The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1908-10-09
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|. MUCH
ENJOYED. ! ]. ]
Old Sol iers .r,ioy
Their Great
Reunion

The camp fire Of the ex.Union sol
dters at the Circuit court room last
might was we'll attended. The seat.
ing capacity Of the room YVES taken
up. the gallery was ti,.sd, the bar
could contain nor more and standing
room on the side and center alsles
was all taken. 1t was a splendid gath
ering to greet the defenders Of the
unicn.
T. W. Boydstou presided at the
meeting.
The programme opened with music
by the drum corps followed by a nag
drill by school girls under the dIrec.
tion Of Miss Lewis one OF the city
teachers.
Judge p. F. Morgan was called tn
Clarksburg and was unable to ad.
dress the veterans.
Mrs Casstus o. Miller pleased the
audience by singing the Star span.
gled Banner. After Mrs. Mi1ler's solo
impromptu speeches by the comrades
were declared IN order. There were
several interesting talks.
The short talks were followed by a
recitation by Comrade 7. N. swisher.
Ientitlei @our ccuntty's Flag The
i9Slshsr onarte. sang a song, ''E Plur-
lbus Unum'. that was roud1y applaud.
ed.
The programme closed by tie audi.
ence singing when the Roll is Called
Up yonder.r
At Yesterdays meeting the follow.
ing officers we're elected: M. D. Orr.
coionel: n NJ swisher. lieutenant;
Capt, William c. Parker. mater; Rnfus
E- Harr ,adiutant and r. W. Boydston,
on motion Of contrade John elars
Mckinney a committee was appoint.
e 'o ara ilaRe Rasos az.
Captain + A. Maaisby The commit.
tee consists Of Judge John W. Mason.
t'aptain Thos Reed and comrade Y.
N. swisher.
The comrades registering yester-
55day not in the list already published
tafe:
r. W. PrlclSett. Ell Masgrave, WIZ
liam r. DowneyI William Goodwine,
Andrew King, w H, snodsn, q. II.
Gaskins. Enos snodgrass, A. H. Leon
Iard. +. NJ. waldo Jacob Hill, T. N.
tswtsher w A. Clayton, W. r. HuF.
man, David G. Currey, Thomas G. Bog.
CESS, fairmsnt; j. w. May, Martins
Ferry; James W. Reese, Watson; MIN.
rod Austin, w. H. Hall, Morgantown;
R. B. Berry, cassyille; b. " Moore,
Festus Yost, Amos; d. Miller Shining
ton, B. II. Mcvicker, Thomas E. Cole.
Grafton; N. D. Heimicll, j. T. Downey,
William L. Fawcett, James Ia Torrey,
]. R. Belt, George Adams, A. G. Nor.
gan, E. H. Hoult, Robert suitor, James
Baker Edward watkins, Fairmont:
AIpheus Wilson, Wattman, Mercer,
Amos; Joseph NJ. Metheny, Terra All.
tafi George w. Linn, Grafton; A. j.
jenkins, Monongah; II. G, FerrelI,
gMannington; EliC Morris, Rlyesyille:
William Freeland, Center; E. Houit,
Hoult.
To-6ay's DoInus.
The reunion came to a close this
morning after tie veterans and school
children and students Of the Normal
school passed In grand review before
the court house. Captain Thomas
Reed was chief marshal Of the parade.
Comrades David ]. Curry, Wood Sam,
pie, ]. ]. Lee. L. 3. Burgoyhe, T. w.
Boydston, ]. G. Mckinney, John Jami.
son, John MILAN. R, p. Harr and 7.
N. swisher were his aides.
The procession formed with the vet.
Grams led by a drum corps In the van
followed by the Normal school stu.
dents. the school band, the High
school pupils. Fifth ward schools. First
ward schools. Second ward schools,
Fourth ward school and colored school
Col. William Branson, Confed derate sol,
dter, brought nr the rear
Two thousand school children
marched, each carrying a flag, 1t was
an imposing and IN impressive scene
to see the Junior Grand Army Of the
Republic following the grizzled forms
OF the members Of the q, IA. n. in the
parade. 1t was almost as impressive
to see the mothers Of the school chti
dren standing along the line q march
4 watching them pass. X:
Over three theusand people stood on
1.-The side walks and IN front 81 Tie
court house and watched the children
march through the open ranks.
The children were gleegul ana en.
iIioyed every step. Il was a lesson ID
IpstHotism that they Will long remem
] ber