The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-09-25
PARKERsRuiRI.e.
Reunion Of the Army OF West virginia.
PAAkERssuGe, September "a.
EAIins. Ihl.t.n.....


PAHkERsRuRe, September "a.
Edlton IhtelliEsnser.
The grand old army of West Virginia,
or that portion Of 1t that now lives and
that Is represented at this reunion, never
had more glorious meeting than this
one. The Joy Of the veterans as they meet
and greet each other knows no bounds.
The soldiers are gathered around General
Crook, each one eager to take their old com
mander blythe hand. The General stands
the ordeal Of haud:shaking quite well, and
is as much pleased 10 see the boys and
talk over old times as they are to see him.
The building has seating capacity oil
$500. Every available space was packed
with soldiers aud citizens. On aud about
the wigwam there was fully six thousand
people at the meeting in the afternoon OF
the first day. Each subsequent meeting
has been equally as large. After the ad.
dresses Of welcome had been made yestet.
day, letters Of regret were read from Presi.
dent Hayes, Generals, Grant, Hancock,
Garfield, McCook, Sheridan, Kelly, Glib
son, Seigel, Emory, Coates, Dawes, Sickles,
Schurz, Logan and Secretary Thompson.
When the Secretary had finished reading
Hayes letter, q tremendous and deafening
cheer went up from the vast multitude.
Each letter was received with like approval,
but more particularly those OF Grant,
Sheridan and Garfield, the latter with long
and loud shouts. The stage OF the wig.
wan Is handsomely decorated, the old,
tattered and torn battle.hags Of the
West Virginia regiments occupying a
conspicuous place. Back OF the stage Is
"Montani Semper Liberi," in large let
tiers. Just below, on q white banner, in
red letters, is Peace" Life.size pictures
OF Garfield, Weaver and Hancock occupy
prominent position. ~. lF
AT night the building is lighted with
gas. All the arrangements are complete,
and our Parkersburg friends are 70 be con,
graduated on the success Of the reunion.
Many OF the citizens provided for the Wis.
iting soldiers. Yourreporter is under OBJ
| legations TO many citizens for favors shown,
especially to Col. Geo. w. Taggart and
Postmaster @. F. Scott.
To-day there was grand reunion oil the
veterans by General Cook aud stat. Alter
which the procession marched to the wig
wan, where the different commands were
assigned quarters to hold regimental re-
unions, at which the boys had gloriouE
time recounting the scenes and incidents
OF their soldier life. In the afternoon the
wigwam was packed 10 overlooking. The
first business was the reports OF the com
mittee on place OF meeting, and the selec
ton OF officers. The place of the mex
meeting was fixed at Wheeling, on the %
Wednesday in September, 1881. The
names Of the officers elected appeared IN
these columns previously. :
Captain Sibley, Of Ohio, offered the fol'
lowing resolutions which were unanimous
| ~ adopted, on behalf Of the soldiers and
citizens OF Ohio here present, and as ex'
pressing the sentiments OF all:
RGs9lvxd, That the thanks OF this grea
assembly are due and they are hereby
rendered to the various committees and
the people Of Parkersbnrg, by whose la
bors this reunion OF the army OF Wesi
Virginia has been made 80 grand sue
cess,
Resolrtd, That We will cherish a mem
DRY OF this occasion, as one which in pa
triotic feeling, hospitality, and genera
good will toward the cltizens Of other
states, should long be borne ia mind by
those 30 fortunate as to participate In it
enioyments.
Miss Adelia R. Lure recited. "Battle O
Mission Ridge" by Bsyard Taylor, in {
mastery manner, which was greeted b.
great applause. The exercises this even
ing closed with an experience meeting, 9
number OF soldiers took part, among
whom were Gen. Kennedy. Gen. !. H
DuvaI and Col. Tsggert. "When Johnny
comes marching home again" ives theI
sang with variations pharaphrased to brlnl
in Gen. Crook. Major Palmer then enliv
ened the boys. Corporal |. 81. johnson
next amused the boys with poem, writ
ten while in the guard house. "Glory
Hallalujah" was then sang.
Rev. w. W. Bolton was then called auC
spoke in good old Methodist style. Gen
7. n. Harris, Charley Caldwell and Col
Dan johnson followed. "rramp, tramp
tramp the boys are marching" was ther
sung. B. B. Dovener and Col. N. s. Hal
were called. The latter proposed three
cheers for Ohio and Indiana, for their as
sistance in the beginning OF the rebellion
Gen. Kennedy proposed three cheers fol
the people Of Parkersburg, and especially
for their good-looking women.
Gen, Crook was then called, and mad,
few hrief remarks concerning his frontier
service. All the speakers spoke briefly
and to the point. The experience meet
ing was the most enjoyable Of the reunion
We have not the space or the time to en-
large further on the scenes and incidenh
OF the great reunion, All in all 1t was {
success, and we trust that when we NEE
atWheeling that every soldier OF the Army
Of West Virginia will be in attendance.
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