Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1890-02-20

said thslr presence was always graceful TO
this members OF the q. A. u, Thay rsraem-
bersd, he SAID, tbs tender nlnistrations Of
the women DURING the dark days OF the
civil war, Wills the Work they are doias
now Ia hslpin2 20 care i9T the living com
ritss ami tho widows aud orphans 81 the
dNsi will always be remembered By the
boy5 who wore ne blue.
Gaasrsl Algee nszt spoke oil his pleasure
AZ sasigy IN attendance the members o. the
Sons OF Veterans, Who Will soon have to
take the places 81 the q. A. r, When It "a
considered Ehat n cDmrafe dies each tina
tho bands 9f the clock moves around TIE
dial, It will BE- rsalizsi how soon the organ
izstion will tRia away. Then will tae
sons Of Veterans Rave 70 take our places
and guard well the Tag We fought 80 hard
TO sEge.n
Gsosral Algar spoke IN detail OF the
actual horrorl 81 war, which no pen can .
portray Or pigtr-e represent, aud said The .
people VITO nov epi3y inc olotaings OF gov.
sru l-ut WON'T nave, know how much the? I
owed thA men Woo wont to The front Ia /
1861. No mere no ey pagmsn a. conld com (
tsnsB-C tAsn Tor too Hstv.ess rendered
"Iasy os.s Of The old aoldlsfs az treasury |
wraqsets 70 AT i.HB4tths ruth isthsy can /
ut y open the treasury t55ra and leave IL
cuutsuta 10 tlp ping VI tho u. a. X. aud
, nsTnr ia.lpy would b. tascg except Ia a
lawful maEaer AMI the ttaH 4frp would re
tn- conduct % tn3 nen wno made the
treasure tuar u stored there.
+ Ia ropclI f1u G4lacni Aiger alluded 10
! the cAari t5is. Dsl9a3'al features Of IN
Z @. A L., a4I HeRed the Iaenhera u keep
up thi- good WORK ald rsiiFP9 suffering
and t''t-es5 nmnng their cQlGpsni7us
wherever tha~ n ~ prevEt! H. t91a he D9-
pArtment q Delaware g1Oi bye and God
speed, an slii ~ here are any saiuts on
earth you ats among them, and q tnera is
It good fitute 10 come, you'll surely go q
boaveg'
There was an ab7cace OF musical accom-
pgulneu,, Jlc despite his drawback x. +.
P'cE4i3 atug tha good old stirring ale,
"Naschlng Through Gsofgi}," with aplsa-
Il ID tisct Yae t1ti-ugs joined II tue r..
irRil and rhDr.s VITA 2 iggce aud volume
tEEt almost nysI he root.
ga11r1ia l.lgsst u S4V Jersey Junior
yic5 o0GEabisr II the National Eneb mp
taHn., was intrslrcei bYC airate AYArs az
a s5mrais VITO knew b1T n ralts hair On
the Top d. b head, ami Wnsa be arose ths
AuiisAe3 quickly ps,osiYat the al3 pats
Wu- Bs hsli as d Da3-.Gall. roar o.
iaus ttar t4ljJRGi this hElI0tous iutEeilc-
Z. a, a..d tgmtsIs Lgve't Eagt thb laugh
, ter !aern4aig2 W fe.!ins how " INST g
hungry aud destitute romra Fl iu-it; the
day. WHO Prn'e- rs1 continuing hungry md
hAlmls4' SOONER than coming . th's meet.
iug and hearing !. certain local member o.
tns CcgAui2rinn make m address, even
wlta tho pt3sEoct ~ q sGl4rs rnHAi p fJi-
lGR. VITA d ytstalc giiusi1n q s0ni pf
she many touching aul sympathetic PdRSeS
II t1a war, CJmrHia Lgystt gave way TO
O9,aralr Tlpmal j. Stewart, Past Depart
nent C1mm.lle Of The Department OF
; Panuaylvaais
, Comrads Stewart opened his address
WIFI u l5li,da 81 bciRh., grispy war jokes,
nns chsstnu -, but fresh aud now, and
D,lstling with polat and pun Ike lst'n-
! Ing array Of b tyDne.s, Then no changed
? tho .snur d his address, and after a hur-
, riad retrospect Of the progress Of thl9 coun-
Try, tlarve!nu9 ami unanscked until the
: barber ~ the civil war arose, paid Il beau
/ tut ani pathetic. trl6nts 70 the many brlIl
! iapr heroes, now dead ant gnna whose
: yilor dOriat that memorable col het aayed
, the country and STARTED Il again upon ita
!, mgtGhleas career Of glory and prosperity.
Y Mr. ~. +. Pickles vocal services were
I ggun c4lisi into requl ltlon, and ne sang
I "C9lumbia, the G'm Of the Ocean," the
Y audience listing aud i1intnV 10 the chorus
G9mfglAJ0nH ". Duun ieslngly detailed
= the eircunstHrcss attending tho death o
= General rrouas a. Smgth, o. this city, ont
Y O' the braves Anj best az ths soldiers o
70 tha var, who dipi IN action and whose re-
= nails now peacefully repa-a along "a
hanks Of the BfaniyWins Ha GIro pdid
~ tribute OF r.-pa't 10 D-laWures bray
- sailor, Admiral ). +, du Pom.
= Judge HJu5tun, when Introduced p
!, Chairman Avrr3, re3BiVgd royal Trlcotnt
VI II sad b. had always regretted that h
Y, I'D not FOLLOW q strong inclination cnto.
~ taiuei early IN tho Rar 70 leave hi luitelH
= station and ic'Bw tho army. But i7 heG'
Il was always With thr 50 dior. lha1e va
2h never npblpr ias'loae OF patriJ'-m an
~ devotion 10 country han tha man WHO ~
" iistei III the services and fought Tor III
~ elve'nr enr I, IRs s7me'hln' the2 conl