The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-02-19
FOURTH EDITION
DELAwARE's OLD SOLDIERS.


State Department q. A. H., and Ban
quoted in the Evening,
After adjournment at noon yester-
day the delegates to the annual meet
ing OF the State Department q. A. r.,
were taken In by the Wilmington
Grand Army men, and royalty feasted
and taken care of. Grant Post, No. IL,
kept open house and had bounteous
spread for all who accepted the invita-
tfon to surround the grooming board,
The members of that post We're happy
In dispensing their hospitality
DUPONT Post also had open doors at
their headquarters, Tenth and Market.
The Ladies' Aid prepared splendid
dinner, which was partalien of by
large number of their own post and by
q large number OF delegates from
down the State. Past Department
Commander Ross took number of
delegates home with him and enter
tained them and Department Com
mander Woodman and staff dlneu at
the Clayton. House.
The State encanpment resumed its
session at 2 o'clock and proceeded
to business. At $50 tho Com
mander in-chief, John Palmer, ar
rived ut the Delaware avenue station
OF the Is. ~ o.. railroad, and was met
by reception committee composed of
Colonel William i. Norton and Past
Post Commander Moses We'll, Joseph
Booth. Richard McCleliand, ID. Il. Dun
can and George W, Bull, accompanied
| by Colonies j. w. AgnGw. and p. j.
Donnelly OF the COMMUNICATIVE chiefs
stall, who conducted him To the car
raiges in waiting ard escorted him to
the Clayton House, where he was
| dined. About 3 O'Clock, commander.
in chief Palmer was brought Into the
q. A. II. room by the committee in
charge and introduced by William b.
Norton to the state EnCampment lie
was escorted to the commanders chair
amidst the most enthusiastic cheer
ing.
He was introduced to the depart
ment and mado an eloquent speech of
| twenty minutes duration. lie said
that after he had issued order No. 4,
the papers down in Georgia said il he
came down there he would be sent
/ home i'll box. but he went down to
Augusta yerthelcss, and had frank
| talk ON the subject with a large num-
| Der OF eX-ConfeIerate officers on tho
sub1oct and he was never molested.
| After the Commander-in-chie closed
his speech, the department proceeded
TO elect officers, when the following
were elected
Geoge W. Stradley, OF Post No IL
| der. DR. II a Shnrtlidve Post NJ ~
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Ia. ID. BORIS post No q If Dorer
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tor. Jaines Nriov p1st NJ D ~ this
city, chaplain; William Kelley, Post
No. 2; Charles Foster, Post No. 5;
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