The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-08-28
THIRD EDITION.
VETERANS MEET.

imcnt Meet and Talk Over old War !
Associations-The Good People of
Newport Entertain the Visitors,
The sixth annual reunion OF the |
Fourth Delaware Regiment Veteran |
Volunteers took place yesterday In |
Lynan's woods near Newport. Though !
q reunion, 1t was only Of the survivors |
as more Of the brave men who defend /
cd the old flag in the nations battle- |
field are beneath than above the sod. |
Out OF about 1000 men who fought in |
the regiment during the war only |
about 100 answered roll call yesterday. |
though OF course many are distant |
and many others. from various causes, |
could not be present. Quite number
of the veterans of other regiments |
were present, and the whole gathering |
comprised about 500 persons.
The grove in which the reunion was |
held was in an admirable condition. |
The stand was beautifully bedecked |
with bunting and flowers and, within |
sight were arranged long tables around |
which the ladies Of Newport and vicin- |
lily lowered like ministering angels.
Many of these ladies during tine try
ing period OF tho war administered to
the wants OF the Fourth Delaware
as it went away with drums beating
and flags flying to the war, and as the
train rolled on southwark tbers N,arn
tears and sob3 lint stout hearts laft
behind. These same ladies' we're nr,,s.
enI, Yesterday intent on the same M
triofif niirnnse Snma ~ taan ,xa,.a
however. the wives OF the veterans in
Etead OF the lovers of twenty-oight
years before. Nothing was too good
TO put on those tables for the battle
Scared, gray haiied 'grissley veterans.
enn 10 n,riva CnrI,iaJes ron,a ron
tanning bndred suldirT. his wife ma
enildren ,ntil a corion was med
rrnund the stand The cv.eot,iirrs
rom this nitv gnt In tha GROVE All ,,t
ii o'clonk henIad hv Hvaft,s NTIitHrv
Eand cnm,n,Stns -; N,n,n,r, III
gems immerliatnIv captnrad tbem ona
made them their rursis Thev were
more easily cnpttlred tnnn thev would
have been twenty-siN years before and
they became most willing. tractable
prisoners
Than followed tho rnod ol1 fosbI,su-
al co1,ntrv dinnar ri cn,,nt,,, 81,
eo'lutfy PIES. country yellow legs,
country rOdStS, country everything
served by country maldeHS sisters,
wives and mothers. The soldiers Syera
happy everybody was Lappv. Not
--.F.'i- - '' tN
NJ uiiliti Win them we're served anu
still the toothsome Nlctuals seemed To
multiply. 1t Is hard TO exhaust the
supply on q country table. After all
nau 1,.gn ~ eue,i i',1tt tpIteh., tlle
NnH N"S . sul loNl'NVi"lu tHo tHci iocs
% tHe AFTERNOON commenced. Aller
music by the band, Kew Mr. Williams,
an ex-army chaplain, led In prayer
r,ne d,ir ~ nia "'. ,h tiii ~
-, -, tiioi ~,
.Dneu ~ ~ an uout - ol Neltolie, ~
WHICH ne letlueteu Inc Nl5llOf5 hearty
soldiers welcome. Letters OF regret
Of the Soldirrs' Home OF PhiIndeI6bin
s,.i af,fn, I4n,,ial II ne - 49,,
sau mayor l'aiiiei L. heiit ol washing
sV,,, y .,,, =,
ALe iOIiOWlHB poem, enlltlou ran
~, written Tor the OCCASION by Major
.'..' 49,
"fAll IN, II Is the message old.
On. i.1m rade. list their low replies.
yet every heart Is com OF gold.
Walle oncs again meet speaking eyo5
How thin the ranks of yesterday
Flow lhst the tboll iocks OF hnir
Are turning into silver gray
AS upward towurl the Hills OF Day"
Eich loutStcp TENDS III ialth ana prayer.
Oae Solte Is silent VINO was efst
tr,.i5Ili,, ~, ~ Vu ~ Da,Id,
H. rnSis i1 hii IN; ,I a. "a ,,rtn ,,rs.
and beauty itlls The land
Shed not tenr for those who there.
mr. rama nlhaila borne hy Ichih'
hn, a5,aR ~ ~, VINO 70 prnmaiy Hear
Inctrcling thcm' Immortal wreath.
Oh mothers, bear sc brayely then.
Whose sons IN b'n&e Of glory
S5h9u iiflh nhd iast Ike spartan men
WIN .h ' si ~. art, lfahk nIood again.
~ 'i'0'ii "a S"'''e2' S'0'S'
Oh wives whose widow,a Iivrs havt
known
4 daily dcGth of loved ones slain.
9 Mho took Your grirf TO God atone,
VIZ Ho,,iort g!ty.n 20 Al = owl
WIZ SOM, tiahh ooli sl!il MhtR To-Day
Their ehil.Irtns chiEif.li around then
play
Crawiiing with love declining day,
Win 10Y outWs'SAltlB edfe'
r,,,r ,to,. ~ s,or,y. fzt,ls ,,rr,,rtz55
Wave All. IL, nus s,I;utn"rpir
Once saw shr bolts uf thulllrr hurled
Whi!c free !Ohi shouted To the world.
our lag ii0at' proudly there.
mn,
nv iieAt siltecH 9t we Gay was Ihitu
~ Sot't IN, t1tcF i. Alil9
ne FeVtiNs" tle history ~ me fpurtl
DeloWuie lfoth the LIME OF us muster
M IN, thf3uBh ull It's hard IOtKh
pali4es ana an until u was IN uAtere'
out' H9 Ipeotu iof bravery anu qat
lng uGeds was second TO none IN IN
wal. IL tChelulli!e, lie l'all Il HIDN