Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-25

u. A. NJ, mas ISSUED an interesting
general order containing the following:
The 2lst annual encampment OF the
Department Of Delaware will be held
IN the Opera House at Smyrna on
Thursday, May I'd, 1901. The encamp.
ment will go into business session at 10
a. m. The following named comrades
are hereby appointed committee on
credentials: Edwin F. Wood, Post No.
81; Peter McAleer, Post No. /; Edward
Daily, Post No. 5; William II. Blake,
Post No. 10; Joseph S. Bradley, Post
No. 2. They will meet at the Opera
House Immediately on their arrival in
Smyrna.
Post commanders will present their
credentials to the COMMITTEES as quickly
Ms possible, so as not to retard the work
of the encampment, as there is great
deal to do and but short time for it.
All department officers and committees
appointed by the department com
imander are expected to bring their pre-
pared reports of the work done by each,
and present them to William g. Baugh,
assistant acknowledgement. Comrade
William j. Hume of Post No. is
hereby appointed assistant to the
assistant Acknowledgement and stenogra-
The council of administration will
hold preliminary meeting on Wsdnss-
day evening, April Gath, at 7.30, IN the
parlcr of the Union Veteran Legion,
northeast corner Third and King streets,
Wilmington. The object Of this meet
ing is to examine and audit the ac-
counts of the department commander,
assistant acknowledgement and assistant
quartermaster- general and have gen
eral review of the affairs OF the admin
istration. By holding this meeting one
week before date of encampment it will
shorten their work on day of encamp
ment, on which day they will hold a
final meeting and present their report
to the assistant acknowledgement. A
full attendance is requested.
A letter from the commander in chief
has been received stating that previous
engagements will prevent his visiting
our encampment. The joint memorial
committee have arranged to purchase
sufficient flags to supply all the posts in
this department for Memorial Day pur-
poses, AID post commanders are re-
duested TO notify William G. Baugh,
1899 West Fourth street, secretary Of the
joint memorial committee, how many
flags they require for Memorial Day.
This should be done right away SO that
the committee shall know how many to
order.
The thanks OF your department com
mander are due and are hereby rendered
to all comrades who, by their presence
at Dover on tine Oath of January, con.
tributed to make our reunion and
campfire a success, and also gave ma.
terial aid in assisting the department
committee ON legislation In obtaining
from generous Legislature measures
of Justice to the ex.soldiers of 1861 tt
'65, which have been long needed, the
result being the almost unanimous
passage Of two bills, one for an extr;
appropriation of 1925 to pay certificates
of death Of 25 INDECENT soldiers, sale
certificates having been in our hand.
for long time and no funds to pa,
them with.
The other bill was an act granting
$1,000 annually to the Grand Army t,
aid them in the proper observance o.
Memorial Day.
The law places the dividing of th
money in the hands of the department
commander, and the following name,
comrades of the legislative Commute
are hereby appointed a department
memorial finance committee to aid in
the proper distribution and apportion
ment of said appropriation amongst an
between the posts Of this department
Samuel Lewis Of Post No. | ; Peter B
Ayafs of Post No. 2 Evan G. Shortlidge
Post No. ID, and William B. Norton {
Pest No. %.
1t is with profound sorrow that W
announce the death OF Past Senior Vic
Department Commander Casper Mile
of Gen. A. I. A. Torbett Post, No. {
Dover. Comrade Miller was bray
soldier, genial companion and kin
friend. He enlisted CD August q
1861, as private III Co. F, Twent,
third Regiment Pennsyly ania Infantr
and was discharged July Both, 1865, {
first lieutenant OF same company.
We are also grieved to announce q
death of Past Department Chaplai
James Mccoy of Phil Sheridan Pos
No. 3, on March 10th, 1901 Comrat
Mccoy was brave soldier and d
active worker in the Grand Army.
During the past four years effor
have been made by the different con
manders-in- to secure the passal
of law authorizing the War Depar
ment to detail officers to give militia
instructions in the public schools whiC
have resulted in partial success.
order to get the matter properly befo
The comrades copies OF the act will b
forwarded to the posts as soon MS tn
are received from Allan G. Bakewe
chief aid in charge OF the movement.
The nations Memorial Day, NJ;
Both, is close at hand. Let US in VI
most fitting manner make the seryic
of Memorial Day as impressive as DC
sible. With patriotic utteranoes, ewe
music and fragrant flowers, let us stal
by the graves of our dead comrades al
pay to them the tribute of our heart
deepest affection, and pledge anew O
devotion to their memories. "Ours
the sorrow which brightens the dism
countenanoe Of death. When we emit
the grayeysrds they become garden
through which we walk with smile
not with tears; with no black feathe
or gloomy faces; but laden with bic
SONS and smiling at the effaoing f1nge
OF death. THE war is behind as like
sunset, and we must stand ana see {
glory from the hill. The sun is dow
and all the west is paved with sull
fire. Year by year that sullen fire sin
into the west, and wider and wild
gaps in our ranks show against t
light.
Post commanders are charged wi
the duty of carrying out in decoro
manner the customary exercises of I
day, and that those exercises may ha
a wider influence and greater signi
canoe, they arc urged to invite /
sons Of veterans and civic association
the city and municipal authorities, a
the children OF the public and priyg
aohon1a II ia tha flaqiFe of vo,,r Jana