West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-04
THE OLD VETERANS.
Annual Eneampment of the G.. 4.
II. Womnn's Relief Corps and Sons
OF Veterans


Lust week Terra Alta was filled
with flags, and patriotism, 1t beiug
the ye"fly convention Of the SCntc
Grand Army of the Republic. Wo-
mans Relief Corps aud Sons Of
Veterans. The meetings were
held in the Opera House and the
night SESSIONS were jam med and
some eloquent addresses were made.
The band furnished music for the
parade and the occasion generally.
The memorial services were held
Tuesday night.
Prayer was offered by Rev. j. NJ.
Warden, pastor of the Met hodist
Episcopal church. Terra Alta.
Department Commander Robert.
son, of Wheeling, introduced the
memorial service by q tribute to
the memory of comrades Lee Hay.
mond. Greed Hart, Wash. Baggs and
&. G. Jones.
Mrs. Mary @. Mock read the re-
port OF the president Of the woman S
Relief Corps, Mrs. Helen Lavelly,
of Central City, which was splen-
did report. Four Members of the
corps, Mrs. Lottie WInan and Mrs.
Mary A. Blowers, of Wheeling:
Mrs. Rebecca Cham bers, of Hunt
ington, and Mrs. Nancy Dean, of
Grafton, died during the year.
The presidents tribute, in beauti-
full original verse, was highly APP
preciated.
Comrado Martin was introduced
as "the silver tongued orator of the
Kanawha valley" and sustained
the compliment in, we'll chosen
words to the memory of various
deceased members of the G.. A. r.
Chairman Freer paid high
tribute to the worth of Governor
FRANCIS III. PIerpont.
Chaplain Woodruff, OF Terra
Alta, presented memoir of Com
mander K. @. Jones, of the local
Terra Alta post, who was buried
only a week before the encam o.
ment, and for the success Of which
he had laborcd SO earnestly.
Prof. o. S. Reed, of General
Lyon Post No. A, East Liverpool.
Ohio, was called upon and happily
responded in a fitting tribute to
our soldier dead.
Rev. A. I'll. Reese, of the United
Brethren church, spoke eloquently
of the relation borne by the
boys in our war with Spain
to those of 1S61-'65.
Rev. R0ss Ward closed the line
of tribute in general terms re-
spectlng the men whe have recent
ly fallen.
After adjournment a reception
was given 10y the Grand Army of
the Republic, Woman's Relief
Corps and Sons of Veterans.
SECOND DAY.
The council of administration
opened at 9 a. m. There were
present Commander r. Robertson:
Sr, V. O., A. Brandley; j. s.
Buckley, @. B. Mcintosh and S. B.
Ayres. The examination of the
accounts Of the assistant adjutant
and quartermaster general resulted
in findings as follows:
Receipts, 996.14; expenditures.
s704.31; balance on hand,
$291.S3. At the open meeting
held in the opera house, Rev.
y. 5. Reed upon the part of the
citizens of Terra Alta delivered
a most stirring speech of welcome.
Rev. Reed is national chaplain of
the United States Veteran Signal
Corps Association, of Lyon Post
No. A., East Liverpool, Ohio, and
has added material to the success
Of the encampmont.
The response to tho address Of
welcome was delivesed by Hon.
Romeo If. Freer, in bis usual happy
vein.
Quarters had been arranged fer
the G.. A. r. in tho opera house.
Tor the w. r. &. in x. Of p. hall.
aud for the Sons Of Veterans, in
Odd Fellows hall. The different
organizations adjourned to their
respective places Of meeting at
about 10 a. m, and the work Of
the camp was declared TO be In
order.
IhsareDOrt Of tho corp,,;tto.o