The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-09-18
Great Day
AT PARKERSBURG YESTERDAY,
Threatening Weather Does Not
Dampen tho Ard0r of the
Soldiers or Cool tho
Enthusiasm.
A Magnificent Parade OF Vote.
rams and Members Of tho
Society Of tho Army
. Of West Virginia.
THB CITY IN GALA ATTIRE.
Two Great Meetings ut the Big
Tent Addressed by Dis.
tinguislled Men and
D Eloquent Orators.


General Hayes Makes the Effort
OF His Lilc.-.A Speech
Rich in Thought and
Suggestion.
Sp.cia, Dispatch to Tie IntcNigencr.
PARKEHsnuHG, Sept. T.-To.day, tho
second big day OF the fourteenth annual
reunion Of tho Society Of the Army Of
West Virginia opened cloudy and
threatening, much to the disappoint
men. OF both the citizens and the large
number Of visitors in town; but un.
favorable weather did not dampcn the
enthusiasm OF the old soldiers nor spoil
the success OF a grand celebration. Early
in the morning citizens were at work
adding to the already picturesque and
profuse decorations, and the city. fairly
uutdd herself. To-day scarcely d bust
OF march was unadorned, nor were the
decorations confined to those streets on
which the parade was to go.
At IN early hour people began 10
gather along the main tnoroughiares and
by the time announced for the process.
sion the throrgs packed the sidewalks
in masses 20 dense 81 to make them i'm
iassable. Thousands Of people waited
thus crowded for over two hours, the
procession being delayed in its start by
combination OF unavoidable circun.
stances. Then, owing to the lateness OF
the hour, the proposed review by the
Governor and his staff was abandoned.
The procession was fine one, and along
ito route the distinguished men in car.
riRges wtre greeted with cheers, while
the fine drilling OF the Uniformed Rank
knights OF Pythias and the knights OF
st. George provoked deserved applause.
With handsome banners and tattered
batlle flags aloat the line presented
striking and inspiring appearance.
THE PARADE. n....r
The parade was made -up.as follows:,
Chief Marshal Simpson and Staff. Mounted.
ParkcIsburE Band.
Uniformed Rank, Knights Of pythIas.
Eureka Council y. L. A. N.
'Sn vol and General Curtis, In carrisges. "
Cnrriase with the Governors Stah.
Carriages with General Gibson. Chaplain Bolton,
Captain Mckee and General bukey.
Ma,or Gibbons and City Council.
Members Of ,hc City prets.
South Side Land.
parkctsburg G. a. Il, and Veterans, 700 Men.
l'rum Corps.
IT Wn.t VjrrInia c A opJ nib
Veterans Of the Fifteenth West Virginia volun.
icer Infantry. Captain $. +. Shaw.
Comlnunding, IS Men.
Kindergarten brass Band.
Knights Of ST. George.
City Fire Department
Dcpartr,cnt Banner md FLAGS OF G. A. z.
A o, II. OF PArkersburg, 100 Men.
Trades Display und Decorated Wagons.
SOME OF TIE ATTRACTIVE FEATURES.
sylvis, Of the Wheeling F ire Depart
ment, rode on the engine. The veterans
OF the Fifteenth Infantry carried tat
tered flag which was presented
to Captain Shaw when the boys
went out. The pomeroy drum corps
deserves special mention. 1t is dandy.
General Curtis had with him the historic
eagle of his regiments flag, lost just
alter the war and recovered among lot
curios ut Steubenvillc. It is inscribed:
"Presented to tho Twelfth Weot Vir-
riuja Volunteers by John Gibbon, Com.
tnauding Twenty.fourth Corps, for gal.
,ant conduct in the assault on Fort
Gregg, Petersburg, April /, 1865"
Colonel Lockwood on a fiery charger
and with his war.scarred outfit received
IN ovation along the line. The process
sion's route ended at the beautiful grove,
where General Hayes called the large
audience assembled in the big tent to
order and introduced Mayor Gibbons,
who made n more formal address OF vel.
come than his brief one Of Tuesday.
It was a happy effort and was cnthusias.
iically received.
Ex.president Hayes then in response
TO tie enthusiastic calls which broke out
every lime there was lull in the pro.
ceedinps, delivered felicitous and elo'
ouent address, one Of tho best he ever
made, He spoke about thirty minutes
md was frequently interrupted by ap'
plause. Gen. Hayes said: 4;
GENERAL HAYES spEEcH.' H.'a'rl a.
'It-is announced in the various pro-
rrammes that have been issued that al
address would be delivered by the act.
inv chairman OF this reunion. You
have heard my voice 90 often that am
quite sure you will be glad to know that
/ do not intend to enter into any long
formal address"
A voice-"We want to hear you
again."
"And yet it is proper that on all occa.
sious like this, in addition to making as
suitable response as wo may to the ad.
dress of we.come by the Mayor and
making suitabls allusion to the State
government and to tho Governor OF West
Virginia, that in addition to this there
ahall be- also some sober, earnest, and
fope patriotic discussion OF the great
war which we arc celebrating. We
need not 10 into ancient history, We
need not 90 into detailed history Of
the great civil war. The whole world
now understands that history. II In
deed this tree Ia to be known by It's
i,uit no greater war since wars began
has ever been fought than the American
war, ia which 1t was our fortune To bea'
a hand. as.,l. e. ..N eI
tmEcT OF TIE WAR.
':Results determine the Importance and
value OF every human transaction
When IL man passes away the question
is. not what did he say, not what was
his nosition, not what wealth did he &C
cumulatp, but tho question is, what did
he do for the welfare OF the men arounc
him, for tho welfare Of mankind7 50
also Of great transaction like, the wal
say briefly in regard TO it that we car
firmly and confidently state thatin Ger,
tain great particulars no other wara car
lie Compared to 1t in It's value to ths
country that fought it and to all man
Kind. iOheers.l Take, for example
that which We fought for distinctly and
which wo understood. You can say o
this war what caa never be said mor'
truthiully Of any other, that it accom-