Daily Republican., 1890-05-07
TUE REUNION.
|,Hs SURVIVING ve1snsNs
or THE FIRST DELAWARE
i'm FRS, Time in Years-Of'i-
,,.,c,,d and other Business
r,r.,etsd-Tho banquet last
r,ening-speoches, sc.

r.,.uuion OF the surviving mem-
~ ,se First Delaware Regiment,
.km', kn| ,6e Institute building yesterday
Ei".,ssl success, A ter returning
49, W.. P W. IL 81 railroad station .
~, wa, icli In The Institute Hall,
sS s.'sS ex.urised States Marshal John
: Irrn presided. Nothing except
',Ioe business was transacted, and
sm, NJ II poon the meeting adjourned until
..siock 10 The afternoon. Shortly after
~, % SSur A short street parade was given
'..s,S 10 q clock the veterans return
.,,aibe hall whcre tho regular buei-
Y. . ,asr,lny was held. William +.
Nh. tbt president OF tho association,
scg arrived from Washington. occu-
ssyil;s said that 10 would like to
roll cal of a the surviving mcm-
blt believed that would be impossi-
IS D his knowledge there was no data
niIable by which the namss OF the
salyiuu or dead comrades could be
sain,l,
NJ, DAYS thought It would be be we'll
b .cate a book, in which the names Of
l,be .utyiy0.s could bs inscribed. In
ii O,,uIoa Ills was absolutely necessary
nj should he dose a' once.
tLe u.lnuie. were then read and
,hpyel,a,. tie iaet meeting Of tho vet
,,ps VI, ht!i In the parlora OF tho Clay
Na dOut, Npysn bei 10, 1875.
A, h. resting progressed the name Of
1,uss Ilsais \. smyth WA mentioned
Is sllis DIED brave soldier on the
ihio honot-
TG l. Smith arose and said he OBJ
ja,tl 10 The name being enrolled a.
srci % tsS The i.ancs OF all who fell on
ts baltic iieit wele al,o enrolled. He
tii htl pl.h 70 detfact from the bravery
o. ltroi4m oil General Smyth, but thore
yslb pryaes Nho were as brave as he,
md tedl lot think they should be for
gpi'sa.
:. Marshal sroke In high terms OF
It dtccssrl 10 oral, and could not un-
t,riand why CoinrAde Smith objected
10 shs Lame of General Smyth being
psfsd on the minutes ns having "dled
On tie deil OF honor" Ho was aware
ti there were other brave men who
rVs lasir lives TO their country, and was
e he opin ou that their nance should be
E'eel gu tue minutes. A motion to
lat elect was msdo aud unanimousl y
rnisi.
Mr. M,rshal moved that . committee
hcud ho appointed to write the history
tie Fret Delaware In full, but ths
hellgn before being put was amended
vi each company select some ono t,
s'le 4 history ot the company, and sub
hllt ID committee to be appointed b.
tie president. The melton rs Amende q
tm carried, and alter a short cousults
tu the following were named on behn
4 the several companies. Company 1
Y. L, Posiles; Company b, b. |
ssa; Company c, Caleb Woodro,
company D. I. q. l.. Smith; Compan
G. W. Davis; Company +, John y
Htb; Company g, Alfred GawthroI
ssany Ii. Richard Cox; Company
~ liizari Company X. John NJ
taoatl aamuel A. Macallis.er m ado
6'..s OF those in attendance, and ioun,
~ sle'e we're slxty-two survivors pres
Ailo svlggett moved that com mIt,e
ss's be appointed to make nomlnat on
Z olfters Tor the ensuing year. Tn,
sl9a was adopted, and the folIovin,
shlled Comrades swiggett, Bo1,a
ss %sa, .oi'lh and Murphey. The CON.
NV. aAs's retired and in few minute,
ed Neled The following nomin atlons
.f'aeh', ssmnel A. Macalllster; tlrs,
= ~ President, Charlcs W. Davis; second
' Ms Piesiasnt I. q. L. Smith; CORES.
,.sai Ta,ns secretary. Alfred Gawthrop
"tSuihg ~ secretary, B. b. Bogla.
W motion oi Comradc Marsb,ll IN,
..,atsify was instructed To cast ina vo,s
~. ". @'oSlation Tor those nominated.
1, Nv p,sslaen,, alter reading the narnes O.
"hsl them duly elected.
ss't 1yvu. . o.lock the meeting ad lourned
~, ~ y. 10 cloek in the evening, Al tha,
,~4, MI ae veterans again mbled AMI
S.'oihs T.a,h Inns in social Intercourse.
.,M'@oies @oies were set at tho north ani
~, aali eIierding acro.s the room
,s''' nsa satf'iY before 9 O'Clock veys ar,
q les oln,ssa " the ye,erans and = numbe
", ,s. ,,,ie.su suesn. When all were seatst
pr''as p, msnu was served;
'aNe foints. Half sben
DrF lied tfgs. WI bread Groquettes,
- I'D uysleps r,,- Oyster Potties
Chiraeh So, lAicken Groauettcs.
,9'''e' 9'''e' lobster Salad, Hahn
iiesle, or,,a l9aeae. . -
n
oranges, Cigars
sni ,hs h., a.ascow ..',l 4 Co. we're the caterer
lat tbs, upPet rdI,a was one of the finost an,
=. iI.l.s.i Gaii be served. .Eyorythinl
Aro. far Ass n aud there WAS an abun
a Al!sr the substantial. ,.. -. ~.
NJ nm ~ .. i ,ae feast of reason eom@snc.d mem .,s
4 Nsssi5ae.a Nj eSaea wsre made by Colonel 8
,ila Pesa.,,, sa Peter B. Aysrs, Ninety
sou t,ea, easls1S3sania s1 regiment; j. L, u
A,enlb b'pas, p.eJo John Wainwright, Ninet,
h,.nt h aaa eunsy lyania regiment; Lieu
vsus,nwall9 First Delaware rao,,n n,
lM,enass, n Alfred Gavthrop. t,rs
Gun.nnn. flrst Delaware regimen,
lsptIs ,.,, y, Commander Samnsl Ls.,.
\. b,vi. vnielawale regiment: Canta;n :
sn1sa,s , tilst Delawar, s regimen !
lpgoId NJ. NJ General W. 8. MoNsi,
atll,, Flr,, Fln.efy, and Adjutant W. i
a,,1 J. 70 ~ Jeufumeut the so,,ov,,,
laoptsydh l ~ Richard Coz, was unspim on .
Vi sa,,ssd, .,,Ss'. That the mex. reunion .
y, 'Js,aslon s"J n, shall be- held os ~ snc
k,h.IlI ul place a. tho executive % com a. ,ut m;
ual,iasa ,l Determine, and upon tn spmas reo"s,
y. .1aE ssosEg. o. o. hve or more msmhsSr. a1sS.e' J
w D. s,.,.o, ,,.o,l.,oo,slngi.. roster of tn. ma,
Y isssa! az the reunion; " wv '1en
Job, a; r rs1n'llls. n. adjutant.
s,ss.. s,9s. L,ri. G. {. cunm;%s, aln;:eow, ,s Jso.'F
!. ss.'a'' Jane. Lang. LI%.hs.l Uhs.il.. .ohn p1.,
lnlnstons onsuger', Sylvester Solomo
sss,p s%s@p,9y BIB. D. po.,. c,..,
sWlmin.aasw mathew Rodgers, ii. j. % shs,
sss'iinis''a iin'ast'g r. = Dsl.; Charles Aa.aos sos
'sAso L. Woodrow ,unHson,