Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-17
FOURTH EDITION



Bmyth Post, No. 1, @. A. R., cele-
bratst their eighth anniversary last
evening by holding an open camp DIRE
ct their headquarters In the Adams
Building. Previous TO the camp ffe
the regular meeting Of the post Was
held, for the purpose Of receiving the
report Of ths Wishing committee on the
sick, and after this was attended TO the
regular business wAS suspended, aud
the doom thrown opsn. DaPont Post,
No. 2, artivsa IN body headed by their
band, aboui e. -. Lock, and delegations
were also present from Posts 4, s, . and
~, while smong the prominent mem.
bers Of the order present were Depart.
ment Commander Mowbray, Past Post
Commar dsrs Buckingham, Ayars,
Green, Burleigh and others, including
PAst Department Commander Ross.
Commander Lewis, OF Smytb Post,
presided at the camp fire, and the visit
tors were Welcomed By william h.
Long OF Smyth Post, who made q brief
address. lie wss followe by Depart
ment Commander Mo WbrAy, who, In
the course Of bis remarks, said that he
expected to have the pleasure within q
very few days Of insIitutlng Post IL Of
this department. Speeches were also
made by Comrades Ayhrs, Bucking
ham, Green and Norton, after which
Past Post Commander Burleigh gave q
history Of Smyth Post. He said that 1t
WAS organized January 14th, 1880, in
tue following manner: The late Eli
OrlEler gave supper In the City Hail
on Thanksgiving Day, 1879, for the
bene1l CT some Of Il ose Who had bssn
10 AudeTSonville prison pen. After the
supper II Uas proposed to form q per.
manen. o'gAuizAtion, to be known as
tae Boys 10 Is ne.
This was opposed by the speaker, and
advocated by one Barney Roseu olatt,
who was 10 favor OF having the orgAni.
LAtlOn made q mongrel affair by also
having the Boys In Gray. Nothing.
hoseleT, was accomplished until the
lith Of tho next January. when the Post
was orRaniz, sd a. McCsh;ey's Hall, on
Fourth street below Walnut. One
month later Dupont Post WAS organ.
lied, and people then said that the
GSHnd Army would be short lived In
Delaware, as 1t would DO impossible to
keep up two Posts
The prediction, however, was not full,
died, aud to day there ar3 III POsLs 10
Delaware with mem bsrbhip VI over
200, and n new Post is to be in stiIut ted
In the meas future. la conclusion the
speaker urged the members OF the or
der to stand together In defense OF their
rights, and for the purpose OF assisting
each other.
He was followed by Comrade Haver
stock OF Peat No. l46, d partment OF
Pennsylvania, who made q rafting
speech. CJmrade PIokeis, O'Oonnor
and Gnmes sang songs, the FIRST named
Swing Rally Round the Flag" with
All present Joining In the chorus, while
DUPONT band and the Smyth Post
dun corps enlivened the occasion with
leKcellCnI n usic.
Commander Lewis received q mag
o ,hceat present, which may prove use
iui in ssslstinB him ~ weather the
storms OF life, especially the squalls,
while several o.ber comrades reuei we'd
equally valuable gifts. An abundance
81 Refreshments were served, and thote
present WI! not soon forget this camp
nae, which IL is hoped will be the
masua OF cementinR the mt IN srs oil
The order, Irrespective OF PostB, closer
together than ever before The oou.
mltite Of arrauE, ments, OF which Jane.
BAnthem WAS Chairman, 10 entitled &c
S!eat otedts Tor tue successful maGnei
III which thu affair was conducted.