The sun., 1898-11-06
FIRST DELAWARE SOLDIERS
The First and Second BattaliOns
to Report for Mastering
Out Tomorrow.
THIRD BATTALION TO RETURN
They Are Expected to Arrive Here
on Tuesday---The Mayor and
Others to Prepare for Their
ReceptiOn..-O ders
Sent Out.

ware Volunteers will report at the Ar
mory, Twelfth and Orange streets, to-
morrow morning at l1.3O o'clock, for
the purpose Of undergoing rigid medi-
cal examination prior to being mustered
out Of service on November 16
This will take, at least, some time,
and in the meanwhile, the Third Battalion
will arrive from Camp Meade, Middle
town, Pa, on Tuesday or Wednesday,
also for the purpose of being mustered
out of service.
Mayor Henry G. McLear and Others
have interested themselves in the matter
of giving the returning soldiers recep-
tion. No plans have yet been made, and
there will be no definite arrangements
until something positive is known about
the time for returning.
The Mayor has formulated some ideas,
however, and in all probability they
will be acted upon. He suggests that a
band be secured and that the Grand
Army of the Republic and members of
the battalions here be asked to meet the
returning soldiers at the railroad station
and escort them to the armory, making a
street parade. He also favors providing
lunch for the men as soon after their ar
rival as possible, and assisting the Off
GERS in making them comfortable until
they can 60 to their homes.
AS soon as the Mayor learns when the
men are expected home he will call a
meeting of those interested and arrange
for the reception.
The Wilmington Bicycle Club is in
terested in the matter of receiving the
returning soldiers, on the lines suggested
by the Mayor. There is some talk of re-
questing the fire companies to partici-
pate in the parade. The bicycle club is
to give it's members in the regiment a
banquet about the latter part of the
month or early next month.
Adjutant-General Corbin on Friday
afternoon made provision whereby the
qualified members of the First and Sec
ond Battalions Of the First Delaware
Regiment, who are home on furlough,
can vote on Tuesday next. Pursuant to a
telegram received from Adjutant. General
Corbin, Colonel Gordon of the First
Delaware, issued an order providing for
an extension of the furloughs of the men
qualified to vote. The order is as fol-
lows:
Headquarters First Del. Vol. Infantry,
Wilmington, Del, Nov. 4, 1898.
General Order No. 81.
"By authority of the Secretary of War,
contained in dispatch dated Washington,
D. c., November 4, 1898, furlough of
hours, commencing at 12
o'clock Sunday night, is hereby granted
all the officers and men OF the field staff
and band, and the First and Second
of the First Delaware Volun.
teer Infantry, who are entitled to and
wish to cast their ballots at the coming
election.
"The officers and men mentioned in
The above section who are not entitled to
vote at the coming election on Tues
lay, November s, 1898, are not granted
furloughs, under the provisions of this
order"
"By order of Colonel Gordon.
(Signed:)
John M. DUNN,
"First Lieut.. First Del. Vol. Infantry.
"Adjutant.
As will be noted in the provisions of
The order, all the men who are not quail
fed to vote at the election will be obliged
20 report, as directed, tomorrow morn
ng at II 80 o'clock at the armory. On
morning at roll-call all the
of the battalion must answer to
heir names, or they will be deemed
leserters.
A dispatch from Camp Meade, under
late of yesterday, says:
The First Delaware Battalion will
cave for Wilmington, to be mustered
,ut, Monday or Tuesday. The detach-
nent of % men and four officers who
we're sent to Columbia, S. c., this week,
o prepare camp for the battalion, has
,een ordered to rejoin the battalion at
amp as soon as possible. Adjutant
Brown has gone to Washington with a
,etition signed by nearly 200 of the bat
alion, including almost every man of
company G, asking to be retained in the
ervice.