The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1891-10-07
last NIGHTS CAMPFIRE.
\ Zig Crowd and II Glorious, Enthusiastic
Gathering.


Gathering.
The campfire last night was a great
success. The Martins Ferry Opera
House never contained as many people
as it did on this occasion, despite the
rain. The house was well filled at Z
o'clock, and those who came three
quarters OF an hour later were unable
to gain admittance. A very large num-
Der OF ladies were present Among
thosew We're on the stage were Major
Mckee, Washington, D. G., Hon. R. II.
Cochran, OF Wheeling, Hon. Lorenzo
Danfor1. OF st. Clairsvillc, ". S. Meek,
Hon. B. B. Dovener and Richard Robert
son, OF Wheeling, W. II. c. Curtiss, of
West Liberty, james Brown, OF Bridge
port, Reuben Ashton, Col. J. n. Lock
wood, OF Moundsville, Rev. Father S. S.
Mattingly, Prof. J. L. Maunix, John S.
Cochran, S. +. Dean, Adam Wernig,
Richard Nelson, Jerry Ebbert, J. Is.
Gillespie, George II. Smith, james Lytle,
OF Martins Ferry, the choir and the
newspaper men.
The choir was under the direction OF
J. G.. Gray, and composed OF George
Beaumont, Robert Kerr, Frank Erwin,
Charles Hoyle, viii Davis, Lee Morris,
Mrs. J. G. Gray, Mrs. G. W. Kuckuck,
Mrs. c. W. Swartz, Miss Edna Crowl,
Miss Ella Campbell and Miss May Ford,
with Miss Edith McKim at the organ.
The camp fire proper opened at 7.40
with S. T. Dean in the chair. The ex-
ercises were opened by the singing OF
"Oh, Glorious Land" by tho choir.
The first speech was made by Major
Mckee, OF Washington, D. G. lie said
10000 soldiers died last year. Young
men, when you were in the cradle, S.
600 OF them paid the debt OF patriotism.
My son, there is nothing in all this
world that is SO good to you us the
story OF the war tho farmer tells around
the table. All the wealth OF Wander
bilt and Gould could not buy the record
OF soldier. Your record. my COM
rades, is the grandest OF all the records
OF men. Take to yourself that consola-
ton that you have earned the reputa-
ton, the honor that could not be earned
in any other way. In Washington a
negro said to me the other day: Gust
look at DIST electric car. Why, dcrc's
no mules nor no nothing, and look how
it runs! Why, dem derc Yankees
comes down here and frees do niggors,
and now dcy comes down here and
frees de mules"
Major Mckee told number OF
amusing and pathetic stories, and was
frequently npplauded. He is great
iavorite among the West Virginia boys.
JUDGE X. II. COCHRAN,
Of Wheeling, spoke next. lie said: I
enlisted in this town with tho old
Fifteenth Ohio. l am always glad to
see the boys and the girls at these
meetings. 1t is an object lesson. The
boys may have an opportunity to do
something for this country themselves
some time. The chairman, "Old SAM"
Us We always called him-he has been
old ever since he was 4 boy. Hc was
baldhcade1 when knew him when he
was u boy. He said | must not talk
long, and l told him was glad OF it.
My friends, it is 4 hazardous undertake
ing to cut down long speech to If
teen minute one. | am glad to talk to
so many OF my old acquaintance and
young ones. have known some OF
You for tho last seventy-hye or eighty
years, and you are us young now rs
ever. Most OF my old comrades are
gray now. We have as much 10 do
with the, gray now rs ever, because
most of the old comrades are gray. I
am glad that we have an opportunity 10
tell OF our experiences Mt these meet
incs. They are chestnuts to us boys.
take pleasure i'll saying that l en-
braccd the opportunity to help save the
greatest and most glorious country on
Gods earth. Tho judge told 4 number
OF good stories, which brought down
the house.
lion. LORENZO DASFoRD,
OF St. Clairsville, said that he did not
come down to make. n speech, but to pay
his respects to the boys. He was glad
he had the privilege OF taking part in
the rebellion, was glad he was an Amer