Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-01-12
G.. A. R. ENCAMPME ENT.
THE ANNUAL SESSION HELDIN
THIS CITY LAST EVENING".

IN - VIII LAST EvENkNS2.
The New OAcars for the Ensufps
| Year - Colonel John VAIN
wright Elected Department
CSuninanIer.
Last evening the annual meet ug of
the Department nncanpment of the
Grand Aruy of Delaware was held in
the roomsot Smyth Post No. |, for the
purpose Of electing department officers
tor tho ensuing year.
The following members and delegates
were present AZ the encampmeut:
Dept. Commander W. 5. NcNair,
Wilmington;Jr. v Dept. Com Wm.
K. Smith, Dover; Asst. Adjt. Gen. s.
lsodmond Smith, Wilmington; Asst. q.
M. Geu1 John >. Gormley, New Castle;
Judge ADV. ). A. Macallister, Will
mington; Chief Mastering Officer Pusey
W. jackson, Wilmington, Medical
Director John 7. Wales, M. D. Will
mington: Chaplain WIN. IL. Van Horn,
Wilmington; Daniel Ross, A. z. o.
Inond. john Ii. Klingler, Simeon
Hood and George NJ. Riley, OF the
department council of administration;
and Past Prov. Dept. Commander
lsobt. g. Fraim.
Gen'l Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. l,
was represented by Post Commander
rhos. A. KeabIes, NJ. D.; Delegates Ed.
ward j. White, Ezra sullivan, Robert
Brown and 3. Pickles; besides Past
Post Commanders James Mcdowell
and Olive, Bliss.
Admiral s. +. DUPONT Post No. 9,
WAS represented by Post Commander 5.
5. Johnson, Delegates VIM. +. Voshell,
j. s. Litseu burg, ARENAS Wilhelm,
James Booth aud James Fl. Beggs;
besides Past Post Commander j. p.
Waies and Il. Ii Gregg.
General A, r. A. Torbert Fost, No. 8.
WAS represented by Delegate Jas. Boggs
only, in addition to the department
officers.
Charles Summer Post, No. 4, was re-
presented by Post Commander Simeon
Hood, Delegates Raymond Trusty, ST.,
I. Anderson, beside Past Post Com
mander Lawrence +. Fisher.
Captain Evan s. Watson Post, No.
8, was represented by Post Commander
Joseph E. Robertson, Delegates Robert
W. Wright and Otis; besides Past Post
Commander James A. Price.
Major William r. Smith Post, No 6,
was represented by Post Comm ander
Allen lteed and Delegate Adam viii
son.
James A. Garfield Post, No. 7, was
without any representation.
Captain Thomas NJ. Reynolds Post,
No. 9, was represented by Post Com.
mander Il. g. Buckingham and Dele.
gate Hardness.
Prettyjobn Post, No. 10, Of Lewis,
was represented by Post Commander
ID. d. Joseph and Delegate ID. II. Hous.
ton, NJ. d.
The Adjutant General and Quarter
master General, presented their accounts
for the past year which were audited
and found to be correct. The reports OF
the various officers were received, and
after the reading Of communication
from the retiring department comman
der reviewing the progress Of the q. A
L for the past year the election wa.
proceeded with, and the following Off
GERS declaredseected
| Dept. Commauder-Jo ohm Wainwright
| Post No 2.
| Sr, V. C.-Jonn j. Gormiey, Pos
No. )
Jr. V. C.-kaymond Trusty. Sr., Pos
| No. 4.
A. A. G Daniel Ross, Post No. |.
A. 5. NJ Cd. 5. Litsenberg, Pos
No.
Inspector-Robert ). Martin, Pos
No 5.
Judge Advocates A. Macallister
Post No. :.
Chief Mastering Otticer-P, W. Jack
son, Post No /.
Medical DrectDr-Thomas A. Kea
bles, NJ. d., Post No. /.
Chap.ain-Eev. A, y. keigwin, Pos
No. ?.
Department G. of A.--Geo. NJ. Riley
Post No. ); l.. q. Buckingham, Post No
9; Artamus Wilhelm, Post No. .; A. P
Osrnond, Post No. 2; Simeon Hood, Pos
| No. 4.
Delegates at Large--James A. Price
Post No. 5.
Aftermath. p. Wales, NJ. D., Pos
No.2.
The new-elected officers were installe,
by the retiring department commander
1t was decided TO hold the next semi
annual meeting OF the Department En-
campment at New Castle on Friday
July 2.
After the Encampmeut ad diourned. tn
new Department Com nander, Colone
John Wainwright invited the member
to WeaverS Ice Cream saloon, wher,
they were entertained In handsom,
manner.
Addresses were then made by Depart
ment Commander Wainwright,Sr. Vic
Department Commander Gormley, Jr
Vice Department Commander Trusty
A. A. G. Ross, Medical Director kea
bles, Judge Advocate Macallister, Pos
Com mmander Price, Past Department
Commander McNair, and others.
Colonel John Wainwright the nev
post cominan der, is a native Of Syracuse
New York, and was born July 1871
1889, He came to Wilmington at al
earl y age and learned coach making
| When the rebellion broke out he wa
following his business in West Chester
Pa, and wa oae of the arst to resp( nd
TO President Lincoln's call for volun
| teers.
He enlisted April 18th, 1861, as a pri
vate in Company G, Second Regiment
Pennsylvania Volunteers, for three
months. This regiment was will
General Patterson In the Shenandoah
Valley and other parts OF Maryland.
His regiment having completed its
torn Of service was mustered ont al
Harrisburg. Pa, July 10Th, 1861, when
he imm ediately re-enlisted in the 97tt
Pennsylvania Regiment for three years
and was promoted from one position t
another until finally he was commits
stoned and mustered colonel Of thu
regiment June 18th, 1865. He con
tinued with his regiment until it wal
finally mustered ont in August. 1865
Colonel Wainwright was wounded
twice during the war, and at the close