Daily Republican., 1882-05-06
|rHE GRAND ARMY.
.unER OF VETERANS
.s rssniD AND NJ. MO"
,r HAS GROWN.

HAS GROWN
.-ar for the preservation OF
bon .DS s.d ended, many of It's sur =
bnion, T., ,hs ns North felt that something met n1s
p in 'ae Sons s to keep alive the old
b BE- =, dfds ffrdiend.hip d. that had .los,a been n
pg o, oi N. in camp, on the tiresome
Cd ID N 'n' the heat Of battle. ~
p, OF ..r. ~ of many of these men
,he (, des'Ie dsisked II their lives in defence
haa, a. 1,saV' ssS' to have a place where
y Ola ola n.s. sga.jn meet together, sing
could ~ tell the stories and jokes
% .s., s.ptra had SO often cseered weary
tns. na caused the merry laugh even
y snl u hsart was the saddest, Those
the. the hSrtu fertuuate enough to get g,ts back
vels somes, ,U remembered with a
An rU ,hsr cannot be expressed, that
pu'e 'na' Da dark and weary days OF
ss'0sare 'Oor and pr'vation, that they
al, comrades who shared their
me' us' I'd , tax" with them, and they
Dsiu s0trral desire to be reunited
haSs n' some means of perpetua'
y .,a Dfr,endship that had been form
1he , Such iuauspiclous circum-
ees' ~ f..,ings and ideas as these, led
.u fnrmatlon of the association Ihat
:. tnnvn and respected throughout
Dun,ry nuy as the Grand Army of the
pblic; os 1895 fortv three
..uhIy .uh dlscharged soldiers met in
P,sD,! 10 " small village in Illinois, and
"I the first post of what is now the
sa sas, I association of soldiers that the
,''t y bas ever witnessed. AT that
~ ss.ocjs ion known as the Boys
,".'" "u M had been formed, and was a
uu s,rone orsauization but as it pre-,
al ai the possibility of men OF all
as as Of politics from entering its
y " il vas not what the trns soldier
lad. n, it did not satisfy his desires
@ .snted something where all honora
discharged soldier and sailors
mtet in one commonbrotherhood'
\ sucb feelings these men met to-
sr formed their post, and elected
bnal b, f. Stevenson as their hrst
mander Other posts we're formed
in tbs fall OF 1866 General 5. A.
lnut was elec eu Commander Of the
Lnigation, at Indianapolis, Indiana.
Eanpoiu,ed as his assistant Colonel
stephenson, who as has been seen,
one Of the orlginators OF the
b.
this time the new organization had
Siped such proportions that it began
kttrac. attent'on in all quarters. A
Imitree was appointed to draft a rit-
and by laws Tor the proper Cover u.
N of the order and when the work Of
'com,nitte tee was ended, theyanpounc'
that the, had adopted the motto of
ith, Charity and Loyalty as the EN-
+juent of the cardinal principles of
IGrand Army, and that its ranks
h open for every honorably dis.
brged soldier or sailor, who had been
! to his country and its flag, to be.
BE- member.
rom this time its growth was rapid,
posts CONN enceu TO spring up in
|Ey section OF the country. In 1869
" three years after its humble be-
3ng with forty-three men, it had be-
he vast army numbering over 49,
Gen. Logan was the first Com
|bder in Chief, aud under his admin
Patton The order hourished and in
ksed. It's growth during the adm NJ
RlOl of his successor was not 30 great
fora time it almost seemed that
order vas not making any progress
III.
fhe friends of the organization sa W
there were certain things existing
I that 1t was necessary TO get rid Of,
pre- it could hope for success, and for
" purpose the ritual was altered and
bylaw. reconstructed and 1t was
Pdr 10 conform more TO the require,
pts OF civil, instead OF a military
Pde OF life, The order from this time
Pmed to receive new impulse and
PrlNs again commenced 70 pour in,
ElI IN 1881 the increase was over s.
for the year, and the total mem Der.
p at the commencement of this year
eGoUs General Merrill, the pres
Commander in Chief says, "Since
organization of the Grand Army
Ple has never been period Of 30
nel enthusiasm with relation to 1t
Y tle disposition to form posts and
Fend liz membership has never been
|strong as it is to-day" But the
pe Is not far distant, when its growth
rs' cease for the last of the survivors
|lle war will have been mustered in
N Y 'len decrease must begin.
p'lflug General Logan's first admin.
lps'lon, the badge that is now worn
lle neln oers was adopted. 1t was
rue OF bronze, from cannon which
.is captured during the war and by
AOsoi congress presented for that
1rDDsa.
Tug OBJECTS of the ol der are to preservt
N sleuethen those Kind and traterna
Enlss which bind together the soldiers
aVFs and marines who united to sup
.Ss lhe late rebellion, and to perpet
'le memory and history of thu
~ assist such former comrades il
|Is as need help and protection, ant
IA"hu leedful aid to the widows ant
W OF those who have fallen.
ai,al nv MAINTAIN " true allegiance to th'
n,1 ,,ol states of America, based upol
\ 'taW,aliount W respect for and fidelity t,
y aalioual Constitution and laws; t,
s''inuutenance whatever tends to weak
s.sO Nsalls, IN cites TO insurrection
,"si.. sasGn or u rebellion, or in any name
a". 'p"sfs .. Inc efficiency and permanenc.
"a Ii ,hn llee Institutions, and to encour
\ 'u,I ils spread Of universal liberty
lrb. rba Lights and justice to all men.
4 ae su, Ovth day OF May in each year il
crld r"l. ~, as Memorial Day, and is helt
INV INV W Tue members OF the GranG
rn WI! ~ On that day in every city
", hamlet, where the order exists
lnSs Dus a. OF flowers are placed by loving
Iva ' al, upon the graves OF those wht
INV atseauy "s1y been mustered out of tn,
rsa, t vi, VI llle, and gone TO answer tn,
lcb ' Man sT,l call in the spirit Land. Al
umhs. hetnorlal day rolls around, tn.
uent,r s = ., graves increase, and fre
pew @ yim familiar faco is missing. ant
lat lat. ,an!i UNLOCK of ground tells the stor,
ach hIH.ner na,c comrade has passed away
lore nhssat decoration Day is becoming
md hs deserved, and the laws of tn,
o m made 1t legal holiday.
THE ORDER IN DELAWARE.
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