The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-05-29
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES
OF Union Victorian Legion at Odd
Follows Hull,
m ME- MORY. OF THE DEAD.
Tho beautiful Ritual of tho Order.
Eloquent Addresses Ninuo by Hon.
George W. Atkinson, lsov. N. u.
johnson, Pastor Of North Street
NJ. l.. Church, aud Capt u. Ii.
Doycnor.
l)ovciicr.

Union Veteran Legion, Encampmcnt
No 10. OF this city, held lhoir memo.
rial services ut Odd Follows hall Last
evening, quite largo number OF NOM
bers Of tho ordcr and ladies being pres.
emit The Wheeling encampmcnt was
only organized two years ago, and has
had quito healthy growth, tho present
membership being sixty'iivc. Tho en-.
campmont 10 ollcerod rs iollows:
Coloncl--Fred. Bye.
Lieut., Col.-John II. Mendel.
Major, ElwooJ Hughes.
Quartormastor-W. II. Chapman.
Chaplain-Ilenry Scamon.
Officer Of The DaY-ll. G. Peternau.
Adjutant-W. L. Gilchrist
Shortly after s o'clock Colonel Byo
called Attention." and tho services
were opened with pleasing selection
by the IEolian quartot,e. after which
tho regular ritual OF the order was oh.
served. which was OF tho most impros.
sivo aud affecting character. Three
chairs in front OF tho stage were drapod
in black, the symbols OF mourning for
the women OF the war. the soldiers and
ono vacant chair tor the dead OF the or.
der. Tho only member OF the oncamp.
mont who passed away during tho year
was Captain kraus, Of the Seventh Mest
Virginia Infantry. On tho chair OF
mourning for the women oil the war was
placed beautiful bouquet Of white
flowers, and on tho other two chairs
laurel wreaths. The different officers
then wont through the service, each
having a particular part assigned in tho
ritual. During this portion OF tho ser.
vices Mr.. Charles Reed Gang "Ien,ins
OF tho Old Camp Ground" tho audience
joining in the chorus. and THE Vacant
Chair" Tho regular memorial cxer.
cises closed with tho singing OF Nearer,
Ny God, to Thee" By the Kolian quar-
te,te, with Mr.. Z. W. Dunaway pro,id.
ing at the organ.
The presiding officer then introduced
Hon. G. ". Atkinson, who made most
ielicitous address. Ito said when he
was asked to make the address no was
told that he would DO limited to ten
minutes, at least not longer than fifteen
minutes, as one OF the committee added,
knowing his weakness. Tho speaker
said he would present three thoughts
that occurred to him. and tho first was
the vastness OF the great republic and
its grandeur. We are derelict in in
forming ourselves in this matter. We
all love our country, nation and flag,
but We do not give that study to these
subjects We should. lie referred 10 the
boundaries Of the Union and it's i'm
mensity, its unrivalled resources. aud
the great advantages We enjoy in educa.
tional aud other particulars, and claim
ed that the government wa, the great
est Gods sun ever shoue on, add We
don't half appreciate it.
His second though. was on the VOL
unteer soldier, the citizen soldiery that
saved this country for all generations to
come, and like Incersoll he had moth
ing but CHEERS for the living and tears
for the dead" lie said that as the
years rolled by and the prejudices OF
the wal. become etfaced we could see
with clearer vision the grandeur OF that
soldiery.
The third thought that struck him
was tho character and impresaiveness
OF the services Of tho order, aud it
moved him to say that all old soldiers
ought to be not only moral mon but
christian men. He closed his happy
remarks by paying r glowing tribute to
the noble womauhood OF the war, and
pleading for stronger American
patriotism, such as moved the soldier
in lS6l-5.
Rev. n. b. Johnson, pastor OF the
North street NJ. Z. church, being 10 the
audience, was called on, aud responded
with a touching reference to his own
experience in the war times, and al
though not old enough to bear arms at
that time he was lei. an orphan a. its
close.
After the rendition OF a selection bv
the male quar,etie OF the English Lu.h-
Gran church. Capt. h. B. Dovener made
a feeling and touching address as 10
the character Of the services OF the
evening, and the sad butsweet memories
they recalled.
After the benediction by Rev. Mr..
Johnson, Mr.. Theodore Roller sounded
taps" and the audience separated.