Belington progressive. [volume] (Belington, W. Va.) 1912-1927, 1915-12-09
AUSTRIA MUST DISAVOW
SINKING The ANCONA
TOUCHING ON THE 18TH RE-
UNION OF THE G. A. RS
Delayed)

The 49th Reunion OF the O..
A. r. in Washington has gone
into history as one Of the great
events of 1915. Beginning on
the 9th of September and in
session until October End.
There were about $4,000 old
soldiers in line and this averag-
ed only six out of every one hum
bred that marched down Penna.
Ave-, so years ago when they
were reviewed by President
Johnson from the exact spot
where President Wilson stood
on the 10Th of September-the
day of the review.
The line of wire stretched was
over 80 miles long on Penna.
Ave. There We're about 5000
of other organizations in line
and marched in the parade.
There were AS states and Bat
talions in line-West Virginia
was No. %. We had soldiers
from several counties in West
Virginia from Belington there
were Isaiah Moore, Lewis Price,
Elijah Coffman, C. H. Odbert
and myself ; from Junior VIM.
Glasscock-all marched in the
Grand Parade.
The reception by the citizens
of Washington was very fine
the decoration at Camp Emery
were beyond description as was
the entire front of the line of
march on the Avenue.
Lieut.. Gen. Nelson A. Miles,
Grand Marshall of the Parade,
had as his orderly a district vet
eran who served as personal
bodyguard for President Lin
coin more than fifty years ago.
This was Col. Chas. C. Lonely,
1918 R. st. N. W.-he made a
/ fine appearance on a beautiful
horse. - 1s'
The National Headquarters
was at the Census Building, cal
led Camp Emery, where the
President made a speech j in
which he eulogized the veteran
soldiers, and said that they were
instrumental in the greatest
uplift known to man.
4 Mrs. John A. Logan, the widow
Of the great statesman and sol
der, was loudly applauded when
she delivered her short and pa
thetic address.
After the talk by President
Wilson, Commander chief
David j. Palmer of the G. A. r.
spoke of the freedom that citi-
zens and residents Of the United
States enjoy and called atten-
ton to the work of the Union
Veterans in making this posi-
Bile.
The w. Va. Society at Wash
ington gave a Banquet and en-
tertainment-free tickets and
a badge to all the w. Va. soldiers
who registered at headquarters.
w. Va. department headquarters
was at the Powhatan Hotel,
where our State Commander
Reed had rooms and where Wal
ter Scott, our Barbour county
boy was secretary and helped
US out on all lines. Ex-U. S.
Senator Nathan B. Scott was
POSTMASTER at the supper and
they had a fine program and
splendid short speeches from
4 several of the old veterans
Editor of the Washington
Tribune, John Mac Kelroy was
actively engaged in helping in
every way to entertain the sol
diers Of 1865, who were consid-
cred the guests of honor by all.
There was a number of the G.
A. RS in attendance at the Pre-
pared Conference on the 18th of
October Commander Palmer
made a fine speech, and many
other representative men of the
nation followed There was rec
commended in resolutions for a
Reserve Enlistment as an anxi-
liary,to the U. S. Army. John
MacKelroy was there and gave
a talk on preparedness.
The next Reunion, No. so, of
the G. A. R. will be in Kansas
City, Mo-. some time next fall.
Kansas City is called the Gate
way to the west. As most Of
the old soldiers in the west are
well to do they win try to sur
pass Washington BY giving free