The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-12-06
LOCAL BRANCH OF GREAT MILL
TARY TRAINING SCHOOL
is LAUNCHED.
Training Meets to Be Held on Alter
nate Tuesday Nights in the
Linsly ArmorY.

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PIattSburg training camp as its nu-
clcus. rho platISburg Association Of
Wheeling was organized last evening
with 81 charter members enlisted a
we'll attended and enthusiastic meet
ing held in the Wheeling Commercial
Association assembly room, in the
Market Auditorium.
Johnson e. Mckinley. chairman or
rhp temporary urSAin%a lion. announced
Al the meeting last evening thai the
trustees of LinSly Institute have grant.
cd ~ the new association the use OF
the LinSly armory for drill work anu
semi-monlhly meetings. In addition TO
providing ihr headquarters. LinSly has
also granted he Use of it's rifles 10 The
PlattShurE association until more MOD
ern guns can be secured.
Lieut.. Jones Instructor.
4 tentative constitution and bylaws
presented 10 The meeting last night
provides That the PlaJlSburg ASSocla-
lion of Wheeling shall have both
staff of civil officers president. vice
president. secretary and treasurer .-
and IN officer OF instruction. who shall
he supreme in direction OF tho drills
and military meetings of the aSsocia-
ton.
Lieutenant ]. sumner Jones, OF This
city, has consented upon request OF
the PlatiSbur% veterans vino lnauEuf'
atpd the move for the establishment
of Pla:tsbur2 ASSOCIATION hrre: 10
take charge Of In" duties Of officer
OF instruction.
Drills will be- held on alternate
Tuesday evenings and The first Will
take place in the L!u#lN armorE on
Tuesday evening. Dec. ~.
plattshurS association is Ia promote
in this city The spirit Of The PlatlS-
burg training camps - IN" prepared
ness Of the country through an lnde'
pendent military organization. lhe
members enlisted last night are rep
resenta1iTeS OF III ciiy'$ highest IN.
lrlligence. business and professional
ability and physical fitness Tor inc
duties Of men who cNnrC; 10 III lheni-
selves TO serve as arinf officers.
Major General Wood Notified.
Al the conclusion Oi the meeting
last nigh, Colonel q. II. Sands. ne
ialher.in-iaW al Llrt.l"n"n1 }. sumner
Jones, transmitted il Major Genera
Leonard a. Wood message announc-
ing he organization ri tn" PlaitShufS
Association Of Wheeling.
Colonel Sands has Sprn; forty years
dS oil d. lily 'lllN'I I'll 'i''.'' "a 90
men in the United STATES army train
ing camps ON the Mexican border.
Chairman j. 6. Mckinley presided at
thu. charter organization meeting. Ar
thur E. Stifpl is temporary secretary.
The men vino composed the gather
ing listened 10 fine organizations on
the rlattSburg training camps ami me
benefits Of such an organization as
thai now being perfected herH
The speakers. in addition 10 Chair
man Mckinley. who touched upon a
message of General Wood regarding
the Plattsburg camps, were Captain
Lee. Of the Wheeling office OF me
United States engineers: II. y. Ia
pelye. an officer Of the PiItSburg aSSo-
citation OF Pittsburgh; Attorney has.
Mechanic Of this city. PlauSOurg
veteran; Col. &. II. Sands. who has
iust retired from the arms depart
men, OF instruction on the border
,Iudge Ben s. HOnecker and others.
Army Strong for PIattsburg.
What the arm thinks Of PlarS'
hurg" was the topic Of Captain Lee 5
The army is strong for Plalls-
burg" he said. :.
Tho reason tina; riauEeursh
strong for the army is inal arm! p'op,II
fHpI tn3lf YOU IlI'ih ~ '''''
souI in your p,:rp0sH--and that you
come ont renliHinE how little Ioa kll'M
abou; real soldering ana nov M
there il to learn OF training fheH w.,
war Not that tn" army hrIi"''S 'tid,
Plat, shrrg prepares mon ;"r war. ~
that mon who Z" ;hnrn hoping 10 qiia'!-
fy themselves FOR commissions as ~
floors 90, n thorough prospective OIL t'e
real problem THAT conIronts your army
W. hoasi tha, No are yomng and
have never been licked. would ratM,
or say by tho Srar" Of G"i W" "Src
never defeated. ~" war E!Anc w .,ione
rome has grown I" immense proportions
1ts par,s arc becoming Thoroughly Or
ganixed as il w"r'. liz" me paris q, =
ereat giants body. while Nc. although
may he t,ig. ia'H IN" 'rnIi'us .hie
Pits us 10 defend ourselves against NnlS
great giant across tn" ocean. 49,, :,
"a Realization Of oar real situation IL
the real purposes Uf 'latlS"nrCh
ptttsburgl1er Tells Benefits :.
y \, RancIyc. oc Pittsburgh. told OF
tra organization and growth OF 'hs
Piattshurgh Association IN ihat city ann
i,s growth into an nrganizai ION n,H
strong. Of which -" men at'"nnrH Inv
l,lattahrrc training camps asst iai!.
Tni,n,rra, Ting ihr benefits Of the
p,aItsbmrEh I$soria!icn. h" added:
These mon. "vcrr one nt it"m are.
a fine bunch OF fellows all NE way
Thrnurh, It has hoen ny pririieg" 10
49,, 49, grnat numbers Of these business
and urorcs siona! men wh" nrN hnal'iN-
mo themselves for commissions as
army officers. One or two OF them
bayG become close personal tTi"nuF'
Fnr the reason thai they are such me
fellows, if for no other: ] w7uid ho'
lose he privileges OF such an organi@a-
ton as this. o,s
I'm addition to our men. II" SAID
.'xc have n society Of women that have
.aken unon themselves he task Of pro-
yidinr The financial means of sending
excellent Young men IN hlattShurE. we
had several who wcrH worthy and want
cd 10 go and these ladies preformed
splendid service 10 the government hf
nrovidinr them the means 10 go
Local Attorney Speaks.
Tho address Of Charles McCamck
which deal, only in brief with the most
striking nnintS If his excellent address
which he has already delivered before
several Wheeling organizations. was a
revelation "a one who has not heard II
or the serious possibilities that con
from, tho United States and the neeu
10 train men. whose hearts arc right.
to hc fl themselves and tn train others
Sor duty as soldiers.
C'oj Sands address dealt with tho
necessity for members Of military or
rani%atin ions In submit their VIII wholly
ia ,hr will rr thu officers in command,
who knows what is tho hest thing to do
and who is charged with the responsi-
bility for his men.
Judge H0ncrker's address waS an clo-