Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1886-11-16
COMING REUNION.
ACTION TAKEN AT LAST EVENINGS MEET
ING OF VETERANS.
Oficsrs ElsctA-An Executive Committee Appointed
and the DATE Of the Reunion
Fixed.

In conformity with the notice hereto
fore given large number of veterans as
sembled in the hall of the Lincoln Club
last evening to deliberate upon the COM
ing eleventh reunion of the Society OF the
Army of West Virginia, in this city, and
to take such action in relation thereto as
would be suitable at this time. As is
generally understood, the event will be
something far exceeding anything OF
the kind heretofore held in this city, and
il is thought by those competent to Judge
that the population of our town Will be
temporarily doubled during the continu.
ance of the affair. The small reunion of
the past autumn will be exceeded ten
times over, and those in charge will need
to put forth every eXertion to furnish ac-
cOmmodations for the thousands
of visitors. This will take q
good deal of money, and the
Chamber of Commerce. has undertaken to
supply portion of the funds by guaran-
teeing five thousand dollars toward the
expenses which will necessarily have to be
incurred by the Executive Committee.
The meeting last night was presided
over by Captain John Carlin, Hugh Sterl'
ing, Esq, acting rs Secretary. When the
minutes of the previous meeting had
been read and approved, Mr.. c. j.
Rawling, from the committee appointed
to confer with the Chamber Of Commerce
upon certain details, reported that the
Chamber had not as yet taken any
definite action, nor appointed the com,
mittee solicited, but he had no doubt but
that the matter would receive the early
attention of the body. The preliminary
committee on grounds and privileges re-
ported progress.
The Chair stated that an election TO fill
the offices of Corresponding Secretary, Re
cording Secretary and Treasurer of the
Society, and the appointment of an Exec
utive Committee was i'll order, explaining
that the President of the Society, Major
General George Crook, L. 5. A., and the
Vice Presidents would be elected ut the
reunion. The list of Vice Presidents is
now as follows:
General X. b. Hayes, General W. II.
Powell, General B. F. Kelley. General
/. II. Duval, General r. II. Milroy, Gener.
al b. F. Coates, General W. II. EnOchs,
General Van II. Bukey, Colonel J. y.
SchOonmaker, Captain j. j. Hart, Major
Alex. Shaw. Colonel Thayer Melvin,
Colonel Robert Bruce, Major John W.
Overturf, Private Mark b. Wells, Cap,
tain +. +. Ewing, Major b. NJ. Skinner,
Captain c. w. Boyd.
Nominations for the various offices were
then made, and the following gentlemen
were chosen: Corresponding Secretary,
c. j. Rawlings, Recording Secretary, c.
f. Irwin; Treasurer, p. +. Dobbns.
An Executive Committee was then
chosen, as follows: c. H. Colbert, Chair
man, J. ID. McFadden, W. II. Sheib,
Hugh Sterling, G. b. Caldwell, Il. L.
DOvener, F. II. Crago, G. W.
Bags, j. A. Henry, y. Wilkinson, Thayer
Melvin, and J. X. Cowden. OF this commit
tee, Messrs McFadden, Sheib and Sterling
have charge of the grounds and privileges.
This committee has charge of the entire
reunion and will appoint such subordinate
committees az may he deemed necessary,
and will make all arrangements for the
reception, accommodation, transpOrta-
ton and subsistence of soldiers, and will
make out the programme to be observed.
The date of the reunion was the next
business considered. There was general
sentiment in favor oftixing it sometime in
August, for the reason that the State Fair
would occurr early in September, and the
reunion of the Army of the Tennessee,
September 18th, there being no Oppor-
tunity open for the Army
of West Virginia until late
in the season. After good deal of dis
cussion it WAS agreed 10 hold the reunion
during four days, and The dates of Tues
day, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday,
August 23rd, 9th, 18th and 18th, were
fixed upon. The grounds upon which the
reunion will be held have not yet been
selected, but the location will be an
nounced at an early date
There are very few members of the Society
of the Army of West Virginia at present
in Wheeling, but many veterans have eX-
pressed desire to Join, and rs the fee is
only half dollar, for which the member
obtains a handsome certificate and q
printed copy of the proceedings, it was
determined, at last nights meeting,
that the Corresponding Secretary
at once notify Mr.. J. II. Simmons, the re-
firing Secretary, of the election of new
officers, In order that the books and rec
ords might be on at once and re.
cruiting Office opened for the enrolment o.
members.
The programme has not yet received
much consideration, but it is probable the
first day will be devoted ex
clusively to the reception o.
comrades, the second to company and reg
mental reunions, the third as Grand Army
day, with great parade, and the fourth
to business matters, a camp fire, speeches,
&c, with many details filled in around
this rough outline.