The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-27
SECOND DAYS
PROCEEDINGS
OF GRAND ARMY
The Reports of Various Officers
Show Order to be in Flour.
ishlng Condition.
THE WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS
Holds Very Interesting Session.
The Work of the Year
Highly Satisfactory,
Special Dispatch 10 Inc IntellIEencer.

Special Dispatch 10 the Intelllgencer.
TERRA ALTA, Viva, April 26.-The
second day Of the state encampment of
Grand Army OF the Republic, Woman's
Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans,
opened this morning. The old veterans
and many OF the ladies Of the Relief
Corps were out bright and early, and
the streets OF our beautiful mountain
city were thronged long. before the
breakfast hour. The weather man has
been entirely In favor OF the encamp-
ment up to the present hour, and with
the exception of an occasiona! April
shower the weather has been fair and
warm. During the day Just closed,
many OF the visitors went to Lake Ter
ra Alta. and other points Of interest.
near town, and one and all appear to be
enjoying the encampment hugely.
Council of Administration.
The council OF administration opened
at . q. nj. There were present Com
mander X. Robertson; Sr. V. c.. A.
Brandley; ]. S. Buckley, C. B. Mcintosh
and S. s. Ayres. The examination Of
the accounts OF the assistant adjutant
and quartermaster general resulted in
findings as follows:
Receipts, 1896 14;expenditures, s7o4 81;
balance, on hand. 1921 So. AT the open
meeting held In the opera house, Rev.
o. S. Reed upon the part Of the citizens
Of Terra Alta delivered most stirring
speech Of welcome. Rev. Reed is ma
tional chaplain of the United States
Veteran Signal Corps Association. OF
Lyon Post No. ~. East Liverpool, Ohio,
and has added materially to the sue
cess Of the encampment.
The response to the address Of well
come was delivered by Hon. Romeo H.
Freer, in his usual happy vein. Mr..
Freer is without doubt the most popu-
lar man at the encampment, and Is
making friends everywhere.
Quarters had been arranged for the
G. A. r. in the opera house. for the W.
r. C. in X. Of P. hall, and for the Sons
OF Veteran5, In Odd Fellows hall The
different. organizations adjourned to
their respective places OF meeting Mt
about 10 4. M, and the work OF the
camp was declared to be In order.
The report of the committee on cre-
dentlals. r. II. Freer, W. C. Leonard. A.
Brandley, A C. Moore and ]. S. Watson
| was adopted.
officers Reports.
The report Of the assistant adjutant
general was as follows: Posts in good
standing. IS: membership. 1,456: loss by
death during the year. 81; by transfer.
10; by suspension, 322, against 65 rein
stated. The report of Assistant Quarter
master General Joseph A. Arkle, showed
as follows: Received from predecessor
s2S1 4S:vouchers from. predecessor. 50 IS;
capita tax, s637 80; supplies sold, s44 96;
charters, $780, Total 1890 II. Disburse-
ments, $7O4 81. leaving balance in the
treasury of 1886 SO.
Chaplain Taylor Richmond's report
was quite incomplete. made SO by the
ihiiuiC VI kIC IpoAS " lCBotI " ilili dS
required. The committee on the death
OF Commandcr-in-Chief Sexton. wns
composed OF W. C. Leonard. Romeo H.
Freer and a. C. Moore, and their report
was in the shape of Appropriate rcsolu-
tons Of bereavement and sympathy.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The seventh annual convention Of the
Woulan's Relief Corps, met In the
Knights OF Pythias hall. In the alb
sence Of Mrs. Helen NJ. Lavelley. de-
partment president, Mrs. Mary C.
Moecl presided. The morning session
was devoted to the presidents address
and officers reports. The work OF the
year is highly satisfactory. showing in
creased interest In the work and sub
stantial growth. An eXempllncation OF
the ritual by Andrew Mather Corps
No. II. Of Parkersburg. was first class.
and calculated to aid other corps In
their work. There are representatives
from all corps OF the state, forty-one
delegates, besides many visitors being
present, Mrs. Lavalley Is to be con-
graduated upon her efficiency as presi-
dent. Mrs. Mary ]. Frcer. OF Harris
VILE; Mrs. Harriet Palmer. OF Wheel
Ing; Mrs. Charlotte Fitzgerald. OF
Huntington: Mrs. Mary J. Walden. OF
Grafton: Mrs. Mary C. MoeclS, OF Par
kersburg: Mrs. Mary c. Leeds of Graf
ton: Mrs. Ellen F. Daniels. OF Charles
ton. are among the active workers in
the encampment.
Prominent Persons Present.
Prominent G. a.. r. men present. are
Joseph A. Arkle and Richard Robert
son. OF Wheeling; Congressmnn-e elect
r. II. Frcer. Charles r. Lavallcy, OF
Huntingdon: Arnold Brandley. of Ell
klns; J. S. Buckley. OF Parkersburg; s.
b. Ayres. of Grafton; Curtis b. McIn-
tosh, OF Charleston: NJ. Il. Bartlett. OF
Parkersburg; James s. Watson. OF Nor
gantown: George b. Woodcock. OF New
Martinsvllle; D. ]. johnson, OF Hunt
ington.
At o'clock this evening the mem
bcrs of the G. A. r. and Sons. OF Vet
Grams, headed by the zcller band, form
ed In parade and with flags and banners
flying anu stepping to the strains OF
Yankee Doodle, marched over the prin-
cipal streets OF the town. The three
organizations held camp fire In the
opera house afterwards. The large |
room was literally pocr;ea.