The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1889-08-21

AiIer tlC post retlei ana PENSIONS como TIC
soldiers homes For mon without fam lies
and needing personal attention the homo is a
welcome rouge of thchomes tho order viii
remain the friend and patron.
SHOT AND SHELL
Nashville, Tenn, wants the encampmcnt in
1890
The Sons have their annual at Paterson, II.
j., In Gsptember
GeorgeW Peck, of Peck.s Sun, Is chalrmc.,
of the ltrrss committee. Peck IS a cor,r.a.' .
and his Dad 10y will mako a lively son when
hc gcts in with the juniors.
indianapolis Is looking for the cncampmene
next year. It is good Time to harvest Indi-
ann honors.
Col. c. K Pier, secretary Of the general
committee. was nn Army of the Potontac
man lie was lieutenant colonel of tho Tili.-
ty-eightt Wisconsin, First brigade, First Sli-
vision. Ninth corps, IN 1904.
Wisconsin did not sen.l IA contingent of hs'
national guard TO tho centennial, but she /.
a guarl and will parade It at Milwaukee,
Tho reunion OF organizations viii hiring n,
some long forgotten names The Army
the Frontier heads the list. This ,yas Scilo-
fields Army OF Missouri and Arkansas. in
lSGa
Washington wishes tho cncnmv1nent Ia
1890 Tho hundreds Of thousands OF cni:l-
rt.les who rally to tho enc;iinpnients will
certainly wish to SEQ Washington again. /;
Washington fails In tho bid this time. the
sc.lcine will keep.
Wisconsin had four '.wnr Rovernors''-
Alexander w. randall, Louis r Harvey,
Edward S2iolnun md James Il Iesvis. Issssi.
served In 1864 and 1865. mud the others each
one year. Governor S;ilonIon wastlie brother
of Frederic, the western RciIeruL
Applications for reunions and quarters wcrc
made for 500 regiments of infantry. forty of
cavalry and about thirty batteries the flrst
month OF tho infantry Wisconsin hail
forty-nine regiments on the list, Illinois
tlltrty-ninc, and Ohio sikty. Besides the as-
sTIauions OF EIrviroTE hf orgnniza Ions.
there arc two score ut lsatst Of general asso-
cintiona. such as army. corps. division and
special class associations.
Wisconsin sent 10 the wnr four regiments
Of cavalry. Osie OF artillery, twelve batteries
md fifty three regiments Of infantry. Her
quota Furnished WAS oter 10000, aud her roll
of homer. tiied IN service, was over i2.Gpo
Her Groid Army roster shows strength
about equal to her death list il ehe war.
Among the well known army names TINT
win be plncartled for reunions at the encaini,
ment are: Ber1inu's ShnrpslleoteIs. Kilpat-
riek's Cavalry Division. Marine Brigade aud
Mississippi RMn Fleet. Merrills Horse SIun.
ron, StGrgis Rides, Sykes Regulars, Yer:iiOnL
Brigade IoldD. Tylers separate brigade
Some Of the general associations are: Cr1;,
pied Union S.,i,lieI9f association. EnginecIs'
Reunion association; Illinois Veteran Reunion
association. independent Scouts: Missouri In.
ginecr corps, National Service Pcnsion asso-
cintion. National AAsslcintIon Of Veterans,
Signal Corps association; Secret Service and
Scouts Reunion association. Sixth Army
corps: Secs,n,l brigade. Fourth division. Sew
elitecnti corps. and Eouavrs
Among the nitstiiy place. provided Ios
reunions arc, beside camps a;Id general ha...
a cathedral. Eeverul school houses. eyn1ila-
SUM or German Turn hall. an srn,pry "A ds,-
tors office. nn art stniiiu, a music hall ard n
Jewish temple Tile hours for rho reunions
are arranged 10 TO arcpnrs0llaie ss.yerlI
societies during the encaInpnent, though
KilpatrickAs men are inlleitned for fiitfr
quartese .'aII tlIe week.
The entertainment offered 10 visitors at THE
ei,t;antpulent dors not rest sOIely upon tho
military element The season lAuI.sistl Is
one for vacation outings, apd sociai nlOrulists
say that outings are now within the renrh
of air aud ought TO le enjoyed Flia ,iraisi
Army committee embraces tho deTlartfnent
Of public comfort. and 90 The limc uf ifstiu.
tics announces list OF summer resorts us.cf-
Milwuukee. aud promises to aid visitors la
finding tbefiL SoIne uf the ra;ncs Of tho re-
sOrts are attractive Ia themselves: Ra.iLc,-
sba, !. hiteGsh Bay, Lakeside, CcnnoInos.Oc,
itcwaHkce, E:E1inrt Lake. Geiar Lake. M.
Ehota, etc. etc.
The beginnings of an cI,cnnpDic4,t nre
quite as difficult TO nlniias.e for fi,oes In