furnished by Prof. Oats, with
class of very competent pupils, which |
was highly appreciated by the fire.
quent call for more.
Congressman Bowman Of she Sec !
ond and Taylor of the Sixth Districts
were present, as we'll as was Hon. |
Stuart F. Reed, formerly the repre-
sentative from the Third District, but |
who retired of his own accord on ac-
count of ill-health, but having now
fully recovered his broken and over
worked condition, it seems ne will be /
drafted to redeem the Third District
which was captured in the last cleo
ton by Judge Will S. O'Brien Of Buck
harmon
After some time spent in che main
hall of the Pythian Temple, the entire
party went to the dining hall, in the
basement of the building, where sweet
cider, ginger cakes and apples from
Martinsburg were served and they
were enjoyed by the people Of the
state who were present, and the most
excellent service, and the satisfying
of the inner man, they returned TO the
main hall, where dancing was Indulg-
ed in until "the wee small hours Of
the tomorrow.
Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Mason, Of
Fairnont, who have been in this city
for some time, returned to their home
on Friday night Of last week, after
some very pleasant associations with
their friends who live in this city.
Mrs. Mason was formerly froln Mar
tinsburg, and her family came fro the
Winchester country, Virginia, and Mr.
Mason is a son of Hon John ". Ma
son, who formerly Eyed at Grafton,
later in life, moving to FairmGnl.
Hon. Elliott Northcott, Of Hunting
ton, was in the city for a short time
last week, as was Ex-Governor Henry
ID. Hatfield, both Of whom are greet
ed by many friends in this city. when
they drop in.
Senator Frazier, Of North Dakota,
has returned to the Republican fold.
and been assigned 30 committees Of
the Senate as a Republican. 1t will
be remembered, that IN 1924, the Sen
dtoI supported lhe IafOiHtte move
ment, and Of course, that was not in
accord with party principles, 50 he
has been classed as an insurgent since,
but he IS now a regular, acting in
line with his party movements He
was given his former status on the
committees, and ON indian Affairs. He
is in line for Chairman Of tina. com
nittee, and when Senator Herald, of
Oklahoma retlres on March TIE 4th.
Senator Frazier will be designated