Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1900-04-27

feet jam of surging humanity last eve
ming while the display of fireworks
was going on. In addition to the
many strangers in the town and peo-
pie from the surrounding country, it
would seem that the entire population
of the city had gathered there. The
court room, too, was packed with G..
A. R. visitors. citizens and ladies to
listen to the addresses of Hon. A. B.
White, Hon. B. B. Dovener, Hon. An
thony Smith, of Tyler county; Mrs.
Harriet ]. BODICE, of Hartford, Conn,
national president of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, and others. The camp fires
were enjoyable features of the evening,
and were kept up until a late hour by
many of the old veterans.
The encampment went into secret
session in the Circuit Court at 8
o'clock yesterday morning. The only
part of the proceedings given out was
the following partial roster of officers
elected to serve the ensuing year: Com
mander, Arnold Brandley, of D. B. Cur
tbs Post No. 10, of Elkins; senior vice
commander, MD. Bartlett, of Post No.
IA, Parkersburg; junior vice command
er, c. c. Mathew, of Caldwell Post No.
81, Moundsville; medical director, Dr..
r. w. Hall, of Caldwell Post No. 81,
Moundsville; chaplain, Rev. Taylor
Richmond, of Post No. 6. Pullman; del
egates to the National Encampment to
be held at Chicago August 9th next,
NAj1Iiam Kirly nf AnIrnuy Mafhnr Dncf
No. IA, Parkersburg, and w. c. Parker,
of Meade Post, Fairmont; delegate at
large, A. c. Moore, of Custer Post No.
s, Clarksburg. The outgoing adjutant
left for home as soon as the election
was over, carrying with him the min
utes of the meeting, and no one present
was able to furnish a more complete
list of the officers elected than the
above.
Governor Atkinson then addressed
the veterans and others present, which
included a large number of ladies, the
large court room being filled to it's
capacity, in a neat little speech which
called forth round after round of ap-
plause.
Richard Robertson, past department
commander, of ]. w. Holiday Post No.
II, Wheeling, as presiding officer, then
proceeded to install and obligate the
ofiicers-elect. This concluded the
work of the convention, and the mem
bers ~hurriedly sought their boarding
places as the hands of the clock indi-
Gated IL o'clock.
Fol once in the history of parades
the one yesterday afternoon got under
way promptly at the appointed time,
2 O'Clock. First came the municipal
officers, the Conly's cornet band, fol-
lowed by something over 200 members
of the G.. A. r. The next in line was
about 40 lady members of the G. A. r.
and w. r. c.; then a drum corps, after
which a large number of the local
lodge Uniform Rank X. of P, one of
the hose reels, and the hook and lad
der companies bringing up the rear.
The visiting Sons of Veterans, in full
uniform, were also in line, accompa-
MED by members of the local camp.
After traverslng the route mapped
out, and passing through the peniten-
tiary, the procession was disbanded
and the members scattered in all di-
rections, some for the depots to catch
trains, others to their homes, while a
great many returned to the Court
House square to rest and wait for later
trains to take them home. Every Wis
itor present agreed that the one just
over was the most enjoyable and
profitable encampment ever held in the
State.
The officers and delegates of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps met at nine O'Clock,
and after finishing some routine bust
ness left owe from yesterdays session,
and receiving delegations from the G..
A. r. and Sons of Veterans, and listen
ing to an interesting address by Mrs.
Harriet j. Boyd, of Hartford, Conn,
national president of the order, pro-
| ceeded to elect the following named
officers: President, Mrs. Margaret
+! Whiteman, Of Benwood; Senior Vice
President, Mrs. Will Hicks, of Mounds
Vile: Junior Vice President, Mrs. Anna
Dilcher, of Charleston; Treasurer, Mrs.
Mary J. Worthen, of Grafton-the
i4adies of the order say they intend to
make Mrs. Worthen a fixture in her
present position. This is her sixth
term-Chaplain, Mrs. Sarah Lyons, OF
Wheeling; Delegate to the National
| Convention, Mrs. Champion, of Gen.
trail City; Delegate-at-large, Mrs. Ster-
ling, of Parkersburg; Alternate, regu-
lar, Mrs. Kellar, of McMechen; at
large, Mrs. Slack, fof Charleston: Ex-
ecutive Board, chairman. Mrs Conkle,
of Wheeling; second member. Mrs.
Brush, of Benwood; third member,
Miss Eva Hall, of Moundsville; fourth
member, Miss Wilson; fifth member,
Mrs. Wise, of Wheeling.
The president announced the follow
ing appointments to constitute her
staff: Secretary. Mrs. Taylor. of Wheel
ing: Il. & l." Officer, Mrs. Cox, Wheel
ing; Inspector, Mrs Molck, Parkersburg;
Patriotic Instructor, Mrs. Leeds, Graf
ton; Counsellor, Mrs. Daniels. Char
lesion. The oficers-elect were then
duly installed and invested with their
badge of Office by Mrs. Helen NJ. La
valley, department counsellor. of Cen
trail City. The newly elected president
then declared the work finished and
! the convention adjourned.
The Sons Of Veterans assembled in
| one of the halls on the second floor of
the Opera House building at nine
o'clock. The first matter coming be-
| fore the convention was the reinstal-
ling Of the local camp in good stand
ing. The following officers were then
elected: Commander. J. w. McClung,
| Of Grafton; Senior Vice Commander,
o. B. Ried, French Creek. Upshur
| county. Junior Vice Commander. W.