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Newspaper
The West Virginian
Location
Fairmont, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1922
Page
6
The tale of weddings, club meetings, and recitals unfolds with the Woman's Club calling a Monday meeting for the American CHpmehip Department and Needleworkers entertaining guests at a recent event. Also noted are marriage announcements, a morning wedding, and plans for a new organ installation at a Methodist church. Camp Toraizel opens its summer season with a weekend program on Poplar Island.
Mrs. T R Nicodemus and child ren spend weeks at Westernport Md with former mother Mrs Charles Tonry who is quite ill. George McCrory and guest Don Whitbeck go to Washington DC for accepted positions. Mrs J C Clutter and children visit farmers parents in Clarkshoro. Brigades of locals travel to Uniontown Pa and Toronto for Kiwanis convention. Several residents visit, return, or travel for weddings, college events, and family gatherings in Morgantown, Clarksburg, and nearby towns.
Saturday notices list the Ladies Auxiliary of the 3B 02 Veterans Association meeting at headquarters. Monday brings a weekly bridge tournament at the Country Club at 8 15 p.m. The Women’s Hospital board meets at 1 p.m. in the hospital parlors. A Women’s Club American Citizenship Department meeting is set for 2 30 at the W G A location.
Williamson Fuel Co. in Williamson West Virginia awarded a $10,000 rope and button conveyor contract to Fairmont Mining Machinery Co. The 26 foot unit serves a 140 ton per hour plant. Equipment to be erected by July 30 with partial fabrication already done. A second contract with Bridgeville & Ohio Co. covers a 400 foot rope and button conveyor for the Douglass operation in Belmont County Ohio at about $7,000. Acme Augur Co. order through Fairmont Mining Machinery Co. for 5,000 coal augurs to equip shot hole drilling, expected by August 1.
The Watson Pythian Sisters district convention drew over three hundred attendees from Clarksburg Shinnston Salem Enterprise Hepzivale Mt Glaire Pairmont Watson Rivesville Barrackville Mannington Monongah Worthington and Fairmont. The event included a morning business session a noon chicken dinner a memorial service led by Rev Wy A Lowe and an evening initiation of three candidates by Hope temple.
Reading the Watson column, reports detail a damaged culvert on a road near Javenne causing water to wash over the track during heavy rain. William Cooper of the B&O Railroad plans to return to Burning Springs with his family. The M. P. Church conference will be held in Monongah with Rev. W A Lowe, following his successful meetings at Colfax. A new grandstand at the local baseball park nears completion, offering good views. Social items list motor parties, visits, and family trips including Watsonians at Katy, Cumberland, Uniontown, and Morgantown, plus arrangements for Children’s Day rehearsals led by Lena Sprouse and Delma Whitecotton.
Gunton Monongahela of the LOF Patriarchs Militant conferred nine chivalry decorations at the Odd Fellows hall. Recipients from Morgantown and Pairview Rebekah lodges included Misses Bletcher Merrifield Miller Burtoy Bliss Van Gilder Pullerton Toynbee. Officers presenting the awards were Col. O J Fleming and others. brief lectures followed and music accompanied the ceremony.
Numerous Jefferson Street and area churches announce summer programs including Bible school at 9:20 a.m. and sermons such as The Unseen and Unrealized Possibilities. Guest speaker Sale Ve Alexander of Osaka, Japan, will discuss missionary work. Services cover St. Peter's Catholic Church, United Brethren, First Baptist, Diamond Street M E, Mount Zion Baptist, Central Christian, and more with Sunday schools, youth meetings, and Father’s Day observances scheduled.
Parish and church leaders schedule a Sabbath observance at the Jing Memorial Church tomorrow morning. The service includes hymns and prayers led by church officials. Attendance is open to all congregation members and visitors.
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