Smyrna times., 1915-10-27
OLD SMYRNA VETERANS IN
FIRST DELAWARE REUNION
FIFTY-FOuRTH ANNIVERSARY
HELD AT WILMINGTON
Governor Miller. Mayor Price and
Postmaster English Make Address
ses-Thomas Tucker Makes Hit

ses-ThomaS Tucker Makes HIT
With Captain George 7. Price.
presiding. the survivors of the First
Delaware volunteers. met Wednesday
in Wilmington. Delaware. 10 cele-
brate their fifty-fourth anniversary.
The meeting was largely attended by
the surviving volunteers. who saw
active service during the Civil War.
A discussion concerning who should
keep the old flags of the Delaware
regiment was opened. The flags are
now in the possession of the Historical
Society, and the volunteers dispute
the society's claim to them. But it
was shown that as they had been given
the society to keep in their care they
could not be taken from them without
their consent
The subject of a monument in
memory Of the volunteers was dis
eussed. There is one monument in
their memory. at Gettysburg. When
Thomas Tucker. Of Smyrna. was
given the floor. he said the Gettys-
burg monument is a disgrace to the
battlefield as we'll as to Delaware.
He requested that a fund be started
10 erect a monument on the Dover
Green. if possible. A committee
was appointed to look into the matter
of the flags and to ask the legislature
for an appropriation to start a fund
for the building of a monument in
memory Of the volunteers.
Among The Old Veterans Present
The minutes Tecoried the deaths
of four volunteers during the past
year. Among them was Harry Lewis,
the president. Among those in at
tendance this morning were twenty
women. Old soldiers were there from
New York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania.
Delaware. Maryland and Virginia.
Among those present was Charles
Pruitt. General Grant orderly dur
ing the war. who now lives in Pater-
son. n. j., and Lieutenant Colonel
H. G. CavEnaugh. retired. who was
active throughout the war. George
Atwell. A. H. Adams, Williams Ban
ming. John Barrett. Benjamin D.
Bogia. Charles X. Bullen. c. II.
Bruen. Oliver Bell. William z. Car
pender. Lieutenant Colonel H. G
Cavanaugh. Richard Cox. Thoma,
Davidson, Lewellyn Davis. George
r. Ellis. Edward Edwards. Georg,
w. Green. Thomas Haddock, Johr
Hobbs, William H. Hickman, VIM
B. Hobbs. Jesse Hurd, David Myers.
Daniel Peterson, Captain George 7
Price. Henry Rodgers, John N. Smith
William F. Stall. Francis Short
Thomas Tucker, William c. Thomas
e. P. Tull. James B. Walls. Taylo
Woodrow.
Addressed by Governor and Mayo
Wednesday afternoon session Of tn
survivors of the First Delaware VCl
unteers. was featured by ad
addresses by Governor Miller all
Mayor Price The latter was the frs
TO speak. He welcomed the corr
Tades to Wilmington ard spoke j
the great honor given him in speak
ing to such valiant men. The Cover
nor. like the mayor. told Of the hon,
it gave him to address such an assem-
blage Of men who had sacrificed d
much in 81 that this country migl
be what it is today. He spoke {
the Revolutionary War and the wi
of 1912. and spoke of the Civil WI
as the third cycle IN United Stat,
history
Governor Miller said that in h
opinion the men who fought in Il
Civil War had to be braver than Il
men taking part in the great Eur
pean War. as they often had hand-t
hand fights. while today fighting
carried on by machinery.
Mr.. Miller said that one thing tn
was hurting the country was that
is drifting away from patriotic wa,
and he said that countries of th
calibre generally awaken 70 a terrih
realization and that he hoped n
= country would not be forced to avs
en- to this realization after the rest
Of the great conflict in the Old Worl
Election Of Officers for Ensuing We
The election Of officers also TO
place yesterday afternoon and {
following were elected: George
Price, of Washington, d. C.. presider
Col. II. G. Canvanaugh. New Cast
first vice-president; E. Csrpend'
Woodlswn, second vice-president;
Manlove Smith. Of Wilmington. sec
tary and treasurer. Seaford v
chosen as the place for the meeti
next year. Kimmey's orches
played during the AFTERNOON. Po
\ master James J. English address
Il the evening session. He emphasi;
4 the need Of prepardness for the Uni
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