The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1871-10-21
R,.otion of omcers-Next Place
Of Meeting.
Letters. Speeches. Poems

Yesterday was tho SECOND and last day
OF the reunion Of the Society OF the Army
OF West Virginia. Our city was nIled
with people from far and near, who came
TO witness the ceremonies, which were oil
an interesting character. Many Of the
old soldiers of the late army gathered
hero and greeted their comrades with
whom they fought yearS ago, but O
whom they have since heard NO tidings
Old friendships were renewed and new
ones formed, that will last through many
70. unions. Old comrades in arms talked
and almost lived over many scenes and
Incidents Of their soldier life,
We believe there were as many here to
take part as the most Sanguino expected
and when the crowd assembled in front
OF the Court House, at tho appointed
hour, $50 A, N, it was thought that the
procession would be something immense
but when the column formed it was found
that not more than one out Of every five
Of those who should have done so, fell in
line. AS the column moved, however, 1t
made a good show, being nearly two
squares In length. They marched through
the city, following the route laid down In
the programme, and reached the Fair
Grounds on the Island about 10 o'clock.
The procession broke ranka and
took possession OF the grand stand,
and in q few minutes tho meet
ting was called to order by Gen.
DuvAl. The first business In order
being election Of officers, nominations for
President were declared In order. Col.
Lawrence, Of Ohio Gen. Hayes, Of Ohio;
Gen. Kennedy, OF Ohio; and Gen. Duval,
OF West Virginia, were nominated. Gen.
Kennedy withdrew In neatlittle speech,
seconding tho nomination Of Gen. r. B.
Hayes, who was, thereupon, elected by
reclamation.
Nominations for Vice. Presidents WP
then declared in order. Gen. h H. Nil.
roy, Of Indiana; Gen. WEI, Reynolds, OF
New York; Cof-W. s. Lincoln, Of MaSIa.
chusettQ; and Col. Cole, Of Maryland,
being the only nominations from those
States, they were also, on motion, elected
by reclamation. . .' a-
Nominations for West Virginia, Penn.
sylvania and Ohio, were then made, and
an election entered into. The following
were elected: Mai. o. @. sCoaeld, Of West
Virginia; Gen. R. P. Kennedy, Of Ohio;
and Capt. J. p. Hart, Of Pennsylvania.
Captain G. ]. Itawling was elected
Corresponding Secretary, Captain John
II. shuttlesworth, Recording Secretary,
and Captain John Carlin, Treasurer
Lieutenant Clarkson moved that the re.
firing President ana Secretary write to
the officers elcct-not present-and inform
; them Of their election. Carried.
A special committee, consisting Of
Messrs ClarksOn, Hart, Kennedy, Burt
and Rawling was appointed TO report to
the meeting whether It was advisable to
select place for the next session or leave
It for the executive committee. After a
recess, during which the band diScoursed
most excellent music, the committee nom.
mated the cities Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio, and
Washington, Pennsylvania, for the next
session. The report was adopted, and .
ballot entered into, which resulted In the
selection Of GAINESVILLE.
On motion Il was resolved that 4 copy
Of the constitution and bylaws Of the 80.
ciety, together with the proceedings fthiD
meeting be printed in pamphlet form and
mailed to the members Of the society.
This closing tho business, General Ken.
needy, V. P. for Ohio, was introduced, and
spoke as follows:
hbAAHkb VI COL' hhNNbDh
, Col. Kennedy was introduced by Gen.
Duval lie said II was particularly pleas
: ant to meet on occasions like this-these
GASES In the desert Of life which arise
with their cooling streams 10 cheer and
/ bless US. While they were congregating
+ here to-day, IA he trusted they might con
gregate from year TO year, let them mol
DO unnindful Of their gallant comrades
who lie In quiet graves on those far Of bat
tle.nelds, Their quiet tombs are to-day
burning like silent watch fires on the
: altar Of tue nations liberty. To-day
. their silent monuments can make no
utterance. They tell US that beneath
them lie such forms as Tolles Reynolds,
= and your own gallant Bier, but their
/ white lips arc silent. They can tell moi
e Of their devotion and gallantry; and they
, cannot tell you how on the 1eld ofbattle
bright life went out, sacrificed on the
altar Of its country. lie paid a glowing
/ tribute TO the women OF America ioi
their devoted services In the war In nurs.
Ing and comforting tho sick and wounded
In the hospital and on the field. He said
while England had but one Florence
. Nightingale, there came from thousands
, Of American homes and hamlels women
Just as noble, just as pure, just aS true
20 the cause Of suffering humanity a. she.
I, He alluded TO the incident when Geo. II.
. Stuart, President Of the 5oIdierS' Aid
Society, after the battle Of Gettys.
burg, telegraphed to the Boston
merchants, asking II he might draw
q on them for six thousand dollars, and 70.
, ceiyed reply that he might draw fol
sixty thousand; and said . nation whose
sons can die in defence Of IL liberties
Il whose women can take tho field when
n there Is need, and whose merchant princes
/. can open their Golfers al the call Of theil
country, could never die. (kpplauSeI
o We live In a great age, In d And N
o progress, civilization and achievement