Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-03-02
MEMORIAL SERVICE.

MEMORIAL SERVICE.
rsdes of Post 81, G. A. Il.
Last evening the hall of George H
Thomas post, No. "a, G. A. r., was thrown
open to the public who had been invited t,
be present and witness the memorial ser
vice in honor of the five comrades of tn
post who had died within the past fifteer
months.
The hall was filled with comrades of tn,
order and ladies and gentlemen not mem
bers of the order. The altar was covered
with an American flag draped in black ant
white. In front of the post commander
tent were placed five vacant chairs, fes
tooned with Grape, in memory of the five
deceased members.
The exercises began at o'clock with Z
voluntary on the organ by Mr.. Charlie.
Gill and singing by the choir of the Duke
street NJ. E. church, under the lead OF
Mr.. II. II. Hesslett.
Past Adjutant II. C. Weidler then read
the military records of the deceased com.
RAIDS, namely: Walter G. Evans, DR.. A. F.
Herr, Henry Schaum, Reinhart Reineer and
DR.. VIM. NJ. Whitestde. AS the reading
Of each record was finished, the post
drummer beat three rolls on muifled
drum.
The responsive memorial service was
then read by the post commander and
chaplain, the responses being made by the
members of the post. The service was
very solemn, intended to impart the lesson
that all men must surely die, but that
there is a sure hope of the resurrection
and life eternal after death.
At the close of the responsive service
the choir sang hymn, and the comrades
formed square about the altar, and prayer
was offered by the chaplain-concuding
with the Lords Prayer, repeated in con-
cert by the comrades.
After a chant by the choir the chaplain
read the 9th psalm and another ny mn was
sung.
The memorial address was then delivered
by Maj. A. G. Reinoehl. 1t was an elo-
quent tribute not only to the memory of
the deceased comrades, but to the different
arms of the service in which they served.
Walter G. Evans was a representative of the
three-months men, and was one of the first
to respond to the call of the president for
troops to put down what was at that time
regarded as little more than an in
surrection. Henry Schaum, Of the
122d Penn'a Rept., was a represent
ative of the nine-months service, force
1,at hal
lion was fully developed, and Il mortal con-
tiict was in progress between the unionists
and secessionists. Reinhart Reincer, of
the 10Th Pa. Volunteers, was representa-
tive of the German element of the army,
than which no portion of it was more
heroic or loyal, and of which Gen. SiSel
and others were shining examples. DR..
A. F. Herr was a representative of the
cavalry arm of the service-a branch that,
in the beginning of the war was unjustly
deprecated and regarded as of
comparatively little account, but
which later performed invaluable SER
vices and was noted for the dashing valOr
of its officers and men. Capt. VIM. NJ.
Whiteside was a representative of the
three-ycar men, of which the great bulk
of the army was composed and on whose
prowess the government mainly relied for
the crushing out of the rebellion, and who
did not disappoint the hope and confidence
reposed in them, but finally, through scenes
of carnage and suffering, brought the
war to successful issue. In the
course of his address Major Reinoehl
sketched the personal characters of the de-
ute to their military services, at the same
time giving a brief but succinct review of
the differing circumstances under which
they had entered the service and the wide
ly different scenes through which they had
passed.