The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-27
THE OLD SOLDIERS.
The Eighteenth Annual Eneamp-
ment of the Grand Army
IN MOUNDSVILLE CONCLUDES
And Has Been One Of the Most Sue
cessful and Enjoyable Functions in
the History of the West Virginia
Department = Governor Atkinson
One of the Distinguished Visitors
Thursday-The Officers Elected.

The eighteenth annual encampment
Of the West Virginia department OF the
G. A. Z. and the other various soldier
organizations, which closed at Mounds
Vile yesterday, was pronounced by all
in attendance to be the best ever held
in the state, and the boys In blue, with
their wives and friends. left Mounds
Vile last evening for their homes in
the various parts OF the state with a
firm belief that Moundsville Is the best
place they ever struck and that the hos
pitality of her citizens cannot be sur
passed anywhere.
After the grand rally OF the boys at
the camp fire Wednesday night, where
the scenes and happenings OF thirty
odd years. ago were lived over again,
they seemed younger again. and yes
terday morning. when they met after
q good nights rest. II was with the
old time feeling that they clasped each
others hands. outdolng even the ohice-
seeker in their earnestncss.
At . o'clock the encampment went
into executive session and proceeded to
elect officers for the ensuing year,
which resulted as follows:
Department commander - Arnold
Bradley, of Elkins.
Senior vice communicate. b. Bart
lett, Of ParkersbuTg.
Junior vice commander-C. C. Mat
thews, OF Moundsvllle.
Medical director-Dr r. w. Hall. OF
Moundsville.
Chlpllin-Taylor Richmond.
The following delegates TO the ma"
tional 1ncampment, to be held at chi
caEo, August 9th. next. were elected:
VIM. Kirk, Parkersburg, and W. c.
Parker, Fairmont.
Delegates at iarge--A. C. Moore.
Clarksburg; alternates-S. b. Ayers,
Grafton: Thomas Mills, New Martins
VILE, and Daniel Younken, Mounds
Vile.
At this juncture the session was
thrown open to the public, and Gov
ernor O. w. Atkinson was introduced
to the large audience by ex-Department
Commander Richard Robertson. In
very neat speech. The governors ad-
dress was very appropriate and eie-
uuent and filed with patriotic utter
nnces. Chairman Robertson next pro-
ceeded to install the officers elect In due
form, administering the obligation OF
office. Following this the newly elected
officers OF the W. r. c. and Ladies OF
the G. A. r. were Installed.
At . O'Clock the parade was formed
In front Of the court house, on Seventh
street, and marched through the prin-
cipal streets Of the city. The city otfi-
Gals in carriages led the procession.
Following in the order named came
cornet band. over 200 6. a. H.
soldiers, about so Ladies' OF the G. A.
r. and ". r. c.. the Sons of Veterans.
the G. A. r. drum corps OF Wheeling,
the Uniform Rank. K. Of p, and the
fire department. The parade stopped
i'm front OF the state penitenulry and
Warden Hawk and his corps OF eff
Gent guards showed the visitors ana
their friends through the institution
n feature which the veterans greatly
enjoyed,
Tho Woman's Relief Corps, nj n ses-
sion held IN the I. o. o. F. hall yes
terday morning, elected the following
officers for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. Margaret whitcman. OF Benz
wood, senior vice president. Mrs. VIM.
Hicks, Moundsville; junior vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Deicher Charleston: treas
urer Mrs. Mary j worthen. Grafton;
Mrs. Lyons. Wheeling; dele
rntes nj large to the national conven-
tIon. Mrs. Sterling. Parksrsburg; alter.
nate. Mrs. Leach Charleston: dele
gate. Mrs. Champion, Central city; al
ternate, Mira. Keller. McMechan: exec
utive hoard. Mrs. Couke, Wheeling,
Mrs. Brush. Benwoc1: Miss EYl IAN.
Moundsville: Mrs. Wilson and Mrs
Wise. Of wheeNnE.
The Sons OF Veterans elected the FOL
lowing officers: Commander, Colonel j.
w. McClung. OF Grafton; senior Vice
commander. o. r. Beer, Of French
Greek. Upshur county; Junior vice
cor,m,ndnr. W. r. Robinson, OF
Charleston. The 3. p. Dovcner eamD,
OF Moundsville. which has not been In
active operatInn for some time past.
Maid IN all back dues and was relnst1t-
cd, THUS plpcluH Tax amp i 80
standing In the department. The next
annual state encampment md c9nven-
tions Of the various ladies' orglniza-
tons viii be held IN ParkeTsburg.
Tho Holiday Dcgt C. A. h. Drum.
Fife and Buglc Corps was out In iull
force 1T Moundsvillc yesterday, having
trn following merbers IN the parade;
Maior.-John Albert.
Observation-Disclosures Fchols. Leroy
Reed. Hal Hawkins, J. Eccles.
Flfcrs-Peter Hanson. Arthur schenk'
John Crow. Oscar Schwartz
Drunr1ers-H j. McGivcrn, John
Thomas. william Bremen, John Shee-
hey. Frank Duerr.
Bass and Cymbals-William Crum-
hacker, John Crumbacker.
The corps. after the parade and In
spectlon OF the prison, led the prison.
crs. 793 I'm number. in parade through
the prison grounds. A short halt was
made in front Of the stand where Gov
ernor Atkinson and his star were sta
toned, md buEle salute was given by
Leroy Reed, which was ACKNOWLEDGED
pleasantly by the governor 1t was the
grandcst nfIaIr tho corps has taken part
in since Its organization.
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