Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-07-31
THE REUNION.
A BIG MEETING OF OLD SOLDIERS, LAST
EVENING.
Tho Finanes Committee Reports and a Large
Committee IS Appointed 70 Supple
ment Their Work.

There was a very large attendance Oh
old soldiers at the Court House, last even
ing, to hear the report of the Committee
ON Finance, and take whatever additional
steps might be necessary to further the OBJ
iect in view and insure its success. Inc
meeting organized by calling MIR. +. H.
Craso to the chair, while c. E. Irwin was
chosen secretary. The first thing taken up
was the report of the Committee on Fin
ance. and G. W. Baggs, its chairman, took
the floor and stated that q pretty thorough
canvass of the city had been made, and
about $500 secured. He thought it would
he impossible 10 secure the sun of $1,000
desired by the method hitherto pursued.
When the reading of the report had
concluded quite a lively discussion ensued
and a great many resolutions were offered.
The first motion was to lay the report on
the table. 1t MAS rejected Inns
was succeeded by a motion to accept the
report and continue the committee. ms
shared the same fate. There was some
further discussion, and then q motion was
made to postpone the whole subject OF a
Tri-State reunion until some indefinite
time in the future. This was voted down.
Finally a motion was adopted appointing
n committee OF three from each ward ana
township in the county, to supplement the
work of the Finance Committee, and to re-
mort not later than next Thursday evening.
Under this resolution the Chair appointed
ON such committee the following gentle
men:
First Ward-William Otto, H. c. Myers
and Fred Fey. .
second Ward-G. C. Winzenreid, Robert
Junkins, and G. q. Murdoch.
Third Ward-ThOmas Chambers, VIM.
Haller, and Ii. J.. Felbcr.
Fourth Ward-Albert Redman, John
Carlin, and p. Fletcher.
Fifth ward-H. Hubbard, n. Wilkin-
son, and j. b. Reed.
Sixth Ward-Alf. Work, w. Fl. Travis,
L. II. Graebe, and Finley Mckinley.
Seventh Ward-H. +. Jones, John n.
Mendel, J.. ElwOOd Hughes, and Hugo
LOOS.
Eighth Wards. L. Brice, Geo. Bow
man, and s.. B. Farrell.
Fulton-GeO. Kitchen, Henry Stewart
and Geo. ZeOckler.
Liberty District-W. b. Curtis, w. Nj.
Dunlap and Rev. W. W. Bolton.
Triadelphia District7James Il. Max
well. J. NJ. Confer and W. A. Mccoy.
Riehland District-Mat. Altmeyer anu
Gil Holmes.
To this committee the following were
afterwards added:
Martins Ferry-F. F. Dean, J. Nj.
Lyth, Jerry Gilbert and Joseph 1. Hanes,
Bellaire-Charles Baltzell, &c. Stringer
and W. II. Brown.
Bridgeport-F. G. Robinson, DIR. }. M.
Todd and George Griffin.
BenwoOd-Henry w. Fisher, Josiah st.
Clair and Robert Kelley.
These over-the-river committees were
instructed TO act in conjunction with the
Ohio County subcommittee and report by
Thursday evening.
The Committee on Arrangements was
instructed to call on the Chamber OF Com
merce and request its cooperation In the
matter of the reunion.
Ii was suggested that the Society OF the
Army of West Virginia ought to take
some part ia the reunion, and a motion
was made that a committee of four be ap-
pointed to attend its reunion and request
the society to meet in this city, but the
motion was afterward withdrawn.
The difficulty of getting the old soldiers
of the city together was then taken up,and
with q view to obtaining a complete roster
of veterans it was determined to place
blank books at each Of the hose houses in
which soldiers could register their names.
After some minor matters had been at
tended to the meeting adjourned. All
through the evening a large audience was
present, and the veterans entered into the
matter with enthusiasm. With proper
financial aid from the general public there
is n o doubt but that the reunion Will be a
grand success, and that many thousand
visitors will be attracted here, not only
from our own state but from all the sur
rounding country between Pittsburg and
Columbus. Let everybody help along the
project.