Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-09-24

the wigwam-Wheeling the Next Place
of MeeunS-qen. Crook Reelected
Observation-Disclosures to
au-Adjournsd till Evening.
/ Special Dispatch To the Register.
PNRKEsBURG, w. Va, Sept. 25.
Ii the weather had been specially or
dered for the present occasion OF the
reunion oi the army OF West Virginia,
it could not have been more propitious.
The light rain last night laid the dust
and gave us cool, bracing atmosphere
that inspired every one with new life,
and at an early hour the streets were
Thronged with the Thousands of Visitors
within our city. The exercises opened
with a national salute at sunrise.
/ At ten O'Clock Mayor Smith, OF Par
kers5urg, Chief Marshal, assisted by
| Col. c. T. Caldwell, succeeded, after
some delay and confusion, in forming
the different commands into line on
/ Market street.
| The Procession
was headed by the Morrison Cornet
| Band. and next in order followed car
ria.es containing citizens and distin-
/ .uished visitors, among whom We no.
'icei ten. Crock, Gen. C.x, with Lieut.
| Col. Nicholson Gen. Duvall, Ex-Gov-
ernors Boreman and Pierpont, our
/ gentlemanly Postmaster, and others.
| Tn. line OF march was up Market to
| Third, and down Juliaima to the wig
wam, where the commands were dis
banded until o'clock.
The Exercises of the Afternoon
were opened by reports from the sew
eral committees. The Committee on
Time and Place of Next Meeting report
eel the second Wednesday of September
next as the time ard Wheeling, West
Virginia, the place OF NEE ing. The
feeble applause brought forth on this
announcement showed that very few OF
Wheeling's members OF the Grand Army
were in attendance. The Committee on
Officers of the Association
for the ensuing year reported as follows;
For President, the same gallant General
Crook who has filled the honorable po-
sition so well in the past; Vice Presi-
dents, General |. II. Duval, ot Wells
burg; General Devai, OF Marietta; b. r.
Coates, OF Portsmouth; General I. NJ.
Harris, of Richie county; Captain w.
VI. Robb, OF Wheeling; Colonel
Van Bukey, OF Parkersburg;
Col. NJ. $. Hall, of Ritchie county, w.
IL. Euock, OF Writ county, Major b.
VI. Skinner, OF Pomeroy, Ohio, Col. H..
]. Johnson, OF Cumberland, Md; Cor
respon.Iin. S cretary, Hugh Sterling, of
Wheeling; RgCOrlin. Secretary, Geo.
B. Crawford, o; Wheeling; Treasurer,
Captain John Carlin, OF Wheeling.
Speech of General Cox.
| Alter the transaction OF some otler
unimportaut business, Major General
Cox. OF Ohio, was introduced and for an
hour he led the old Army OF West Vir-
ginia aons the rugged road, by rail and
river. and across the valleys OF our
own little mountain State, until the
| Great march, with its triumphs and de-
lratS. terminated in one great victory
AMI the Angel Of Peace spread her wings
over our torn AMI bleeding country.
lie congratulated the surviving heroes
of that long and bloody conflict on their
sgfe return To the homes OF their loved
ones. and also paid an eloquent tribute
to the memory OF
! Those Whose Lives Were Sacrificed
Iurinr that great march, and rendered
his sympathy 10 the widows and orphans
who looked in vain for the fond hus-
band and iather's return. He congratu'
lated The members OF the Association on
their excellent organization, and espec-
ialIv on the present reunion, which will
be ever remembered rs one OF the most
memorable in the history OF the AsSo'
! citation.
Taken as a whole, the Grafton was
well received and devoid OF a polltl-
cal nature, except slight reference
10 the dead issue of slavery.
Dragging Politics Into the Affair.
The association is supposed to be non
politicaI. However we noticed at least
one Garfield and Arthur flag in the pro-
cession this morning and many lusty
cheer went up for Garfield.
Next in order was a descriptive recita-
ton by Miss Adelia Luse, the subject
being the
battle of Mission Ridge"
Miss L. ACQUITTED herself in fine style
and was heartily applauded.
Gen. Deval, OF Marietta, on behalf oil
the association, offered series OF reso-
lutions returning thanks to the various
committees for the able manner IN