Evening journal., 1897-08-21
OUR BOYS AT BUFFALO.
Delaware Soldiers Will Leave
Wilmington Sunday.
TO MARCH IN FOURTH DIVISION
DANIEL ROSS CHIEF AMONG THE
CANDIDATES FOR JUNIOR VICE
COMMANDER-THE DELAWARE
FORCES TO LEAVE AT $50 SUN
DAY MORNING.

FORCES TO LEAVE AT $50 SUN
DAY MORNING.
Delaware will be splendidly repre-
sented all the national encampment OF
the Grand Army of the Republic. which
begins on Monday at Buffalo.
SO many inducements have been
made by the railroad companies that
many old soldiers find it within their
reach to take this fine trip across the
country and enjoy the big convention.
delaware Will also have an excellent
position in line OF the big parade. Ac-
cording to official notification from ].
X. Thompson, chief of General Clark
sons staff sent to Colonel Peter B.
Ayars, adjutant- general of the Depart
ment of Delaware, she will be in the
fourth division, coming after Colorado.
Wyoming and Kansas.
Minnesota will follow Delaware in
line. This division will form at Main
street and lower terrace, and will move
at IL o'clock in the morning This will
put Delaware about midway of the
military pageant.
The parade will take place on Tues
day.
This encampment will be one OF the
biggest ever held in any part Of the
West.
President Mckinley, Governor Frank
S. Black, OF New York; Russell "A Alger,
secretary of war; Governor Bradley of
Kentucky; Governor Hazen S. Pingree.
Cf Michigan; General Daniel Butter
field, of Cold Spring, N Y; Major Cen
eral o. o. Howard, U. S. A. (retired),
Burlington W.T.; General b. II. Cries
son, of Jacksonville, Ill; members OF
the Cabinet and diplomatic corps. the
governors CT various states and their
STATS, will be present, and an enthusi-
astic reception will be given the vet
Grams.
MIR. ROSS FOR JUNIOR VICE.
Daniel Ross, past department com.
mander, is a prominent candidate fol
junior vice commander-in-chief. Mr.
Ross has an excellent chance.
General J. S. Goblin, of Pennsylvania
will probably figure most prominently
in the race for commander-in-chief
with John G. Linahan, of New Hamp
shire, a close second.
Mr.. Ross left for Buffalo yesterday t,
establish the headquarters for the Del
aware men.
Rates have been established at 500
from Wilmington. One fare for tn
round trip. The department will leav
this city Sunday morning at $50 o'cloc
i sver the b. & o. railroad, at Delawar
Il avenue station. Through the kindnes
\ OF Mr.. Miller. passenger agent. one o
more firsit-class passenger coaches viii
be in waiting and be attached 10 tn
train carrying the Maryland G.. A. R
| A straight run to Buffalo withou
change of cars will be made over tn
beautiful Lehigh Valley railroad.
Headquarters cannot be establishe
until the soldiers reach Buffalo an
will be made public at that time.
Among the Wilmingtonians who Wi
be in the Delaware party are:
p. B.. Ayars. J. 5. Litzenburg, VIII
Il liam Kelley. Jr, w. II. Moystin, ,Samut
l.. Hawkins,G. L. Stradley. wife and daugh
ter: James S. Bradley. Robert Lidel
/ B. B. Bojia, Daniel Ross, J. Miller. wifi
, and daughter; Frank Seerey, Joseph
Wheeler, Robert Porter, George r. Rot
erts and wife. r. G. Buckingham. "
w. Worrell, w. J. Worrell James Has
son, John Ferguson. and about twenty
1 five soldiers from down the state.
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