Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1883-01-13
THE GRAND ARMY.
|1nIIu0 OF 1u1 D1PABtA31T
EUCA1Pu80T kAo1
HVBuING.

Est evening the Department En-
Dpmsnt, G. A. X, Of Delaware, hell
bird annual session at the head.
Btsrp Of Du uPont Post, No. 2, In the
DIARY Building. Department Com
der, John Wainwright, presided
1All the Posts of the Department
j - represented, except No. Z, of NIL.
and No. 10, Of Loves. The fol.
Mug address was submitted by De
ement Com mmander Wainwri ght:
bmradss Of the Department Of Della
Iote The command 10 which you
He'd mo No unanimously one year ago,
~ In which you have 20 faithfully
~ up my hands during the year OF
~ Standardization, will this night be
neferred to the shoulders of another,
6 more worthy and more able, per
-, than ] to fll . position OF such
( Ne guished honor, and to represent
~ bravo and gallant men who, twenty
70 ago, threw themselves in ths face
seasoB, and for four years marched,
ht and battled against the cOun-
No toe and saved for US and our chill
= the happy land and the happy
1T which We enjoy to-day. Com
-, owing TO the exceedingly pleas
Intercourse and associations l have
with the Posts and individual com.
Of this department and others
ng the year, my arduous duties
been made 10 light and agreeable
prove pleasure to me instead of
II. For this am moro than CRATE
md 1t Is only by such pleasant re-
rs ~ have existed between us as
~ the valuable assistance you
rendered in the earnest work you
performed in your Posts, that the
success Of the future Of the Grand
81 of the Republic can be assured.
"a 6Fisg the year have visited most
v Posts In the department, finding
i, and the comrades In general, not
pleased aad In earnest with the
OF the order but delighted - we'll
II its social features. The recent
Mons Of Post officers proves that the
p In their selection OF Office for the
1sg year have in every case had the
GDst Of the order seriously ut heart
Mined TO place In position the Sest
4hey fnd. Post with Pickles, and
Ugh, and the other tried and true
o0es recently elected has certainly y
1sUG1tsriDg future before 1t. In Posts
LID 4 I find the same evidence Of
ID Of the order prevailing In the
ION OF active and tried comrades |
NJ 0cial positions. Post 3 Of Dover |
S3 elected q comrads for commander |
has on more than one OCCASION |
~ recon msnded to the Department /
mander for special services which |
I1os discharged with credit to him
@l md to his Post.
ESvIlth such comrade for cOmma ander /
&S has bright prospects ahead and
~ department will have results Of
fxcgy promising character In the vi
|1n)>1 OF Dover. Post 8 has made q
toG4 start, and with It's newly elected
|G1ors bids fair 10 BE- an active and In.
G6oGting Post. Post OF Milford, To-
oeod In promising section, continues
~ work with credit. Post 8 Of New
~ And Pleasant Hill. with cOmrads
hlteman st its head, will continue
~ pleasant meetings, musters. camp
lD6 and fairs which some OF us have
@ooded ana enjoyed 10 we'll.
Low, comrades, thanking you for the
log uished hOnOrs you have 20 con-
oOusly thrust upon mo almost since
4 IN uster In, not only6lhe department
~ In the Post and National Enoamp.
nts, and assuring you that shall
3inue " work for the good Of the
- just ~ faithfully out OF office a.
Foysr did In 1t, wherever and when
S opportunities present themselves,
- wishing for the oOmrade whom
NJ elect to succeed me . hearty God
ID, l gratefully assume the position
khst Com mander OF the Department
y 1Delawsre, g. A. X.
y report Of A. A. g. Ross show cd
@4 while there had not been any now
punes organized during tho past year,
A4Dld Posts were al In good order.
JAlso reported that he had 322 Al In
1lnplies on hand. A. Q. N. General
|6snberg, reported that he had re-
xlVed t267. 90 during the year, and ex-
l1ndsd $1S7. - for the expenses Of the
|( (Artmsnt, leaving balance on hand
= h.9l.
I; election of officers for the ensuingI
F was then held, and resulted as
llews:
Uepartment Command er, Daniel
lOGo ot Post OF Wilmington Senior
NJ Department Commander, X. q.
ham, OF Post y Of Pleasant Hill
sAAlof Vice Department Commander,
/ Harris Glatts, of Post 2 Of Whining
% ( Department Chaplain, John f.
PtlNamson, of Post 9 of Newark
l11LoAl Director, Edward Anderson, !,
6GR, OF Post Of Dover; Depart.
- Council Of Administration, H.
( s1Aright, Of Post 5 Of Dover VIII ,
~ 81. Purnell, Of Post 8 of Newark
stArd j. White, Of Pest Of Will
tIhgton Robert II. Smith, of Post 4 i,
4 Wilmington Joseph Gardiner, Of
~ OF New Castle: Representative
4LArge to the National Eencampment
~ meets at Denver, Colorado,
Y August, 1893, Thomas A. Keables:
I'D. Alternate, William H. Purnell. 9
D new officers we're installed by Past
partmept Commander McNair. I'd
ID II. Gregg Of Post 2 was appointed
IA. G., james H. Wrightington, Of
10 / A. @. NJ. G., James A Price, Of
1t 3 Of New Castle Inspector.
kfter transscting some business per-
ptng TO the order, and selecting New
10 the place of holding the semi-an-
II meeting In July, the Encampment
burned. IL
The following order has been Issued }
the retiring Department Command
Domrades--I this day relinqutsh the
|hmand Of the Department of Della
hre, G. A. r. With Q grateful recog.
kion of your generous confidence. with q
artfslt thanks-tQr your cordial sup '
Ut and earnest coSperstlon, with 9
|elnOries Of the twelve monthA. past q
Aioh will tighten the life and sweetei1 Q
)e toll Of all tho years of the future, b
)rrsnder the command yon one year
10 placed In my hands. From com.
|des who have 10 earnestly assisted g
y in the past can bespssk for my 81
)ccsssor, Colnrade Daniel Ross, your 81
n 4 e