The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1921-10-01
.HARBORD PAYS FINE TRIBUTE
To WEST VIRGINIA IN WAR
DEATES1. - P7LAUS1 ron Pan
Gus nhJoR GENERAL AFTER
ADDRESS AT CONVENTION
1sVtsus GLORY OF West Virginia At
Tine Whom GREAT Deeds
were Needed

~. IN address before the American
Logon siax Convention Yesterday AFTER
ROOM. MAJOR General J. q. Harbord dep
u, chez Of stat: OF tho Cutted States
n.,u.. "ald glowing tribute to west
virginia ami the isrt u took In tho
- ~,d VA. This was General HaroordS
Az. ..<t, IL West Virginia. AMI his de-
-. =. beng privileged (" coma to the
49,. Mountain state and meet its OK
......,.. mon was eiua cd only by the
,..;..,,..,l:on u tkoSa men FOR his pres
nv y:H has inspiring address.
,..'..! Nla-5ord WAS given wonder
H.. v..Lt'ra as h. appeared IN the con-
..,,..% AL NJ ;ho carroll Club. l
f-.r. Il" said. - he Acknowledged the
:; o. ~ =eCe tiOn. that you mon vii!
T.. 80. , :;hr$.asiic for ne ahen I'm done
t. - a. - .'"u are now" The applause
:: -, ~. u.ajuc general "a he left the
.;,x :. -. We: Virginia FOR a coup"
g., .,yr>" .,..,.a;ed that his hope was
realized.
Short Memories
'uur country said General ltaroord
-. u land OF short memories and BRIEF
:c.."ts. Tou ASK q man nov what he
-. ans about the WIT. and he'll scarce's
KAN whe;&er you mean tho revolution,
- Spaa.sh war or the recent baby war
We had down hore IN southern West Viz
gtn!a.
But while II 10 true chat IN the rusE
OF reconstruction. our country seems 10
have, IN u measure. forgotten some At
her promises to yoa men " no went torth
TO war only four years ago. DO noi
be.eve ;ha: y es, Virginia Will ever sa!I
20 remember the gallant part mat y"u'
Eer nuJls sons, played IN the great VAT
or cease 10 mourn for those who did not
come hack.
Y AIN thrilled and proud to speak IN
q state which sent $4,000 or lis best
men Into tho service whom the World
cris,s threatened. Your national guard
was sssi,nilated early IN 1914 into the
federal military force Most OF your
men OF West Viz inia served with either
The 3Sth, the S0th OF the s3rd division.
The ,aree blue hills on tho field or
khaki. the insignia OF the gallant Soth
Division. was esecially conspicuous Ia
the MsGss Arsonns drive. How ga
lnt!y they bore themselves Is a matter
OF historic record. and we'll known to
I'll OF Us who were with the American
t.Npcditionary force.
The 3sth and S3rd Divisions were
less fortunate In not being permitted TO
show themselves 80 eonspicuou~,s. but
they served where they were called
ta',htuliy and we'll
GLORY Of wsss virginia
"El, the glory Of West Virginia In
thoS" trying days Is no, alone matter
e.: military brtlliarcy. I AM cotd that
r.:ung other things, wheeling alone
ll.e S25.0"O.DG IN tho Liberty bond
Gg.,cS learn that while the average
:.,hcrt, bond subscription was $3.50 per
..,r:A IVES; EirsinIGns owned bonds
a. n" rate OF $3.50 per capita. double
-: quota
vu..r ~ccord Cor economy In tho ad-
ain. stration Of tho se,cctire service law
J. ~"ucce OF gratitude in the war de-
,."-:.r-at While tho cost OF registration
N " ~: Virginia was $2.S5 a man, the
average cost was IS percent higher.
"Of ne Juno 1917. registration. the
-@rcrH'aGe uf men accepted IN the ser
Vice from West Virginia was 81 percent
hl-;ner than IN any other state. West
"-r:i,..a sen; The highest percentage OF
american born citizens into tho national
a. os any state n the union.
YOU oversubscribed your every allot-
nru: t.r the Red Cross Y. NJ. C. y. and
So! alton army Your fuel. oil and gas
~ III powerfully n winning the war
y"ir smoke,ess coal ran our warshipS
arr ,.ur bi-products supplied our men
"Er-S-aS.
'T-us,y West Virginia made won
r.-;;:l record. and. returning to the sub
- the men IN service when the his
,.,... - the 33rd. sofia aud s3rd Divisions
=. S,;ai'iar history in every state. and
,..."~-ycr men and women meet TO honor
'1. crave. they will honor West Vir-
STA
The Organised Reserve.
Launching into 4 discussion OF the
or"anlze@ Reserve scheme OF national
t.:r"Se accepted by the last congress.
GENERAL Hartford sad that the war de-
pertinent q now working 10 chrystaNLe
.,a experiences Of the ate war. He eS-
al!red the system OF the Organized Re-
ser,- In detail. and painted a pretty
Word picture of tne preservation OF the
trad.,rons OF the old outfits" In the
plan Cor the organized reserve. no said.
Western Pennsylvania and the two Viz
E;r!ss will be included In the Organized
Reserves Eightieth division.
Speaking In behalf Of some manner OF
preparedness, General Harbord spoke a
word OF caution to those who would
rely upon tho mon who composed the
army OF four million In tho war with
Germany.
There arc people" he said who fall
10 remember that half Of that four NIL
ION mon arc aged prematurely by their
experiences IN tho world conflict. and
who arc losing their skin Of arms. Their
patriotic service and herotsm. II an
other emergency ever arises. ought 70 be
mot BY tho hundreds OF thousands OF
slsokers and younger men coming into
military age.
Coming confsrsaos.
Referring TO the coming limitation OF
ornaments conference Mt Washing ION.
General Ha rbord said: Next month that
grnat conference convenos at Washing
> ION. and am sure that every thinking
man In the United Statss-yos the word
over--ls pray!ng for rs success, but. In
tho meantime there arc those who be-
g'eye that Il Is just as we'll to keep the
watrhmcn on the heights and tho fires
burning In the laboratories. for no man
- w!se enough to say just when armies
wi" ba needed again"
General Hartford arrived In Wheeling
A. II o'clock forn Washington. D. C. He
vas me. a. tho Il. & .. station by Colo
ne: = sumner Jones and taken to the
Fort Henry Club. where he was enter
aimed az luncheon at which about
rscnty-S!ve business men were present
pr. John l., D!ckey welcomed General
l;arbord on behalf OF the business mer
O. Wheeling. and General Harbord IN his
,"cly spoke highly OF the services 81
Colonel Jones when no served on Gen
ANIL PershtnSs STAFF over seas.
50 GOLD PIECE