The daily gazette., 1875-12-01
FIRST EDITION

|If 1LD FIRST DELAWARE
svRrH ANNUAL REUNION
[1uEsS MEETING and BANQUET
,rNUAL REUNION OF THE OLD
ets,r ssr DELAWARE REGIMENT Busl-
hS' ss NEErrNG-cAsE FOR THE BAT
n ,,Aes-THE FIRST DELAWARE AT
W 'rrsTENN1AL-THE BANQUET
,,,rs, ~ srEEcHFs, &C.
T.,,,rday '. afternoon the fourth an
ie's,nion of the survivors of the
81 ri,st is Delaware Regiment Volun-
IIatsntry, was held at the Clayton
,NF' business meeting opened at
lN No,clock, in the gentlemen's par
" AZ President, Col. j. G. Nichols,
Tu'nN Seniy seven members answered
,S' x. hattie flags OF the company
~ Nv .,ssdisplsyed in the back parlor.
p,rresentatives were present from
twelfth and Tenth New Jersey
S-,v Soyer was offered by Rev. Thos. f.
sltindsls. , s:,,
,u,,%oSduced u%S and read an interesting
.."O,d ." Of the history of the First
nslsVsre Ss Regiment, from Fredericks-
Sn,r @ n charlottesville. He recited
S ,SsiI h,rdships and heroic struggles in
sn T' eIoOuent and stirring strain. He
si.o gsye some very interesting and
rIus6le regiment statistics.
i vote Of thanks was extended to
cntsiu Ssyille for lis interesting his
from the Committee on Regimental
| saoy Captain Saville reported that
~,Horts TO obtain from officers and
1sr, the important items to COM
1 !. he history of the Regiment had
i nsvth little or no response.
(IJ. M. Dunn, in reporting the
vmfdihe Executive Committee, al.
fudS to the lack of interest taken by
6e kgiment on Decoration Day,
n. attention of those present was
zld to the Importance of observing
.bdsy.
officers for the ensuing year were
ben elected, as follows;
President VIM. p. Saville.
Nnt Vice President-J. Park Pos.
H.
Second Vice President C. B. Parry,
Corresponding Secretary-Allen
avthrop.
Recording Secretary-William Pos:
les.
Assistant Recording Secretary -
LEX. Malcolm.
Treasurer,--Dr. Joseph W. McCul-
ugh.
Nessrs. j. P. Postles, A. Hizar and
q. Alexander were appointed a
nmmittee to examine the Treasurer 8
Iport, which duty they performed.
The chair appointed an Executive
Ammittee, composed of Messrs
Schols, Dunn, Simpson, Raymond,
asnutt and Hizar. The regular Of
EES were added to this committee,
q motion of Captain Dunn, the
inject OF procuring n suitable case
rihe battle flags of the Regiment
'n referred TO the Executive Com.
rltttee with power to act.
The names of the battles in which
be Regiment was engaged will be
Tldtd on the glass doors OF the case,
Nd The names of the color bearers,
Gl'aoly engrossed, will be attached tc
he flags.
ias case will probably be placed in
He wilmington Institute Library.
capt Saville introduced the subject
anfOming the old First Delawar,
lsI! year, to its condition at the time
aislurning after the war, and attend
ss The Centennial. He said othel
ARs were moving in the matter anC
was proposed to have, during tn,
Niennial, a grand review of til,
lies.
a'er discussion, the subject was
a1o'ion OF Capt. Postles, re ferred t.
sshecutive Committee, with powe
The necessary arrangements
Vl motion of E. p. Grubb, Decem
U Usi S'n, 1875, and Wilmington, Del.
". .efe lied upon as the time and plac,
W. hsidlng the fifth annual reunion o
~; u. Nslment. This will be. tn,
MI. ESaeTaih n anniversary of the day tn,
INV Delaware reinlisted.
W.. W. Joseph Mccullough reporte,
'uAa pleasant time he had at tn
ss 'aalon o. the 18th New Jersey Regi
s,s S,.' a. Woodbury., on February 22d
s.S WV he said the Jersey soldier
',. ,saea delegation from Delawar
Sss SSJsnI az their second reunion, mex
WI, 70 motion, DR.. Mccullough was az
s.as ~,asa Chairman of q committee /
w. Ihis invitation. His commit
d. NIL consist of those members @
s.rnt nirst delaware who can ACCOM-