The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-04-30
A CAMP FIRE CLOSES
rug DEpARrMENr ENoAMFMENr
OF the q. a. 3. of West VIFgluiA-OraSsrs
Installed aud Routine Business Con.
Plstsd Yesterday, n Waiting Dele
gatOA Entertained Last Night,


gRtOA ERtsTtAIusd Last Night.
The Grand Army OF the Republic en-
cGmpmsnt continued its sessions yester-
day. The Department was called to order
at 10 o'clock A. NJ, Department COmman-
der Smith presiding, with all the other
officers present,
The Department mastering officer, MS,
Riley, submitted his report, and the Com
mittee on Reports Of Officers reported IS
follows:
"Your Committee on Reports Of officers
having examined the papera submitted
by the various officers oil this Department,
respectfully report that we find these
papers in good shape, and that they will
appear in the proceedings Of the encsmp.
ment in due form,
"E. H. ORAGo,
rs. +. SHAW.
"THouARC, MILLER"
The following extracts Sla made from
Oomrade Riley's report: Posts mustered
during yeAr-No. SO, w. N. Harris Post,
located at Bsllyille, Commander, d, r,
King, mustered October I, 1885, by De-.
partment Commander O. B. Smith.
No. IS, Samuel slidger Post, Cameron,
W, B. Helms, Commander, October ",
1885, by musterlng officer NJ. S. Riley.
No, SO, Kuyksndall, Richie q. H., NJ.
s, Hall Commander, October q, by NJ. s.
No. 81, Mcclellan Post, Cairo, Samuel
Hatfield, Commander, January 9, by r,
No. s6-George Smith, Wick, Tyler
county; Anthony Smith Commander,
February Is, by Il, Fl. Freer.
No, SS-Lauder, Paw.Paw, E. s. Heddy,
mustered October u, by L. V. Daniels.
No. @-John l., Goodwin, BAsnetts,
N. Mahana Commander, March II, by 4,
A, Fleming,
No. N-Ben Goa, Warrington, A. N.
Prilchard Commander April ", by I. A.
Fleming,
No. 4l-John D. Baxter, Braxton O.
H., April3 ), by R, II. Freer.
On motion Comrades W. s. Meek, W.
J. Robb and +. II. Orago were appointed
a committee to draft bylaws for the gov.
ernment OF the eRCGmpment, and report
at the next meeting, On motion oil
Comrade W. J., Robb the Assistant Ad.
jutant General was instructed to purchase
rituals for the Use Of the Department.
Comrade Riley offered q resolution re-
Questing contributions for the relief OF
Uomrade Waller, Chaplain Of the Depart
ment, which was unanimously adopted =;
also n by Comrade Freer approving OF
the order OF the Sons of Veterans and
urging all members OF the Grand Army
to take an interest In the same.
1t was moved and carried that the Com.
handkerchief at some future time appoint
a committee to secure legislation from the
next legislature for turning over to this
Department all the medals issued by the
State Of West Virginia TO the Union sol.
diers.
The thanks Of the Department were ex.
tended to Holiday Post, No. u, for their
generous hospitality. and also to the re.
firing Department Officers, After singing
marching Through Georgia" a recess was
taken until 2 o'clock. At that hour tho
Department was called to order, and after
some informal business the Department
Commander proceeded to install the oil.
Cers.elect for the ensuing year, Us follows:
ICommander, John: Carlin
Senior Vice Department Commander,
Major Lse Raymond; Junior Vice De-.
partment Commander, Goneral R. Z.
Fleming; Medical Director, NJ. s. Hall.
Chaplain R. NJ. Wallace and Judge Ad.
yoCate |. II. Duval were not present.
The Commander elect announced Com.
rade +. II. Orsgo, Of Holiday Post Gs AS.
sistant Adjutant General and Comrade
Thomas O. Miller, OF Meade Post No. q,
as Quarter Master General, and they were
duly installed. A motion wasmadethatthe
Assistant Adjutant General apply to the
Secretary OF War for the issue Of silk flags
on reputation OF the various posts to he
made within three month";. No further
business being suggested, the session cos.
ed at $3.50 r. N.
The following comrades, delegates, we're
omitted in yesterdays report: W. O. Park.
or, OF Meade Post, No y; Job Musgrave,
Kuykendall Post, No. 36; ]. O. Beard,
Bumgarten Post, No. 80. 0omrade Park.
or made the speech Of the session in nom.
mating Comrade r, 4. Fleming for Junior
Vice Department Commander. The pro-
csedingS Of the session were harmonious
throughout, and the comrades parted with
the best Of feeling.
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