Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1897-04-02
THE G. A. R. ENCAMPMENT.
General Orders Announcing Details Oh I'M
Coming Meeting in Wheeling.

c.., or,,ers Announcing Details of the
Coming Meeting in Wheeling
The following General Order relating
to the coming Eneampment III thls CITY
is self-explanatory. -
Headquarters
DEPARTMENT of West virginia
Grand Army OF the RepuDHc ioo-
Harrisville, March 30, 1897.
General order No. 6. o,,nood the ff-
l. As heretofore annouhCSul az i,art
teenth annual encampment oil ms SS,, uep%i1
ment will be held at the city OF " 1eel II7
May 4th. 9Th and 9Th, 1897, in the O uu ~ ~,
lows building. which has been secureu pS
the Wheeling comrades for that PuiiI ISnS az
IL. Headquarters VIII Luz DT No' @ where
the staff officers and delegates Will Ispol
on their arrival in Wheeling. stan OH ceaH s
and the Council of Admlllist rdtIo Dn a. ON
port TO the Department CoInlila nu' Ne
NAV 4th AT n. m. as far as practlcaoIS
III The commander of Holiday I Ise
No. 70 will detail suitable oilcer ol nc
day. officer of the guard anu ILL., ~ in full
rades as guards who Will repoI ,.,,l ru,ii
uniform to the Assistant AdJutant deliei a.
for instructions at a. m, on TIC OH -
May. .5.r Tho direc-
ton OF the Department Chaplain, VIII ps
held on the evening of May 4th at o CLOCK
I'm the Fourth Street NJ. y. church' 70 De
participated in by comrades Oh ne nio+ o. or ~
o.
ganizations. This has become one Oh 'nS
most interesting and beneficial services u
our annual encampments, ana coii h 49,
are earnestly urged 10 be present anu . en- on
part in these solemn ana Impressive Oei'
monies. -...;o,, 81
the encampment will begin promptly AT IL
o'clock a. m. on Wednesday, May 2th'
A short parade will be arranged by me
comrades of Posts Nos. y and % for the
afternoon of May 9Th, in when all COM
rades are urged 10 participate. >,
VII. All officers and delegates are dl5
rected TO appear in the regulation GTdhu
Army uniform. Don't be ashamed 10 Medl
the old blue coat and brass buttons. 1hsy
VII A grand camp fire will be held at
the Grand Opera House on the night OF
May 5th. at 800 clock, to be followed 10y
a banquet given TO the visiting GonlraI Ne
by the generous old veterans and the W.
r. c., and citizens generally of Wheeling.
Eloquent speakers VIII be in attendance
and a grand. good time Is assured on bolh
occasions.
VIII. Hotel rates are announced IS fol-
lows: Mcclure House. headquarters u. a.
r., 81 per day; Windsor. headquarters D
V, $50 per day; Stamm, headquarters w;
r. c.. $50 per day, ana other notes anu
boarding houses at lesser rates. Ample ac-
commOdatiOns are assured to all.
IL. Railroad rates have been granted
as follows Baltimore and Ohio, one rare
for the round trip: Chesapeake and ONO
same: Ohio River. same; Kanawha ana
Michigan. same; West Virginia and Pitts
burg. same: West Virginia Northern.
same; West Virginia Central and PITTS
burg, two cents per mile each way. The
Kanawha and Michigan and West Virginia
Central and Pittsburg will sell tickets only
upon card orders. which are herewith IN
closed. All the other roads will sell round
trip tickets without card orders. upon app
plication 10 local agents Tickets all good
from the "a to Sth going and returning;
X Memorial Day will be observed this
year on May 18th. Saturday. the 30th fall
TO arrange for a proper Observance of this
precious day. A great army corps OF our
comrades have answered 10 the last roll
call during the last year. Lovingly ana
reverenuy let us remember them ana the
day sacred to their memories.
XI. The Department Commander i
pleased TO announce that all the state
medals. so long under our care and Gus,
tody. have been transferred TO their legal
custodian, the Adjutant General OF THIS
State. at Charleston. at his request, thus
relieving the department of much labor and
expense. Governor @. W. Atkinson and
Adiutant General John W. NJ Appleton
deserve the thanks Of the comrades for so
promptly manifestinS their interest in this
matter.
Comrade Appleton will carefully and
Cheerfully see that these medals are pre-
served and distributed al originally in
tended by the loyal men who provided these
precious mOmentoes Of the services OF the
brave West Virginia veterans.
XII. Now. comrades. the commander
appeals 10 you 10 come TO Wheeling ready
10 once more eX5mplfy our love for our
comrades and our glorious organization.
BY order of
ROMEO II. FREER.
Depar ment Commander.
Official