The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1888-08-14
SONS OF VETERANS.
Delegates Already Arriving For
the Meeting Tomorrow.
THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF
To Arrive This Morning From Chi
cago-A Military Escort 10 Meet
Him-The Great Gathering ut
Columbus Next Month.

The National EncalnpnenJ OIL tDe
Commandery.in. Chief, Sons OF Veter-
ans, will begin its seventh annual session
tomorrow, but us early us yesterday the
delegates began to arrive, and it is
thought that by tomorrow morning
there will be full representation of all
the divisions in the United States.
Last night was the regular meeting
night of Gen. U. S. Grant Camp OF this.
city, and the boys having received noti-
fication that the Massachusetts, and Con-
necticut delegations would arrive on
the lO:45 B. & o. train, resolved to fur
nish them military escort to their ho-
tells. Accordingly a squad of sixteen
uniformed and armed men, in command
tof Captain Carlin, was detailed. The
squad marched to the depot, and on the
arrival OF the train escorted the delega-
cations to the G. A. Il. Hall, where they
were assigned to rooms in the Mcclure
and the Stamm.
The Massachusetts delegation consist
ed OF James B. MaCcabe, OF Boston; w.
c. Upham, OF Fitchburg; Charles IL.
Darling, of Fitchburg; W. A. Stevens, Of
Maiden Chas. W. Wallis and H. Hink-
ley, Of beverley and William II. Tupp,
OF New Bedford. G. Brainard Smith, f..
]. SanLouis and Edward Reiscel, Of
Hartford, comprised the Connecticut
delegation. Col. L. II. Freer, OF Richie
@. H., W. Va, Judge Advocate General
Of the United States, was also on the
train.
Miss S. Ada Hall, OF Chauncey, Yer
mont, President OF the Ladies Aid So
ciety OF that State; Miss Ida P. Beecher,
OF New Haven, Connecticut, President
OF the Ladies, Aid Society OF that State,
and II. M.::Beecher, her father, lead
ing G. A. r. man, OF Connecticut;
Eugene Davis, OF Hartford, Connecti-
cut, and NJ. Crawley, Of Portsmouth,
New Hampshire, also arrived on the
train and were escorted to the Mcclure
House.
The Ohio delegation arrived earlier in
the evening. 1t consists OF W. E. Bun.
dy, OF Cincinnati; h. ]. Rathborne, OF
Hamilton; ]. G. Nevins, of Cleveland ;
A. W. Gates, Of Andover; G. 6. Deck
man, OF Malvern; W. L. Salkeld, OF
Perry; ]. T. Ne Jins, of Cleveland; Earl
Henemway, Of Hartford; Ben L. John
son, of Belfontaine; George W. Leonard,
of Urbana, and is quartered at the
Mcclure. Mrs. D. W. D. 0'Brien, OF
Sidney, President of the Ladies' Ma
tionaI Aid Society, and Miss Katie
Mayes, OF Urbana, a delegate, accompa-
MED the delegation; they are ut the
Stamm.
Major A. II. Davis, OF Pittsburgh, Pa,
the founder OF the order OF the Sons oil
Veterans, was among the arrivals yester-
day. The Major is veteran OF the late
war, but is u life honorary member OF
the "Sons." He is one of the most act
live members, too, and predicts a pleas
ant session.
This morning at ESQ the Commander
in-Chie OF the United States, Gen. G.
B. Abbott, OF Chicago, will arrive with
about sixty Western delegates. They
will be met at the Baltimore & Ohio
depot by a detail Of the G. A. r. men
and the Opera House band, and escorted
to the Mcclure House, the headquarters.
The Mcclure House lobby, US well us the
room set apart for the headquarters OF
the Commander-in-C Chief, has been hand
someIy decorated for the occasion. tits
principally tho work OF Mr.. Frank
Stamm.
OF course the sessions OF the Com
mandery-in-Chief are OF asecret nature,
no one being admitted save members OF
the order and OF the G. a. r. in good
standing. On Wednesday evening,
however, grand campfire will be held,
to which the public is cordially invited.
Addresses will be delivered by distin-
guished men among the delegates and
by representative men OF Wheeling.
Friday afternoon street parade and
trip to Wheeling Park will wind up the
| Encampment.
Sons Of Veterans and g. A. r, men
who are not delegates to the National
encampmentwill receive badges emitting
them to admission to the Commandery-
in Chief by applying at headquarters on
their arrival. The West Virginia dele
gates are requested to report to Adjutant
Huntington this afternoon or evening.
THE s. OF V. AT COLUMBUS.
Ell. Gilkey, Of the State Auditors
office, and L. II. Archer, OF 1.-THE Adjutunt
Generals department, says the Column
bus Nclrs, will attend as delegates the
meeting OF the Chief Commandery Of
the Sons OF Veterans at Wheeling this
week, starting Tuesday night. They
will DO accompanied by Colonel
WheelerC. Wikoifand probably by Au-
ditor OF State L. W. Poe, who also is n
Colonel in the order. The delegates
from Columbus will complete arrange.
ments with the Commandery-in-Chief
in regard to the Sons OF Veterans day.
Monday, September 10, ut the National
Encampment OF the g. A. II. The Sons
OF Veterans have been given place in
the grand parade OF the g. 4. r. on
Tuesday, September II, and will form u
brigade in Columbus.
It is expected that 1000 Sons OF Vet
Grams will be in line Mt Columbus on this
occasion. Many are expected to appear
in uniform, or at least with the S. OF V.
caps, dark coats and badges, while camps
are urged to attend with full drum corps
and camp banners. 1t is expect that the
Commander-in.C Chief OF the Sons Of
veterans, anu MS SUN anu tue COms
manders Of nearly all the divisions west
OF New York City, will be present. 1t
is the object OF Messrs. Gilkey and
Archer to induce the Commander-in-
Chief OF the Sons Of Veterans to hold an
adjourned session at Columbus. II that
cannot be done delegation from the
Commandery.in. Chiefwill be secured for
an open air meeting on Monday, Sep
TENDER 10. The programme for that day
will be as follows:
Until p. M, incoming camps will be
received by details from Camp Dennison,
Camp No. |; at p. M, assembly will
be called ut headquarters; ut $3.50 p. M,
the Comm0nder-in.C Chief, commanders
of divisions and speakers will be escorted
to the place OF meeting; from 1880 p. IN.
to $3.50 p. m. there will be an open meet
ing Of the Commandery-in.Chief.
On Tuesday the Sons of Veterans will
assemble at a. M. for escort duty, and
ut 1880 a. m. will assemble for the grand
parade, which occurs Mt l0:45. The