The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-05-22
CONVENTION OF
GAR. CLOSES
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20 SENIOR VICE Coz
NANOER
NEXT eneanp-ent VIII De IN Sister.
siie-worsn's Relief corps
Elects O~ceu


Al the annual business nesting OF
me G A r. Enosnpment held IN the
Marshall county oOgr; house yes,.r.
day. 7 G. hammond. Senior Vice Com
mander. OF Moundsville. Was elected
state Commander OF the Vest Viz
glniA division OF the Grand Army OF
me Republic The session Was the
closing OF the thirtysecond ANIMAL -.
eampment yesterday al Noundsvtile
SistersNille was selected a. the 1915
encampment city. after a hot ight be-
tween keyser and MorgAntown.
officers elected at the meeting
are az follows:
Senior Vice Commander. c. T. Reed.
Wheeling.
Junior Vice Commando. A. T. Pig.
gott. Parkersburg
ID Morgan. delegate az large TO
National Encampmcnt az Detroit
; r. Hancn. Glen Easton: John Nv
ers n Smith RisinEer. OF Mounds
VIE. delegates 10 National convention.
AZ the close of the election retirinr
commander J. NJ. Miller. OF Fairmont.
was presented with a beautiful jewel.
n night Tor Commander OF the next
cncampment lay between Nessrs. pig.
Eott' Reed and Hammond. and the Gus
tom OF eievatinE the senior vice com
n.noer 10 n chair was followed.
- nv ENrNAOu GNOnNO YES
terday morning the old veterans be
gan 10 scatter for their homes in air.
terent parts of the State. going home
very wei pleased with the reception
received at the hands Of the citizens
81 MoundsVille. Every train Leaving
~ oi,s carried away a number OF the
oio soldiers. and late last venine very
lew were To be seen n the city.
Ideal weather conditions contrihu.
led much to the success OF the en-
campment. each OF the three days Of
me rally being clear and not TO warm
We're made by the old veterans before
ieaNlng their homes. that the conven-
ZION at Moundsville was the finest ana
oest convention that has ever been
held by the G. a. n.
Womsn's Relief corp.L
The Woman's Relief corps closed
one OF the largest and most interest-
az conventions in the history OF the
department yesterday mornine WThiIa
several of the Officers were elec,nd
Wednesday, remainer were elect.
ca and installed yesterday morning
Dy fast department President Nrs
sIsar Whiteman. of Benwood. The
laules spoke In highest praise OF the
city OF Moundsvtlle and OF tse nlaaS-
ant manner in which they were en-
tertained. "P u
Tue following officers were elected
ana Installed at the closing session
yesterday afternoon:
department President. Mrs. Maggie
Rasel. Benwood. eee
senior vice president. Mrs. NJ
Watt. Charleston. ~
Junior vice president, Mrs. Lfzzie
Jackson, Wheeling.
treasurer. Mrs. Theresa Wise
Wheeling VS.
wood. ""'eHs
Secretary. Mrs. Lavinl Haberaeld.
Counselor. Mrs. Myrtle Roach. Park.
%ersburg.
Inspector. Mrs. Mary Braun. Char.
Patriotic Instructor. Mrs. Emma
Spencer. Warrington.
IL n. L. officers. Mrs. Ida Cox
Wheeling VA
Press correspondent. Mrs. Mary
Riley. Charleston. ~
Executive BOARD. Mrs. weidman of
wheeling. Mrs. Lizzie Conkle 81
M~oundsyille, Mrs. Julia Fortney of
BenWood, Mrs. Jennie Bartlett OF
narkersburg and Miss Fannie Cecil OF
Parkersburg.
Delegates AZ large. Mrs. Sophia Ro-
iand, Parkersburg: alternate Mrs
Roxie Thomas. Charleston.
Delegate, Mrs. Pearl French. Char.
,eston; alternate. Mrs. Apna Mllen.