The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-03-28
MEETING
OF VETERAN SOLDIERS
The Harrison County Veterans Association Effects
Temporary Organization Which Will be
Made Permanent.

those who wore the blue If need should
be like their former gallant leaders.
Fitzhugh lee and Wheeler, they would
don the United States uniform and fol-
low the stars and Stripes from the MS
inc OF the sun to the going down thereof
rs Loyalty and truly as their forefathers
followed the same flag at Saratoga and
Yorktown. The sons OF those who wore
-the blue" and OF those who wore the
gray whose fathers met in mortal com
bat on many bloody field, have arms
10 strike and souls to dare as quick as
far as they" but It will be for one conn
try and one flag. Another object Of hhiS
meeting Is to keep alive fraternal
spirit. A. age and disease aud carking
cares increase upon the old soldiers they
tend TO make them grow Grabbed. morbid
and misanthropic. These meetings will
recall times Of more youthful days when
we we're willing Ito drink from the same
eautecn.' to share the same blanket or
to creep under the same shelter tent,
and we will look more gently on each
other, forgive Others foibles and faults
and 90 down, perhaps, to nameless and
unknown graves, but the country to
which we gave our humble service wiz
never be forgotten, but will 60 on and
fulfill its glorious destiny, nor win it
ever be forgotten that the boys Of
1851 .65 saved the life Of the nation.
Mr.. David was warmly applauded. At
the conclusion Of his address he called
to the chair as temporary presiding Of
icer, Colonel Henry Raymond.
On motion Of the chairman, Squire
David was elected secretary Of the Or
glnizatiou.
i motion was made and carried that
every old soldier present who had not
signed the call should enroll his name
with the secretary, together with the
name OF the company and regiment in
which he served in the war.
one object in having record Of each
soldier OF the civil war IS that in the
event of the death Of Il comrade, who
was in destitute circumstances, the As
sociation could take means to assist in
the funeral and burial.
Then followed short talks by the dif-
ferent comrades present. Comrades J.
D. ArcGmni-. Of Quiet Dell, l. NJ. Kelley
= ". Gordon. NJ. s. Riley and others
expressed their desire of forming the
Harrison County Veterans Association
1t was suggested that the organiza-
tiou be made a temporary one. and that
=, \ meeting be held in the near future for
the purpose Of efTecting permanent one
t-pon motion. which carried, it was or
dered that the officers OF the associa=
lion be a commander and adjutant, to
act as presiding officer and secretary
respectively. To these offices Colonel
Henry Raymond was elected rs the
commander and Squire Riley rs adju-
tant to act temporarily until the next
meeting.
An executive committee, consisting q
one eomrade from each magisterial dis
triet. was appointed as follows:
Clark district, N. 5. Riley; Coal dh'-
trict. S. W. Gordon; Clay district, g. r
Randall; Eagle district. J. ". Hess. Elk
district. J. D. McGiunis; Tenmile district.
/ G. Fl. Davis; Grant district. Walter Nor
ris: Union district. Quinn Alinter; SimP-
son district. John W. Bailey; sIrlis dis
trict, W. y. Edgel.
The executive committee. together with
the commander. win determine the time
and place Of the next netting