Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-09-29
OFFICERS OF GUARD
ARE MUCH PLEASED
WITH THE TREATMENT THEY
HAVE RECEIVED FROM THE
PEOPLE OF WHEELING.
ENCAMPMENT WAS A SUCCESS
From Every Point of View-Heaith
of the Soldiers Was Better Ihan
Ever Before-Locatioa of the camp
Was ExceIIent-TnIks with Sever
al OFFICERS

Officers In the National Guard OF
West Virginia express themselves as
very much pleased with the treatment
they received at the hands Of the peo-
pie of Wheeling. There has been a
general fear among the militiamen that
the sentiment antagonistic to the
Guard, which was believed to exist in
this section OF the State, might lead 10
trouble during the encampment. Some
OF the soldiers who ventured into GER
tain quarters OF the city found evidence
of the existence of an unfriendly feel
ing on the pant CT some people. 1t
was generally given in the form of de-
risive remarks, but no member OF the
Guard who was net himself the offend
ing party, was offered any insult or
violence.
sne soldiers say that their visitors
during the first few days OF the eneamp-
ment were cold and critical, but that
this disposition gradually wore am
they became te.y friendly. There
were few, if any. of the officers Of the
Guard who did not express regret con-
corning the ending of the pleasant as
sociations of Camp Curtain.
The people OF Wheeling have treat
ed us very Hospitality" said Brigadier
General c. L. Smith to a Register man.
I'VE found no evidences of the feeling
against the Guard which was said to
exist. The Board of Trade and citi-
zens generally appear to have done
their best to make our stay pleasant,
and in saying that we are grateful
fee. that | can speak for all the officers.
I'VE were provided with an admirable
location for our camp, and with what
the people of Wheeling did, taken in
connection with the advantages the
State funds gave us, we had the best
encampment in the history of the
Guard. The men showed marked i'm
provement in their drilling, and the
efficiency of the Guard has been great
ly increased
Maj. Thomas, of MoSsantown, Of the
medical staff. said:
THE people of Wheeling provided
an ideal location for the camp, from
a sanitary point Of view. and we have
never had better health among the sol
diers during an encampment. We
expected Gods and fevers as a result
of the rain on the first day, but Meth
er the rain nor the disagreeahly cold
nights caused the amount of Illness
which we might reasonably have ex-
pected."
Capt Hugh F. Kyle, of Charleston,
city editor of the Mail said:
"rhe last days of the encampment
were the most pleasant. We are all
Pleased with Wheeling and its people,
and sincerely regret that our stay was
not prolonged
Lieut.. S w. Poe, commissary of the
First regiment, editor of the Grafton
Leader, said
There We're no unpleasant Incl
dents. All the officers and privates
enjoyed the encampment and all would
be pleased to come back to Wheeling
again"
Adjutant C. B. Kefauver. Col c. E.
Morrison, Capt, j. NJ. Kunkie, Capt. C.
F. Joliffe, Major A. F. Moore, in fact
all the officers of the Guard spoke in
the same vein. Some of them said that
Parkersburg has been heretofore the
most popular city in the State among
the members Of the Guard, but that
the kind and hospitable treatment of
the Wheeling people has caused many
officers and privates to falter in their
loyalty to the Wood county metropo-
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