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MINING^feJOURNAL.
J. HENSON ODER, Editor.
FROSTBURG, MD. AUGUST 31,1912
Home-Coming Week.
Sunday
Four church-bells rang about 7
o'clock Sunday morning, but not in
unison.
Many Home-Comers had arrived
during the night and the streets soon
echoed to exchanges of welcome, salu
tation and admiring commendation of
the beauties of decoration.
Former pastors occupied four pul
pits and the churches were crowded
to the limit. One lady led 17 visiting
relatives from her home to her church.
The sermons, reminiscent in plot,
nevertheless contained words of ap
peal to the sinful and comfort to those
who feel they have been accepted.
The afternoon was given over to
sight-seeing, renewal of old acquain
tanceships, and similar diversions.
The churches were again filled and
the Gospel preached as a message of
saving import.
Monday
All day the tide ebbed and flowed to
and from the Junior Order Park.
At 10j4 o’clock a. m. the Reception
Committee, Dr. Timothy Griffith,
chairman, took charge of the Pavilion
and escorted the visiting celebrities
to the speakers’ grotto.
Here Mayor John J. Price, repre
senting the town, bade all Home-
Comers welcome.
Hon. David J. Lewis, Congressman,
spoke for the county in the same in
terest.
Hon. William H. Ruppel, of Somer
set, Pa., a native of Frostburg who
left when he was three years old, ex
pressed the pleasures of the Home-
Comers in eloquent terms.
So also Rev. V. F. Schmitt, of
Washington, D. C., long time pastor
of St. Michael’s Church.
Then Roy E. McCardell and C. B.
Ryan, of New York City, entertained
the great audience with addresses
characteristically humorous.
The German Arion Baud furnished
several selections during the proceed
ings which were vigorously applaud
ed, and Miss Alice McCardell, of New
York, accompanied by Prof. Robert
Roese, of Germany, on the piano, ren
dered a violin gem in well-nigh non
pareil style—so sweetly that it evoked
an encore so strenuous that they yield
ed in a selection yet more delightful.
The afternoon and evening were
dedicated to hand-shaking, sight-see
ing, reminiscences, and many enjoyed
a close game of base-ball between a
team from Thomas, W. Va., and
Frostburg, latter winning by 6 to S.
The display of relics, too, in two
halls of the new addition to Beall High
School, drew much attention and
study. Articles over 300, 200 and 100
years are numerous in proportion to
their youth, and each is a certificate
to its antiquity that cannot be dis
puted.
Two balloon ascensions—first at 6,
second about p. m., drew an im
mense concourse to the Park.
During the evening, on Union street
particularly, under the blaze of thous
ands of electric lights and flutter of
flags, the carnival reigned supreme.
The clatter of noisy toys, showers of
“confetti,” and other teasy evolutions
were exchanged. One elderly gentle
man told the Journad that an equally
elderly lady' swept his whiskers clean
with a tissue-paper tickler.
Tuesday
This was Industrial Parade Day,
and the manifestations of interest be
gan early.
About 10 % a. m. the various fea
tures assembled, and under the mar
shalship of Messrs. Otto Hohing, sr.,
and Horace G. Evans, took their as
signed places in line, organizing on
Eckhart Flat, first division as follows :
German Arion Band, 36 strong, first
place, followed by former members:
Frederick Pfeiffer, of the United
States Marine Band, Washington, D. C.
William E. Noel, of Tunnelton, W.
Va.
R. Mason Hill, of Cumberland.
Thomas Jones, of Homestead, Pa.
Charles B. R3 r an, of New York City.
Philip Krause, of North Carolina.
Thomas Gunter, of Missouri.
James J. Price, of VanEear, Ky.
Alvin Nickel, Adam Krause, William
Gunter, C. P. Offman, James H. Fuller
and Peter Pressman, of this place.
The line of floats—in full and detail,
could hardlj r be excelled for taste and
beauty anywhere. It was a display
which “distances” newspaper descrip
tion. Moreover, the Journau has time
only for enumeration :
1, A floral chariot, small and pure
white, drawn bj' a Shetland pon} T
geared in jeweled harness, labeled
“E. E. Betz,” and driven by his tiny
daughter—Miss Josephine.
2, TheH. B. Shaffer Company’s float,
mostly millinery, Miss Kate Spates
commanding.
3, Several German coaches typical
of M. W. Race’s big livery establish
ment.
4, Again millinery by Mrs. Patrick
O’Rourke —not extensive, but pretty.
5, “D. J. Betz, the Pioneer Jeweler,
1871—1912,” was the inscription which
distinguished a small float, trimmed
in purple and white.
6, The H. G. Evans livery display
was made up of several floats, one
drawn by “Mutt & Jeff” —a giant
draught-horse and a pygmy pony—in
humor the real thing. This feature
was very noticeable.
7, Walter Engle, dairyman.
8, J. C. Wilson & Son, grocers —a
pretty business show.
9, D. E. Rees, meat market.
10, The H. B. Shaffer Company’s
grist-mill float —all grindable grains
shown.
11, The J. B. Williams Company’s
big exhibit, comprising four sections
representative of all departments of
the marble and granite business, per
sonated by workers and embellished
by pretty girls.
Herein came the second division,
Irving E. Prichard, marshal, and es
corted by the Frostburg City Band,
equipped with 35 resonant pieces.
12, Eouis Stanton, hardware—a prac
tical illustration of the business of
tool-working.
13, Fuller Brothers, brick-layers and
builders.
14, A luxurious bed-room on wheels
—Frostburg Furniture Company.
15, Brady Brothers, brick and cement
workers.
16, Another bed-room a la sleeper
car—an index to Jacob Hafer’s big
furniture store.
17, The new Citizens National Bank
—in miniature, came along and a gen
tleman who looked like a “Hero of
’76” scattered from the surplus sever
al thousand cents, many now treas
ured by the finders as “good-luck”
symbols.
18, A large float illustrating the
Carey roofing was sponsered by J.
Johnson & Son.
19, Daniel W. Warn, of Avilton, in
Garrett county, made one place prom
inent by filling it with a complicated
machine which he styles “a manure
spreader,” an important office on a
farm.
20, Charles F. Betz, up-to-date gro
cer, furnished “a float in sunflower”
—Maryland colors, yellow and black.
21, A massive float, in white, drawn
by five pairs of iron-gray horses, gaily
decorated and plumed, bore the sign
—“First National Bank.” A cube of
gold, imitation of a million-dollar nug
get, indicating the size of the assets,
stood out boldly. Each side of the
float was picketed by two soldiers
from Washington’s contingent of
Braddock’s army, while on the sum
mit rode the president, Roberdeau
Annan, scattering 4,000 equal frac
tions of S4O.
22, Seeing the five pairs of horses
of the First National Bank, H. V.
Hesse, superintendent of the Consoli
dation Coal Company, went three
pairs better, in all 16 stalwart animals
pulling a mine-car loaded with four
tons of world-famous Big Vein coal.
The same number of miners, typical
of that heroic class, marched along
side the horses, all commanded by
Eouis Race, farm foreman. This was
a telling display of industrial force
and result.
23, Hotel Gladstone—an out-door
dining-room and table exploited by
six waiters of color, Eewis M. Biggs
“saying grace, ’ ’ singing, speaking and
laughing—“yas, sah!”
24, The Frostburg Brewery, whose
beer is the only exhilarating product
made from Frostburg’s incomparable
supply of mountain water.
25, A four-horse float, draped in
black and yellow, marked “Tuvin’s,”
differentiated it from the prevailing
colors.
26 and 27—The Hitchins Brothers
Company, one showing porch furni
ture. “Old Hickory” pattern; the
other a seven-story stairway carrying
the store’s 21 pretty salesladies, each
protecting herself from wind and sun
by wearing a parasol of lavender and
white. This was one of the most im
pressive features of the long line.
28, The town’s street-cleaning
equipment, appropriately decorated.
Messrs. J. W. Shea, Owen E. Porter
and Charles Dillon led the third di
vision, including the Boys Band of 26
instrumentalists.
29, An automobile, disguised as a
ship of single mast—an idea ingenious
in conception and execution.
30, Peter Wright, butterine—a float
appropriately embellished.
31, Frank C. Beall, “the hardware
veteran,” was represented by a deco
rated auto carrying the well-known
“Big Blue Bell.”
32, An auto trimmed with bird plum
age, floral symbols and carrying sev
eral good-looking salesladies, re
minded the vast throng of Mrs. C. E.
Eong’s millinery store.
33 and 34, Two attractive pianos in
one, advertising matter in the other
told a two-fold story for W. F. Fred
erick, Cumberland.
35, Bell Telephone Company—a
wireless car, probably, but it looked
like an “exchange” equipped for busi
ness. The two ladies and a little boy
in attendance helped to complete the
ensemble of an office force.
36, The Cumberland Brewing Com
pany’s float was stocked with all
varieties of its make from “the beautj r
drink” up to “the beneficial tonic.”
Wednesday
This was Firemen’s day and the
only day which did not fully meet ex
pectations.
The home company was, of course,
well represented; so also the Eonacon
ing companjq but Cumberland sent
up about six, and everywhere else
sent none.
The crowd attended, however, and
the enthusiasm manifested were worth
witnessing.
The Frostburg City Band led the
Good-Will Fire Company, of Eonacon
ing; the Boys’ Band the contingent
from Cumberland, and the Italian
Show Band the home company.
The drills and races were dropped
from the program, and the afternoon
and evening diversions indulged and
enjoyed.
Frostburg won the base-ball game
from Eonaconing' by 4 to 1.
Thursday
The great event of this day, if not
of the week, was the Historic and
I Civic Parade.
Forming on East Union street, well- ]
nigh the entire town was traversed.
Under control of several marshals
and numerous policemen, mounted
j and unmounted, the numbers moved [
about as follows, beginning with the
first division:
1, German Arion Band.
2, Knights of Columbus representa
tion of the Landing of Columbus,
and —
3, Ladies Auxiliary of Knights of
Columbus.
4, Independent Order of Red Men,
mounted, 22 members and 2 floats.
5, Continental Army—ss blue coats.
6, British Army, 60 red coats.
7, Leading vocalists “Heroes of
‘76,” and—
8, Chorus singers, Continental uni
forms.
9, Veterans of the Federal and Con
federate armies in two floats, flanked
and guarded by veterans of the Span
ish War—members of the Army and
Navy Union of Eonaconing.
Second division:
10, Boys’ Band.
11, Fifty Boy Scouts of Carlos, in
khaki uniform.
12, Red-Cross float, and—
-13, Nautical float, designed by Dr.
F. E. Clymer and contributed by the
town of Midlothian, escorted by a
numerous body of girls and boys at
tired in pure white.
14, Pageant of Nations, symbolized
by 200 girls and boys attired in Ger
man, Irish, Welsh and Scotch fashions.
15, Uniformed Rank Knights of
Pythias leading 60 members of the
Order.
16, Knights of Malta—so strong,
and—
-17, Ancient Order of Hibernians—3o
in line.
Third division.
18, Frostburg City Band.
19, Two local Councils of the Junior
Order of United American Mechanics.
20, B. P. O. Elks float,' commanded
by Miss Mabel Speir—a beautiful ex
hibition of taste and skill.
21, Royal Neighbors of America.
22, The Trinity Club —32 young men
uniformed in black, and carrying toy
canes, with which some graceful evo
lutions were executed.
23, Civic Club float, wherein pretty
girls attired in white over-matched an
environment of bright pink flowers.
24, Two automobiles of officers of
Eoj T al Order of Moose, supported by
40 members of the Order on horseback.
Third division:
Italian Band, 16 pieces.
25, “Mutt & Jeff” again.
26, W. C. T. U. float, surmounted by
a globe and resonant of temperance
songs bj T children’s voices.
27, Several carriages carrying the
descendants of the Frost family, now
■ scattered and hailing from Shade
Mills, Grantsville and Cumberland,
this State; Uniontown and Pittsburg,
Pa.; Huntingdon and Clarksburg, W.
Va.; Portland, Oregon, and Kansas
City, Mo., about 20 in all. This was a
: number of the parade which was
warmly welcomed all along' the line.
28, A buggy carrying Thomas Hum
. berston, 94 years old, the town’s oldest
citizen, and Peter Knieriem, not so
old.
29, A Conestoga wagon of ante
, railroad days, and —
30, A stage-coach of the pattern a
century ago.
This parade was an immense suc
cess. It was not only all that was
designed as a historic and civic pa
geant, but in many respects spec
tacular in the highest degree. A
Home-Comer who has resided in Pitts
burg many years told the Journae
that he had never seen anything of
the kind in that city that equaled it.
He later recalled this remark special
ly and applied it generally to the great
week as a whole.
The afternoon was given to diver
sions in the Park, notably the tourna
ment.
This function was officered as fol
lows:
Marshal—Dr. J. C. Cobey.
Aids —F. H. Schreiber and W. C.
Manley.
Heralds—Owen E. Porter and J. W.
. Shea.
Eight Knights registered as rollows:
Palo—James Rankin.
Red, White and Blue—Alvin Race.
Shamrock —Eugene Chambers.
Centennial—William H. Evans.
Rockwood—Cecil Engle.
Dreamland —Charles Zimmerly.
White Wings—Clayton Wade.
Orman —Eouis McCulloh.
D. Eindley Sloan, of Cumberland,
delivered the charge to the Knights in
eloquent, forceful words.
The contest, a spirited affair, re
sulted in winnings in order as follows:
1, Knight of Centennial.
2, Knight of Rockwood.
3, Knight of Red, White and Blue.
4, Knight of White Wings.
Honors awarded:
Queen of Love and Beauty—Mrs.
Adolph Frey.
First Maid of Honor—Miss Pearl
Engle.
Second Maid of Honor —Miss Hilda
Race.
Third Maid of Honor—Miss Mar3'
Belle Martin.
Prof. Oliu R. Rice, of this place, de
livered the coronation address in his
usual strong style.
GREAT
Winchester
Fair
Sept. 10, 11, 12, 13, 1912
SENSATIONAL
AEROPLANE FLIGHTS
Wednesday and Thursday
$3,000 in Racing Purses. Will
far surpass all previous exhi
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railroads.
ROBT. WORSLEY
| Winchester, Va. Secretary ;
William H. Evans’ triumph also won
the silver loving cup.
Cecil Engle was awarded the Eng
lish saddle; —
Alvin Race the English bridle, and—,
Clayton Wade the English crop.
When the tournament program
closed Prof. Rice introduced the Bentz
town Bard of the Baltimore Sun, and
this gentleman, after a short intro
duction, recited in charming manner
two original poems of boyhood ex
periences which delighted hundreds
of auditors. The latter reading was
in response to a noisy encore. Eater
very many crowded him with a shake
hand festival.
While the tournament was in Prog
ress other portions of the Park were
also busy. A great balloon ascension
-double-parachute equipment, thrilled
and excited all, and the songs of a
children’s chorus could also be heard.
In fact, the whole Park was alive with
action, with two games of base-ball
“over the fence” to boot.
The “Has-Beens” of Eonaconing
and Frostburg, too impatient to wait
for the scheduled game to-day, locked
horns early during the afternoon,
played a close, and Frost
burg won—3 to 2.
Later Midland defeated Frostburg
by 8 to 1.
Probably the most distinctive of
social affairs during the evening was
the function extended by the Elks to
Home-Comers. For at least three
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