The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-03-08
Army Of West Virginia Reunion
Committees are
TO MEET TIIIsEvENING
TO PERFECT THEIR oRGANizA.
TloN AND BEGIN THE WORK OF
EXTENSIVE PREPARATION FOR
NEXT FALLS BIG EVENT.
VISIT 10 THE FAMOUS BATTLE
FIELDS OF THE VALLEY OF
VIEG1N1A SUGGESTED By
CHAIRMAN RAwLING.

DE- d . .
"a msctlns OF the seal committees
In connection with tho reunion OF the
Society OF the Army Of West Virginia
here. on s,eptember'2o. 81 und 90, lately
announced, Is called for this evening
att 1880 o'clock at the rooms OF the
chamber OF commerce.
! The finance committee Is composed OF
Messrs. Wise, speldel. Hcarnc. Naylor.
: Eorkheimer. Stone. Reymann. Archer
and Lancaster, and Is called for the
purpose of organization and to initiate
proceedings to meet the expenses that
will be incurred. Among the expenses
to be provided for may be mentioned:
Rent OF grounds, hire OF large tent
for holding meetings, platform and
seating. small tents for accommodation
of committees on details, street decora-
lions. as mag be determined. halls for
regimental or company meetings, car
rlage hire for officers OF the society,
music Instrumental and vocaD. Incl
dental expenses attending visit to the
parks, transportation Of battalion OF
s United States regulars from Column
bus, pay OF stenographer and typewrit-
er, pay Of guards for tents. stationary,
printing and postage, incidentals.
The committee on transportation Is
called also for organization and to de-
5termne as to action on the several
matters here mentioned or referred to.
This committee Is composed of Messrs.
r.. Stalnaker, Culbertson, G. E. Stifel,
j.. C. Brady, Riheldaffer, n. L. Whsta-
ker, W. P. Heiskell ond w. c. Beans.
4 The individual members comprising
these committees have been notified by
postal card OF this meeting.
The best rates obtainable will be Sc
cured for the old soldiers individually
on all the roads centering here. which
II Is hoped. may be equal to those OBJ
talned by the Columbus committee. and
s for tho United States regulars from
Columbus. 1t mag even be deemed i'm
: portant to get rates to the Valley OF
Virginia and TO East Virginia. for those
who may desire TO visit the battle
fields of these localities once more. 81
81 The committee on invitation Is called
to meet as above, for organization.
This committee Is composed of the fol-
lowing: Messrs. Thayer Melvin. +. II.
fCrago. B. B. Dovener Thomas o'Brien.
sr., H. C. Ogden. Thomas Fl. Norton.
&c. H. Sensener. ]. E. Mccoy, J. B. Ia
{ ney, Richard Robertson, S. L. Brice,
Louis Colmar, Henry Seamon.T C. ].
Rawlins; w. a. Mccoy, Elm Grove: S.
! F. Dean, Martins Ferry; F. c. Rob-
Z inson. Bridgeport, and H. c. kemple.
Bellalre.
The committee on invitations duties
will be continuous. but are more OF an
Individual character.
! 1t is important that all OF these COM
Z mittees meet and each one appoint q
chairman. as the matter for printing
cannot be completed in the absence OF
this II Is hoped that every gentleman
. OF these committees will take such an
interest In this from the outset,
1 commensurate with his public spirit
The word OF Wheeling has gone to these
old defenders that the city will treat
: them well. A little work will accomplish
+ 1t. Much-very much-t,epends on the
Efforts OF the first two committees men,
toned. Provision must be made by tho
finance committee to meet the expenses
{ indicated.