The Wilmingtonian., 1886-05-29
SATURDAY MAY 20, 1856.
Grand Army Day.

Army of the Republic will be observed.
The hearts of thousands in this city will beat
in unison with the martial music and meas
ured tramp of the surviving veterans OF
the greatest war this hemisphere or modern
times has seen.
There is no sweeter text to patriots ear
than the ancient one oft-repeated but always
attractive, ''dulce ct decorum est pro patria
mori."
Among the more noticeable events of the
day are the arrangements by which adelega-
tion from Gen U. s. Grant Post, No. 13 OF
this city will go to New York tomorrow
morning, starting about 10 A. NJ. The dele
CATION are bearers of beautiful floral tri-
butte to be placed at their great comrades
tomb at Riverside N. Y. The delegation are
composed of DIR. Grimshaw, James W. Bryan
and Patrick Neary.
The tribute to Gen. Grants memory is in
the shape of a diamond mathematical of the
State) with the legend Grant, 13, G. A. R.,
DEL" 1t is composed of the richest and
most beautiful flowers, and is result of the
artistic work of florist Brown of Garnishee
Lane. The floral tribute, which will be tax
en- to New York tomorrow morning is now
on avb;b;t;op ;n +ha ,,r;nIo,r or ft,....l j =
William O'Conner's store, No. 100 West Sew
enth st.
The same delegation will take floral
knapsack, tribute from the Department of
Delaware to be deposited also at Genera.
Grants mansoleum at Riverside. The com,
rades will be met at Brooklyn ard escorted by
adelegation of Grand Army comrades from
that city. Joint memorial services will b,
held in Brooklyn Sunday evening. DR.. New
man, General Grants PASTOR is expected tC
officiate on the occasion when the general Of
the Army and General Sherman will be pre-
sent, also distinguished representation o.
the Senate from Washington.
The following is the general order Of til,
memorial committee for Mondays obser
vances.
Headquarters Joint Memorial Committee
of Smyth and Grant Posts, Department o
Delaware, G. A. R.
To PATRIOTIC MEN, WOMEN AND Chill
DREN:
The thirtieth day Of May, of each year, i
set apart by the Grand Army of the Repub
lie as memorial of the Union Soldiers anC
Sailors who fell for the preservation Of ou
National unity.
We are solemnly eujoined not only by til,
Rules and Regulations of our Order, but al
So by orders from our National and Depart
ment Headquarters, to strew, on that day
with fragrant flowers, the narrow beds o
our deceased comrades.
We therefore appeal to you, and to al
other persons, as well as to schools, religion
and other Societies, to assist us by libers
donations of Flowers or Money, in order tina
we may pay this beautiful tribute to tn
memory of our heroic dead in fitting maj
ner.
Please send contributions to the City Ha
early on the morning of Monday, May Bis
VIM. o'Conner, H. D. Entriken, John Tu!
ner, P. ]. Donnelly, r. Brown, Wm. En-
mons Committee on Donations.
A large delegation of General Thomas A
Smyth Post, No. /, G. A. r., will go to Ne,
Castle in the morning to assist Watson an
Birney posts. AT the same time details {
SmYth and Grant posts, which will hay
headquarters in the City Hall, will decorat
the graves 10 the Cathedral and Riveryie
cemeteries, and the burying grounds east
Market street. In the afternoon they wi
decorate the Wilmington and Brandywir
and st. Peters cemeteries.
The First Battalion, First Regiment,
N. c., the Delaware Sangerbund and Wa
son and Birney posts of New Castle al
other societies will unite with Smyth al
Grant posts in the afternoon. The commits
of arrangements will meet again on Thur
day evening at Sanger Hall, on Fourt
street, east of Walnut At that meetiu
they request the attendance of the chief ma
sha and his aides, and the presiding office
and marshals of the various bodies that a
to participate.
The following are among arrangement
for to-morrow-Charles Summer Post, No
G. A. r., will attend services in the Afriei
Union NJ p. Church, both afternoon al
evening. Services will be conducted by t
Rev. H. A. Monroe of Ezion NJ. E. Churc
who is member of the G. A. r., and by t
Rev. John W. Hail. pastor of Union Chur
who was also a soldier in the late war.
Monday they will decorate all the graves
the church yards and cemeteries CONTROL
by the colored people. On Monday event
public exercises will be held in Union Churt
but the orator of the occasion has not