The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1889-05-16
THE SONS on VETERANS,
Annual Euosmpment Of Ohio
Division at Cincinnati,
A SENSATIONAL FEATURE
Or Two in Connection With the Meet
ing-AKiok Against Gen. Abbott,
the National Commander-A
Parade With 900 in Line,

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Division Of the Sons Of Veterans form
ally opened It's seventh encampment a
the Standard Theatre at 0 o'clock yester
day morning, Auditorium and stage
were alive with bright uniforms anG
bright faces. The delegates that had ar
rived the day before were recruited by
those arriving yesterday morning early
and when Colonel Leonard called them
to ordernearly all expected were present
The calling Of the roll consumed nearly
two hours, and then Colonel Leonard
announced his committees 40 follows
Resolutions, Past Colonel Gilke, Of Co,
lumbuS, Chairmani Officers Reports,
Past Colonel E, W. Poe, Of Columbus,
Chairman Rules and Regulations, D.
Q. Morrow, Of Hillsboro, Chairman i;
Ritual Lieutenant +. D. Perry, OF Cadiz,
Chairmani Distribution Of Work, Capt,
W. s. Robinson, Chairman. -
Quartermaster Houston summed up
the finances aa inlloWsi Receipts,
$hSSS SSi expenditures, $al59 2SI cash
balance, Sl,aS0 81. '.a
Adjutant w, H, Eccels showed that
May 10, 1888, there were 240 camps,
with membership Of 7,ls9; now there
are 355 camps, with a membership Of
1875.
The roll.call, the appointment Of COM
mites and the reading OF reports occu.
pied the entire day. Nothing further
was done, but the Encampment adjourn.
ed for the campfire Of last evening.
The theaHe Wss again crowded, the
public being admitted. General Hurst,
Department Commander Of the G. A. R.
Gehetal George R. Abbott, Commander
in.Qhiei Of the Sons OF Yeteransi Major
A. P. Davis, founder OF the order; Mayor
Mosby and several others delivered ad.
dresses, which were enthusiastically re.
ceiyed. The drum corps Of Mcpherson
Camp No. ), OF this city, furnished some
epEYppIpg martial musla,.
Two SENSATIONS were the talk OF the
Encampment last night, either OF which
will breed q disturbance Of no small
size. The first concerned the parade OF
this afternoon. w. L. Bundy is q can.
didate for Colonel. He also conceived
the idea OF running the parade. He ap-
pointed himself Grand Marshal, and SO.
leCted all the staff and diYi9Iop oAlGefs.
When Col. 4.eonatd arrived upon the
scene, he was somewhat astonfshed to
find himself thus prematurely superse.
ded in the command. He found that all
his duties had Ibeen kindly performed
for him, and that there RasIothing left
for him TO do but put on Ills best uni
form, grid his loins with his best sash,
and mount his horse as an exceedingly
beautiful fgure.head. He rather Oh.
jected to playing this subordinate role,
leCting his oticers and assistants as he
chose.
The other sensation is tho manner In
which the delegates propose to sit down
upon the Con!r.nde.-in-Chief, General
Abbott. General Abbott, they claim,
has without authority received into th6
order q number Of CAMPS which with.
drew some time ago and formed a new
association, bearing the same name, but
organized on the exact pattern OF the G.
A. R,
This action on the part OF General Alb
bott Is regarded as an undue assumption
Of authority, and it Is proposed to sit
down upon him by instructing the dele
gates 10 be elected to-day to refuse to
sustain the General before the Grand
Encampment next September. There
was quite Q Utter quarrel at the Gibson
House last night between the General
and the high officers Of the Ohio di.
vision.
To-day the great parade took place.
There were over 1900 in line, nearly all
uniformed and equipped In military
style. It was brilliant pageant, and
the finest military display ever wit
messed In the city.
All commands were in line by $3.50 p.
m. The procession moved promptly at
3o'cloCk over the following line OF march /:
South on Race from Garfield place to
Fourth, east on Fourth 10 Walnut, north
on Walnut 10 Fifth, east 10 Main, north
on Main to McMicken avenue, west to
Race, south on Race To Eighth street,
where the parade dlsbanded by filing of
to the right and left, %.
The grand military reception and hop
took place at the Highland House To.
night and was q brilliant affair. The re.
sort was frightened by blue uniforms,
and on every side could be seen brass
buttons, gold braid and the humber
trimmings Of the rank and ale, white
and light blue.