The National tribune., 1884-01-24
THE ENCbMPuENTS.
Delaware Leads Minnesota and
Colorado in Line.

The annual Encampnent of the Department
of Delaware was held at Wyoming ON the 11th
inst. Department Commander Ross and num-
Der of comrades left Wilmington for Wyoming
ON the morning of the day fixed for the ex-
ercises and were joined at New Castle by dele
cations from Posts and of that place, and
the party was further augmented at Dover by
Posts and s. Prominent among the Grand
Army men who boarded the train at this place
were Past Department erWainwright,
A. ID. c. VIM. Blackburn, Assistant Inspector
General King, Past Assistant Inspector General
White, Past Delegate Large Massey, A. A. c..
Gregg, A. @. NJ. G. Wrightington, Department
Inspector Price, Medical Director Anderson,
Past Inspector d. G.. Smith and Past Com
mander Kingler.
Arriving at Wyoming in the midst of a
pouring rain, Post IL, under command of Past
Commander G. M. Carey, was drawn up to re-
ceive them on the platform A line was formed
as quickly as possible, and headed by the vet
eran drummer, A. Carey, aged eighty two years,
the column marched to the Wyoming Institute,
which building had been placed ut the disposal
of the Encampment for the day
On entering the hall the visitors were well
coined by Past Commander Carey, after which
they sat down to an excellent dinner, prepared
by the ladies of Wyoming. AS soon as possible
after dinner the tables were cleared aud the
Encampment devoted itself to business. The
reports of the Department Commander, A. A.
g., A. @. NJ. G., G. of A., Medical Director, De-
partment Inspector, and Chief Mastering OFF,
Ger, were presented and accepted. They showed
that during the year there had been gain OF
three Posts and of about twenty per cent. in
membership and that there had been a fnan-
cial gain of over 500.
The election of officers, which was then held,
resulted as follows Department Commander,
Charles M. Carey, of Wyoming; Senior Vice
Den Go,, Ill II
Milford; Junior Vice Department Commander
Joseph E. Robinson, OF New Castle; Medical
Director, DIR. i. ID. Caulk, of Wyoming; Chap
lain, John f. Williamson, of Newark; Council
of Administration, VIM. j. Blackburn, James
Holland and Philip 81. Burton, Jr., of Whining
ton Geo. ~ Riley and Alonzo Wright, of New
| Castle. VIM. 2. Corsa, of Milford, was elected
Delegate-at-Large TO the National Eneampment
with Edward Daily, of New Castle, as Alter
nate Edwin f. Wood, of Wyoming, was ap-
pointed A. A. G., and the officers were duly
installed by the Senior Past Department Com
mander. III. ]. Enright was subsequently ap-
pointed Assistant Quartermaster General, and
was installed by Daniel Ross, the retiring De-
partment Commander.
1t was decided TO hold the next semi-annual
Encampment at New Castle on the 18th Of
July.
Addresses were delivered by the new De-
partment Commander, Past Commander Ross
Past A. A. G. Gregg, Past Commander Massey
and others.
The session of the Encampment was an
enthusiastic one, and though there were some
spirited contests for certain Offices the large
| majority Of the officers were elected by accla.
| nation. After the singing of old war song:
with great gusto the Encampment closed in due
form, and the visitors took the north bound
$50 p. m. train and reached home promptly on
| time.
| The past year has been very active one in
| the Department of Delaware, and the retiring
| Commander, Daniel Ross, did very efficient
work, having mustered, besides other Crane
| Army work, the three following Posts: DayiC
| L. Striker No. 8. at Newport, March 10th
| General Daniel Woodall, No IL, at Wyoming
| February 9th; General d. B. Birney, No. II
| at New Castle, September 18th.
/ The prospects are that the coming year vii
| also be one of activity in Grand Army work, a.
| it is expected that new Posts will be organized
at Middletown. Smyrna, Georgetown, Seafort
and other points at an early date.