The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-10-01

Hut tho Old soldiers Turmcd Out strong
nnd Spent M %EnJoyabio Anernopn nj
Wheeling r%Rrk-Ilic Parade was Very
Crrditnbic-An Old Army Dinner Served
by the womnn's itriIrr Corps-rEc Conn
mnnds Eject Their Officers.
The annual reunion Of several OF the
West Virginia regiments and batteries
composed VI Union veterans, who usual
~ unite for thHlr reunion, occurred at
Wheeling pnfk yesterday afternoon. The
lnClemcnt weather NJ u measure took
away from the pleasure Of the day, but
the old soldiers bowed p"hilosOphIcally to
the weather mans decree and enjoyed
themselves nevertheless.
The attendance was unexpectedly
large. On account Of the rain the general
committee did not anticipate the pres
cnce OF n great many members OF the
several organizations from outside this
Immediate vicinity. II was an agreeable
surprise, therefore, when the morning
trains on the ohio River and Pan Handle
brought nunlel nlid delegations from
WellsburG, S~tcuhCnvillC, East Liverpool.
New Cumberland. Cameron. Falrmont,
Slstcrsvillc, New Martlnsrille and Par
%kcrsburg, The lACRe Moundsville dele
CATION OF old soldiers and their rrIends
came up on the new Bcnwoid Southern
electric line, In fact they initiated that
line into service, taking the first through
trip made on the road. Connection With
the Wheeling electric line was made at
BcnwOOd.
The veterans assembled at the city
building and prepared for the parade,
which took place at 10 O'Clock. The
street demonstration was very crcdltnble
and was In charge Of the following:
Chief Marshal, +. c. Robinson, OF
Bridgeport, First West Virginia cav
airy: chief OF stan. Richard Robertson,
Battery II; aides, John McAdams. First
West NirgLnia Infantry: Mate Altmcyer,
Fifteenth West Virginia Infantry: Or
willie Carroll, Twelfth West Virginia IN
fnutry; William Johnston. Battery u.
Chief buglcr, Mr.. Theodore Roller.
The order OF formation was rs follows:
Escort Of Police under Lieut.. Dan Ingram.
Eighth Ward Drum Corps.
Battery d, Under Command OF Capt. II.
Scalnon.
Battery II. Under Lieut.. J. y. McNallcy,
OF W"llsbuTg.
MOundsvillc City Hrass Band.
First Infantry Capt. & J. I'awlInF In
-
Twelfth Infantry. Commander, Sergeant
RrysOn.
First Cavalry. In Command OF Capt.
Scli2cr, OF St~cuhcnyi!le.
At the conclusion Of the parade. which
went over Il short route In the central
part OF the city. the ranks were broken
at the city building. On account OF the
rain, the Girl Drum Corps, OF Bella!rc.
did nHt take part In the parade. Most
NF fEN NsRFNTNF ~ fhRfp FuR,IlI. . ...I
friends, went out to the park on the lc
o'clock motor and others followed on the
| o'clock train.
AT the park a genuine army meal was
served to the veterans by the ladies' Of
tn" WOman'S Relief Corps. In which
hard tack and the baked bean played an
important part. The afternoon was
pleasantly spent In the annual camp
fires Of the several batteries and rcCi-
mrHts. which elected officers for the en-
suirS year. Concert music was fur
niShtd By the MOurGsviIlc band and the
cir! Drum Corps. OF Bellairc. At 3
o'clock the genera! campfire nf all the
organizations took place In the casino.
and an hour was here very pleasantly
passed In the Swapping" Of army yarns
ana che renewing OF old army u%cQuaint-
ances. All who were at the reunion
slNNN VI : 49, AtsN hESkl u @AtltilAIAAAt AAllk
has been held In recent years. This Is
the more surprising on account OF the
unfAvorablc weather.
Battery d elected the following OIL
GERS Tor the ensuing year: President,
Henry Jones. OF Wheeling: secretary, Z.
Garth: treasurer. Ben EHlsy. Of Wheel
Ing: vice president. John Allison: chief
bEglcr, Theodore Rollc.. OF Wheeling. :
The survivors Of the First West vir-
Sin!a cavalry held a very enthusiastic
and enjoyubla campfire. AdJutant
Frank C. Robinson vas chosen prcsI-
dent: Capt. William 4. Mccoy. secreta-
ry. Forty-tErca members answered Mt
roll call. y conference committee con-
SIstlnC Of Comrades Caleb Sylvis, George
W. Clifton and i. c. Robinson was choS-
en-. Stirring addresses were made by
Capt. l.. =. Boon. Capt. John Setter.
Samuel W. Atkinson. George W. Cl!f-
ton and AGjutant Robinson. Some OF
the veterans were especially pronounced
and emphatic In their political Views, hut
there being just fCrty-threc friends
n admirers Of their honorcd comrade,
William Mckinley. present, and none for
Mr.. Bryan. there was no chance for con-
troversy. The best Of feeling prevailed
and although the weather wRs very I'M
favorable. the ardor OF the old veterans
was not dampcncd in the least. When
the speakers recalled the scencs and In
cidents OF the war, they found u warm
and hearty response from the comrades.
The tenth annual reunion OF the First
West Virginia volunteer infantry was
held In the casino at . p. m There wns
present n large number or comrades. AZ
ter routine business the election of OIL
GERS for the ensuing var was held and re-
suited in the old officials being rr-clcct-
cd. as follows: Judge Thnycr Melvin.
Wheeling, president: George b. Crnw-
ford. Wcllgburg, secretary: Samuel +.
Dean, Martins Ferry. treasurer: DR.. II,
G. kemplc, Brllairc. c. j. RawlIng,
Wheeling. and Thomas Il. Swaucy. New
Cumberland, were appointed n commit
| tee on tine and place Of the next annual
reunion. An Invitation from Captain
| James VI. Burns. Seventeenth United
States Infantry. Columbus, Ohio, late of
the First West Virginia infantry, to at
tend the next annual reunion OF the Soci-
ETY. OF the Army OF West Virginia. TO he
held ut Columbus. Ohio, September next,
was rcnd and referred. The secretary
reported The lanes of ~iorty-siX COM
| rndCs who had di"d since the formation
OF the society in 1856.
The survivors OF the Twelfth West
Virginia Infantry met in the casino.
After exchanging entertaining war rec
| objections, they elected the following
officers: President. c. c. Matthews.
Moundsvlllc: vice president. W. NJ.
Dunlap, West Alexander; secretary,
Thomas J. Orr. R1ncy's Point: treas
urcr. D.. Bryson. Moundsvlllc. 1t was
| decided to hold the next rcgImcntal
| reunion at Fairmout. II was also de-
c!dcd to meet with the other West Viz