Evening journal., 1889-02-08

D%AioA AeoSs, OhhfleS M. carey, Joshua y.
Gutenberg, John NJ Dunn. John E. Now.
bray Post 1-Commander Jacob b.
Sitter, Past Commanders Zachariah
Pickles, Robert Liddell, Alexander Bur
leigh and Samuel Lewis; Delegates
Alonzo Wright. Nathaniel Moore Hin.
berd ID. Entriken, George w. king
Samuel Spence, Henry Armstrong. Peter
hcAleer. BENJAMIN Willis, Charles
Combs, Henry Manlove, Jacob Lamplugh
Edward Jochen: No. p Commander
Joseph Duffy. Past Commanders Edward
H Gregg, William ]. Blackburn. Peter
B. Ayars, Benjamin D. Bogia and Thomas
A. keables; elegates-Joseph S Booth
John Williams. William HALEY Charles
E. Maser, @. c. Higgins. w. H.
Moystin, Henry Preston, William Kelly.
Moses B. Gist, James p. Green, James
Hunter, Joseph Perkins, Elwood Craig.
Patrick Cathcart, c. II. Gilmore, Alex.
ander H. Mason. Post 3-Commander.
A. B. Moore; past commanders. J. S.
Rowan. John H. Klingler and w. A.
Riley delegates, DR.. William II. Davis
I. g. Lofand and Asa s. Johnson. Post
4-COmmander, Isaac Wilson past com.
manders. Isaac Fisher. Nero Backus
Philip II. Burton and RAYMOND Trusty
delegates, Theodore Anderson, John r.
Walker, Peter Manluff, William Leonard
and Robert Graves; Post 5-Commander.
Theodore Anderson, past commanders
John Kelly and George NJ. Riley; Dele
gate P. Duffy: Post 6-Commander James
Rice, Past Commander, John Silven. C..
Patton, William Jones. Adam Wilson.
Allen Reed and John HAYES:
Delegate Noah Sharp: Post Com.
mander w. II. Patterson. Past Comman-
der Frederick G. Wiswell Delegate j n.
LeCompte: Post S-Commander w. n.
Johns, Past Commanders John McCulien.
Daniel Green and r. H. Williams: Dele.
gates A. d. Sheldon and Andrew J.
Williams; Post 9-Commander Alban
Buckingham Past Commanders James
Hardness, William H. Pennock, John w.
Worrall and W. w. Yansant; Delegates
Henry Jacobs and Lewis E. Collins Post
ll-Commander Darling Johnson.
Past Commanders Edwin f. Wood, r.
j. Diefenderfer Thomas Boles and James
Montague; Delegate George N. Bastian
Post ID, Commander f. l.. Smith. Past
Commanders Peter j. Donnelly, William
O'Connor and James Brown; Delegates
Matthew Macklem and Andrew Nj. Blair
Post IA, Commander Joseph II. Enos
Past Commander Michael Gremminger,
Delegates c. N. Dodd and George Kun
pei; Post 10. Commander John Anderson,
Past Commander William Moore: Dele
gate Thomas E. Lodge: Post 16, Com
lnander Henry B. Mitchell; Post IL.
Commander Jonathan r. Millman, Past
Commander George w Stradley. Dele
gate Z. NJ. Hill; Post 81, Delegate Caleb
NJ. Lynch
The committee on credentials com
prised Assistant Adjutant- General viii
liam P. Voshell, Junior Vice Department
Commander w T. Griffinberg. Depart
ment Inspector Edgar A. Finley, Past
Post Commander William H. Pennock,
Past Post Commander Samuel Lewis and
Past Post Commander James Brown
The routine business was transacted.
The reports of the encampment commit
tee showed the organization to be in a
prosperous condition. The recommends
tons were adopted Among them were
provisions to prevent the dropping
Of worthy members for the
non payment of dues, to have a receptacle
for the official records of the depart ment
and to compile journal of the records Of
the department from January A, 1880 to
the present time. Appropriations Of SO
was made to the Committee on the
Soldiers and Sailors Monument, and of
$40 to the janitor of Dupont Post head
quarters. The encampment appropriated
500 for the salary of the next assistant
adjutant general, and extended votes of
thanks to DUPONT Post for the use Of its
headquarters, and to the Ladies Aid for
the entertainment
An order was drawn in favor of the
department inspector for $25 for expenses
and the department commander for $50
for expenses. The next annual encamp-
ment will be held at the headquarters Of
General Thomas A. Smyth Post, No. /,
Third and King streets.
Suitable memorials were ordered pre-
pared on the death of Past Post Com
manders James H. Wrightington and
Andrew ]. Thompson Of Smyth Post
The encampment decided to attend the
Inauguration OF Benjamin Harrison as
President on March 4, and Messrs. Ayars,
B0gia, Brown, Burton and Sitter were
appointed a committee of arrangements
The election of officers resulted as
follows Department commander, Peter
b. Ayars of Post Of Wilmington, senior
vice department commander, John H.
Klingler of Post of Dover; Junior vice
department commander, Thomas Boles of
Post II Of Wyoming; chaplain. the Rev.
Daniel Green of Post 8 of Newport sur
geon, DR.. Joseph R. Layton of Post IS of
Georgetown; council of administra.
ton, Caleb M. Lynch of Post
81 of Franklin, j. N. LeCompte Of Post
of Milford, Joseph r. E. Montgomery
of Post l of Wilmington, Patrick Duffy
of Post of New Castle, and Christian
f. Griffenberg of Post IA of Odessa dele
gate-at large to the National Encamp-
ment, S. A. Macallister; delegate to the
National Encampment, Benjamin F. Col
Inns; alternate at-large, G. G. Higgins
alternate. Daniel W. Corbit.
For the position of depart ment com
mander, Ayars and Grimshaw were the
contestants The election resulted in the
choice of Ayars by a good majority,
which was afterwards made unanimous.
The new off GERS were installed by Past
Department Commander Daniel Ross.
The new com mander made the following
appointments; Assistant adjutant-gen-
eral, William p. Vosnell OF Post 2;
assistant quartermaster- general, Sylves-
ter Solomon of Post department in.
spector, William 7. Griffenberg Of Post
10; chief mastering officer. George w.
Stradley Of Post II. The appointment
of judge advocate was deferred until
the new commander has an oppor-
tunity to confer with the comrades who
represent the legal fraternity.
vote of thanks was rendered to the
retiring commander Richard G. Buck
ingham. The department commander
was authorized to appoint committee Of
five TO extend an invitation and make ar
rangements for the reception Of William
, Warner. commander. in chief.