The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-05-01
TIE VETERANS ADJOURN.
Last Day OF the g. a. II. Eneampmsnt.
The womAn's RELIEF Corps and the Sons
orVrtrrAnS.
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Last Day OF the g. a. Il. EncAmpmrnt.
The NVomAn's RELIEF Corps and the Sons
orTrtrrAnS.
Special Dispatch to tho 1ntollIgcncer.
CLARtSBURG. W. Va, April SO.-
The Grand Army delegates concluded
their business to-day. and tonight at
tended the lecture OF General John B.
Gordon. on THE last DayB OF the Con-
fedcracy." The day was devoted to
business matters, the election OF officers
and the public installation Of the officers
OF three organizations. The q. a. Il.
elected the remaining officers as follows:
Medical director. DR.. d. Mayer, Charles
ton: chaplain. Rev. Taylor Richmond,
Clarksburg; delegates TO the national
encampment, Hon. II. c. McWhOrter,
Charleston; NJ. " Traugh. Parkers-
burg; r. S. NOrthcott. ClREksburg; as
slstant adjutant general. Job. Mus
grave, Hnrrisville; assistant quarter
master general, d. s. Bush, Harrisvllle
The fourth annual convention Of West
Virginia department Woman'S Rcliet
Corps. assembled In the odd FcllOwa
hall and was called to order nt 1890 n
m. by the department president, Maria
r. Leeds, OF Grafton. Devotional eHcr-
Clses were led by Department Chaplain
Maggie Williamson. The department
president gave n beautiful address
which was warmly Rpplauded, followed
by officers reports. which were referred
to various committees. The session
then adjourned TO meet at 30 p. m.
The afternoon session was devoted TO
the order OF business. a committee or
comrades bringing greetings from the
c. A. r. were cordially received. Ad-
Journed at p. m. Representatives are
here from Charleston, ParkeTsburE,
Grafton. FaIrmont. Buckhannon,W Wheel
Ing, Bcllevllle and Benwood and express
themselves well plrlsel with their re-
ccptIon and the hospitality extended by
the citizens OF ClarBsbuFg Following
are the department officers: President.
Maria +. Leeds. Grafton; senior vice, 5.
f. BlemdOn. Charlcston; junior VICE.
Theresa Wise. Wheeling; secretary.
Mary c, Leeds, Grafton; treasurer,
Mary !. Warthen. Grafton: I. and |. OIL
Ger, Fannie Cecil. PRrkcrsburg: in5pcc-
tor, Mary +. MlchRelson. Charleston:
chaplain. Maggie Williamson, Belle
Vile; consellor. Ellen +. Daniels, Char
lesion. Among the prominent members
OF tina department Woman's Relief
Corps present are Mrs. Amanda L. Muir
dock, past department president, OF
chairman Of national executive board,
WOman's Relief Corps. OF Charleston.
The election OF officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Mrs. Leeds, OF
Grafton, department commander:
Mrs. Mock. of Parksrsburg, senior vice;
Mrs. LavRlly. OF Wheeling, Junior vice;
Mrs. Warthen. OF Grafton. treasurer;
Mrs. Lcech, chaplain. The executive
board Is composed OF Miss Florence
Jaco, Mrs. Anna Bow, Mrs. Hanson. OF
Buckhannon; Mrs. Jane Williams, Mrs.
Harriet Sand and Secretary Mary G.
Leeds. ConSeilor. Mrs Ellen T. Daniels,
]. and ]. officer. Miss Rose Bryson; In
spector, Miss Amanda Fleming; dele
gate-nt-larEe, MrH. Mary Reed. OF Fair
mont; alternate, SOllie l,ouden; dele
gate, Margaret Whitman, alternate,
Mary MichaelSon.
The tenth annual encnmpment OF the
West Virginia division Sons OF Veterans
commenced at il O'Clock on Tuesday. at
the Sons OF Veterans hall and the fol-
lowing officers reported:
Commander. W. II. Brand: senior
vice commander. Frank G. Cornwall;
adjutant. A. W. MuSgrave; quarter
master. c. SIgler: mastering officer, a.
B. Rlle; division council. Ed. Sylvis,
and r. F. Adams. The order Of bust
ness was mostly tnkcn In the reports
Of committees and officers. Wednesday
the day was taken up In the election and
installation OF officers and visiting the
departments OF the G. a. X. and W. X.
c. The fction resulted ns follows:
Commando F, G. Cornwall, OF Charles
ton: senior Nee commander, \. Il. Rule,
Clarksburg: Junior vice commander, G.
+. Randall, ShInnston: division council,
r. +. Adams, Huntington; W. II. Brand
and c. F. p. Smith. Of WiCks; delegates.
Luther Raymond. ClarkSburE. and II.
W. williams, Brown; aHernates, W. II.
GIbble. West Union; /. c. Brand.
ReedsvIlIe. The officers were publicly
lnatnIleh at the court house.