The daily gazette., 1882-06-22
GRAND ARMY DAY.



The Encampment and Parade in Balti-
more Yesterday-An Imposing Affair.
BALTIMORE, June 21.-Trains arriving
during last night and until 10 O'Clock this
morning on all the railroads, as also the bay
and Eastern Shore steamers, were crowded
with delegations of Grand Army Posts,
visiting militia and strangers, to witnesses
the grand parade to-day Delegations and
Posts, with full ranks, and visiting military
companies, with bands and drum corps,
were marching from the various depots
and steamer landings towards Baltimore
street, out which they moved to Broadway,
the general rendezvous. t.s......." -...
General Sherman, with Colonel Bacon of
his staff, arrived little past o O'Clock, and
was met at the depot by ex-Mayor Latrobe
and other members of the Reception Com
mittee. President Arthur and party arrived
at Il later hour, and were met at Camden
station, from whence they were driven to the
mayors reception room, at the City Hail.
where they arrived about II 30 o'clock, and
were received by Mayor White, Governor
Hamilton and staff, and many prominent
citizens, including Mr.. John W. Garrett,
Enoeh Pratt, James A. Carey and many
others.
The President and party, who had been
joined by General Sherman, held quite
levee at the City Hall. -
The line of parade commenced forming
about $50 o'clock. The military division Of
the column, under command of General
James r. Herbert, formed on Broadway, the
right resting on Canton avenue. The second
division, under command of General George
s. Merrill Commander-in-C Chief of the Grand
Army of the Republic, formed on Lombard
street, west, the right resting on Broadway,
and the third division, consisting of other
departments, headed by Maine, formed on
Lombard street, east, the right resting on
Broadway the entire column under com
mand of General R. B. Ayers, U. S. A.
The line of march moved about 1920
o'clock, the column being led by City Mar
shal Gray and Deputy Marshal Frey, at the
head of battalion of mounted police. 1t
was over an hour passing given point. The
distance of the march was about three and
half miles, and there were probably 1000
men in line
AS military display, the parade was one
of the finest ever witnessed in Baltimore in
numbers and appearance and soldierly bear
ing. There were 81 commands in line, in
Guiding about 1000 militia in uniform, with
muskets, the remainder being members of
the Grand Army, all in splendid order, with
many bands and drum corps. Each COM
mand carried one or more stands of colors,
and many of the Posts carried in their ranks
the tattered battle flags of the war.
Delaware was represented by two posts
from Wilmington. No. l, "Thomas A.
Smyth," with Is men, took up positions on
the left of the Massachusetts delegation,
abb ut 10 o'clock, keeping touch on their
own left with Colored Post, No. 4, from
Wilmington, which had arrived with them.
The latter numbered 30 men, with drum
corp offs. Smyth Post, which displayed its
new colors for the second time, was oficered
by Jacob Frifer, senior vice commander; E,
johnson, captain; w. H. Wrightington, first
lieutenant; w. III. Drake, second lieutenant;
the colored post by Simeon Hood, com
mander, and A. G. Coffee, adjutant. The
men have their headquarters with Post | of
this city. The members of the encamp-
ment from Delaware department are John
Wainwright, John j. Gormley, Raymond
Trusty, Sr., Daniel Ross, James A. Price,
William Y Swiggett and w. s. McNair.
The sixteenth annual session of the
National Eneampment of the Grand Army
of the Republic was called to order at l
o'clock, at the Academy of Music, by Com
mander-in- Chief George s. Merrill, with
Colonel William M. 0lin Adjutant General,
and Alfred G. Monroe, assistant.
The reports are all encouraging, the Order
having been specially prosperous in Ohio
and Illinois.
Ex-Union soldiers in the West are taking
increased interest in the Grand Army and
are inquiring its purposes.
New posts have been installed in Ken
tucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina and Texas. The encampnent has
81 900 cash on hand, S., 900 invested in g.
s. bonds, and other assets amounting in all
to over 1000.
The order numbers 100000 members in
good standing, an increase OFF,, 900 during
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