Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-15
GRAND ARMY or tine REpOBLIo.
The Fourteenth Annual Encampment OF
the DennrIment of DelnNYnre. ~

The Fourteenth Annual Encampment OF
the Department of delaware.
The council Of administration Of the
Department of Delaware, q. A. r., met
Wednesday at the residence Of Assist
ant Quartermaster-gene NJ. Is. Fowler.
Routine business was transacted. After
being favored with music by Messrs.
Butcher, Muhlhausen and Fowler of
Wilmington Mandolin Club the gather
ing proceeded to the dining room, where
rations were distributed.
The 14th annual encampment Of the
Department of Delaware was held at
the headquarters of du POnt Post, begin
ming at 10 Thursday morning, with
about 1876 comrades in attendance. De-
purtment Commander b. ID. BogIa pre-
sided.
Officers as follows were appointed {:
Officer of the Day, William Kelly, Jr.;
officer of the Guard, Thomas H. Peters;
Inside Sentinel, Theodore Stratton; Out.
side Sentinel, Thomas Hampton.
Prayer was said by Department Chap.
lain Charles A. Foster.
After the committee on credentials
had reported the department commander
delivered an address.
Assistant Adjutant-General Edgar A.
Finley and Assistant Quartermaster-
General Fowler submitted their reports.
The committee on soldiers monument
reported that it had been unable to Sc
cure an appropriation from the Legis-
| lature and that because OF the depressed
condition of the times it had done prac.
tically nothing. 1t was satisfied that
the site can be had as soon as it is ready
| to begin the erection of the monument.
The committee appointed TO have the
names of Delaware soldiers put on the
rolls in the Office OF the Acknowledgement
| of the State reported that it bad en-.
deavored to secure an appropriation OF
about $500 for that purpose but had
| failed.
At noon recess until 2 o'clock was
taken.
During recess lunch was served at the
headquarters of Smyth and du Pont
posts.
Officers as follows were elected
for the ensuing year. Department
Commander, James Il. Vantine, New
Castle; Senior Vice Commander, Johr
@. Short, Georgetown; Junior Vice
Commander, William II. Pennock
Pleasant Hill; Chaplain, Lemuel b
Aspril, Odessa; Medical Director
Charles A. Foster, Wilmington; Della
gate.at-large to National Encampment
James Booth, Wilmington; Alternate
Moses Bullock, Wilmington; Delegate
to National Encampment, Sylveste
Solomon, Wilmington; Alternate, Johl
w. Worrell, Pleasant Hill; Council o
Administration, G. N. Pierce, II. w
Zimmerman, James M. Bauthum
w. P. Windish, Wilmington, and j. w
Messick, Georgetown.
Mr.. Vantine was elected department
commander on the third ballot, receiv
ing So votes, seven more than his com
petitor, Moses Bullock. The other can
didates, M. B. Fowler, j. w. Messick
James Agnew and Edwin Wood, with
drew on the second ballot. .t.
In the evening the otficers-elect wer
installed and the following appoint
ments made: Assistant Adjutant- Gen
eral, Edgar A. Finley, Wilmington
Assistant Quartermaster-G General, M. l
Fowler, Wilmington. After the in
stallation there was campfire, a
which the Smyth Post Band playe
several selections, Samuel A. Macallis
ter, Senior ice-Commandcr Short
Junior Vice-Commander Pennock, N
} B. Fowler, ]. G. Lee, Peter b. Agar!
ex-Chaplain James Mccoy and II. S
Kyle made speeches and Department
Commander Vantine sang.