Daily Republican., 1884-02-15
F|F TIL EDITION,
DsPON 2 POHT
cs'eers'iou Of their Fou,,.
vessary Last Ev..,. AaE

Last evening being the four'h
yersary OF tho institution of Admiia a" any,
+. DUPONT Post, No. "a aa''nnlas
event was celebrated in their a. h.. Il &
ters In the McClary buiIdin. peallap.
o'clock nearly 100 memhm. AOG.
Post, under command of Pa, n, 'aan
Inander James Wrightinpton Nv w
into the room, and were w.,od ulNchs
Commander j. Il. Haddock "S ,roH's Is
A camp tire was then star'ni G' no.!
Commander Wrihg,ington Of po,,i % sls
siding, and the eTerc ses vera ~. a
by singing" Aud Lang Syn. Claa
opening address wa, then dsI!,n dI"e a
Peter Is. Ayers, of Post >, and d'o,Te
OF regret at his inability q l.. a.As
read from Department Cou,p'aa'.su pa.u
Carey. N'Di'Aahds
Past Department Command.
made an address in bis usuaI a1a l's
manner, that was followed nv '"Ifa
cellent music on the mouth o,gna ,rI'
homes by Julius DorscheI, Of p", ", w ~
An address was delivered hv S l. T.
man Smith, and when he cIo..i T. r 40
mander Haddock said that he had ,S W.
serious duty to perform IN ,rr,,' "'sl
several comrades to plead ia a.r, m
charges before the Posts. '0A
He then called William Wr,,
Artemus Wilhelm, j. II. Bopp. >Iaa %''
$. Woodrow and W. f. MSnSI's I
take their places In the centre 't'a
room. All responded except Ar.n
Wilhelm, who no doubt ieelJpg ~
he was guilty Of the charge that =
about 10 be preferred, deserted 70, k, "
The remaining four were then ,rn.,
over TO Judge Advocate MaCtsa
who addressed them at some ,r,
and said that IL was a custom frnrs'
immemOrable 10 bestow some has,
token on distinguished persons, A.
they are now distinguished as ta,l,,,
promising heirs, he had been p,,,,.
by the committee TO decorate them NJ
"a silver spoon each, but as Comm.
Murphy was doubly distinguish \
received two. Oomrade MURPHY q
pIained that although he was tie M
OF . pair, they were not twins AZ mi,
be supposed, but that one wa, X
years old and the other three week,
After they had returned their ,h,,.
and taken their seats, =. &, Johnst
Post 2.called out Judge Advocate Y.
Csllister, who had handle the ols
without mercy, and staud that
committee having learned that be n
Also distinguished the same as tie %,
rades he had decorated, he had lset
structed to decorate him In the n,
manner.
The Judge Advocate tried to wriu
out Of " by stating that it was thts
four years since such an event had ID
pened iR his family, but it was no d
and he was obliged to pocket the
and the spoon
Speeches were made by Comm
Bryant, Fraim, McNair, Lmmon.Gs
rett, and Past Department Comma.l
Wainwright. Past Adju,snt Hin,
No. 2,gave a chemical lecture, III VII
he showed how 1t was possible, ua4
to mix the blue and nj
but charged bis hearers that II II,
should at any time try the eIperns
10 handle the compound with tie Ta
est care, as during the long strIe 10
|'eriments that took place from lss
90 numberless explosions had OOcx
During the evening an abundarM
ply Of sandw icbes, coffee and II
were served, OF which the boys partd
with the same relish as in days I'D
by. This was supplemented with N1
excellent segars, and the eAercs
brought TO . close about II O'Clock
ingiRs, My Country It's Of Tia
With Edwin Hirst at the organ.