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Show The tern. rAKKntsnrrui, W. Va Sept 17. Tlie fourteenth annual reuuion o; tho Society of tho Army of Virgin!! Vir-gin!! began today. Ilx-l'U-sidelit Hayt. who Is the acting proldetit since the deaUi of General Crook, delivered an address UiU afternoon at the grove lforc a vast audience. Mr. Hayes spoke at some lensth of the different Issues of the war, the wonierful growth of Uie cuuutry since, and Uie change In our stand-log stand-log among the nations of the world. His address w punctuated throughoit with loud applause'. Tonight a mon-ter camii-lire was held. AKUl Jl" TUB COinUllLANIl. ToLEiio.t ., Sept 1 7. The Society of the Army of the Cumberland W-gan a reunion today. General Rcse-cran presided; permanent committees were appointed. A message of fraternal grrcUng was sent to the Army cf West Virginia, In session at I'arkersbtirg. After adjournment the members were driven in carriages about tho city. In the evening General Votes I. Thurston of Nash villa delivered the annual oration, being the only Southern member of the society who has ever been clio-en to deliver the anuual oration. Ho would, he said, di-custhe 1 Herts of the war from a Southern standpoint Tho complex race question was discussed In a broad and liberal speech. The meeUng c!ued with a cami-flre, cami-flre, at which remarks werenudo by a number of comrade. |