The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1894-02-21
The Army Of West Virginia.

Gen. Powell, Vice. President, will
soon issue call to the committee
of the Society of the Army of West
Virginia to meet in Memorial Hall,
at Ironton, early in the Spring, for
the purposeoffixing time and place
in 1894, for a meeting of the society
I and a reunion of the soldiers who
served in the army of West Virgin
ia. The last meeting and reunion
were held at Huntington, in 1891.
Members of the committee and
many ex soldiers have expressed a
desire to hold the next meeting of
the society and reunion at Ironton
which, to those who desire to attend,
is centrally located and accessible.
This was made known to the mem
bers of Dick Lambert Post G. A. r.
by Gen. Enochs at a meeting a few
weeks before his sudden death, but
owing to the general business do
preston the Post was opposed to
asking the people of Ironton for the
means that would justify them in
asking their comrades of the Army
of West Virginia to hold their re-
union meeting at Ironton. The
Board of Trade or the citizens gen.
orally, if they think that a large
three day reunion would be of benefit
to the city directly or indirectly,
must take the initiative, and if such
steps are taken, the members of the
G. A. R. and AMI auxiliary societies
will cooperate and do all in their
power to make the reunion great
contribution necessary for such an
event.
AS to active participation in mod
ern business and practical politics,
the old soldiers are beginning to feel,
to use a popular phrase, that they
are "not in it" to the extent they
were in years gone by. Financial
ly weak as compared with the, whole
number of people, they do not feel
able toassume the responsibility, as
they did in 1883. of providing
success, such as to reflect credit
upon the hospitality of the city and
to advertise it's resources, facilities
and advantages as place of business
and residence.
Time was when the Society of
the Army of West Virginia did not
have to go begging for place
and quarters in which to hold its
annual reunions-when cities ard
towns entered into active COMPETE
tons for furnishing the same. But
times have changed, and we have
changed with them.-Ironton Reg
lister.
RE-APPoINTED.-We are glad TO
see that the Directors of the West
Virginia Historical Society have
unanimously re elected Miss Lula
Downtain Librarian. She is a young
lady of great learning and intelli-
gence, polite and accommodating to
every visitor, and under her man
agement the Society has become the
most popular and interesting place
about the Capitol building. She
has brought order out of chaos by
indexing and classifying all the
books of the Society; and the muse
UNI connected has every article la
belled and numbered. The only
drawback to the Society is the lack
of a suitable building. The Legis-
lature should take pride in making
an appropriation to erect building
suitable for the use of the Society.
AN Enjoyable PARTY.-On the
18th inst, Mr.. A. G. VanGilder
handsomely entertained few invit-
ed friends at his suit of rooms over
his drug store. Cards were INDUCED
in until mid night, when refresh
ments were served, which was high
Iy enjoyed, and many compliments
were paid him for the spread, as all
the good things on the tables were
prepared by his own hands. Those
who were present were Misses Alice
and Leila Kimberling, Julia Polsley,
Grace Hale, SalIie Smith, Virginia
Lewis, Grace and Alberta Gibbons,
Jennie Sterrett, and Messrs. Thos.
l.. Hale and Jake Somerville.
A NEW SwINDLE.-An exchange
tells of farmer in Harrison coun.
ty, who recently received $50 to
bind the sale of his farm to a pros
pective buyer, and a short time after
the farmer was visited by another
would-be purchaser and an offer of
81, 900 more was made for the land.
The farmer scenting bargain, is
said to have gone to the first buyer