The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-16
THE REUNION OF THE OLD SOL
DIERS is PROVING A MOST
ENJOYABLE EVENT..
THE PUBLIC EXERCISES HAVE
BEEN VERY INTERESTING
MANY VETERANS WILL
LEAVEETO-DAY.

LEAVE ETO-DAY.
Surely more joyous and happ.
crowd than the veterans of the grea
4 Civil war cannot be found. To Sc,
them in their handshaking and to hea1
them speak OF the COS is enough tt
stir the patriotism in the hearts of the
| least enthusiastic. Even the young
boys who have been around among
the comrades during the present re-
union have caught of the enthusiasm.
No one who has been present can ever
doubt their loyalty to the old flag and
we can do no better than follow them
in our devotion to its blood bought
folds
Yesterday afternoon at the G. a. r.
Hall. on Monroe street, Company F,
Twelfth West Virginia Infantry, met
This is Captain Prichard's company
and, although he has insisted that an
other member be elected to the com
mand at the annual reunions, none of
the members will harbor the idea of
taking the command which he showed
he rightly deserved by his work on
the field. Duncan Cunningham was
chosen first lieutenant: John W. Mer-
Ger. second lieutenant, and r. E. Earr,
secretary and treasurer. No time was
set for the reunion next year, this
being left to the pleasure of the COM
manding officer. OF this company, for
Tnerly composed of lis members, fifty
two are yet living and thirty Were
present at the meeting. The meeting
Will likely be held in this city again.
next year at the same time of the
reunion of Maulsby's Battery.
The members of Maulsby's Battery
met in the Grand Opera House and
elected officers for the ensuing year.
This is another case where the com
rades will not deprive Captain T. a.
of the leadership, and he was
reelected commander. Madison Carter
was elected senior vice-commander; T. |
\. Swisher, junior vice-commander; |
John w. Mason, adjutant; John w.
MILAN, quartermaster, and J. Engle,
chaplain. Next year the reunion of |
his battery will be held in this city
n September A large representation +
vas present at the meeting. OF 1S5
nen mustered into the service about
ninety are still living.
At o'clock all the soldiers and
many other people gathered at the
irand Opera House, where the keys
# the city were to be turned over.
colonel r. E. Harr presided at the ses-i
ion for the Marion County Associa-
ion and, after the singing OF "AmeI- +
ca and prayer by Chaplain J. N Dc (
ore, introduced Mayor G. w. Kin
ey, who welcomed the soldiers to our
ity. Mayor kinsey spoke of the les
on in good citizenship taught by the
/. A. r. He said that "a man who
not an American may keep the Law.
ut no one who does not keep the law ,
a good American He told them of
le many good things our city had to
fer them and that they were to take
le best. Eat all you want, and drink =
II you want as long as you don't
rink anything but water He warned
lem that the young people watched 4
le example set by them, and that they Q
1uld not be too careful. Take in the d
ty, but be, careful that the city does t.
OF take you in
Colonel T. N. Swisher responded in I
short address, in which he spoke
the appreciation of the welcome j
fered and ended by assigning one ;
a1f of the visiting comrades to the )
are OF the Mayor and the other half Z
Clerk Engle.
Adjutant Engle's report of the third
,union, held in this city last year,
as read and adopted. lt
Captain J. w. Shroyer, one of the Nv
embers of the committee for the se- 4
ction of officers for the county organ Y
ation for the coming year, made the c.
blowing report, which was adopted Il
Id the officers declared elected: A. u
Prichard, colonel; E. A. Billings O
a, lieutenant colonel: David o. Car g
inter, major; J. Engle, adiutant ~ q
Deyore, chaplain, and J. w. Shroys fc
quartermaster. The following are al
E captains of the districts Fair 81
ont, II. Ply Wells \ Pawpaw, s---
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