The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-08-26
COLONEL ROGERS GETS WORD RE
aAGDNa NATIONAL MEET TO
ne IN 1NpIANAPoLIS SEPT. as
Tells Of Splendid WORK Being Done oy
Auxiuartss Connected With
the @. A. r.

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September c5. Is the date set for tho
openlnr Of tho National Encampmcnt OF
III. G.. \. T.. 10 be held at Indianapolis
Ind. according TO word received by Col"
" w. Rogers. commander Of Holiday
| Post G. A. r. Of this city.
! One cent per mile Is the fare TOT ora
soldiers and their wives. while mo
various auxsllaries must pay fare ana
! one-half Thus the trip Will be- ono
way. Sill for soldiers and their wives
and something more than Sl9 for mem
bers Of the auxMiarics. Heretofore 'Ae
rate has been the same for both so!olerS
and nuxiliRries.
In speaking OF the matter. Col. Rogers
said
''If /, were not for the various auNil-
iar!es many Of the 6. A. r. boys wouiu
have hard time 10 subsist II IS
| through the activity Of these HorRcrs.
who give their time without thought or
! rerompense. that many a pleasant QUIZ
Ing and entertainment Is enjoyed ny mo
| few members OF the G.. y. r. living IN
! Wheeling. As example the Daughters
Of Veterans entertained veterans OF bne
Civil Spanish -American and World wars
at a picnic at Wheeling park this wesh.
Every bit Of expense incurred was borne
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sav that the day Was enjoyed is putting
| Il mild.
Never Any Surplus
THE majority OF old soldiers have
not even money for stree, car fare.
They receive hfty dollars month. The
! most reasonable room to be had Is Tour
! dollars per week. which Is sixteen dol
'ers month. Eating two meals day
at fr,y cents meal (Which does NOT
huy much In Wheeling goodness kno~a)
is one dollar day. which is thirty dol
lars for thirty DAYS. Added 10 the SIX
tcen dollars the total Is forty-six DOL
lars. leaving four dollars for clothing
medicine doctor hills and recreation
A. can Do imagined. there Is never any
over for tho latter md so. through me
Kindness Of these good womei who work
hard and faithfully for the veteran VINO
did his duty for his country. an occa-
sional day Of festivlty or evening or
real pleasure Is held TO tighten tho long
DAYS Of deprivation and loneliness.
in view Of this. II would certainly
seem that the auSilihr!es might he &C
corded the same rate as the soldiers
Certainly they deserve II and It Is hut
small way OF showing the appreciation
duo anyone who serves 10 the best OF his
ability tho lighters Of our country
Manv a member OF the C. A. r. never
enjoys a real square meal except nj the
suppers and entrrta !nments provided by
tn. auSil!aries. And many on old soldier
would be buried in Potters held were II
not for these same auHiliaries.
Nothing For Graves
"The state az West Virginia provides
SIS for buryng each soldier. That
amount will scarcely buy rude pine
box and Will barely pay for the hcarse
that conveys the body to the grave
This leaves nothing to buy lot In tho
cemetery, and nothing Is left but rot
'ers fleld The local G.. \. r.. with tho
help Of the Wheeling RuH'iiaries. pur-
chased some time ago lot at Stone
Church. The graves OF soldiers there
are kept I'D by the Daughters or Veter-
ans, who see that they are properly
tended and decorated with flowers.
The United States government makes
no appropriation for the burial OF Il
soldier Further. * soldier dies ana
he has insurance or sucfcien: amount
OF money to bury himself, whatever
pension In due him at death Is retained
by the government unless he has .
widow who makes application TOT pen
| sion
I MOI until the year Io'N h'N Wv -
soldiers. as mass. receive pensions
and then < was only eight dollars
month. At tho present time the gov
eminent requires that tho widow OF
.oldier must have married him prior
70 1905 to be entitled 10 his pension. "
looks as though woman who marries
an old soldier and cares for HIM is en-
titled 10 pension II ho dies week
after the marriage. There arc no CIVIL
war veterans under % years ~ age.
and It Is commendabie thing FOR
woman 10 marry man OF this age. one
who has been brave soldier. and cares
for hlm-and there is no doubt that
man OF this age IS a care. II Is GER
tainly no, commendahle for the gov
eminent TO refuse TO pension SUCH
widows"
Even tho dog likes to be really clean