Wilmington daily commercial., 1875-12-01


The First Delaware Regiment.
ITS FOURTH ANNUAL RE-uSros-THE ANNUAL AD-
DREss-ELEcTIoSs OF OFFICERS AND BANQUET.
The fourth annual reunion OF the First Della
ware Regiment Volunteers was held in the Clay
ton House, yesterday. In the afternoon, a bus
ness meeting was held at the Clayton House,
and a banquet WAS spread in the evening.
Col. JOS q. Nichols, the President, presided.
Rev. L. Il. Martindale opened the business ses-
sion with prayer by invitation. Twenty-seven
members answered at roll CALL but larger at
tendance was present later in the afternoon.
Capt. W. p. Savile read the annual address.
His theme was the part taken by the Regiment
in the battle of Charlottesville, but it was pre-
ceded by review of the condition OF the Army
of the Potomac before the battle, and was con-
cuded with some reference to the defeat The
paper was very lengthy one, and printed en-
tire would fill eight ten columns III the Com
MERcIAL. II is full OF facts and figures showing
patient investigation, aud will prove a valuable
contribution to the history Of the Regiment
The paper will be printed, of course.
The seeming negligence on the part of many
OF the members in decoration services re-
ferred to regretfully by several present, and
| the hope expressed that there would be more
general participation in the future.
The following officers were elected
President, Capt. VIM. P. Saville.
lst flce-Hfekl0elt, j. Ihfke gOstles.
2nd Vice-President, Mr.. C, b. Parry.
Corresponding Secretrry, Capt. Alfred Cav
| throp.
| Recording Secretary, VIM Il postles
| Assistant Recording Secretary, Alexander NAL
colin.
Treasurer, Joseph W. Mccullough.
The Executive Committee was authorized, on
| motion of John NJ. Dunn, TO procure a suitable
case for the keeping Of the colors and to have
| painted in gilt letters upon the door the names
| and dates Of the battles through which the col
| orr had been borne.
| proposition that the Regiment attend the
| Centennial in body was referred to the Exeeu-
| tive Committee.
On motion of E. p. Grubb, the next reunion
was fixed for the lstll of December that being
| the anniversary of the re-enllstlng OF the regi.
ment.
| DR.. Mccullough, who was present at the last
| reunion Of the 18th New jersey, at Woodbury.,
| said that an invitation had been extended
| through him to the First Delaware to be present
| at the next reunion on Feb. 22, 1S76. The DIR.
WAS appointed chairman OF committee to as
certain how many would go, and the meeting
| adjourned.
| THE BANQUET
In the evening banquet was spread in the
| dining hall Of the Clayton House, minehost
| Pyle doing the handsome thing for " the boys n
| The tables were arranged similar to the Press
| banquet, almost year ago, and an abundance of
| well-prepared and savory vianda was spread upon
| them. The bill of fare was more than sufficient
| to tempt the appetite, and when once the dis
cussion OF the edibles began the contest was
steadily kept up without weariness or retreat.
Capt w. p. Seville presided, with Col. j. G.
| Nichols on his right and Judge Wales on his
left. The Judge was an invited guest. He bad
been in the service, however, going out with the
thirty days men. City Council was represented
| in the person OF Jas. T. Hayes; there were mem
| bers of some of the New Jersey Regiments pre-
sent, and full delegation of the press. Capt
| Seville welcomed his comrades to the banquet
| and on his request John Raymond offered prayer
After the banquet numerous sentiments wert
| proposed by MIR. Seville, as follows
| The President of the United States. Jos. w.
Mccullough responded, saying that no eulogy o
his could better attest the virtues OF our soldier
| President than had already been spoken in th,
voice OF the people. As Washington and othel
great men had been called forth by convulRion
| Of their times, so President Grant had beel
| brought out from the Western praries amid tn,
throes of rebellion, and while the people were
| asking for a leader he was slowly unlocking
| the way to peace. He spoke OF the President a
wise, comprehensive and incorruptible in hi
civil duties, and in reform always with the peo
pie.
Our Annual Reunion. Response ly job,
Raymo I'd, who, referring to the trials Of tLe past
said that could the soldiers Of the First Della
ware, in the midst of them, have looked forwart
to these occasions their hearts woud have beel
filled with joy. He spoke Of these reunions a
l
cuiated to make all soldiers better for it.
| Our Deceased Comrades. Capt. j. Parke Pos
ties responded. He said that the memory o
these comrades is deeply enshrined in tn
hearts of their survivors by the trials, the suf
| ferngs, and the Joys which they had shared
with them in the field and i'll the camp, and Ii
also alluded to the ties Of friendship which ha'
thus been formed as being frightened i'll the hou
| OF death. Each comrade, he thought, would re
| call some deceased friend to whom he WAS par
, | ar ttapt nd ta -;
reference to Capts. Watson, Richards, and other
who were his special friends.
The Old First Delaware Regiment. In re
spending Capt s. A. Macallister spoke of til
fellowship which existed between this regimen
and those with which it served He spoke q
the friendships between it and tho 4th and st
Ohio, tle 10Th, 10th, 99th and 10S New York, til
7th West Virginia. the 18th New Jersey, the lat
Connecticut, the 10th Massachusetts,, the GOT
Indiana, the 9th Michigan, the 1lth Pennsy
vania Cavalry and others. As this nation is
confederation of States so are these regiment
bound together by ties Of fellowship all unitin
in common loyalty to common country.
The Delaware Volunteers. Response by "
w. Simpson. He spoke OF the peculiar circuu
stances under which the regiment went into til
hed-with no encouragement from the Stat
Legislature and no sympathy from large clat
of their citizens. But they had made good 20
dlers, and had since proven themselves equal
good citizens.
The Volunteers of Sister States. Captai
Herring, of New Jersey, in responding, spok
of the embarrassments which the New Jerse
soldiers conten1ed with from their State author
tiles when they were going into the field, bu
he said, they had sent out 900 men all tolC
who did their duty we'll.
Capt Postles embraced this as fitting op
portunity to read expressions of friendshi
from other New Jersey soldiers who had bee
invited but could not be present Among thei
were Frank M. Riley, Major Dubois, Major "
E. Potter, all OF Bridgeton. The latter gentle
man sent this toast " The soldiers of Dels
ware and New Jersey, linked by tic
Of long association and copradeship
, they are still more closely unite
in the determination that the government of til
people, by the people and for the people, an
the Union which gives that Government strengt
: and life, shall not perish from among men
Capt A. Gawthrop responded, saying that eve
!, as the soldiers Of Delaware and New Jerse
stood side by side in the Revolutionary contes
20 did the soldiers of these States stand close
J. together in the late war.
The Press of our Country. Geo. W, Verno
!. responded expressing his admiration of I'll
valor of the Delaware soldiers, and referring
the good work which they had accomplished.
The First Organization, the Three Montl
Men. Response by Judge Wales, who said til,