Daily Republican., 1890-02-14
|THE BOYS IN BLUE.
Lry HAVE A ROYAL TIME
LAST EVENING.
-, post Celebrates Its Tenth Anni-
|,r,.ry.-An Entertainment ny Grams
,., u,storicai Address by r.
IL. ayars. Department
Commander.

Ia tenth anniversary OF DuPont
" n" .. q, A. r., was celebrated last
I, ',,.s nv ,t tbe hcadquarters, uorthwest
~" II Tenth aud Market streets.
,usular meeting OF the Post was
~ ',l ,t,er a brlel business scssion
|Soor, were thrown open. In . lew
@ n,o, ma room was filltd almost to
WI aa,ion and as coon as the large as
|tisse was seated q camp fire was
IA Win Dr.. Ferguson, Of Pbiladcl-
,,r,ment Commander AyArs made
,p,s,e.,ipg historical addreae, In
IN h. toli Of how the Post was form
mi rave brief sketch Of IL pro-
mil the preseat time.
vn followed by DR.. Ferguson, Of
Ia ia, Department Of fepnsyl-
|, gho was Introduced ~ the father
uPOui Post flo commenced In .
nm, manner, by relating several
to,es which convulsed the audience
laughter hut before he closed prov
N Ae /. not only good Grand Army
but also au excellent orator.
,a,ps Miitsry Band then gave .
lev, composed Of selections from
,lst a.rs, which was well rendered
highly appreciated
NJ Commander McMullen Of Post
kl,i followed with . speech, and
AaI Wolil gave comic reading In an
lent mAuner Raet Department
mslder Res, upon being called
made an address In which he con.
llst Dn'olt Post on the progress
. nida slco ts organization
prge Turner gave \ comic song,
which Chaplain Mccoy OF DuPon,
WIS called upon and made sir.
address ir.etspersed with consider
LunoL This was followed By q
brAable exhibiion OF Daniel Wtiaht'i
cd log Fanny, which WAS greatly
yed by all present. This wonderful
aI seems 10 understand every wore
Mr.. Wright speaks, and wen
kgh ia performance In . manner
would have reflected credit on /
au being. A poem, written by Gap
Jack Crawford entitled ''Tte Vet
aud Ills Grudson," was read BY I
nter ii Smy,h Post MOL, G. A. X.
st Commander Finny, Of Post No
made a stirring speech, aud wa
wed BY ullieer OF tho Day Ere,
+, Of The same post, who, after max
20 Interesting address, closed by In
lcipg 'oursie James T. jackson a
baby Of Post M. ia. Conrad
son who weighs 1888 pounds, arose
y small men are always bashful
PLY blnshed. He, however, mau
10 make n iirst-class speech, 4
Fh le stated that he was but /
OF asc when he entered the service
also gave sketch oi his experienc
high private in tie rear rank.
pIrllhent Inspector Giiilenber
a biief speech, alter which Con
9. Reddineton, Of Post Nc
peps9Me'it OF Nsw York, W.
sEdh ard sang "Gomrndes Con-
rase The Eihuw,p In Rn excellel
: Past Commander Hood,
a., aud Captain Taylor, Of la
lamp, No. :, $. of ". eaeh mat
addtesse', aud the camp flre wi
About ~ 80 o'clock with CQinrat
lin2ton singing rally Around u
boys ihc entire audience jo.pii
\ chorus,
9 anaitwat grand succesa throug
aiu lle ceinm',ee of arTangeme
h'l'ltd 10 Tie greatest credit.
eliy hlsia&r WAS having tho Q
y IN The Pest room. as II was scare
e enough to hold half the peop
Mould have liked TO get In, cons
Wy humhtrs were turned ava
seoffs OF these who mauaged
's,ae The doors were obliged to r
sAld.ns sll the evening. Amol
present n addition 10 the gues
ppll.delpiiia, were represen tativ
loss |. > 10 and Il oi this d
PAAsf POST ENTERTAINMENT,
ls rot No, Is, also held an op
NY ~ eVehHP, at the head qnl
e,mil ,1,, Feet No. l, southwest O
ia'ld suil King streets. Tb,
. n'se aNtpdauec, and the exercl
's'l h'eresling. Addresses W,
~ faa Commander Samuel
N.a t. eommaltaer Sylvester 10
c,t same' Mcdowell followed With
:. atdrtss which was highly ,
.,a, lie exercises were int
.' nlI music and several exceil,
s.syNels were given By the Mia
= eh't bn.ore the close the Ds
elsnselsand msrefsi into
1td sang several pieces In a,
ne inner, under the direction nj
uals. The audi.nce wsra :,
aha aisg'rsed with three bea
iot The boys that wore The hlns