The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1892-04-28
THE G. A. R. MEETING.
,.,w Mnrtinsvillo gay with Flags
md Banners Yesterday.
1gE DEPARTMENT ENCANPMENT
LARGELY Attended from nll Sections of
,nc s,atc...Gratiiying oillcial Re.
rorts..A telegram from General Pal.
mcr..spiritcd Campfire Inst Even.
,m. 'tn,7r

The annual oncampment Of tho Do
,,r,mcnt oil West Virginia, G. a. H.,
oocDed at New Martinsville yesterday.
Tho town was handsomely and proiusc.
Ir decorated, and the attendance was
lafcc, representatives being present
from all sections OF the state. Tho ell.
campment was called to order ut | p. M,
in the opera house, by Department Com
mauder |. II. Duval. There were also
prescnt C. L. Anderson, S. Y. depart
mcnt commander, Anthony Smith, OF
Wick, J. V. department commander,
George i. Crawford, Of Wcllsburg, nd.
iu,ant general, Il. II. Marks, Of Wells
bur:. assistant quartcrmastcr general. j.
", Shroyer, OF fiairmont, chief muster
ing officer, and past department com.
mandcrs G. b. Smith and &. W. Tug.
cart, OF Parkcrsburg, Lee Raymond, OF
C~lafksburg, h. L. Fleming, OF Fuirmont,
SIS. %llascrs, Of Parkersburg. md George
J. Walker. OF Ripley.
The following telegram was received
rom the commnndor-in.chlei:
ALBANY, n. y, April 81.
leac Il. NarOI, G. /, Il.
Nv attendance ut the dedication OF
the Grant tomb will prevent my visit
in. your cncampment rs intended,
Which | regret. lratcrnal regards to
ny comrades OF tho Il. A. Il.
JoltS PALMER.
This was received with applause.
The roll was called and those in at
tendance marked. The report OF tho
commander was read and listened to
with great attention, and was heartily
spnlaulcd ut the close, especially tho
rart reierrin. TO the WomiaM's Relief
Corps, Sons OF Veterans and the Gettys-
lcFs monument.
Assistant ALjutant General George
B. Crawford read his report, which was
very interesting exhibit OF the condi-
ton c. the department.
Thomas II. Marks, assistant quarter
master general, read his report, which
showed that there had been received in
all $l,lS5 Is, and expended $l,lS5 45.
The report OF the council Of admins
;ration was read. 1t corroborated the
reports OF the 9TH or officers. size
The report of Assistant, Inspector
General j. II. Hasson showed that there
were 22,S5S comrades in good standing in
the department.
Thomas C. Miller, D. +. King, Oscar
Seeley, p. A. Block and J. NJ. Allen were
appointed Il committee on officers re-
ports, and c. W. Hart, J. A. Kister, J..
". Shroycr, L. 7. Reitz and S. r. Steele
4 committee on credentials for next
encampment. jAe
Quite IN interest was taken i'm COM
munication which was received from
Mrs. Amanda Murdoch. president OF
the Woman's Relief Corps. '5sa:
Resolutions complimrntaryo5t TO Gen.
B. +. Kelley we're unanimously adopt
ed; also one asking the government to
give his widow n pension equal to that
given widows Of other distinguished
officers.
Among other matters of interest re-
ferrcd to by ,hcdepartmcnt COMMANDER,
was that concerning the erection Of
monuments to West Virginia orsaniza-
tons which participated in the great
struggle at Gettysburg.
ThomasC. Miller, OF Fairmont, speak
Ing as 4 member OF the Seventh Infantry
organization, said that regiment is now
engaged in raising by subscriptions n
fund TO be added to its share OF, the state
apportionment, and hopes to be able to
dedicate its monument early in Septem-
Der.
Charles B. Smith, OF Parkersburg, a
member OF the First Cavalry, said he
would do what he could to have his regi-
ment net on the matter Mt once.
Last evening II ~rousing campfire and
reunion was held in the opera house, at
which n big crowd was addressed in a
stirring manner by Commander Duval,
lion. Z. B. Smith, Judge TIP, Jacobs,
General Walker and others. The meet.
ing did not adjourn until q late hour.
Among the prominent people in the
town arc U. s. Marshal White, Hon.
Josiah st. Clair, OF Benwood, T. J. Par
sons and c. c. Matthews, Of Mounds
vile, and numerous others.
The sessions oi the cncanpment to-
DAY Will DO interesting and important.
att o'clock last evening all the dele
4 body.
There IS n good brass band from
basTsvi!le, q drum corps from Sisters
vile and another IRON Texas in attend