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Salvation Army, ' Will Ha 1jSee ,or Nursery Childrei W T-Other Parties Planned. W . titty little poor girla'wlU be I . ttneits ol th6 Quota Club on Chri 5-j ,mn Day: there will be a Chrl mae tree and Santa Claua will t tribute presents to the children 6- the; Salvation Army Nursery, a the day will be obierved ape prtately In' the Bogle Settlemi HLHodSe In Maple avenue, In Cc oepltal , and In Fairmont St) B* Ulpltal, Btj,','f)The party ot the Quota Club v K )e held Christmas afternoon In I auditorium of the Y. W. C. I mand wi"<n ^arg? Iittee. ot which the following i JiilberB: Miss Mary DeVol, cbi lap, Miss Margaret J. LAths [1st Anna Tripp, Miss Bertie 1 island Miss Lucie Ford. The little girls who will ho sue f the club are being selected [las Ruth Heintselman, sch fir?,fahd they will be Invited rrjttan Invitations, distributed te toachers ot the elty schools, SThe money from the charity b rhlch the club held recently In 1 'elrmont Hotel, wlUJje used to anjp the party, and there will (mrlstmas tree, prettily decora: rltb tinsel, and bright colored ba nd Santa ClattB will be presi (Stake the glfb from the tree ? Mtrlbute them; and there will ddfeV.and a pair of gloves for et lltl~ girl. ' Refreshments ot leam, cake,. fruit and candy v Ssfcslmllar party was held by i dub .last year, and It expects nuke It an annual affair. Write to Santa Claus. HSBpfe'sent' there are twenty-t ihtldren In the Salvntlon Ar Sursery, only five of whom are os. and they are busily cngag ach day, writing letters to Sar 'or of i course seme new toy nought of dally-whlch the child Dlnd wants so a follow-up lettet irlttpn, or ii postscript added. On .Christmas morning there t je,:a';tree In the nursery and Sai Blaus wlll-be there .alt dressed fls red suit,with-fur. to give av Lhp toys which he has placed ROn the' Thursday follow Iiiatraas an ontortalnment, c tins of songs and readings by rsery children, will be given I afternoon, and It, la expec jit'Santa Claua will be present Last year 125. baskets were f jftb'-^poor people of the city by 1 Ivation Amy before Chrlstm jLlthla year It -wiy be (lone ago > make this possible kettles, iich monetary contributions ir ^dropped, have been placed pr-strcets, and the money will [eft. In .buying food for the b [?s;v Ttye baskets will contain bilsed thicken. potatoes, toi fesf- -etarn, beans, celery onto lly, fruit, sugar, bread and c & The number of baskets to Vea" this year will be detcrmli those needing them, and P^ributlons received in the * K In the Hospitals [flEIhe day will be observed app rlately in the Engle Settlonu louse, and the hostesses will 8S& Fred Helmlck, Mrs. W. *ed, Mrs. Alex Ribeidaffer, M T. J. Boydston, Mrs. A. D. Cri Irs. Dent Powell and Mrs. E. At the Fairmont State Hospi Sere Will he a tree, either jnHstmas morning or Christn ye,'for the Children who are II Santa Claua -will ) , distribute the gl will piece onlt, and tb present lor every ch rheh tho dinner is serv be a special treat of so isch patient. [stmas eve the nurses jital will have a tree, i on it their presents r, and a nice Chrlstu II be served at noon Day to all the patie ble to oat It. ICIAL EVENTS nued from page five. 1 e olub will give to nei dren during the hollda hrSe covers were laid ? mo invtiaui nan m cnargB Miss Berta Lucas, and the ur IK "offered was awarded to Mrs. W n Wee-Fit to Meet Br Mrs. C. G. Rtggs will enterti K tie Wee-Fu Cluff at 2:30 o'ck 'tomorrow afternoon In her ho j?InvMapIe avenne. Engagement Announced Efc-,'Announcement' has been mi HSpi the engagement of Miss M jRKffaret May Mathers of Morgi I, town and George' Milton Barrs w "of Man, W. Va. The announcemi ft was made on Saturday at a pa B'rtof, pretty appointments at whi I Mrs.- Max Mathers, her moth BAmaa hostess at .her home In Mi ISt-gantown. Miss Mathers was gn HtKiuted from Mount De Chan M^Apademy and was also a studi Ifl- at West Virginia University. She IHRa member of the Alpha XI De UBSdrbrlty and ls also .a' member ft the Col. -Evans Chapter of the IR?uR.Mr. Barrack 1s a son of 1 h ..and Mrs. William Barrack HBajwh* W.'Va., and was gradual B W 'ftR the Greepbrler Mints I Haca clergy at Lewlsburg. He. also i led West Virginia Unlvena; rhoon^^'^W.'. present being superintendent at' ve the Man Mining Co., at Man, W. , Va. X Miss Mather* Is well knowh In this cltjr, baring frequently visited here as the guest of Miss Louise Burns at her home On Looust ave"b0 he ? !'!* Married Sunday. The marriage ot Carlo Mocela and Mies Sarah Securro was solemnized ? at St Joseph's Catholic Church at 11 o'clock Sunday morning. Koir?' lowing the ceremony a wedding dinner wat served at the home of f the bride's parents, after which the u afternoon and evening was spent In dancing. They have taken up the,.' ' residence at the homb of the bride's 'n.e parents. A. ^ 'The Voloe of West Virginia.* ... Plans were formulated for the sale of "The-Voice of West Vlfim glnla" at a meeting of the commitra', tee, In charge ot selling the booklot, ?whlch was complied, an'd pub,tS Itshed by. the Business and Proteehv slonal Women's Club ot this city Q-< iui tuv aunQ,iouoraiiuu, xne duuk, bv which wu attractively prepared, u by a beautiful affair, and "ono of them should be In the bands of every a|, loyal cltlsen of West Virginia and ,h: should be aent aleo to other etates n. In order that the state which ij b. beautifully displayed In the booklot may bo advertised far and ... near." .The hook has been publlshed at considerable ' exponse and must be sold In order to defray. , these .expenses. At the General . Federation of Women's and Pro, fesslonal Women's Clubs ,beld at Chattanooga, Tenn., last summer, | the book was regarded as the moat [b? I attractive souvenir given out. The r federation' of the state gave the books as stfuvenlrs at a big exponse In doing- Its bit In putting West Virginia before the states of the Union in Its true light. The boot b' only costs 75 cents and Is worth lots moro. It can be obtained from , ' the membors of tbe'elub or from .' the Fairmont Printing Co. I h Mrs. Hlby Entertains Mrs. Chester Pi Hlgby was hosrlll toss toth o members of thd Travelat.i ers' Club at her homo In South In Park In Morgantown yesterday, ray the moetlng beginning at 5 o'clock, on Continuing the study of India tbo particular Bubject for discussion Ing \vas?"The Religions of India," led on- by Mrs. Del Roy Richards. Asslsttho Ing Mrs. Richards were Mm. Madia Ibou Slathers, who gave an intertel cstlng talk on tho subject of Mohai ainmedanlsm, and Mrs. Friend E. Clark, who told of soma of.the cus[Iv toins of Buddhism, the Mrs. L. D, Arnett read au Interas. bating paper dn "The Social I.lfo ile. and Customs of the Hindi/." At in tho close of tho meeting the meminv hers hold a delightful'social sesoa slon and Mrs. Hlghby sor.ved reho rreshuients of an enjoyable nasi ture.?Morgan New Dominion, i a * ni' Mrs. Morgan Entertains n5- Mrs. E. F. Morgan,, tho charni!?f* Ing hostess at tho executive manslon, -was at home yesterday ufterI?1 noon between the hours ot 3 and 8. Monday afternoon has beon re:9' sorvod b Mrs. Morgan for her formal at home days for tho winter season.?Charleston .Mall, ru^ ?_J |[ PERSONALS I UmilUW??3BTW IBM??to a Oscar Sargeint has returne.l , from a visit with relatives In m. Clarksburg. on R. M. Hlte was a recent visitor 118 In Morgantown. , PA" Mrs. Ray Robinson has returned be (rom Clarksburg, where she visit Its, e(i her sister, Mrs.wO. L. Bland. Mrs. W. B. StucR of Grafton Is lid. visiting frienda here. efl. Mrs. Anno Vo'ckrodt left Suntne day for Pittsburgh where she vls, Ito'd with relatives and left there or today for Niagara Falls, N. Y? tail where she will spend the holidays for with her son, Rrank Vockrodt. ias Bnd family. She will be Joined on there next week by her daughter, nl? . -9 GSfc Jl S/x -?' 1 During tor ^ ,of ffi 30x x/2 Goodyear 1 . i Casings ....,.... 30x3V2 Tubes ... ?m W> 30x3y2 Weed Cha me ^ Piimns. Tirft fJanc rS sories, at R? ? $ Alcohol 7< ick > * "y M Some of these. A S? Appreciated If CENTRAL h ll CORPO | $ 419 OGD ?t- PHOT | : seVeiuweeka."' Judge Showaltar ' accompanied the bodies ot hie parents. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Showalter to Smithfleld. Fa., list night, came on here and returned there today with other members ' ot the Bh'owalter family to attend the funeral which took place this afternoon. Mrs,, Jennie Engle, who has been seriously ill for several 1 months at her home on Walnut avenue, Is not so well c; this time. Her daughter, Mrs. Harry . Dobson of Wheeling, wjlf come here soon to see her. M(ss Jean BUllngslea has returned from Morgantown where she spent the week-end, attend- , ing the Delta Tan Delta dance . there Saturday night. . Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Smith are 1 spending several days lit Hew I York City: \ , | Mrs. H. B. Ferguson of Bmer- ] son streets Is a patient at St. Mary's Hospital in Clarksburg. ' Mrs., Brooks Fleming, Jr., and > her sister. Miss Ann Boggesa .ot I .Clarksburg, are spending'several : days In New York . i Walton Miller, Frank Haas, ; Jack V. Blair and Harry B. Clark were registered recently at the Bellvue-Stratford Hotel In Philadelphia. > Mrs. Harry Beatty and Mrs Harry Clark of Mannlngton and' the former's guest, Miss Mary Iluttencutter of Parkersburg, were In the city yesterday as the guests of Mrs, Carl Beatty. Miss Iluttencutter was! en route to her home at Parkersburg. Edward Offner, son of Dr. J. E. Offner, 1b 111 with diphtheria at his home on Front street. Frank L. Wilson, president of the Clarksburg Casket Co.* of Clarksburg, Is a business visitor In this city today. v I Mrs. George Fletcher Is able to jbe out after a severe illneas at jher home on Qulnoy street. 1 - Miss Mary Jean Howard, little daughter of Dr. and Mrs. L. F. I Howard, Is recovering from ah 111-: ness with tonsolltls at her home on Madison street, s BENEFIT PLAN TO START JANUARY 1 The Monongahola Employea Association, composed of the tnen and women of tho M. P. &,R. Co., which was started at the "annual. juuuuK una year, wiu a tart uinci- 1 I ioning the first of the year, accord| Ing to a decision of the board of . directors at a mooting held yester- ; day. Dues are $1 a month and are i collected from tho payroll lists. Sick and accidents beenfits are *2 ; a day for twenty.-alx weekb. When the organization has a membership j of 500. a death asscsment of 60 , conts a member will be made : whenever a, death id the organ!- , ; ration pccurs, and this silm wl'.l go to the beneficiary. Sam E. Mil-f: ller is chairman of tho board and! I tho other officers arc B. F. Halsey, s.vlce chairman, and Earl 11. Smith, secretary and treasurer. , r.KAL ESTATE THAASFEltS The following real estate trans. fers have been-filed In the office 1 of County Clerk Lee N. Salter- 1 field for recording. 1 Mountain State Oil Gas Seiv. , ice Co., to the Standard Oil Co., i a corporation: First, a parcel or real estato situate in block No. 67 of the Fairmont Development Co.'s addition to Fairmont; sec. ond, a parcel of real estate situate i at the intersection of Cleveland and Locust avenue; consideration 1 $1,000 and upwards. The deed! bore 966.50 in stamps, indicating a ritnalHornHftn nf ttd RAA ? V, James E. Barnes and others to George W. Barnes, three pareeli of real estate situate near the Tygarts Valloy River In Marlon County containing 143 acres more or less; consideration 37,004. Mary M. Dlckerson and husband to Frank B. Dlckerson, a parcel of land In Emerson street city; con. Blderatlon 33,000. icial Holidays 1 Pathfinder jW o nn w. :...i|>O.VU $1.80 3a! ins ,....$4.00 e and Small Accesiduced Prices. " 0c per Gal. |f rticles Would Be ^ Holiday Gifts ? ^ MOBILE 1 RATION I EN AVE. ? *E 629 J2> 'The Pirates of Penzanoe' Ex* p'ected to .Score Big Hit iariuary 18 and 19. . A tentative cut h'u been select* sd.tor "The Pirates ot Penisnoe", he Gilbert and Lulltvan opera to X fiven at' the Fairmont High School the evenings ot January U md 19. Two/ or more peredni lave been selected tor "practically svery part, in"'order thaf'duringN rehearsals the directors may have he opportunity ot selectlnc the beet talent the high school has to itter, rather than to pick the cut Immediately,r Practice In the work s also a motive for secnrlnc nore than one person for a part, die entertainment being given u i protect ot the boye and nlrla' llflfl ftltlhtl tif ls?a???n? ,, ,?a >uu IligtUUMUItl ' ''"he permanent selections mad? recently named Gordon Rosenmerkla aa Frederick Bnvd Pstter>on. the nlrate king: Joe Koaa 3amuel; Jackson Nutter. Malor Men Stanley;. Henry Thompson, tergeant of police; JMarthe JenaIns, Edith: Amelia Pollock. Isabel. The tentative cast Includes Josephine Tennaht and Kvelrn Ulard. who are trying for ;th? cart ot Mabel, one ot the major t laughters), Katherlno Tost end Virginia Fletcher are practicing the part of Kate, another ot tti? major's daughters. Virginia Hart ley. Eleanor Smith and Adolalo* Hawkins are working on the Part (>l Ruth. Frederick's miner* maid, who is lntlove with juua Choruses ot girls, pirate and police will assist In the work. An Interesting chase of the 'orthcomlng oerformanco Is tIliad that "The Pirate ot Pensmen" was recently presented a? the Scheuky High School In PttuDurgh. where a great success was tcored. Rehearsals have alreaor started at the local school undethc direction ot Miss Amy Ker rlo, dramatic Instructor, and Miss Pauline Kirk, in charge ~ Of the music department. , A display of the dramatic talent present In the high Bcbool. which has already bseii shown, was the characterisation ettocted In the presentation o! "Tea Glfc Horso" at the chapel program ?t 'Jjo school last week. The cast, which Included members of Miss Rlgglo's public speaking olass, reinstated of Pauline Barous, Jane Anawalt, Jane Cunningham. Ere lyn Allard. Gordon Roscnmerkle and Van Maler A'.tman. During the morning's program, -which win riven last Thursday, an address was made br Mrs. George Debet', Mrs. DeBolt's sublcct was "Tli# Value- of a High School Education (nr Everyone." Notes of Interest at the hurtschool at present Include the f&r.Ihat Mlas Bessie Jane Rend, llbr arlan. Is Btlll at hom% because uf her mother's Serious Illness. Mrs. Ray Huffman' is In charge of th? Ubrary with Miss EleOnoc MoWroy, a former high school graduate. as part-time assistant. Mlsa Helen Jackson, supervisor of art, and Miss Boyd,-head of the Latin department, were In 'Wash 1 Wrict V mm a m.%j i< m Our wrist watcbas wart bout 33 went into effect, making it 5K customers at least *3 and uj I LEATHER PC fij For moo and woman, made, fflj pocketbooks are" hand toole ^ carved In the latest styles ai V|J beautiful rtft ! not to be hi m . Pearls 32 Beautiful and luetroue jR with a white (old dla32 mond clasp. 3 Ivory and Shell Toilet Sets Jj The lrorjr and shell corns' blnation is the very new| LEE R. I ?f. "The Little Store Thi | JEW? |j Opposite the West domcVtlc5ac^n^'dopartment wu Hri and Un*' Wi - E. Becker and Miss Ira Hustead attended the Phi Beta Kanns annual n caption at President Trotter's home ' In Marian town Baturdar evening. Much Interest Is being centereo In the new gymnasium. AUhouga the board of education will not formally open It until some time In January, the basketball team starts practicing there this week. Several of the classes are planning to h?14 their Christmas par ties In the new gymnasium. This Is the tfetfoi for absence* In the high school. The' following indents have been out: William Grabs. Sarah Rock, Edith Bumpier, Grace Simpson. Gertrude Smith, LSWrence Plerson, Frances Victor, Alma Hunaaktr, Charles Nlcodemus. Helen Halley, Adelaide Hawklne, Mary Joe Coos wey, Josephine Tonnaut, Guorln Johnson, Kenneth Ball liuoy Fleming and William BlackMeadowbrook Man Kills a Man and Two Children James Olello of Mcadhrook la a prisoner In the Harrison Counts Jail awaiting a preliminary hearing on a charge of .having killed Joseph Onzrl, his brother In law. Guzzt'8 6-montha-old daughter and Tonat Dehaskl a 8-year-old nhlld. who was taking care of the haby. at the Quasi home Sunday (light. Olello was arrested by Clarksburg police at Northvlew, a suburb of that city, a few hours '.after the triple killing Sunday night, Oldllp had a grudge against his brotherin-law and while In a fit of angei Sunday night went to his home and killed the three persons. FREIGHTER AGROUND OFF COAST SIGHTED SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12?The British freighter Orterlo, carrying flftnJIwo nnseoe a noennnd a## |<e<auuo. OfelUUUU UlL | nth Rock on the California Coast, fifty miles north of Point Reyea, was sighted at 1:40 a. m. today by the steamer El Seghndo, according to a wireless message rcoelred at the Federal Telegraph Co., beach radio station here. The El Segundo left San Francisco last night to rescue the Ontario. The El Segundo reported that the grounded freighter was being pounded on a steep, coast and that it was unlikely any of the crew had gone ashore but that It would not be difficult to affect a rescue. WSler was roported to be coming into the hold of -the Ortodo. TREA8URY BILL REPORTED. WASHINGTON, ,D<c. 12.?In'roeord breaking time, the first annual appropriation bill of the present session of Congress, that for the Treasury'Department, was reported to the Senate today by the appropriations committee carrying an increase of $421,000 over the House total of $1,250,000, and the hill was passed last Saturday by the Hott.se. CITY ICE COMPANY i Phones 398 or 399 Merchant and Goff j Streets batches 1 ;ht before the new tariff bill JK possible tor us to sare our 9 wards on all wrist watches. 5} ICKETBOOKS | ft genuine leather. These |? d, hand laced and'hand" J* id designs a more useful or JS id for the price, $ Diamond Bar Fins 5j? Of white gold and platl nam Jori white gold set SJ with a lotely diamond. 'Sj Umbrellas jw * A Terr Muonible clft of 5$ beat quality silk with SB ultra smart handles, and J0 NESTOR I H it Gires Bit Valuta" K :orn Union Office ? gg Noted Actor, Author, -Soldier tb< and Diplomaf Slightly & Wounded by Bullet. ??' V . VALLETA, Malta, Dec. IV(By the Aesoctated Preu).? j Mason Mitchell Of New York, wh American consul oh the ialand of Ma Malta, "Waa shot and wounded to- coV day near Borracca. Hla assail- uj ant escaped, hut pursuit was 1m- v., mediately taken up. Mr. Mitchell for waa taken to a physician ""for ?er treatment "I know nohody who could mu have done this," exclaimed Mr. Mitchell as asslatunce came to him. ~ The -consul is described as per- ^ son a (rata here and he has taken MR keen Interest in the welfare of Mi the Island and Its people. The at* tjjf tack upon him has aroused Indl(- 32 nation. Mr. Mitchell was slightly 35 wounded, tbo bullet embedding It- 30 self. In bis coat He was taken to ma home where this afternoon Sf he was confined to his bed but hi with the expeotstlen that he ad would be about in a day or two. i ? Tbo sbootlng Is generally at- i 02 trlbuted to a madman. ijjGf Mason Mitchell has had a pic- fijjj turesqne career ss an actor, 35 writer, traveler, soldier and dl- 91 plomat. IM Born In Hamilton, N. Y., in Sfl 1859, he went on the Stage -nt M the age of 18 at the famous old ad Broadway theater in New York.t jR [He played with Edwin Booth, Si Lawrence Barfett, and John Mo-1 tf? Cullough, later becoming leading 32 man with Mme. Modlcska. Ho,if accompanied Mary Anderaon dur- JJ In* bor theatrical engagements gS in Great Britain. At one time he j.W| managed the Garrick Theater, 190 New York. |S* In tho Spanish War, he was a Jjfl member of Roosevelt's Rough; mj Riders and was wounded at the Wjf battle of Santiago. IBS He served as American consul 33 at Zanzibar, Chungking, China. and Apia, Samoa. When- the 3J World War broke out ho took 9B over the British and French ln-jw terests In German Samoa. He has! M traveled extensively through *> 8outh- America and the South Sd Sea Islands and has written ex-; 1$ tonslvely. i ?id While consul in Cork he nar-' BjJ The New ? Telephone Number $0 of g2 The West Virginian ffi is w I Two-Two Hundred jjg I I 1 i An A Christm Give PI||||PMj wil every d ^Quick 1\ Equipped'- with the f Oven Heat .Regulator, measures and controls t oven exactly. In the oven of a Loraii Range Mother can bake many fooda^-even a wf fectly, at one time anc attention-whatsoever. SI to do her- summer canni without having to stani stove. Let us demonstrate to advantages of Lorain-ei ... Meal . Gas-Ranges. We style, siae 'and finish 1 wujiucniu oiuiowuaa m and'tranaforms her ki . pleasant,place .for, work. r ' ' ' ' ' LO&A OVEN H w _BEGULA Fairmont RETAIL DEPT. Being led to heir the challenge, and > eoldlera levelled their rifles ' ip&ratory to tiring. Tie manSr of tit Hibernian Beak at i rib mho happened to witoeaa i incident, ruahed out In front ; the aoldlera exclaiming, "Don't >ot, tint It tie American, con- 1 ." The ririet were lowered and i wai Allowed to proceed. , 'j MC NEELY PINED IS j Ohn McNeoljr ot Boat Side. ' 0 waa nciedUled to be tried lu i glltrnte H. R. Mtugrove'e irt Wednesday on w.eharga at i nulling and beating Audry Mo- 1 ciy, bit daughter .appeared boe the macletrate yesterday atnoon and entered a plea ot t ;lty .to tie charge. Magjgtrats i itgrave Imooeed a fine 6t |5 1 costs, wblcb McNeely paid. ' 1898 GIFT JE HEADQU ' ? We can help you mal by aiding you to select In buying gifts here yc norrfy as well as good dise has a threefold a good reputation of c (the attractive appea and future: (the wi will give.) You decide on tile gi duce your choice at a a pleasant surprise. \ . line of diamonds, wati glass, leather goods ai SHOP E Riheldaffi Br JEW1 |; 308 Main ll-Year-R< as Gift for P / .MOTHER a gift I make her -heart re; ay in the year! Giveh leal Gas amous Lorain a device that he heat, of the .. J.i ^-equipped Gas i, roast or boil Ip? lOle meal?perr 1 1 without any IT , lie will be able *V| ng in the oven |RS? i over the hot you'the many || \7^ quipped Quick have just the U that makes a ' ft for Mother, j Itchen into a . . I IN /??fB\ sss Wall Plas 31( ; ; y - ' {V r) last n;^ 5? 1922 K WELRY | ? ARTERS 1 <e Christmas marry ranee of the trift);^ A"|jjjj ownneia | 3LERS Street " >. j|~" 1 Lother v.-f'SsiS3H rfl kj^M ' i?/ i i^m^^SHiTi i -I esa3fl i>?$'"ilif I || I . V* : 'if ' W^lllsilffilffll^B * 5>AV m4tUt?a.wyeeedUlwel I UJ -H-1 5K fcra-r ?i?.i5rfy- v&gfl MONROE ST.