Daily Republican., 1883-10-25
GRAND ARMY DAY.
The Parade and Camp Fire IN
Philadelphia Yesterday.

Yesterday was Grand Army Day, anf
the event was celebrated in Philadel
phia with a parade in the afternoon and
q camp fire in the evening, both OF
which were participated in by thou.
sands Of veterans. DUPONT Post, of this
city, accompanied by their Guards and
Drum and Fife Corps, started for Phi Il.
delphia at 9. 40 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Oh the steamer Wilmington, and
upon their arrival were taken IN charge
and entertained by their comrades OF
the Quaker City
| The parade was formed at 2. 80 o'clock
in the afternoon on South Broad street,
and a short route passed over. Many
of the stores and other buildings along
the route were profusely decorated, and
the sidewalks were lined with specta-
tors. The line was in command of
Department Commander General +. s.
Osborne and staff of ten. The line
was formed in the following order
Cavalry Post, No. 80, followed by
carriages, containing Mayor King,
General James A. Weaver, Colonel
Bosl yshell and other distinguished
guests and crippled veterans.
George G. Meade Post, No. / Post 2.
with Guard Boys from the Soldiers
Orphans Institute Post i and Guard /;
Ellis Post, No 8 and Guard Captain
Newell Post and Guard Gen. L. d.
Baker Post 8 with Guard Greble Post
10 with Guard General Zook Post II !;
Hettie A. Jones Post l2 Gen. q. X.
Warren Post 10 Col. w. l.. Curry Post
18; Col Fred Taylor Post 10 with
Guard Courtland Saunders Post 81 ;
Admiral Du uPont Post "a with Guard !;
Dupont Post. No. 2, of this city, with
Guard and Drum and Fife Corp; Wilde
Post %; Mccall Post 81, Of West
Chester Col. G. W. Town Post 46 with
Guard Bayard Post 8, of Trenton !;
Capt. P. r Schuyler Post 81 with
Guard Kearney Post 55 with Guard /;
Col. j. w. Moore Post 56 with Guard !;
Birnie Post 63 with Guard Sons of
Veterans E; Reno Post 64, of Williams.
port Robert Bryan (colored) Post 80
with Guard Charles Sumner (colored)
Post 1903 Winfield Scott Post ia with
Guard Post 115.
A number of the Posts carried the
National colors and tattered battle flags
borne by them twenty years ago, when
their country was passing through
baptism of fire and blood. When the
line passed Broad and Girard avenue,
the veterans were reviewed by Com
mander- Chief Robert B. Beath and
staff, Department Commander Osborne
and staff, Of Delaware; Department
Commander George B. Fielder and
staff, of New jersey.
The event of the celebration was a
camp fire in the evening at Industrial
Art Hall, Broad and Vine streets. The
large hall was filled in every part with
comrades and their families. About
one fourth of those in attendance were
ladies'. General James W. Latta was
chosen to preside. He took his seat on
the stage between Mayor King and
General Beath. After the singing Of
several war SONGS, under the leadership
of Professor Nor h, of Post No. 3, Gene
raj Beaver was introduced and made a
brief speech. Remarks were also made
by Generals Wagner, beath, Depart
ment Comma nder Osborue and Corporal
Tanner, OF New York.
The speaking was interspersed with
musi and singing, and several drum
solos by the Infant Drummer, Samuel
X. Wolf, who appeared in this city on
Tuesday night.