The daily gazette., 1882-05-29
G. A. II. NEWS.
The Posts at the Asbury MeetIng-Ser
ON Memorial Day-Arrangements for
Tomorrow Ceremonies.

Ihe Iosts at the AsDury Meetlng-SermOns
ON Memorial Day-Arrangements for
TO-morrow's Ceremonies.
On Saturday evening about 90 members
of Smyth and DUPONT Posts of the G.. A.
X. were In attendance at the meeting of the
Asbury Mutual Improvement Society by in
vitation. The programme was especially
arranged for the occasion, and consisted Of
patriotic songs and recitatlons, among the
latter being Heroes and Martyrs" "Battle
| of Gettysburg" Drafted" "You Have
Put no Flowers on Papa's Grave" and
'Wounded, The president of the society
delivered welcoming address to which W.
s. McNair responded on the part Of the
Grand Army Raymond Sharp spoke on
the matter Of education and William A.
Reynolds gave dissertation on "Patriot-
ism" After some other short speeches the
doxolOgy was sung and the benediction pro-
nounced by Rev. 7. A. II. O'Brlen.
The following sermons were preached in
Wilmington yesterday appropriate to Decora-
ton day Rev. Charles Hill, in Asbury n. .
II. Church, spoke before SO members of
Smyth Post No. /, giving practical dis
course. Rev. Il. j. McKcever preached in
the morning TO DUPONT Post, in the Bethany
Baptist Church. In the evening Rev. George
W. Miller spoke to about 60 members of
Smyth Post in Grace NJ. f. Church. A
memorial sermon was preached before Du-
Pont Post last evening in the Central Pres
byterian Church, by Rev. j. II. Nixon, d. ID.
In Newark, last evening, Reynolds Post at
tended the NJ. Z. Church and listened to a
sermon by Rev. W. II. Hutchins.
The First Regiment drum and flute corps
of this city, formerly known as DUPONT or
Company G drum corps, has attached them
selves to Admiral S. F. DUPONT Post No. 3,
G.. A. r., and hereafter will be known as
such.
Rev. j. S. Willis, of the Milford NJ. E.
Church, yesterday morning delivered a
memorial sermon before James A. Garfield
Post.
DECORATION DAY.
Smyth Post, of this city have arranged the
following programme for tomorrow: Line
to form at l.30 p. IN. on Fourth street with
right resting on French, and to move
promptly at o'clock over the following
route: Fourth to Market, to Tenth to Della
ware avenue, to the monument. The stand
for the exercises will be erected to-day, and
Washington Jones, president of the monu-
ment Association, will preside. The pro-
grammc will include music by the City Cor
net band, prayer by the Rev. George w.
Miller and AN Grafton by Senator A. Wilson
Norris, Past Department Commander of
Pennsylvania. The column will then move
W
fire u salute over the group Of soldiers graves
in the southwest corner and then proceed to
the grave of General Smyth, where a hollow
square will be formed and the q. A. X.
services will lie performed by the proper
officers. The band will play a dirge, Past
Department Commander McNair will de-
liver memorial address on General Smyth
and the Guards will fire the appropriate
salute. The march being resumed Captain
WatsOn's grave will be visited, Il salute fired
over it and an appropriate address delivered
by some one TO be delegated by Watson Post
of New Castle. On leaving the cemetery
the column will move down the avenue TO
West, TO Seventh, TO Market, to the hall of
the X. OF P, to Smyth Post headquarters
and dismiss.
DUPONT Post has arranged the following
as their route From headquarters up
Market to Ninth, to French, to Fourth, to
Poplar, to Second, to King, to Front, to
Market, to Tenth, to Delaware avenue, to
cemetery. After the decoration ceremonies,
Delaware avenue to monument, to Wash
ington, to Eighth, to Madison, TO Third, to
Washington, to Sixth, to West, to Ninth, to
Market, to Opera House and dismiss DR..
j. p. Wales, chief marshall has named as
his assistants Judgc-Advocate Macallister,
5. X. Smith and j. Parke Postles.
Sumner Post will hold services in the A.
U. NJ. Z. Church in the evening.
Carriages will be provided for disabled
soldiers and sailors to attend the ceremonies.
In Newark, Reynolds Post will hold ser
vice in Exchange Hall at 2 o'clock. Col.
W. II. Purnell and f. Eden Bach will deliver
addresses.
In Dover, d Company of Dover and Z
Company Of Wyoming will act as escort to
Torbert Post during the exercises.
Uniform Rank No. II, X. Of p, Evan
Watson Post No. 10, and the Sons of
Veterans will turn out with Smyth Post, the
City Cornet Band to furnish music.
The First Regiment militia will escort
DUPONT Post.