Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-03-12

VIM. Ihary Of Harrington, commander
ol the Department of Delaware, G. A. r.,
has issued the following order concerning
the next annual encampment OF the de-
partment, which fixes the place for hold
ing il and gives much information on the
subject
General Order No 6-l The Goth annual
encampment of the Department OF Della
ware, Grand Army Of the Republic will
be held in Grand Army Hall, southwest
corner Third and King streets, second
floor, Wilmington, Del, ON Thursday,
May Sd, 1906. The encampmcnt will be
called to order promptly at 10 o'clock.
COmade William r. Williams of Post No.
I is hereby detailed "a officer OF the day,
and OOmrade Lewis Cooper Of Post No >,
as officer OF tho guard They will be
obeyed and respected accordingly. The
commanders OF Posts Nos. rs and D ave
requested TO detail two comrades each for
guards for the day he above details
will report in full uniform to the assistant
adiutant general at $50 O'Clock in G. A.
X. Hall, on May Sd.
The following comrades are hereby de-
tailed for duty as the committee on Gre
dontials: Assistant Adjutant General
j. 5. Litzenburg, Post No, 2; Past Depart
mont Commander, William G. Baugh,
Post No. Past Post Commander, 5. v.
! Clevenger Post No. ., Past Post Com
lnandcr A. NJ. Blair, Post No. l3; Chief
| Bugler, W. W. Butler, Post No %. They
will report TO the assistant adjutant gen
cral at $50 clock in q. A. r. Hall, on
Thursday, May Sd. All post commanders
are requested TO report TO this committee
al that time and present a correct list Of
! the members Ol their posts entitled to be
| present at this cncampmcnt, so that the
committee can verify the roll Of the en-
campment IN time Tor the opening OF the
| session.
Your department commander desires
/ to congratulate the posts on the gains
| they have made during the year just
closed, but veryisory that the grim reaper
Death, has made it impossible to make
| but small gain in the number in good
| standing. But this should be an incen-
! tive to bind us closer together as comrades,
and for us to work the harder to make the
very many of the brave boys in blue TO
realize what they are missing in not stand
| ing shoulder to shoulder with us in lcgis-
lating for the benefit Of every man that
stood by Old Glory in the trying days OF
81 to '65.
The 4Oth anniversary Of the organiza-
tion of the Grand Army of the Republic
will occur on April 9th, 1906, and your
department commander is earnestly in
| favor of all the posts in this department
| making a public observance of this event
| We should be thankful that so many OF
us are alive to see this anniversary, and
by having public services and inviting
men within our reach that wore the blue
either in the army, navy of marine service
| TO be present with them there may be
something said or done that may cause
them TO see the mistake they are making
in not belonging TO the grandest patriotic
organization of the day.
In the last general order from national
| headquarters, the cOmmander-in-chiei
called the attention of post adiutants tc
the request of Hon. Nespasion Warner
Commissioner of Pensions, in relation tC
quarterly statement of the death of com.
rades in their posts giving names, services
and date of death of deceased members
Now, in compliance with this order, youl
department commander earnestly re-
quests that post commanders see that
the name, company and regiment of every
soldier,Or rank, name of vessel or branch ol
service OF every sailor that dies, either in
their post or neighborhood, be sent i'm
mediately, with the date of death. TO the
assistant adiutant general at 1905 West
Fourth street, Wilmington, who will tabu-
late them and forward them quarterly IA
the Record Division, Bureau OF Pensions
Washington.
Minneapolis, Mimi, was settled on at
| the last national encampment at Denver
as the meeting place of the 40th national
encampment, and the executive COM
mittee of the National Council of Admins
tration has fixed the time for the week
beginning Monday, August 18th, 1906
There is plenty of time for the comrades
of this department TO make arrangements
TO have a good delegation at this encanp-
ment and TO show to the good, loyal citi-
1ens of the twin cities Of the Northwest
that the Department OF Delaware, though
small in number. is still active in the work
OF the Grand Army Of the Republic.
Comrades, As this may be my last
official order desire 10 thank every COM
rade for his faithful work in this the
grandest organization know Of, and we
should be very thankful to our Ruling
Providence that there are so many of MS
living over 40 years after the end of the
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