Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-31
MEMORIAL SERVICES
AT G. A. r. HEADQUARTERS
YESTERDAY.
How DuPont Post HOnOred Their ne
parted UOmeAdes impressive ana
Instructive AddreSsss by E1o-
queDt Orators.

DUPONT Post held impressive service
At their headquarters, Tenth and Marke
streets, yesterday afternoon in memory n
their comrades who have died during m
year. Long before the hour Announce,
Tor the opening the people were pourin,
In until the room was crowded in aver
part, and there was scarcely a place /,
stand. This shows the Increased interes
That is being taken in these ANNA
seETlcss, and the additional fact that er,
many more yeas there will not be a post
room ia this city large enough to ho!d
those who wish to attend.
The decorations were few, hut appro.
prlate; large American Gag, draped
with Grape, wss suspended OVERHEAD
while 10 front of the Commander was 4
stack OF muskeiH. Close TO Them were
three vacant chairs draped in sombre
robes of mourning, while Immediately
Dack oil them was an altsr iesioOned with
craze, on which rested an open Bible.
The proceedings were opened with the q.
A. X respon I've ervice by the Comman-
der and Adjutant, after which the latter
read the following record of those who
during the last year b We answered the
las. rOll-cal;
Comrade Charles E LaMotte was born
In Delaware County, Pc, and enlisted as
Captain Of Company B, First Regiment
Delaware Volunteers, April IS. 1861. He
re-enlisted June 20, 1863, as First Lien
tenant ard Adjutaut In the Fourth Della
ware Volunteers, and served until tho
close OF the war. He also served as Colo
mel OF the Sixth Regiment, U. s. regulars,
and as Brevet Brlgadler General until
March 20, 1856. He was mustered into
Post 2, Department OF Delaware Septem-
Der 30, 1886, and died March "a, 1857
aged 40 years
Comrade Dennis Houten was a native
OF Ireland, but when the war for the snn-
preston OF the rebellion was raging freely
gave his services In behalf of his adonted
country. He enlisted August 10. 1880
as a private in Company g, Fourth Della
ware Volunteers, and served until june
1868, when he was discharged by reason
Of the Termination of the war. He was
mustered into DUPONT Post, September
~, 1856, and died January %, 1852, aged
60 years.
Comrade Allan Ross Holllnqswortb
was born in New York City, and enlisted
october "a, 1862, as private In Company
a, Filth Delaware Volunteers, and was
ulseharged as sergeant August 10, 1868,
by reason OF expiration OF term Of ,er
Post, September 90, 1886, and died JuIv
2, 1888, aged 81 years.
AS Adjutant Bayne. finished reading
the record Of each comrade, roll was
sounded OH muliled drum, and Com
rade Blackburn placed a handsome
wreath, bearing card with the name
and date OF death on each vacant chair,
When the last was read Commander
b. D. Bogia said; "The record is AZ
honorable one, and as the memory of ali
faithful soldiers of the Republic should
be cherished and their record preserved. |
direct that It be placed in the archives of
the Post for future reference
The choir of Wesley M. e. Church
under tha Leadership of II. T, Pickles
then sang; "fenting on the Old Cams
Ground" after which an Impressive
prayer was offered by Comrade Mccoy,
chaplain-elect of the Post. This was fol. |
Owed by singing "The Veterans are
Passing Away by the choir.
Commander BOglE made a brief ad- |
dress, in which he referred feelingly to |
Comrades Houten and Hollingsworth. |
and closed by introducing Comrade g |
Redmond Smith, who spoke from per
sonal knowledge of General LaMotte,
The beautifu and solemn responsive
service of the g. A. K. was recited by
Chaplain Mortimer and the comrades,
after which the choir rendered chant
Inc officers OF the Post then left their
sta lions and assembled around the vacant
chairs, when the Chaplain offered PRAYER
closing with the Lords PRAYER, In which
the entire audience Joined.
Commander Bogia introduced the R.v
A. N. keigwin, who said thai the best
education man could obta n Was sucb
ls that obtained by comrades during tn
days OF the war, as that war exerted an
influence of the most practi
,al kind There Is something yery pa
-hetic in these empty chairs, and he real
zed that those who mourn for the de
parted have had double mourning,
They incurred for their loved cnes
While they were away on Southern battle
lelds, aud now, after years OF happiness.
hey are called upon to mourn again.
The most mumentOus event In the history
'f the world was the discovery of America
ina the next was the character of the
n who settled 1t. They consisted of
he sturdy Puritans, who came here In
pursuance OF the idea that all men are
Gated free and equal As a result OF
his, our fathers fought the battles of the
revolution; still with this Idea was iucor-
lora'ed that of human slavery, and he
bought that when the people Of 500 or
900 years to come read the history of ,
ne United States, 1t will be a problem
hat they cannot understand how freedom
Il thought and slavery could both exist
n this country. The rebellion was tie
atural result Of these antagonistIc prin-
lples, and the outcome of that is free
bought and free speech
He did NOT, however, think that the
len who helped to abolish slavery had
llly completed their work until thew
ave thoroughly promulgated the right .
! an education for all, as the result of !
ne war can never be fully achieved until
ne negroes of the South aIe educated 4
nd given the power of intellectual c9m-
Of the government and their
uty and privileges as citizens. Religion J
but mere superstition, and patriotism
feeling until education comes =
} broaden and enlighten the mind. The
over of the armies of the North Law I'm
le education of its soldiers, and the In
lbutiOns OF this nation are not perma
ent until education fixes them In the
inds and hearts of the people.
America" was sung by the choir and
ldtence, after which the Rev. O, A.
rice, of Brsndywine NJ 4. Church, was
troduced, and opened his address by
ying he thought Il ere were three powers 8
the world that were necessary for the
'od of society These were the voice,
e pen and the sword. The orator NAV
Iueate by his eloquent speech, and the
pie honor him. The author writes -,
I'd publishes, and his readers adopt his q
and do him honor. Why not
e soldier who, with bayonet and sword,
ood between the right and the wrong as
! educator by his self-sscrifcing devo.
on to duty.
The work that these men did shall en-