The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1867-07-25
An.1et.n rational Cemetery.

A,tte4.rz national Cemetery.
HAsEEsTowS, Nd, July s, 81
p,se.edEaEzt eT a zeetl11 EeEd n Wa1k-
tz1so1 Cry On As I'd tasf-, by ne C0u5-
Ssa:tes If 4Fra8SeRSaL fo@ he DedLeg-
sSo4 Fl Lts 4stSSS1E HctiOAaf Cssse-
~=
ne COnuittse consisting Of Or. J.
z. snodgrssz- OF Kew York City; Gen
james S. Seziey, Of Pittsburgh, Pa
/ Hon g. L Cranmer, Of Wheeling, W.
/ Va; Gen z Shrver, o! Baltimore
( City, Nd; John J. Bsgisy. Esq, Of
I Detroit, Michizsn; Henri zEdEards,
I Esq. of Boston, Nasz-; and Thomas 4.
Z Boaut, OF HAgsrscOEn, Nd OF TIE
above named gentlemen thsrs we're
present. NssErs- SpoaEras<, SsSlsE,
I Crznner, Shriver, and BouAL
Mr.. SrodgrEss took the CbEirr ano
Z called the meeting 10 order. On mo
zion, Thos- A. BoullI was appointed
( Secretary.
I solysd that this CommitIes proceed NJ
once to arrange the programme, ara
make all oIhsF preparations Tor me
I Dedication Of The Cemetery grounds On
ne I'm Of September next
To facilitate The work Of this Com nit
I ta-- Il vas on motion resolved that SUB
/ con niitees be appointed, sod thsiE
Z duty 20 some extent be defined In far
4 therancs Of ihis motion, Cen NeEIsE
IVES appointed Chairman of the Com
roittes ON Military Arrangements.
Gen Shdver Ess appointed Chair
man Of the Comuittes 10 confer with
the Government al Washington, Heads
Of Departments. and Presidents OF
RsiIrosd Companies
DE-. Snod1rass was appointed Chair
man Of the Com mittee ofIny!tstion and
Correspondence
Mr. C.anDer was appointed Chair
man of the Committse on Local Az
engagements, 70 whom vas assigned the
4 ntY ofpFoVidiog the necs ssery music
erecting stands, &c.
Thomas A Boullt, Esq, was appoint
cd Chairman Of the Committee Of InvI-
tation foc the Masonic fraternity and
o;her Civic Associations.
II was then ordered that the Chair
man Of each Sub commute be authori-
ZJei 70 add TO his Committee the mem
bers Of the Committees OF Arrangement,
and such other Trustee as ne may dem
necessary.
on motion Of Gen, Segley, it was re-
solved. that the Secretary of War Dc
invited TO cooperate with the Commit
tse ofATrangementi in the furthsrancs OF
;heir purpose, and that Gen. Shriver be
delegated 20 convey 10 him the wishes
Of this committee.
On motion, il was ResotUed, That the
Governors Of the contiguous States Of
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia and
Psnnsylvspia, are hereby earnestly
and respectfully requested indiyidu al
for the accomplishment of the object
desired.
on motion, ResoEusd, That the grand
theme furnished by this occasion be
thrown open TO all the Poets Of the
country, in the belief that they will
cheerf1lIy contribute 10 its patriotic IN
yereztE. Poems of not less than two
hundred lines are accordingly solicited,
from which the one deemed the most
meritorious and appropriate will be Sc
iected, 20 be read at the dedication but
no publicity of the authors names, II
to be made among the proceedings or
otherwise, without the consent of the
writers. In accordance with the above
resolution, the Chairman, DR.. j. L.
Snodgrass, WIS authorized TO open cor.
respoDdeDcs with the Poets of the
country.
ResoIUed, That the Chairman OF this
/ Committee be requested to extend
Z special invitations to his Excellency
Z Andrew johnson, President of the
( United States; the members Of his Cab
/ met; the members of Congress, General
| Grant, Gen. Sherman, Gen. Mcclellan,
Ex-Governor Bradford, Gov. Swami
Z Hon. John w. Garrett; all the Gov
J ernOrs and EK. Governors and LeglslH-
I lures OF the States having Union dead
I on Antietam Battle Field.
ReBoLUed, That the Committee dc
I hereby extend general Invitation 10
| all the officers and men of the army and
navy who participated in the Var for
the UHi0H; the Governors, Ex-Gover-
nors and Legislatures OF all the States
the Mayors and City Authorities oil
Washington, Baltimore, New York
Boston, Philadelphia. Pittsburg, Har'
risbuTg, Cincinnati, Chicago, st. Louis
and other principal cities
| Il WIS resolved, that when this Com.
/ mittee adjourn, 1t be to meet at the call
OF the Chairman, who Will name the
/ time and place. On motion. adjourned.
THos. a. BoULLT, Secretary.