Evening journal., 1914-04-25
c. AR. COMMANDER
At CITY CAMP FIRE
Mr.. Gardiner Gets Cordial
Greeting From Men Who
Defended Flag
MAYOR HOWELL
LAUDS DEFENDERS

chief OF thc G. A. r., and also mem
Der OF Congress from Michigan, was the
guest Of honor at camp fire held under
the auspices of the Department of
Delaware, G. A. r., in Odd Fellows
Temple last evening. A large number
OF women were present.
National Commander Gardiner was
escorted from the Hotel DUPONT to the
&c lie by detachment Of prominent
6. a. r. men and Appomattox Camp,
No. ?, Sons Of Veterans.
When the national commander en-
tered the hall he passed through the
line of the Sons of Veterans. who stood
with arms presented on each side OF
the main aisle.
Captain Richard G. Buckingham pre-
sided at the camp fire. On the stage
with him and the national commander
were piemonent G. A. R. men, includ-
ing the newly elected department COM
mander of Delaware, JOhn H. Rheims,
and Assistant Quartermaster General
J. s. Litzenburg; the commanding Off
Ger of the Sons OF Veterans, Frank Gen
/ teu, and several invited guests.
Mayor Harrison W. Howell deliver
ed the address of welcome, remark
ing that in the present national crisis
it is the duty of every American to
support President Wilson and that
no man, no matter what his politics
may be, should attempt to play poll
/ tics with the situation. The Mayor
made eulogistic reference to Abraham
/ Lincoln and to the veterans, living
and dead who had fought 10 per-
petuate the nation.
Colonel John W. Wainwright, for
mer member of City Council, joined
in the welcome expressed by the
Mayor and gave graphic description
OF some incidents of grue-
some nature that had occurred within
his view during the Civil War.
Applause greeted National Com
mander Gardiner when he arose TO
speak. Mr.. Gardiner said that In
performance of his duties he had
Travelled 10000 miles. Much Of his
travel had been through the South,
Wherever he had gone in the South
he said, he had found a friendly and
tolerant spirit among the Confederate
ANoNNAAN'r%-HNN
that the more he had seen of the
Southern people the better he liked
them and the more he had been con-
vinced that, in the North and Soutn
the people are Americans above
everything else, in the best sense ol
the term. The speaker invited tn'
American veterans and the sons o.
Veterans to attend the national en-
campment of the G.. A. r. to be helC
in Detroit next fall.
Before the national commander lef
the hall he received a rising vote o
{ thanks and young woman presented
e to him a handsome bunch of red car
{ nations and asparagus. A quartett
] sang "The Soldiers Farewell al
Commander Gardiner left the audi
, torium.
other speeches were made by tn,
new State commander, John i
J Rheims: the commander of the Som
of Veterans. Frank Genteiu; Georg
! Carter and Howell S. England. II
5 concluding his speech, Mr.. Englan,
recited an original poem will
= splendid effect.
E At the annual encampment yester
S day afternoon resolutions were pass
E ed commenting the stand taken D.
} President Wilson in the Mexican stu
alton The resolutions viii be sen
to the President
The following officers we're elected
Department commander, John I
Rheims adjutant-general, J. S. Lit
1 zenberg; senior vice-commander, II
w. Hancock; junior vice-commandel
]. r. Walker; chaplain, B. ID. Bogia
medical director, DR.. David Stewart
G council of administration, d. l.. Stan
= ton. w. Bayard Wilmer Ira Lunt, Mat
j. thew s. Cain, f. p Phillips; delegate
n at-large, Joseph p Riley; delegate,
J. II. Porter; alternates, Thomas Hol
n ]. NJ. Windish.