Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-10
IMPRESSIVE SERVICES.
AN ELOQUENT ADDRESS BY
REV. L. e. BARRETT.
Hsw smSth Post No. 1, q. A. n, Hon
Ored the Memories OF Their
Deceased Comrades Yea
teFdAy Afternoon,

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1T their headquarters, Third and King
streets, yesterday AFTERNOON, and was
the most impressive ever held ia this
olty, The large Tag at the side OF the
building was At bali mast, and over the
entrance on Third street there were two
tiAgs crossed, bound with Grape. In
'front.' OF the Commanders chair in the
Post room there were two stanks Of
r'ties drRped with haRs, while close tc
,hem were seven vacant ohAirs, the
baoEs OF which were covered with
nrhps. Long before O'Clock, the hOur
appointed fer the commencement OF
the exarCiSeB, people were docking Into
the room, and continued until Il was
packed.
Front seats were ressrvsd for relatives
and frlet ds OF tue dece sod comrades,
whils through the audience snd around
lhe room, were mem bsrs OF the @. A, X
essily distinguished by their bright unit
iormF, or modest badges. IL was an
imperative s0ere. aud o9e that will not
s'on be forRotlen by those who were
preAent.
At very few minutes past 8 O'Clock
Post Commander Lewis rspped for at.
E,ntion, and gave the order: "Ohioers to
} Jour posts" and Immediately Rfter-
wRrds the choir Of Bt. Paul's NJ. r.
Ohm on eAng an appropriate selection
The Post OommAnder then inquired:
"AdjutAnt, why have we assem- blsd
fere to-day ?"
The Adjutant replied, ITO honor The
memories u our comrades WhO have
died dut,nS this year"
"bsgs you a record OF their services
IN the Grm y, and in the Grand AFmy2 2'
tnnnIFan tho EirTn M = pAaW
II have, Com raHnder," and the ada
tant then leAd the list Es follows:
james ID. rhOmp8OD, aged AZ yearg.
he enlisted ln OomDFpy d, First De T.
uara Reg msnt, In 1881, aI . sergeant,
m served faithful y until he was hon
or&bly dirohsrgsd. Ho was charter
nsmhar OF the Post, ant died February
&c 1888.
Thomss Gsivss enlisted in the Fourth
Delaware 10 1869 Ho WAS \ good sol
dler aud faithfully pagfnfmst his tiles.
iu 1887 be Joined tho Post, AID died
Msrch ] 1888
Th0mRs roilapd enlisted IL the Navy
aud served on the U llted Slater ST. amer
Prs1C9tOn dnrinS tho war. A. he MAS
In bad health after be joined the Post
hts comrades had him admitted TO the
National Boldiers' Home ut II lmp!on,
Va, waere he died last July.
eph G. L. uden, aged 81 yea-s. He
enlisted 80 The ith DslRWafa ReRi-
msIt Os,ober 10, 1882. and in 1895 was
mls.e,ed in ~ q msmbeF OF the Post
A5 dlsd July u, 1883, aftoF iew dsyB'
Illness.
Thomas ]. Snyder, aged 80 yeAr5, en-.
listed In the sth ID Ia zArs Regiment
5eDtsmbeI 81, 1884, and served until
the close OF the war, He was mustered
into the Post Mny Goth, 1880, and died
last July.
Jas. II, wrightlng,on served through
the rebellion In the 53th 'MEsIaehuse Ia
Regiment, and became n m6mbsr OF the
Post January 14ih 1880, and served in
Almost every offioe in the P-st. Ho WAs
\ faithtu', RoLtys member, and seldom
missed 3 meeting He les. his life by
bainR crushsd between two cara last
July, while trying to Save o fellow
workman from be ng lnjuIel. At the
memorial service lass year he was Ad.
jn,aut, and performed the same duties
thnt were performed by Adiutant Solo.
mon yesterday.
Taylor GIN WAS = member Of the BIB
PenDsy ylvaniA OAvAlTy, aud WIS mus
tered into the Post Oot1bsr 4.h, 1885
He died IN August last, and left record
AS brave soldier, RoSd citizen and q
useful member OF the g. A. R.
As each name was called, Senior Vice
Com mRnder Sitter placed q handsome
wreath Of WAX flowers on one OF the
ohAirs, and when the AdjutAnt had 20
ished reading each record ''taps" were
sounded from q mufll % drum.
When ell wAs completed Commander
Lewis said: "Thbir records are honor
ablej let them be placed in the hrohlves
OF the Post for iu!ure reference"
Ths choir then sang an Appropriate
piece, after which there was responsive
residing, led by OhApialn Montgomery,
commencing: "Bltssed are the dead
who die In the Lord I"
After smother beautiful piece had
bsen rendered By the choir the Rsv. l..
u Barrett, pastor of 81, PAuls Ii. B
Church, offered an impressive pray er,
which WAS followed BY the choir sing
ing: 'Sursly the VateTAns are Psgeiu z
Away"
Post Commander Lewis then mlds a
few appropriate remarks 10 relation to
each Of the deceased comrades, and
9hsplHin Mon gomsTy read the l9:h
Psalm.
After smother sslaotion By the choir,
the Rev. l. Il Barrett sGid:
"WhAs means this present assem-
blaR62 Why are we hare his Sabbath
AfternoOn2 see Arouud me AIms and
other smblems Of battle; have We met
10 mSp out campaign, With its long
msrohes And hCrcs COT filcsL2 N ! Why
is IL thsD we are heref and the AnsWeT
comes thas tbis 10 y memo .ial service
for our comrades who have passed
away. Desth has been busy In this
Post during tie year, and ! sse beforA
me ssvOn vacant chSiFs. 1 also sss
relatives and frlends Of the departed, +,
clad In the bRblllments OF mlufnlng
Ths ssven oomrRde shared Ia the long
marches and tieToe battles by which the
psTpstuity OF this U niop wAs main.
tained, ard they were spared to ra.urn
to their homer.
"But now they have OeGssd to be a
part of the survivors. ard in IL fl ting
shat their comrades who sill rsmaiI
should remember them by thsse ssr.
vices. AS we havs heard from the COM
mAnder, these comrades did not d nch
from the asst enemy 10 aCrs than from
the foe In the he'd. Th7ss men were
patriots; there ia q difilTGucs between
loving Ons's country aud bei < patriot,
bus they proved tUemsUiVGB suCh when
their country needed heir services. The
EnFllshmsn loveB England, the Irish
man loves Ireland, sud the German
| Germany, BAT there IL no country 60
deserving OF the owe Of lis ols!z,nJ 81
! the Ullted States Of AmsFios. l have
many thiaRs 10 thRnf my God for. hat
| fatl that | have especial os06e T.
thaLB sue sreai OFsarOf sl4t hs o.
dalutd / sh.u'G "a horn Ia the United
States and e IN A. eftraa CIT zsl;
| There is 10 Other iEn- 8cB OF tbc
earth tbEt vii G7luTs this, Ruo