Evening journal., 1892-09-16


Preparation.
At 2.15 Monday afternoon the different
posts Of the G. A. R.. of Wilmington,
will take the b. g. O. train for Washing
ton to attend the twenty-sixth annual
encampment, which will undoubtedly be
the largest ever held.
smyth post, No. l. win march from
their headquarters Second street, near
King, about p m, calling for different
posts and parade up Market street TO
Tenth, TO DUPONT post room, as an
escort to the department commander and
staff
Posts General Thomas A. Smyth,1 Ad-
miral S. f. DUPONT, g Charles Sumner,
4, (colored). General U. s. Grant. 13, and
Phil Sheridan, 23, will each send their
full complement Of men, So, probably,
win Thomas NJ. Reynolds post 0, Of
Pleasant Hill.
The commanders and adjutants ofthese
posts are George w King, William A.
Deisem w. b. Gist, Peter b. Ayars An
drew Gray, Isaac H. Fisher, Samuel
Worrell. Allan buckingham. Moses Bull
lock- J. Brown, A. J. Schrack. and c. A.
w Frishmuth.
The department officers are George
Stradley commander Bridgeville; senior
vice-commander, Il. G.. Shortlidge VIII
mington; Junior vice-commander, James
ID. Boggs, Dover; department chap
lain. James Mccoy, Wilmington;
medical director @. H. Jeiieris.
The Chief Of stan
will be Charles A. Foster, Of Post I and
his aides -de-camp viii be- William ii.
Middletown, peter McAleer, j. II. Spen
a Ger. John Irwin, Jacob Lamplugh, Nathan
Simmons, John Dooley, George Reus,
u John Devnish, j. A. Smith, of Post
u Manlove Hazel, A. II. Mason, George r.
Roberts, Henry Zimmerman, George
Wonn, William HALEY Charles Salloway,
9 Matthew Rogers, j. G. Rutan, William
l. johnson, Thomas Wood, of Post | (; VIII
4, liam Il. Willis, Jesse Helling, Of Posts;
lsaac Wilson David A. jackson, Of Post 4;
Joseph T. Vantine, G.. W. Hether-
II inrton Of Post Charles Patton, of Post6
d William A. Truitt, OF Post 7 r. II. VIII
re- liams, OF Post s Levi Mccormick, of Post
81 james Montague, Of Post IL; James
no Banthem, j. Mclaughlin, James Brow
of Post 10. J. r. Stats, Of Post IA; VIII
y liam J. Shannon, Of Post 10; Henry B.
III Mitchell, Of Post i6i Samuel Nelson, Of
Post H.
Id William Tharp. Of Post 49,; David o.
u, Hudson. Of Post q g. N. Dodd of Post
Is %; John A. Orr, Alexander Hudson,
ho Richard Taylor, A. b. Starr T. J. Roney,
cd Joseph Gessengor. of Post % Joseph a..
RS Osborn, Of Post 2Ji George II. Hudson,
pr Of Post 60
N The Departments stan
is as follows: Assistant adjutant
he general, Edgar A. Finley, Wilmington
IL assistant quarter-master.g general, M. b.
g Fowler Wilmington; department. in
Of spector. II. b. Swain Bridgeville; judge
advocate, Robert G. Fraim, Wilmington
mt chief mastering officer Sylvester
Solomon, Wilmington; assistant TO de.
DIS partment inspector, G. A. w. Frishmuthi
si- Wilmington; council of administration
", Charles A. Foster, Of Post 1 George
Hillesley. Of Post 13; William
Kelley. jr., Of Post q John Jolls
Of Post % Henry S. Kyle, Of Post %
representatives TO national encampment
~, delegate-atlarge, William Is. Norton
- of Post % alternate at large, William p
''i Voshell, of Post 2 delegata, George W
King, Of Post alternate, X. H. VII
en- liams. Of Post 8.
o The Headquarters Of the Fifth Corps,
to- the corps i'm which Delawareans nat
he urally take a supreme Interest, Wi
las be the Red pa1lor Of the Ebbitt House
Ate and the daily reunions will be held II
Grand Army Place, south Of thl
ad- white house. Active preparations havl
in been made by all the members Of TIN
CO. corps ana full representation is assured
so The boys will talk over the old time
Re- with pride, and they will have reason q
tn do so, for the achievements OF the corp
az were equaled by few and surpass
nd ed by none. From the PENN
sula in 1862 to Appomattox
ire 65 It was in the thick o
ate tbe fgbt and whether under Porter
en-. Butterfeld. Meade, Sykes Warren, Craw
lis. ford or others, its standard Of excellenc
les for bravery and endurance was neve
ion challenged great feature OF tn
whole affair, and one TO which consider
able historical interest is attached, wi
The Review,
yer I'm which the veterans who take par
will 20 over the same route they covere
in 65 when peace had been proclaime
lle- and 300 600 boys in blue celebrated tn
Ible occasion by marching in their. tattere
and uniforms up Pennsylvania avenue troi
-a- 49, the capitol to the white housl
nss The review Of twenty-sevcn yeai
in ago consumed the better part {
ms three days, but that of this yea
'on- has been so arranged that, by marchin
in double column. the survivors Will |
'ess an hour only in passing over the entn
ueu route.
pe,o- The headquarters of the department
the Delaware will be at Addison Schoolhous
ses. whore ample accommodations will
rers made for the comfort of the comrades.
ago 1t is hoped that President Harrise
will make an opening address ana
dc, certainly will, unless Mrs. Harrison
an condition is such as to prevent, and thel
hhg will be patriotic songs by trained Voca
lists. The program also includes rece
tion by the president at the white hous
reception at the capitol and
y promenade reception in the pension ofiic
nnie On Friday evening, September % Il
five First Delaware Regiment will hold 7
oon union which promises TO be largely a
With tended.