The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1913-12-06
BOYS BRIGADE :
MEMBERS hike"
SEVERAL COMPANIES ENJOY TRIP
OVER cHAPlINE HILL.
Followed by Large Camp Fire at Beth
leher Last Night First
Ald' Meeting Held.

Members OF several local companies.
Boys Brigade OF America. enjoyed
hike" last evening. The trip was
made out Chapline hill TO near Beth
lehem. where = large camp fire was
built. Upon arrival at the FIRE refresh
ments were served and the remainder
OF the evening was spent in n social
manner
Several OF the bows made the trip
TO the top OF the hill on the Mozart
Park car. leaving this city at 4.30
o'clock yesterday afternoon. while
others followed on the car. leaving NJ
o'clock. About fifty boys enjoyed
the affair.
First Aid" Lecture.
At n meeting OF officers of the First
West Virginia and First Ohio regi-
ments. held Tuesday evening at the
home of General II. T.. Caldabaugh, DR..
John Gilmore. the new surgeon gen
eral of the West Virginia division. de-
livered the first OF p series of lectures
on first aid" His subject at this
meeting was Structure Mechanics OF
the Body" II was in the nature of a
preliminary lecture in the first aid
work. The officers present manifest
ed great interest
After the series OF lectures are com
pleted an examination viii be con-
Crcted. II being the intention OF the
officers TO pass the required examina-
ton in first aid work as given by the
American Red Cross society. The Of
ficers will give lectures OF talks to
their commands upon the same sub
jects on which DR. Gilmore lectures al
the officers meetings.
At last Tuesday nights meeting.
following the first aid lecture. an ad-
dress was made by Lieut. Col Hop
wood upon the installation and recep-
ton OF new members. which was both
interesting and instructive Several
important business matters were dis
cussed.
Competitive Drill Plans.
The matter of holding the competi-
tive drills during the last OF February
or during the early part of March has
been discussed and several companies
are already actively engaged in prep
aratiOn for IT, There will probably
be FIVE companies taking part. as fol-
lows: Comany G.. Ord Pennsylvania
Of Pittsburgh: Company u. Bird Penn
sylvania. of Washington: Company d.
I'd Ohio. of Cambridge. and a company
representing the First Ohio and a
| company representing the First West
Virginia.
a silver cup will be offered as a
prize 10 the winning company. Tue
drill will be held in the Market Audi
forum. and army officers from the
national guard of West Virginia. Ohio
or Pennsylvania viii likely be select
ed as judges. picked squad will
represent the First Ohio. while an
other will represent the First West
Virginia. the members Of these squads
TO be selected from the best drilled
men of the various companies in each
regiment by the drill down system.
Changes In Division staff.
A number OF changes have been
made in the stan of the West Vir-
einia division. Major w. G.. McClel-
land has been appointed assistant
! chief OF staff and will have charge
OF organizing new companies in Ohio.
Major Charles Il. French of Cam
bridge has been appointed chief sig
nal officer. Both have seen active
service in the army. Major McClel.
land having served in the infantry.
and Major French being with the sig.
nal corps Major McClelland Is sue.
seeded in command OF the second bat.
/ talon OF he First Ohio regiment bv
! MOTOR T.. T. Jack.
Brigade Briefs.
Company ID. 1st Ohio. connected
with the Second Presbyterian church
az Bellaire. gave an enjoyable enter.
tainment in the church Friday even.
ing OF last week. The affair was
largely attended. The boys rendered
an excellent program. a feature of
which was a debate
new company is being Organized
NJ Morristown. and will be known as
company y. LIST Ohio. An applica.
ton has been made for charter. srd
II granted the company will no in.
stalled within the next few weeks
successful entertainment was
given Thursday evening in the Vance
Memorial church az Woodsdale. under
IN" auspices 81 Company n. connect
ed with that church. An interesting
musical and literary program was car.
riod ont. and was followed nv q com.