Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-14

Ira Lunt Of New Castle, commander
in-chioi OF the Department OF Delaware.
Grand Army Of the Republic, has issued
an official order 20 the department am
nouncing that he has appointed the
following staff for the ensuing year:
Assistant Adiutant-icneral and AS
sistant Quarcmastor-(ionenl D. s. Lit
zonborE, du Pont Post, No. .. Wilmington.
Department lnspector-Iohn G. Garner.
Hancock Post, No. 90 Smyrna.
Judge Advocate Samuel Lewis. Smyth
Post, No. 1. Wilmington.
Chief Mastering Officer William A.
Iuiit Garfield Post. No z. Milford
Department Patriotic Instructor VIII
liam G.. Baugh, smyth Post, No. ] Viii
mington
Chief of staff Theodore Atkinson Wat
son Post. No 3. New Castle.
HcadQuartcr Buglor- w w. Butler,
Sheridan Post No %, Wilmington
I'm the order the commander makes
some suggestions concerning proper
observance of Memorial Dny. He says:
Memorial Day. Wednesday. May Both,
viii soon be here and IL Is our sacred
duty, as well as our sad pleasure. 60 sec
that the grave Of every comrndo that
stood by his country in her trying hours
should not be forgotten, but above tho
lowly mound should be planted the flag
for which ho gave his last fun measure
of devotion, and be strewn with nature s
choicest flowers Let us on this coming
Memorial Day, Al yean since the close of
the rebellion, perform the duties In %
reverent spirit and discountenance any
thing that will bring this holy day into
L. ..N u.
will make "a report OF the Observance of
Memorial Day and the Sunday preceding
by his post, and forward the same to the
department chaplain, Rev. l.. V. Aspril,
az Odessa as soon after Memorial Day
as possible, 80 that he can have his re-
port in the hands OF the chaplain-in-chiei
| by June 3Oth, 1906 Your commander
would call your attention to the memorial
order No. Z. Of the commandcr-in-chiei,
in relation 70 dropping flowers on the
/ graves OF the men against whom We
fought In '6l to '65, thus showing that We
are willing 20 do our part In making thi.
q united country. Posts are requested
as far as possible, TO attend divine servic,
on the Sunday preceding Memorial Day
] inviting all patriotic societies TO particl
/ pate with them. The reading of Presi
dent Liucoln's address at Gettysburg
should be made part Of exercises fol
Memorial Day"
Concerning the observance Of Flag Day
the order says. Thursday, June 18th
viii be the i29th anniversary OF the birth
OF Old Glory. ] hope that every comrade
viii encourage the movement TO make
this a national holiday and that they VIII
display the beautiful flag on their homes
and places of business and request their
neighhors 10 do the same, and also urge
the school authorities in their respective
districts TO arrange for special and appro-
pirate exercises bv the schools"
Commander Lunt is making AN effort ia
increase the membership, and on tins
subject he has addressed the members as
| follows:
Comrades, according TO the report Of
! the officers az our last encampment, We
have in our State AZ least 5000 comrades
/ eligible 10 membership in this charitable
! and patriotic order. and We have about
one-fifth of them within our ranks. Now.
| comrades. If every comade will appoint
himself a recruiting officer and will each get
| in five or more Of these comrades, We
would be assisting our comrades and
their families as we'll as increasing oul
numbers. and thus placing the Grand
Army Of the Republic in a position e
accomplish much for our order and the
country at large. VIII you do it ~