Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1891-08-06
George Bodice preached from Elk. II, z.
After the sermon a short revival service
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brilliant g. A. r.. PAGEANT


BRILLIANT g. A. II. PAaEANT.
The CITY of straits Gay with Gaudy Coiors
and Stirred by Martial Music--The Sii-
vcr Anniversary of the Order - Tho
Negro Question Liiscly to be Trouble
some.
DETROIT, MIoH., Aug. 4.-This is a
day which will be long remembered by
the gray-haired veterans of the Grand
Army Of the Republic as the opening
day of the 18th annual encampment.
II marks quarter of century in the
growth of the organization, and every
soldier realizes that it must also mark
the apex in the prosperity of that great
order which year by year has enveloped
in its fraternal fold every state of the
great union from Maine to Texas, and
from Florida to Washington.
II has before been the desire of all the
prominent leaders of the order that the
25th encampment should be the most
successful in the history of the G. A. Il.
and the parade alike the most magnih-
cent the order has ever known. Certain
il is the multitudes which are assembled
in Detroit to-day are larger than the city
of the straits has ever greeted before and
in the magniticence of pageantry and
the beauty of Detroit, to-day's parade is
without precedent in the years that
have gone.
Before the morning sun had kissed
the spangled arches and emblazoned in
glory the golden decorations thas
marked the line of march the Grand
Army bands were abroad and the meas
ured tread of the veterans participating
| in the march resounded through the
| streets promptly at the hour arranged
| The peace arch through which the
| procession first passed bore the inscrip-.
ton, "Cheerily encourage our friends 10
reap the harvest of perpetual peace"
and on the opposite side was the sister
| inscription, "Their prowess brought us
peace; enduring be their fame" Another
arch was built upon the plan of the
famous Eiffel Tower of Paris and is a
| double arch.
Another arch gives an excellent pic
ture of the firing on Fort Sumpter; in
the foreground a covered signal mortar
| battery engaged with the Confederates;
national flag flying from staff, planted
near by; u broad reach of water to the
fort, which is wreathed in smoke from.
its own guns. On other sides are repre-
scented the surrender of Lee, and the
famous march down Pennsylvania
avenue, in Washington, on the occasion
of the last review in the war of the
rebellion.
Triumph archs, il is called, il another
excellent piece of architecture ii dis
plays in wood the insignia Of the
various corps of the union army crown
ing the structure are field guns unim-
bered and in position and on the caps If
the lateral supports of the Hanks arc
stands of aims.
Finally and majestically in measured
tread to martial music the procession
started from Woodward and Adamsaye-
nues with Commander in-chicf Ncasey
and his staff in lead until the reviewing
stand was reached. The stand from
which the commander-in-chief and his
staff reviewed the parade was siiu-
ated on Campus Mariimus, on the
east side Of Woodward avenue. On
Illinois, the home of Lincoln, the
home of Grant and of Logan
was given the right of march. Bur it
was not because the illustrious name Of
the prairie state was so honored but be-
cause of one whose services to The
veterans of the state and nation dates
since the war, DIR. B. f. Stephenson, the
founder of g. A. X. DIR. Stephenson
was born in Wayne county, Illinois, in
, 1922, and died in Menard county August
Both, 1871, aged but 40 years.
+ The color question threatens to mar
the serenity of the silver encampmcnt.
Colonel James Lewis, colored, admins
traitor of police and administrator If
public works of New Orleans is tho
i champion of the colored side. When
, asked what the trouble in Louisiana
was he said. Did you ever know II
time when there was no trouble in
{ Louisiana? Ii was Louisiana man thgi
| fired the first shot on Fort Sumptcr it
d was Louisiana man that beat General
a Beauregard for administer of public
works and | am that man and did
i something the Union generals did not
n do.
I The first colored regiment was raised
n in Louisiana. Louisiana was the fire,
!, state 10 decide for Hayes. The Italian
i riot was in Louisiana, and now the
colored trouble is sprung there
Louisiana is always in trouble Well
;. there were 24,S00 colored men enlisted
/. in the army from Louislana-mort
than from all of the states together
q we We're regularly enlisted, we fought
r as history tells you and then We were
q honorably discharged. Withthes things
d to our credit we had all the rights d
u any man to form, G.. A. II. posts.
Il We did this and we were recognized
~ by General Alger, when fight wEl
q made on us. We have nine posts with ,
NJ membership OF over 1000 Yet we an,
y not recognized by the commander q.
r. our department. We get no representa-
No ton in the conventions and are ordered
10 to report to the commander il
" chief. We have prepared strong cas-,
Y on the matter, and all ask is q
J. minutes in which to present it to a com
50 mittee or the convention itself. TIL
ID department commander thinks we CLAIM
e. social recognition. | claim the order i
ID not social one, but historic and fra
ternal one.
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