The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-05-29
H0N0RED
DEAD HEROES
Old Soldiers Hear Memo
rial Addresses in
~, Churches and -.
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With greatly diminished ranks the sur.
vivors Of the Civil War held memorial
service iu the Grand Opera House ysster.
day afternoon. Other servioss were held
In churches In various sections of the city, ;
and all were deeply impressed. The old
churches without ceremony and in re.
weren't spirit began their annual labor Of
love which to. morrow will eliminate in
the decorating Of the graves of many
veterans whose bones reposo In the Ceme~
teries Ia and about the city.
The Opera House services was mosb I'm.
presslvs. The ytags was decorated with
the Stars and Stripes, the colors and coat
Of arms Of che state. Department. Com.
mander Moysten presided, and on the
stage was the choir of Harrison Street NJ.
X. Church. which furnished tho music,
Mayor McLear, Daniel Ross, President OF
Council Lsitoh, Moses We'll and Adjutant-
General William A, Reilly, besides thu
speakers.
After the NEE Ing had been opened with
prayer and q selection by the choir, MIR.
the objects Of the meeting. He introduced
as the first speaker Henry @. Conrad. who |
maze an eloquent address. He brie fly re-,
called the events of the civil war. Leila
ware, be said. furnished Its full quota OF
soldiers and fought as CALAMITY as the boys
from other states. 4
Hs said he was . boy at tho time Of ths'
war, but he remembered we'll when Caps
tains Watsonl!and Richards, who had
been killed at the 'front.' were btousht
home. People stood along Market street
with unbared sads as t6e bodies wrapped
In the flags they had died under. were
borne to their last resting place, Then
just in the sight OF peace the body Of thao :,
gallant man general Thomas 4. sp1th
was brought home These wete officers,
but there were other just as pathetic scenes
men behind the guns and the men who
fought in the ranks were brought home ,
dead to bs buried by their friends. :; i
There will never come time when the
Grand Army Of the Republic will not have
The respect Of the people u tho. company,
MI Conrad spoke Of the events of the past
year by which this couptry assumed con-
troll over Cuba, Porto Rico and the Philip.
pines. The future policy Of the country
and Of these new possessions was too great
question to be discussed ut this time.
Robert H. Richards said that the men
who died In the war which began in 1861
made 1t possible for this country to expose
united and unbroken front to the Span
iards in the last war with SPAIN. The
achievements were not only material, but
they made stronger and nober American
oiuiAousaiP III WV uaVS IL Will 10 llIAe 10
strew tho graves Of the dead veterans with
flowers and tears. The time will soon
come when the last gray haired veteran
VIII have been mustered out. So long as
the American republic lives the graves Of
the veterans will be remembered
Mrs: Alnsworth sang with great effect
"fhe Holy City" When Rev. +. B. Short.
the next speaker, was introduced, he was
received n with great applause; He Is an
honorary member of two Grand Army
posts. He said this Is a.great nation and
great people, and 1t should protect the old
soldier. He said that he did not mean that
every one should have big pension, but>
every one should have enough to eat,
enough to wear and place to sleep. :,
Rev. O. G. Buddington pre- ached TO fhe 1
veterans In Bethany Baptist Church In the 4
morning 4
Encampment No. a. Union Veteran Le-
evening for Charles Greer, william vi s ".
Porter, Daniel II. Haynan and Jacob
Lamplugh. who died during tho year.
Addresses were made by NJ sos Bullock,
Daniel Ross, Philip Layman and City DO.
lioitor Horny G. Conrad. Mr.. Conrad made
the principal address Of tho evening and
spoke Of tho war just passed., as we'll as 81
the civil war. W. A. Reilly gave pat
rtotlc recitation.
He asked tho veterans to take a stand
against intemperance The speaker said
he was not a member Of the third party,
but he was opposed to the liquor traffic.
They were also asked to take part in the
fight for purity In politics and against ain
The Rev. Q. g. Buddlhgton compared tho
Oval war With the late war with Spatn.
and showed how much more fl yhting thu
men did in the civil war than in the re-
cent trouble.
Last night tho several Grand Army Posts
assembled ct the rooms Of ths smyth Post
copal Church where they participated In
services and listened to SER
mon by Rev. James Crane, pastor OF AS.
bury.