The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-26
THE G. A. R. VETERANS
Tho Annual Encampmont Opens st
Paflrorsburg.
UNUSUALLY LARGE ATTENDANCE
And n Cordial Reception Tondorod
by tho Citizens = Womcn's Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans Also IN
Scssion-A Good Attendance OF tho
Officers of All tho orGanizatIuns-A
Jubilee Campfire at Night
speelol pi,pateA b h. Int4li,aer.

Special Dispatch to q. IatsEseaorr.
PAHKERsDURd, W. VA, April 25.-The
twelfth annual oncampment OF the Do
partmont Of West Virginia G. A. r,
convened to-day in this city. Tho citi-
zens OF Parkcrsburc have extended q
royal .welcomo to tho old Veterans by
Offering splendid weather and an open
city. Tho rod, white and blue in the
shape OF dags, banners and streamers
are numerous in tho business part OF
tho city.
Beside tho state encanpment OF tho
G. A. R, tho Sons OF Veterans and the
Womnn's Reliof Corps. department of
West Virginia, aro holding their en-
campments. Between five and ak hun
dred visitors are hero, aud this morn
Ing the home post with bands, mot
ana welcomed the viaitors.
Department headquarters OF the &.
A. R. and Sons OF Veterans are at tho
Blenucrhnssett hotel. The Woman's
Relief oorpa have thelr headquarters at
tho. Palace.
OFFICERS PRESENT.
The following G. A. r. officers and
past commanders arc here:
Commander Anthony Smith, Post 81,
Wick; Senior Vice Commander I. II.
Crago, Post l2, Wheeling; Junior Vice
Commander Il. Ii. Lec, Post 20, St.
Adams; Chaplain W. W. AIcHenry,
Pos. Il. Parkorsbureh; council OF ad.
ministration, ]. I. Piggott, Post 60,
Elizabeth; S. B. Williamson, Post 80,
Belloville; Charles T. Reed, Post u,
Wheeling; Delegates 10 National En-.
campmens George X. Mallory lat large),
s. H. Gramm, r. S. Northcott and D. 4.
King; official staff, Assistant Adjutant
General Romeo Fl. Freer, Post 80,
Ritchie G. H.; Assistant Quartermaster
General Job Musgrave, Post SO, Richie
G. H.; Department Inspector Thomas
A. Fleming. Post G. Fairmont; Judge
Advocate Richard Robertson, Post l2,
Wheeling; Chief Mastering officer ].
W. Matlck, Post 80, Keyser; Aide-do-
Camps George K. Mallory, Post IA;
James Villers. Post 81, and Z. w. Knntz,
Poat g.
Past Department Commanders-C. B.
Smith, Andrew Mather Post, No. Il,
Parkersburg; G. W. Taggart, Andrew
Mather Post, No. II. Parkorsburg; Ice
Raymond, Custer Post, No. s, CIarks-
burg; S. S. Hazen, Andrew Mathor Post,
No. "a. Parkersburg; George J. Walker,
Carl Shotto Post, Nc. %, jackson Z. H.
l. II. Duval, Pierpont Post, No. 8,
Wellsburg; Charles E. Anderson, Nor
ris Post, No. 80, Weston.
Delegations from Wheeling, New
Martinsville, Huntington, Charleston
and all parts OF the state arc here,
making about 800 in all.
This morning at o'clock the council
OF administration met and examined the
books Of Assistant Adjutant General R
II. Freer and Assistant Quartermaster 4
General Musgrave, and complimented
the officers on their condition.
The first session Of the encampment
met at IL o'clock in tho knights Of
Py.hias armory, Commander Anthony
Smith presiding.
woMAN's RELIEP CORPS.
The council OF administration Of tho !,
w. q. O., met with tho following OIL
GERS present:
Amanda L. Murdoch, Wheeling. do
partment president; Amanda Fleming,
Fairmont. senior vice president; Mollie
NJ. Carnwcll. Charleston, junior vice
president; Mary v. Reed, Fairmons,
chaplain; Julia A. Burt, Wheeling, sec
rotary; Ida V. Cox, Wheeling, troasurer;
executive committee, Sarah Lyons, An
mic Sandy and Maggie Burkctt, all OF
Wheeling.
About fifty delegates and as many
visitors arc attending tho second annual
meeting Of W. r. G. Their first session
convened this afternoon ut the Y. NJ.
G.. A. rooms for organization and hear
ing reports OF committees. The election
OF officers will occur tomorrow.
AFTERNOON MEETINGS.
At tho afternoon sesHion OF the G.. A.
R, Anthony Smith, department COM
mandcE, delivered O strong and inter
cs,ing address, which will be worth
reading when published. G. W. Holli-
day Post. OF Wheeling, had team per.
form exemplifcation work under COM
maud Of c. r. Reed. By special diapen-
aation two mon were mustered In.
At the opera house ajubilee camp fire
was held tonight with crowded aud
icnce. An informal programme OF short
addresses. war songs, stories and pic
turos made o memorable meeting.
The attendance at the encampments
exceeds all expectations and an exceed
ingly successful time is assured. There
will bc public installation, parade aud
election OF otiicnrs tomorrow.
The Sons OF Veterans convened this
afternoon with large attendance OF
the officers OF :he department present
and twenty delegates. Tho business
meeting is OF no public interest. Tho
encanpment viii wind up withya BAN
quet Thursday. rs
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