Evening journal., 1903-05-21
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ISSUES ORDER
William G. Baugh Performs
First Official Act AS Head
of Department
PREPARATION FOR MEMORIAL DAY


the Veterans Request That All Those
Who Have Blooms to Donate
Them.
The first general order Of Commander
General William G. Baugh, sr., the new
ly elected head of the G. A. r., Depart
ment Of Delaware, has been issued. It
reads as follows;
Having been elected Commander Of the
Department of Delaware, Grand Army Of
the Republic. at its last Annual Encamp-
memt. May z. 1908, at Wilmington. Della
ware, now assume command, firm in the
faith that 1 shall have the united sup
pont of all my comrades for the work in
the year to come, and that work seems 60
be prodigious. While there seems to be no
funds available to prosecute that work.
yet we shall win. You did not finch I'm the
days gone by when the command came
Forward SO now, Forward" into line
every one, and victory shall crown our
every effort. Stick TO your posts. my com
rades; hold your musters regularly. be
prompt with your reports, renstate your
old comrades, let them feel THAT they are
still in touch with you, and the year shall
be a success.
At the 2Srd Annual Encampment of this
Department held at Wilmington, the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
[ Department commander, William G.
Baugh, Sr., Post No. !, Wilmington; senior
vice commander, William Tharp, Post No.
q. Bridgevile; Junior vice commander
Samuel Worrall, Post No. 9. Pleasant Hill,
department chaplain, l.. V. Aspril, Post
No. IL, Odessa; medical director John r.
Wright, Post No. ?. Wilmington; delegate
at large, Samuel Hawkins, Post No. 2, Wal.
mington; delegate, Frank Nicely, Post No
2 Wilmington; alternate at large, william
Kelley, Jr., Post No. ?. Wilmington; al.
ternate, Allan A. Anderson, Post No. IA
Wilmington council Of administration, A
NJ. Boulden, Post No. ., Wilmington; A
NJ. Hizar, Post No. 5, New Castle; Johi
r. Walker, Post No. 4. Wilmington; VIII
liah IL. Blake. Post No 13. Wilmington; q
l.. Jeferes, Post No. %, Wilmington.
Captain Peter b. Ayars. of Post No. 2
has been appointed assistant adjutant gen
eral and assistant quartermaster general
He will be respected accordingly.
Other appointments will be made in fu
ture orders.
All official matter will be addressed {,
ton was adopted requiring the adjutan
general, No. 121l Washington street, vii
mington, Del.
All personal matter will be addressed L,
the department. commander. William G
Baugh, Sr., No. 1892 West Fourth street
Wilmington, Del.
Post commanders will forward at one
to the assistant adiutant general tn
names Of two comrades for appodntmen
on the staff of the department commander
one 20 serve as aide-de-camp and one a
assistant Inspector This should be don
Immediately.
At the encampment just closed resOlu
ton was adopted recurring the arjutan
Of each Post to furnish the assistant ad
jutant general, Captain Peter B. Ayars
a list of all the names and regiments of al
comrades members of the Posts.
This ds for "A complete roster of the en-
tire department of Delaware so that eac
and every comrade may know each other
name and what regiment he was mem
Der of. Now comrades, please attend /
this so we can very soon furnish you tn
roster.
Special attention is again called to tn
proper observance of Memorial Day an
that President lncoln's address 6e mad
a special feature of an Memorial Day es
ercises. All flags TO be at half mast o
that day.
BY command OF
General William G. Baugh, sr.,
/, Department Commander, 1922 West Fourt
street.
Official: Peter b. Ayars, Assistant AZ
jutant-General 12li Washington street.
Flowers Scarce.
Preparations are being made for On
Memorial Day celebration which will I
more interesting this year than last. FLOW
ers are scarce and the army men are COZ
cerned about this fact All patriotic cit
J zens who have flowers are requested
send them ITO the different post hea,
quarters on the evening preceding Men
orial Day or on the following morning
early as possible. Flowers will be r
ceived at Posts No. and 1S at Third az
Market streets. No. ?, 5O4 Market strei
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