Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-09-14
SOLDIERS REUNION.
COMRADES OF WEST VIRGINIA COMPANIES
TO MEET NEXT WEEK.
The Programme Includes Street Parade, Outing
and Speeches at the Park, and Campfire
in the Evening.

The meeting next Tuesday Of the vet
Grams Of the First and Twelfth Regi-
ments OF West Virginia Infantry and VI
Batteries D and 81 will be the biggest
reunion that the memb ers Of these posts
have ever had. The people OF Wheeling
have contributed generously to the
finance fund and the members OF this
committee, Messrs. Henry Seamon,
chairman, b. F. Jones, j. 81. Henry,
w. H. Chapman and John Stamm, have
been busy soliciting and will have
enough to pay all the expenses fully and
give the home and visiting veterans all
a hearty welcome and entertainment.
Transportation 10 and from the Park,
admission to the grounds and dinner
and supper will be served free to all the
old soldiers, whether members OF the
society or not. The Woman's Keller
Corps are doing finely In their work
of getting eatables, and plenty OF the
good things to satisfy hungry appetite
will be had. Mrs. Robert Taylor has
been experimenting this work, and she
deserves praise for it's success, About
one hundred and fifty young ladies, at
tired In red, white and blue costumes,
will assist the ladies at the tables that
day.
The DAYS programme will commence
about nine o'clock with street parade
of all old veterans through the business
part of the city. The line OF march
will be from the G. A. r. hall on Main
street south to Sixteenth, to Market to
Tenth, from Tenth to Twelfth, from
Twelfth to Chapline, and thence
to the motor depot. After reaching the
Park the reunion OF the different bat
terry and regimental associations will be
held, aud after this all will join In
united reunion.
1t expected that at least four hun
dred members of all the separate organi-
cations will DO In attendance and many
more of the veterans who do not belong.
Regiments First and Twelfth will
each have probably $50 or more In at
tendance, and Batteries D and ID will
have about 80 each. Letters have been
received from all parts OF the country
from the boys who fought with these
companies, saying that they would
be here II possible and all
asked TO be remembered and
wished for successful and enthusiastic
meeting. The headquarters will be
in the Grand Army hall on Main street
except for The campfire in the evening.
The soldiers will return to the city
after eating their supper at the park
and at night a grand campfire will be
held in one Of the large assembly halls
OF the Odd Fellows building. This
promises to be one Of the most H.
teresting features Of the day to the
veterans. Addresses will be delivered
by Capt. B. B. Dovener, Hon. g. W.
Atkinson, Col. George Caldwell, w. ID.
G. Curtis and others.
The Grand Army hall on Main str eet
will be used as the headquarters, and
every resident and visiting veteran is
eouested to report there. A cordial
invitation is given to all old soldiers OF
Wheeling and surrounding towns to as
sist in the days festivities, and to enjoy
the entertainment. 1t is expected that
the people all along the route OF parade
will decorate their buildings with the
National colors. The old flag presented
by the people of Wheeling in August,
1862, to the Battery d, which has been
reverently kept and treasured, will be
carried in the procession.