The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-03
1910 Be llELDAT HUNTINGTON

Captain Thomas A. Maulsby, OF Fair
mont, department commander OF the
West Virginia G. A. n. has issued gem
eral orders No. ., regarding the APP
preaching sixteenth annual encamp-
ment OF the department which Is TO be
held in Huntington on April q and 2s.
It Is expected that the commander-ln.
chief, General ]. p. s. Goblin, Of Penn.
spivanla. will be present at the Hunt
inston eneampment. General Goblin, By
the way. is u brlgadler general Ia the
Pennsylvania national guard. and was
ono OF the first national guardsmen In
the country who offered his services In
case OF war with Spain. Commander
Maulsby's general order Is as follows:
General Order No. ..
The sixteenth ANNUAL encampment OF tho
department OF West Virginia, Grand Army
OF the Republic, Will be held in the city OF
Huntington, on Wednesday and Thursday,
April 9Th and 18th, 1888. Tho citizens and
comrades there are doing everything in
their power to make our meeting a sue
cess and our stay In their beautiful city
pleasant. The department commander
hopes there Will BIO n large attendance.
Come out, comrades, 1t will do you good.
You are sure TO meet some comrade you
have not seen for years. perhaps not since
you were mustered out together. Ono
such meeting is full compensation for the
whole expense Of youi" trip.
Department headquarters will be cstab-
llshed In rooms Nos. a and iG In the Adel-
phi hotel.
Tho First Methodist Episcopal church
has been by the pastor and people cheer
fully placed at our service, and In 1t the
memorial service TO the memory OF our
comrades who have died during the last
year will be held at p. IN. on Thursday
evening, April goth, conducted by Rev.
Taylor Richmond. department chaplain.
All comrades OF tho Grand Army Of the
Republic, members OF the Woman's RELIEF
Corps, Sons OF Veterans and friends gener-
ally are cordially invited to be present and
participate.
All posts in which deaths have occurred
since May goth, 1871. are requested to fur-
nish TO Rev. Taylor Richmond. depart
mcnt chaplain. Mt. Claire, w. Va, at their
earliest convenience, and not later than
April 18th, n brief notice Of such deaths,
giving number and name OF post, name of
| such deceased comradc, date OF death, and
any other items OF interest. especially rel
ative to character. which may be briefly
stated. This information is desired for use
In the memorial service above named.
The council Of administration will meet
In department headquarters at s o'clock
a. m, on Wednesday, April eth, to audit
the accounts OF tho department officers
| and to transact such other business US
may properly come before 1t. 4
The department encampment Will con-
| yene at the Temple Of Honor" at 1880 n.
M, on Wednesday. April 9th. The hotels
| of the city have been very generous to-
wards us In reducing their rates, they are:
81: Merchants, ST.: st. Nicholas. 81. I am
| informed these are all good hotels.
The Baltimore & Ohio, Ohio River, Ches-
| apeake G. Ohio, West Virginia &c Pitts
| burgh and Ohio Central railroads have
each made rate OF one fare for the round
| trip over their lines. The West Virginia &
| Pittsburgh will only sell tickets to persons
presenting card orders. These orders can
be procured from the post commander,
| adjutant or ,quartermastcr.
Commander Maulsby has interested
| himself In the movement inaugurated
by the national officers Of the G. a. r.
to compile figures as to the number OF
Union veterans who are Insane and
| confined In county homes and aim
houses. Should Investigation 5rove
that sufficient number OF cases exist
10 warrant the erection by the govern
ment of hospital for the care and
treatment OF surviving soldiers of the
war, suffering from insanity. the prop
| CT steps Will Dc ldhS.i " bI!iS tiIC L'at-
ter to the attention OF Congress. Tho
commandments therefore requests
that the posts and comrades in the de-
partment be asked to report the num-
Der, II any, in their community of SOL
diers OF the late war. who may be In
sane, stating how cared for, whether
in an institution, and IL so, what kind;
and such other Information In any or all
cases as they may be able to give.
Seventy-two posts, with a member
ship in good standing OF 1895 reported
for the term ending June 80, 1897, but
up to this time but slXty-two posts with
membership OF 1891 have reported for
the term ending December 81, 1897. 1t is
very important that all that have not,
should make reports. as there will be'a
new roster issued before the meeting Of
the encampment at Huntington, and
unless the reports ore received in time.
the names OF the officers OF the post
will have TO be omitted from 1t.
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