Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-06-04


Gen. Daniel Green department commander.
Staff
Past Department Commanders.
state Fencibles Baud.
General Thomas A. Smyth Post Colonel IL
Met LELAND commander.
Hlbernian Drum Corp.
Admiral S. +. du Point Post, Colonel j. ).
Booth commander.
New Castle COrnet Bind.
Genera! u. S Grant Po4t, Colonel NJ, Wtel
commander.
Hyau's Military Band.
General Phil 81 eridan Post, Colonel William
h. Norton commanding.
sons OF Veterans,
James A. Garfield Camp, +. Anderson, cap
thin commanding.
John A. Logan Camp, A. II. Davidson, cap
tain commanding.
sECoSD DIVISION.
Col William oGonnor commanding.,
Colonel Smith and AMI stat of Third Regi-
ment, n. q. =. Guests Of Troop
Troop b, n. G. d f. L. Rice, Jf captain
CON handing.
co. D, Third PENNSYLVANIA Volunteers. v.
Gillispte captain commanding. Guest OF
Troop b.
Delaware Cadet Corps George Shuster major
cOmmhnlng
THIRD DIVISION.
Col j. Il. vickcrs commanding.
First Regiment Band
Washington Council order United American
Mechanics.
Patriotic Order II sons Of America.
Hopockohacklng Tribe, Improved Order Of
Rel Men.
FOURTH DIVISION.
Major j. II Floyd commanding.
In carriages
His Honor Austin harrington, Mayor of
Wilmington.
His Honor j. Frank Bail, Judge OF the
Municipal Court
President J. g. Farra OF City Council.
City Council
Members of Delaware state Government.
Invalid soldiers.
Sons of the American revolution.
Board OF Education.
Major A. J. Woodman was chief mar
shal and B. u. Bogia chief Of staff. The
aids were sylvester SOlornan, Elwood
Craig, pr. =; g. Shortlidge, Adam ].
| Schrack l.. w. Palmer and I'll. 5. Kyle
aud the mounted police were Sergeant
Blackburn and Patrolmen Scott. Logue,
| RAYMOND Galloway, Rqmmel, johnson,
| Derckson and Peoples X. j. Henry, lr.,
| was acting colOrsergeant on the governors
staff. The procession was one Of the
largest and finest ever seen i'll this city. In
the marching column there were fully
\ 200 men Explanations Of admiration
| were uttered along the entire route of
| parade, which was rs follows: Up French
1 street TO Eighth, thence to King, TO Front,
| 70 Market, to Tenth, to Delaware avenue,
to Broome street, TO Pennsylvania avenue,
| to Delaware, 10 Jefferson street, to Ninth
60 West, to Sixth to Market to Eleventh,
I
SONGS AHp ADDRESS.
In front Of the court house the process
sion passed in review before the governor
and after proceeding around the building
massed in front Of 1t. The governor and
his staff, with the other guests, stood at
the foot of the steps by which the terrace
is assembled, On the front walk Of the ter
race WIS an organ at which William j.
Parry presided, and grouped about il, the
la.
and into the cnrrirlor were 600 school girls
holding flags and gayly cpstnmei, who
directed by eX-Mayor Rhnads, sang patri
0tic songs The grouping was extremely
pretty and the music delightful While
the procession was passing in review the
chorus sang America and when the
procession had niaSsed the children sang
THE star Smngled Banner and waived
tiny flags which previous to that time hac
been hidden from the gaze Of the specta
tors The inspiring music and the waving
of the national emblem captvated the i'm
mense throng and the cdnelning notes O
the song were drowned be enthusiastic ap
plause. Next the governor delivered AZ
interesting address, the patriotism o
which was heartily applauded, lie said.
Nh Friends anil FELTON, Citizens TIL
meeting Of friends and comrades in arm
after period Of long separation has
tendency 70 awaken class # feeling
! which require a greater latitude of ex
preston than that which is allowed b.
the rules at l0gig and rhetoric.
Some OF the higher ana simpler speci
Z mems Of human thought will not crystal
. ize into exact and regular forms and cui
not therefore be adjusted to rule or meas
i ltre They spring from the pure an
: deeper strata IL our social nature and reT
1, resent more faithfully the inner though
and condition Of the mind.
some If the sweetest, perhaps sublime,
sentiments eyer cnshrlned i'll prose c
4 verse were inspired by the recollection /
: events associated with camp life Ihe
: tatleh chords Of tender feelings, whic
( trembling, causes self 10 pass in mus
i out Of Sight
7 We must remember that in the empii
+ Of mind, reason isn0t alone hcundisplttc
, sovereign principle; for the heart, man
i, times stimulated by some great motiv
y snatches from her cold and rigid grasp II
sceptre of power and with one mighty in
pulse, lays hold Of and raises humanity
ie Il higher and more exalted plane oil e&ls
At enee,
ii But we have assembled today in reunit
1r Of long separated friends--warm grcctiu
"a of strange faces and the revival Of hi
m lowed memories. We have come togeth
to under the broad banner of peace al
" good will toward all men, and in doing
r we are made to feel that this is truly
j, than of heads.
i, This reunion Of friends and comrades
id arms carries us back to the time when o
n Drotherhood-the Grand Army of the K
10 public-lirst came into existence; VIII
le some of us were passing from boyhood
or manhood when we were about to put
o. the girdle Of true manlihess and take o
IS respective places in the field oil humt
e. activity. 1t was an important cri
rd in tile experience of each one
" us. Life was then before us--stretchi
ed ont on grand and beautiful prospect, oy
tie which arched a soft and benignant SIX
n The strong nerve, the steady pulse, {
~ active brain and the sangune heart,
ST. seemed prolific of a bright and glorio
or future. There were no bitter experient
ge Of the past, no sad reyerses or l0weri
II clouds to darken our path Our hopes a
Ter aspirations were III their bud, really
ic, blossom and ripen Into that harvest
d. success which We We're told inyaral
Is. waits upon honest and patient toll.
I'D ljut how is it to5daA2 cur relations
0p the world and To time have changed. \
lp- stand midway between youth and old 6
in as kind Of link hetwhxt the past and
I'm future. Behind us IN the receding q
lel lance are the scenes ofIsuccess and failu
SIS joy and pain, minglipg together as
su- Sunshine and shadow, Anon we see so
er, bright and happy spJt upon which
X. weary eye can rest with delight, a
IN others there are that are barren and da