The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-05-01
Of the Grand Army Of the Republic,
Department of West Virginia.
Other Clarksburg Citizens
HoHofed by That Body. s
GRAFTON GETS ENeAMPMENT NEXT YEAR
Letters From President RSoseyelt and Romeo H
Freer Read--Resolntions Adopted.-Big Camp
Fire tield-Judge Soft Among the Speakers

The Grand Army encampma-... came I,
a close here at noon -A..,. except th,
show at the opera house, after officer
for the ensuing year in the yariou
branches of the department had beei
elected and installed.
The newly elected officers of the de
partment are US follows:
Major Alexander c. Moore, Clarksburs
Grand Commander.
o. Fl. Michaelson, Charleston, Senio
Vice Copmander.
Captain J. W. schroyer, Fairmont
Junior Vice Commander.
Rev. Taylor Richmond, Cowcn, Chap
lain, reelected.
DIR. A. Fl. Thayer. Grafton, Sergeant.
Council of Enthusiastically NJ. Davis
Harrisyille: Thomas Swinburn, w. II
Ramsey and H. +. Folbern, Wheeling.
Delegates TO National Encampment-
G. w. Woodeock, New AlartinsviIle; ia
cob Honaker. Wheeling, and Jordan Me
Kee. Parkersburg.
Alternates-J. NJ. Swartz, Clarksburgi
S. B. Brown, and T. H. Marks, Wells
burg.
Assistant Adjutant and Quartermastel
Henry Raymond. CIarksburg.
The Woman's Relief Corps elected of
ficers as follows:
President. Mrs. Taylor. Wheeling.
Senior Vice President, Martha Cald-
well. Ravenswood.
Junior Vice President, Harriet Farmer
Benwood.
Secretary, Ida V. Cox. Wheeling.
Executive Committec-Nlrs. Keller
Benwood: Mrs. weis, Wheeling: Miss
Kate Beatty, Beattysville, and Mrs. L
y. Arnold, Parkersburg.
Deputy Counselor. Nettie Kincaid.
Inspector, Maggie Williamson.
Installation Officer, May Oswald.
Patriotic Instructor, Mrs. Leeds.
The Sons of Veterans elected officers
as follows and Installed them:
Commander, j. w. McCIung. Grafton.
Senior Vice. c. W. Moore. clarksburg
Junior Vice. u. C. Edgell, Brown.
Division Council-o. IL. Beer, French
Greek. II. O. vantromp, French Creek
and u II. Patterson, wellsburg.
Delegate mt LARGE. W. Moore; al
tcrnate. II. C. Bennett, Brown.
Delcgnte-T. L. Shuttlcworth. Graf.
ton; alternate, II. S. NIcclung. cIarks.
burg.
The woman's Relief Corps held their
meeting in the Odd Fellows hall. except
that the installation exercises were held
Jointly with those OF the Grand Army Of
the Republic in the court house.
Richard Robertson. Of Wheeling. was
the q. \. Il. installation officer The lcx.
erci.eS occurred in the forenoon and were
trrueh; t. a close during the noor honr
Tie camp ERE in the court house We'd
nc-day night was large and enthusisr-tic
che han was crowded TO lis utmost ga
pacity and many were turned away. Sew
eral hour. were most pleasantly spent in
listening to addresses by distinguished
sneakers among whom We're Judge Ma
than Guff. Congressman Il. u. Doyeascf,
Grand COMMANDER u u Matthew's anu
Major \. c. Moore. The speaker OF the
evening was Judge Gof and his address
wa- specially interesting and this bcise
III. first appearance on the platform for
several wears, his eloquencc cnraPtif--d
his auditors and stirred patriotic feeling
10 fever heat. The reception given him
was IN ovation. The camp broke up
near the hour of midnight. with all -cxs
pressing great pleasure over the eminent
s,iccr,, u the evening.
The department. selected Grafton as
the neNt place OF meeting Al time 70
be- Gzed ~ the Commander and council
Of administration. Huntington WIS n
competitor for the eneampment. but r..
cciycd but few votes.