The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-05-06

the muluIudcs u women banded to-
Eelher for the patriotic purpose OF allie
Waiting the distress and forwarding the
interests " veteran soldiers aud sail
Ors, has been felt and needed. IL IS QUE
earnest purpose 10 make our OrgunlZa-
don (which Is already the largest patri-
otic and charitable organization Of wn-
mon in the world rendezvous where
every friend OF the veteran may make
thc gcwer or her influence felt for their
good. We now represent nearly 10000
loyal women. working In your behalf tn
the national organization. and accord
ing 10 the report rendered by our ma
tlanaI committee 60 the national en-
campment held at ST. Paul. last year,
having been compiled since the begin
ming OF our organization twelve years
ago, by departments. we ind:
Total expended In relief...,......S 62i.66n q
Total turned over TO posts....... <S y
Relief other than money..,.,..t: 9S,H9 q
"I pSy eap'na.u ~ DiUi IS
Amount expended at National
MS UhS oSi ,s' Uo,rs @ ssisi
Am nSTses sapsnu.a ~" sN %
AP BSg IA G tbs 9SSsh io' Meno,. as.
Special relief ..,............,,..... 40 %
A% work FOR S1 army nurses, ] las 81
E " 6 Tor ,! Memorial aori'i Home. :" .a5 10
Grand total expended. .N,5Ji.Sle 81
The attention OF the entire country
is attracted 10 the WOman's Relief
Corps by It's effective work. The student
Of history, II you ask him To name the
great eVcnts that have tended 20 elevate
mankind. VIII show you that there has
never been movement that uplifted
and brcadened mankind, that women
have net been connected with. As the
Grand Army Of the Reuublic grows less
in numbers and In influence with the
passing away Of the veterans, we pur-
pose 10 Increase IN numbers and in
iiuence SO that there shall always be a
strong organized body back OF the old
soldier. even to the last muster out"
We ask your assistance IN spreading
abroad the aims and objects OF our or
der. We hope 20 Increase our fOrtlhca-
lions In the different departments. and
TO erect new oncs IN unoccupicd terri
tory until all the loyal women OF the
land are enlisted IN this patriotic work.
Again. comrades. we most heartily
welcome you and hope you all VIII have
such \ pleasant time AMONG Us that
you will always remember this en-
GAulHlhtUA ~ tltE Va AsAN fIAN 49, ~
have ever attended
Homer Crago caught the crowd, in
his recitation Of "Baroary FTickery,' .
parody on the well known "BnroIry
Frle;chie" as told by Whittier. the
Quaker poet.
Mrs. Agnes HIT of Indianapolis. ma
tioaal president OF the WOmln's Relief
Corps, spoke ~ the organization. the
objects, and the work accomplished By
the order. She graphically told Of the
scenes OF suffering on batilerelds. pris-
ons and hospitals. and tie nursing FUR
uished by sandy women. In their work
these women asked not the wounded
soldier be he o. the blue or OF the array
They did their work, witnOuf knowing,
or caring 90 know. whether the man re-
curing the care was Union or Eoufed-
crate. FOR all were Americans
The Womau's Relief Corps was or
ganlzcd a. an Did 10 members ~ tho g
A. X II Is an organization. she said.
ready TO assist the veterans who mag
need their care Mrs Hit said she was
pleased TO meet the veterans OF West
Virginia. and their wives and children.
Hon. W. H C. CurtiS,o' West Liberty,
"the son OF . grea, soldier IS he was
presented by Chairman Robertson,
made a splendid address. euloglzinG the
veterans who had fought Tor the repuh-
lie "the greatest country under Gods
blue skies" intrrsp-rsing his remarks
were brilliant nashes ~ orat1ry. He
was Tounily cheered throughout his 70
marks
Past Department Commander Walker
was the next speaker. HIS address
su,acked Of the veteran Ee llgded the
g. 4. r. and regretted thar All Old sol
dec did not Join one ~ the posts In
The POSTS all men were equal. no mat
ter what rank they held In the army;
IN the POSTS an men were Comrades,
than which no better title could be ap-
Piled Some veterans did not join the
c. A. r. ior political reasons. Others
who were probably afraid ot their war
records being exposed, kept outside OF
the . A r.
Speaking Of the experiences Of the
war. he said that a great deal IL heard
or Picketts charge, but II seems % be
forr0tien that the men who rcpnlscd
the charge were rs good as those who
made H.
Mr Walker IL an uncomp-umlsin=
Union soldier. and said tina; There was
difference ~ opinion among people tn
1851 and the same difference a. l>65. but
he was still Of the same opinion.
Capt. DoVsnSr sPsNL'.
Cries we're heard f1r Capta'f Dove
npr. and he had ~ respond 20 iae cal
He began uy saying that h. w.,s not
SprinH chicken. but ;his was the FIRST
tina that he had ever been drafted. Tor
ne had bcne drafted into making q
speech,
He was glad. he slid 70 be- wits the
cold h5vs and h- hOPsi they would ~
boys a. long as they lived IL loved tH
meet his old c011rldeE. and he has com
to Wheeling especially 20 be Ntth them
Going back 20 other years said h.,
many men whose heads ore now silver
Cd with grey. hlds farewell 10 mothers,
10 home and 70 al that wls dear. that
their country might be saved They
ana not 90 10 the frua. 70 hEht against
men south 0s Mason and DiNdn's line.
FOR they knew no men divided BY geo
graphical lines. TheF knew only their
country: they separated IL not by rivers
CT state lines Their country called,
and they responded
In the reunions. ,t j. the past that
rises up before the old soldier not the
future. They think OF 1853, when John
Brown was hanged for trying TO free
slaves They think Of months after
ward when 10000 men were marching
10 John Browns body Hes m5ulder-
Ing In the grave. but his soul goes
marching on They think Of the iroub-
ious years that followed. Of the preser-
walton " the flag. and revere the
names ot Lincoln. Grant, sheridan and