Daily Republican., 1882-12-20
|nyVANDER- -IN-CHIEP.
,rTTION LAST EVENING
tRL"'nIERS WELCOME
30 THEIR CHIEF

Van Dervoot, Commander-in
sl,t \, the G, A. R, arrived ,i in + tni' n,
Marday M afternoon, about three
Is'Sr yea nrocssded to the Clayton
y ,St1e IT h was visited by a mum
,mbers Of the Grand Army,
evening the distinguished
,ss me was accompanied by hi'
WV V, J, B. Jones, of Omaha
taT'' .s escorted by Department
,"5pr @ wainwright, A. A. G,
4 l.. NJ. G. Litzenberg tc
ln1onarters lnn Of the Posts in this
.Tnressed himself as being
4 NJ ceased with all he saw.
p''ts met at their headquarters
tIock & aud formed in line ON Mar
yV W, With the right resting on
ls'. D,,.et and moved promptly at I
i YIN IN the following order; Twenty
,Scprs under the command OF
aan kips and Sergeants Sova
Di,Ssr, Commander in Chief Paul
N,yoot and his staff; Department
lp,aJer and stan, Smyth Post
Grps, smyth Post, with about
.,.STe Wv men, commanded by Sc
W Commander Jacob B, Sliteri
y, Post Drum Corps, DUPONT
rb about seventy-fve men, in
Al Commander s. S. Johnsoni
post, with about forty men,
ranuander Simeon Hood in
|. S,Ippates of Watson and Rey -
po.ls smyth and DUPONT Posts
/ tbsir full bets of elegant silk
mi tbe column, which was under
ammapd of A. a. G. Ross, pre-
n fine appearance.
M procession passed up Market
,ed FIRE was buried at the head
~ Of DUPONT Post, at the rooms
,young Mems Republican Club
hont Of the Masonic Temple.
,,,n al the co. .umn entered the
y room on the second floor OF the
|, ths Commander-in. Chief, with
ssand the Department officers
uOrted 10 seats on the platform,
l, members of the Posts filed into
M which had been reserved fol
h the front OF the hall. The re-
Jrof the room was filled with
uwv, many OF whom we're old
ysnd the families Of the veter'
scoumander-in Chief was iutro-
H Department Commander
mGht in a brief but eloquent ad
In,pder Van Dervoot delivered a
biIddress, and was listened u
NJ closest attention by the audi
Hspoke about one hour and
hQuently interrupted by ap-
X
rSSs were made by President
zld Delaware College, a MEMBER
M Colonel Samuel A Maoalis-
kA Russell, Past Department
,sNder MCNair and A. A, q. Ross
aWaes occupied q seat upon the
I'm. Music was furnished by the
ADrum Corps and = cOmpa" y OF
anr singers, with NJ Ss Mary
pnEtbe piano.
sAterts sisters and L. Thomas
gaDg several songs in an Cx-
Nnauner The meeting did not
lh until 10 80 " hen the whole au'
snOse to their feet and Joined in
u my Country It's Of Thee. "
iRsI we're then taken to the ga
adpmy Gotwald, where a splen-
aAlWa had beeD prepared, and il
INpNY! midnight before they left
iaaRA&l.
RMm lirty-six departments in
kVIlN States, nineteen Of " hich
Rbzn rsitsd by the Commander
Elltt dHing the past six months.
iaTuRS there has been ~, 900 re,
TaEatIred into the Grand Army
dtbthe desire Of the Commander
KhGOmore during the next Six
Ra
AShOHal ElcamDment meets In
Am Co.,, on the 9Th Of August and
rl's in session three days, and II
4haHtlon of the Commander to
ILhe remaining departments be-
Atme. He left this city on an
FniA this morning for Washing.
lI.re he will be received By the
aathat department this evening.
aedeCamp Jones started for
APhia this morning to meet the
n. transportation Committee,
llEs arrangements tor securing
fares TO and from Denver.
l expected that the meeting OF
saad EnCampment in that city
August will be one of the most
istafairs in the annals OF the
Army. The State of Colorado
9rOpriate 81 goo, which it is
aHlII be increaaed to $780, 900 by
aDenver as a fund Tor the eu
Nlaent Of the veterans.