Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-16
coMM4SDER n. u. MOCHA.
he Is Elected department Commander q
the q, A. II, of Delaware,

the g.. A. II. of Delaware.
At Wednesday afternoons session of
the thirteenth annual encampment of
Delaware, G.. A. r., b. D. Bogia re-
ceived So votes, while Moses Bullock
polled AZ votes. The former was de-
.clarGd elected. The other officers elected
We're; Senior Vice Department Com
mander, j, Il. Simmons; Junior Vice
Department Commander, @. N. DOdd;
Department Chaplain, j, Lampiaugh;
Medical Director, DR.. Z. G, Shortlidgc;
Department Council of Administration
j. NJ. Banthcn, Charles galloway, John
Devenish, John w. Jolls and john y.
Donahoe; Delegate at Large, 5. j. Wood;
Delegate, John w. Jolls; Alternate at
Large, Moses Bullock; Alternate, Joseph
S. Booth.
The officers were installed by Past
Department Commander John Vain
wright.
A committee consisting of John p.
Donahoe, w. G. Eoshell and Colonel
John Wainwright were appointed TO
secure the necessary legislation, for
placing the records of the Delaware
soldiery in proper place at the adjutant-
generals office. Tho records are those of
the Seventh Regiment, Delaware In
fantry; Third Regiment, Delaware In
fantry; Ninth Regiment, Delaware In
fantly; Second Battalion, Delaware
Field Artillery; Captain Auhi's Arti-
lery, Delaware Heavy Artillery; Capt.
Milligan's Company of Delaware Cav
airy; Captain Hugh Sterling's Indepen-
dent Company, Delaware Infantry.
In the evening a camp fire was held
in the rooms of Sheridan Post in Ma
sonic Temple.
Shortly before 10 o'clock the veterans
repaired to Farra's parlors, where ban.
quet was elegantly served. Junior Vice
commander Peter b. Ayars OBLIGATED as
toastmaster and electrified his comrades
with his usual good humor and terse re-
marks. Captain Ayars also spoke Of the
great progress made by the department
during the past year, and in the future
urged every comrade to lend that sup
port to the organization they had rem
dcred in the past and the old camp fires
in the future would never grow dim. 1t
was with a good deal of pathos that
Captain Ayars spoke of the depletion Of
the ranks of the G.. A. r, by the hand
OF death, yet with the support of every
member of the encampment the post
efforts, lie said, would be crowned with
even greater success than before.
zone country and one flag" was the
toast responded to by Past Commander
Lewis whose remarks were well re-
ceiyed.
Robert G. Fraim responded to the
toast, "the G. A. r.; the sayiors and still
the defenders of tine nation" The
speaker stated then when the liberty of
the country was in danger il was the
G. A. r., that responded to the call, and
1t was the veterans that put down arms,
secession and rebellion. The nation is
now united and God grant it will ever
remain so.
"Our Guests" was the subject for
few witty remarks by NJ. B. Fowler, as
sistant quartermaster of the department
whom Captain Ayars dubbed the hand
soonest man in the assem5lagc Mr..
Fowler stated that us the guests were
the mandolin club and the newspaper
men, his remarks would of necessity be
brief, yet he desired TO extend royal
welcome to the guests of the evening
and gave them hearty welcome.
The toast taken by Daniel Ross, was
"The Ladies; Our Auxiliary" Mr.. Ross
| pretaCed his remarks by declaring that
he possibly did know something about
beans Especially those he had eaten to-
night and how to run a commissary
department, but he never thought lie
would be called upon to pay tribute TO
the ladies. lie managed to take courage
enough 10 highly compliment the fair
sex for their heroic efforts in caring for
the dead and wounded during the
time of bIoodshed, however, and stated
that the country needed women of this
kind and to them was due the credit SO
| justly bestowed upon them.
During the evening a vote of thanks
was unanimously rendered TO the mem
bers of the mandolin iclub, who fur
nshed delightful music for the veterans.
The following composed the club: IL.
q. Cobb, L, 5. Fowler, Hugh Baker,
mandolips, and A. II. Muhlhausen,
guitar.