The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-06-07
Army OF Potomac Reunion.

PHrLApE1rurA, juno G.-The reunion
OF, the Army OF the Potomac at The
Academy OF Music was the great even
Of the day MS well as Of the week. The
assembly at the Academy took place N
IL O'Clock, and previous TO that houl
business meetings OF the various associa
ltions constituting the Society Of the Army
OF the Potomac were held and otlicers
elected for the ensuing year. The audi
torium Of the Academy was beautifully
decorated, and presented finer appear
ance, perhaps, than ever before. The
stage was set in camp scene, the front,
Just behind the footlights, being graccd
with war decorations Of guns and carri.
ages, stacks OF arms and pyramid
Of drums. Behind the seats for the guests
was planted the headquarters flag OF Gen,
Meade, stretched by wires to show the
golden eagle, encircled by the wreath,
which ia the insignia. On the field three
field.tents stood in the back ground.
Long before the hour for opening, the
balcony and other parts Of the house as
signed for invited guests were filed up
with waiting audience.
Atlo o'clock precisely the distinguish
ed civil and military guests, invited upon
the stage, who had assembled in the green.
room, marched in, headed by Maj. Gen.
Hancock and ex.Gov. J. A. Dix, OF N. y;
then came Gems. Sheridan, Sherman,
Robert Patterson and Gen. Cadwallader.
Generals Averill, Hooker, Mcintosh,
ingalls,, Beaver, Parke, and Selfridge,
Coils. Audinried and Whipple, Of Sher-
mans staff, and n number OF other officers
ofdiflerent grades in the regular army.
Besides these there were seated on the
stage Gen. G. II. T. Collins, Gen. II. II.
Bingham, Ex-Governor Andrew, G. Car,
tin, Ex-Governor Robinson, OF New York,
Capt.S. P. Sennetsskin, Aid-de.Camp to
HIT. IT,, the Grand Duke Constantine,
of Russia, and Capt. A. Vanderhowen,
Imperial Russian Guard Artillery.
At 1890 General Hancock, President,
called the meeting to order and made
brief and fitting speech.
After prayer by Rev. Wm. McVicker,
Mayor Stokely was introduced and made
a speech, welcoming the assemblage to
Philadelphia.
Ex-Governor Dix, Of New York, who
was orator OF the occasion, was next in:
troduced and delivered long and elo-
uuent oration, in which he dwelt specially
on the principle Of universal emancipa.
tion and the bearing Of the late war on
the practical embodiment Of that princi-
ple. The Grafton concluded as follows:
~ part with you then in the hope and
with the prayer that there may be re-
served for you many more reunions like
this, though it be.with diminished numbers
that year succeeding year far in the fu-
ture may bring you again together to
Join your graduating hands fresh in the
remembrahces of past associations,
and to rejoice in the continued
prosperity OF the Union which
you contributed by your courage,
your constancy and your uncOnquerable
endurance TO save, endowing your coun-
try with new tenure Of life, and giving
hope and confidence to the friends OF free
dom throughout the civilized world. The
address was warmly applauded. a
William Winter, Of the Tribune, was
next introduced, and read commemora.
tive ode, "'The Voice Of Silence which
was cordially received.
After the reading Of the ode, spirited
addresses were delivered by Generals
Sherman, Sheridan and Hooker, Governor
IIartranft and Ex-Governor Curtin. The
addresses were heartily cheered.
At their. conclusion, the audience was
dismissed and business .meeting OF the
Society was held.