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

The annual encampment or four or
CARNATIONS OF the veterans of the blue,
and kindred societies. arc now In Sss'
sion in Wheeling. the sessions having
started last night with a Joint memo
rial service at the Fourth street n. 2.
church, participated in by all Of the
societies.
The attendance OF members Of the or
ganizations from all parts OF tho state
Is as large. or larger, than had been ex-
pected. The local committees were
busy yesterday In receiving the visitors
and assigning them to quarters. The
Grand Army's headquarters are at the
McLure; the Sons OF Veterans at the
Windsor, and the WomRn's Relief Corps
at the Stamm House. These hotels and
the Howell have large delegations Of
the visitors with them, while many oth-
ers are being entertained at the homes
OF Wheeling friends.
Below will be found an account of the
memorial services held last evening.
This morning at 10 o'clock the first
business session OF the @. A. r. will be
held at the !. o. o. F. hall. The RfteT-
noon session will open at 2 o'clock at
the same hall. The concluding events Of
the day will be the campfire and ban
Quet in the evening.
The campfire Is to be held In the
Grand Opera House. beginning at 8
o'clock. with the following programme:
Music. Bugle and Drum Corps
Remarks, ....s......sss.
....Jr. Vice Dept Com. r. Robertson
Address of welcome. ....... Mayor Butts
Reply. dept. Commander r. H. Freer
Music. c................. ,.AeOllan Quartet
Recitadon-"Sh Sheridan's Ride" ......
=. E. e. Harry Tape
Vocal solo. Mrs. Morris
RecItation-"Barbary Frlekery" ~.
........... E. ...........Homer Cr1Go
Music .............. Mandolin and Guitar
Short talks by comrades limited to
ten minutes.
MUSIC. ........ ....Aeolian quartet
More tRIks'''s '.'..'' '.........'.'.''..
Music ..........., Bugle and Drum Corps
The campfire will conclude after Q
o'clock, and at 10 O'Clock the banquet
Of the G. A. r. and kindred orders win
occur at ]. o. o. F. hall, with the fol-
lowing programme OF toasts:
Past Commander F. H. Crago. Toast
Master.
''West Virginia. Gov. G. W. Atkinson
&c. A. r. Department Of w. Va."....
....................Co Commando Freef
"woman's Relief Corps" "............
Past Dept Pres. Mrs. Daniels
"our Boys. .........Col. Robt. F. Adams
1.-THE City OF Wheeling. "............
............ Mayor B, F. Caldwell
"our State University.
Prof. Thomas c. Miller
''The Press" ".......................
Editors Hart, Taney, Ogden colmaF
The Ladies ..... .'..''.........
.....PaEt Dept Commander Walker
To-day's programme for the woman'8
Relief Corps includes the opening Bes-
sion OF the encampment at 10 a m.
Committees will be appointed and the
reports OF the officers read. In the after
noon the orders ritualistic work viii be
exempllhed by Corps Nos. /, and s.
The Sons OF Veterans programme in-
cludes the meeting OF the division coun-
Gil at the Windsor at o'clock, the
opening session OF the encampment at
10 O'Clock. the afternoon session Al 2
o'clock. the combined campfire at the
Grand Opera House at p. m, and the
banquet at 10 D. m.
There will also be business sessions
Of the Ladies' OF the G. A. r. during
the morning and afternoon.