Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1895-09-11

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TO the marshal of the day showed to-
night that there will be at least $4,000
veterans in the parade.
General Cohen expects from ten to
twenty thousand more during the
night. The largest number ever re-
ported in line was 10000 in Washing
ton.
The floats and other features of the
parade are elaborate and everything is
ready for forming the line, with pre-
dictions Of favorable weather as one
OF the encouraging conditions for OBJ
servers as we'll as participants.
The rehearsal of the 200 trained
voices that will sing the patriotic
songs was a great success to-day.
The arrangements are so complete
in everything that many visiting posts
to-day adopted resolutions OF thanks
70 Director General John H. Milliken
and the citys committee. Past Com
mander-in-Chief John Palmer, of New
York, who managed the big parade in
Washington, was with the national Of
Iicers to-day to assist in the manage
ment, and General Lew Wallace was
also on hand The executive council
of administration was in session to-
day and disclosed nothing.
Camps Caldwell and Weissinger, as
well as the buildings in the city, are
filled tonight, and the boys are having
lively times.
Governor Mckinley, Of Ohio, is an
nOunced to be here with other Cover
nOrs tomorrow.
Senior Vice Commander Burchheld
and the members Of the executive coun-
Gil of the national encampment at
Pittsburg last year, arrived on a spe>
cial train to-day in charge of Colonel
Sam Moody. assistant general passen-
ger agent of the Pennsylvania lines.
The party is chaperoned here by Col
ouel w. c. Connolly, Jr., agent OF the
Associated Press at Pittsburg.
In recognition of the courtesies eX-
tended the Louisville workers at Pitts
burg last year, Commander Burchfield
| ana his twenty associates from Pitts
burg and the members of the Louis
willie Executive Council we're rendered
! banquet here tonight by the citizens
at the Pendennis Club. Among the ar
rivals to-day was the old war horse
| Ned, aged forty years. His present
owner, B. F. Crawford, of Northeast,
Pa, got possession of him thirty-two
years ago and says Ned was then eight
years old, according to his mouth. I'm
til five years ago Ned did his share of
the work on Mr.. Crawford's Pennsyl-
vania farm.
Ned was captured from General Jubal
Early's corps near Washington by a
Union scouting party thirty-two years
ago and was given to his present owner
to replace an animal which had been
shot in a skirmish At the close of the
war, Mr.. Crawford left Washington on
| Ned's hack. He first went to Harris
! burg and there Mr.. Crawford grew tired
OF riding and bought road cart, " hich
! Ned pulled from Harrisburg to North
east.
Ned has been conspicuous at former
| encampments. lie gave out at Pitts
burg last year and in to-mOrrows' pa
rade he Will ride in a float.
There was a reception by the Wo-
! mans Relief Corps tonight to Com
mander Lawler and staff. Thousands
of old soldiers both of the blue and
| gray attended. 1t is claimed ten thous-
and people passed through the Gait
House, where the reception was held.
| There were three large parlors devoted
TO this reception and from the time it
was opened until it closed an unceasing
flow of veterans passed through, pay
! ing their respects to the cOmmander-in-
chief and other members of the receiv-
ing party. The master of ceremonies
for this event was Colonel II. S. Diet
| rich, chairman of the Executive Ma
! tiOnal Council G. A. R. The affair
| throughout was most pleasant and en-
| joyable
Mrs. Nettie 2. Gunlock, National
President of the Ladies of the Grand
Army of the Republic, arrived from
! Chicago this morning and established
national headquarters at the Gait
| House. A large number of the organ
ization arrived. among them being the
national officers.
For National President there are four
! candidates. Mrs. Catherine e. Hirst, of
this city; Mrs. Metcalf, of California;
/ Mrs Dalton, of Kansas, and Mrs Geo.
w. Craig. of Pittsburg.
The prospects for a very close race
and at present none of the candidates
! appear to have much advantage. Mrs.
! Florence George, of Washington is a
candidate for reelection as treasurer,
! and as yet no opposition has developed.
! Several hundred more members of
/ the Womens Relief Corps arrived to-
day. Mrs. Elizabeth Turner, of Boston,
/ is the only candidate for National Pres
ident. and will probably be unanimous
! ly elected. Mrs. Annie Whittenmeyer,
of Pennsylvania, Past National Presi-
! dent. arrived at the head of a large
delegation from Pennsylvania. Mrs.
! Whittenmeyer is a candidate for the
! President of the w. r. c. Home and
| has no opposition.
Warden Park, in Jacksonville Ind,
was Illuminated beautifully tonight
| for mammoth camp fire. The grand
! stand was elabOrately decorated, and
over 200 prominent ex-soldiers were
! seated on it. while the audience num-
| bered at least ten thousand. In addi-
| tion to the bands of the posts, the glee
| clubs had a fine chorus for patriotic
! songs.
The Trades Unions Of Louisville and
vicinity tonight gave a very large in
dUstrial parade in honor Of the visit
/ ors, each man carrying a Chinese Ian
| tern. Many banners expressive of good
will from the workingmen were dis
played. The delegations sent to urge
! Buffalo as the next meeting place of
| the national encampment of the G.. A.
! r. for 1895 are greatly encouraged in
! their efforts.
At the club tonight speeches were
made by T. W. Shirley, president OF
the Citizens Committee in Louisville;
! d. C. Ripley. president Of the same
..-..A.on ~, Dittel,,1rc- last r-na1.. Nor