Daily Republican., 1888-11-30
VETERANS REJOICE.
ROUND THE CAMP FIRE LAST
EVENING.
visiting Veteran sOiaiSFs from PhIla-
dslPhiA Meet the Wilmington vets
ana Talk Of Baltlse, tho march,
EhelF Trials and rrIuDphs.

The most notable entertainment Of
Thanksgiving evening In this city was
the nbetiDg Of Wlndsld 5oUtt Post, G.
A. r No. ia, OF Philadelphia, and Au-
miFal 8 y. DUPONT Post, No. 2, OF this
olty. Tee visitors, over 100 strong, be
sides band and drum and flie CORPS,
arrived by the B. u o. Railroad, At tue
Delaware avenue depot, at 9 80 O'Clock
Ia the evening, aud we're met at tina.
plAos BY Admiral 8. =. DUPONT Pot
with al equal number, and were et-
oortsd into the oity.
The line Of mAroh was In Delaware
avenue to West street., deWn West 10
Fourth, in Fourth 70 Market, aud up
Market TO Tenth. The appearance Of
30 many vsterana in line was uusxpeot
cd BY the citizens along the route Of
parade, bat where they could they came
70 the front Of their re8idsnoes in REoups
and gave the visitors . hearty welcome
BY the waving OF hfks ksrchiefs, and IN
some Instances hastily got together fire
works ArsiVtnR aI Tenth and Market
streets, the visitors aud visited were eli
escorted 10 the rooms OF the TippeoanOs
Club, in the third Story OF the Ohuroh
man building, and Bsated around four
long tables, sFosninR beneath the weight
Of turkey, cold meats, bread and butter,
coffee and cake and fruit for desert,
prepared by the ladies Of DUPONT Post
Auxiliary Corps.
Not less than 400 hungry veterans
made . savage attack upon the edibles
provided. They struck out right aud
eft and In all diTeotionB. The provis-
ions msltsd away like snow before tie
sun, but supplies continually came, ard
when all were allied 10 ovetfio wing
'here seemed 10 be NO dlmInutIou Of ths
supply. The auxiliary corps conquered
aud the old veterans who never QuAiled
before q rebel fire OF shot and shell had
to acknowledge thas the ladies were
miehtier thAn the sword. Alter supper
the old veterans hll crowded over Into
Admiral B. y, DUPONT Post room.
Every available spaes was soon ooou.
pied, crowds Of oOmIEdes standing At
the doors and around the walls. Even
ths coDtIe Of tho roon was taken pus-
session OF by soldiers and old Veterens
sRt on the d sor with legs extended IN
rue camp fre style.
A happier crowd OF people HeVer met
together. Comrades fpr the time forgot
that they had been uemocEAts or Re
publioAns, they were simply veteran
Union soldiers, bound toRsthsr by OF
common tie ABd Q COO mon Interest. EEs
commander Bogia oAiled the meeting to
order, and insFoduosd Mayor HArrinR
toL to make the speech OF welcome.
This the young Mayor did briefly, but
In such . manner ~ e4ieitsd the lOudsst
applaute.
Doctor Ferguson, OF the visiting post,
No. ia, WAS called 70 preside, and his
patriotic spesoh upon taking the post OF
honor set the "b0ys" wild with AD-
plAuae. Every body ApplAuded, leglsss
vsterAns ratified their ofutches upon the
floor, aEmleEs heroes threw up their
sleeves, and high.lOned patriotism
ruled the night.
william sAu'sbury, of Dover, and
Samuel II. Bag Dard 9th made spesoheq,
each sxouslnR themsesves for not being
members OF the g. a. R, for reasons
over which they had no control, infants
In arms being Q COMMON thing, bat In
fAnts In the army not being wanted at
that tine.
OomrAde OhAsteau, Of Post 2, Philn-
delphia, . guest Of III. was the next
speaker MIR. OhasteAu is Captain Of
tae Bairmount Park Guard. Bhipman
Simmons, Of Naval Post No. 400, fol-
lowed In = speech highly suloaIstio Of
tho aohisVeuents OF the navy, and then
Peter B, Ayers made . ringing speech.
"rhAts tie kind OF talk We want"
said Chairman Ferguson.
Then followed the most exciting scene
Of ths evening, Ii being announced that
presentation WAS 20 be made to the
visitors. A silence ensued TO see what
WAS cOmlnR. The tap Of . drum was
heard below. The drum laps came up
the sgAirs into the antg.Soom. The pro.
SeBsion entered the roam preceded by
three drummsrs; then Oomrade W. b.
Norton, with . rope In sla hand leading
"biny goat" Raudliy covered with
miniature hAgl and an oil cloth cover.
ing, bearing the insoglptlOn: hPraAanted
to Winfield Scott Pdct, No. ia, By
Admiral 8. +. DuPont Post, No. 2 j"
OomrAde "Carl" JeRsriB brought IN
she rear. As the procession msrohed
around the room there were deAfeninR
slouts Of laughter. Oomrade Norton
fsl,citouBly made presentation speech
fall Of Interruptions all around hlm.
He said that the present. Was . very
''ssron2" one, but not 90 strong % the
love b1iween the two Posts O0mmAn
der BiIden of Post No ia IeoeIyed the
strong" present. The next present
vas roasted pig standing upon Its feet
on board, With n cob in ia mouth and
stuck full Of miuiAture flags. Some
splendid songs were susg by Comrades
Hodge and Shields.
Mayor Harrington, who was SONS
What In hurry TO leave in the early
part Of the evening, bus remain cd, vol.
unteered aud maize Hnother patriotic
speech, and later on RsVe . WhistlinR
sole, the Mayor being an expert in that
line.
other Epeechas were made By CON-
rsdes Ross, Carleton sad GilleEpis OF
Massachusetts, e. q Gregg, George W
Roberts, Past Oommsnder McMullin Of
the visiting Post, sx-Vioe Commander
Finn aud large number Of others.
The festivities were kept up until
midnight, when the visitors were 60
coEted 10 Delaware AVonus depot, where
they took the cars for home, the goat
being one Of the passengers. Old sol.
iisrB say they never participated in
3uch an enjoy able evening.
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Democrats In Council.
For several days past some OF tho
leading Democrats Of Kent County have |
been In this city, and q number OF 81
cret oonfaT0poaa WOre h0ld ut the { "a oe |