The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1910-09-29
TIES OF G0MRAlSHIPRENEWED
This Morning Was Given over to the
Reunion Of Companies and MauIs-
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This morning the Marion County
ex-Union Soldiers Association met in
annual fall reunion and will be In ses-
sion all OF today and Tomorrow
The "old boys who wore the blue
in the stormy days OF sixty. assembled
shortly after o clock the Musgrave
Undertaking establishment. and under
the command of Commander Capt. E.
S. Billingslea they marched to the
court house to the blowing of the fife
and the sounding of the drums of the
Silver Drug and Fife corps, composed
OF six men who fought that the union
would not be broken asunder. Nearly
a half hundred soldiers from the
Meade Post, OF this city, and the Pier
pont Post, across the river, were reg
istered. &. +. =
This evening, commencing at s
o'clock, campfire will be held at the
court house, to which the public is in.
vited. A number. of brief addresses
will be delivered by prominent men,
bers of the two above named posts,
while short memorial service will be
held in honor OF the comrades who
have passed away during the last sew.
eral months.
The city OF Fairmont paid a loving
tribute to the "old soldiers this morn
ing. The majority OF business houses
on the principal streets displayed the
national emblem while throughout the
town the American flag was flung to
the breeze from the STATS on the taller
buildings ana displayed from the
porches and windows OF many private
homes. Is! s
To quote one Of the Oldest and most
prominent citizens Of This city; who.
saw the veterans marching up the
street this morning: II have seen
more than a score Of fall reunions
here held by the boys who fought for
the union, but 1t seems to me that
they grow younger every year." That
tells the whole story how they looked
in dress parade" to-day. 5:s.Sa
Meade post Is probably the larg-
est in West Virginia, having an enroll
ment of los members, while the Pier.
pont post has 81 members. Ofscourse
all the members could not turn out
this morning, but there was a fair
representation from the two posts,
several of whom marched very slowly
and with bowed heads thinking of
the days gone by when they fought un-
der the same inspiring music that was
being rendered by the old and faithful
Silver drug and fife corps. This
mornings demonstration was not the
largest but the most inspiring ever
seen in Fairmont, for as the years go
by the old soldier is growing more
stopped, and feeble and commands re-
spect.
AS the parade passed up the street
an old man was seen to remove his
hat, remaining uncovered until the
army had entered the court house.
This man was no other than Con.
federate veteran who fought under.
"Stonewall" Jackson. When asked
why he paid so loving tribute to
the boys wearing the blue, he said,
ut will be ony aquestion Of few
years at the most when all Of the old
soldiers will be sleeping in the city
OF the dead and we are no longer enc
miles,"
1t was expected that the Honorable
Romeo H. Freer, of Harrisville, Ritch-
lie county, would be here to address
the meeting at the court house this
evening but on account of illness, ac-
cording to message received this
morning, he will be unable to come.
However, there will be a number of
excellent speakers to address the
meeting this evening and tomorrow,
which will sbe in charge of Capt. Bill
lingslea and Col. NJ. Door, among the
most distinguished veterans of the
civil far in this state.