Smyrna times., 1935-05-09
CIVIL WAR VETS
HOLD REUNION
55th Annual Encampment of
the Grand Army of the
Republic in Wilmington
LEWIS MORSE HONORED

'I'll see you again next year, and
if don't see you here, I'll see you
on the other side of the Great
Divide" Expressing these senti-
ments, the members of the Grand
Army of the Republic ended their
55th annual encampment at the
P. o. S. of A. Hall, 406 West Sew
enth street, Wilmington, Thursday.
For the first time in all these So
years Smyrna was not represented.
The old soldiers are not active here
now. The few left are too much
incapacitated to attend and the
Gen. w. S. Hancock Post of Smyr-
ma, once thriving post, is no more.
Lewis Morse, of 625 French street,
Wilmington, who formerly served
with the 118th New York Infantry,
was elected department command
er of the Delaware Department of
the Union Civil War Veterans at
the meeting. He succeeds w. Har-
ry Patterson, of Wilmington, of the
18th Pennsylvania Infantry, retir-
ing department commander. Pat
terson was presented with the past
department commanders medal by
Samuel P. Town, of Philadelphia,
commander-in-chief of the G. A R.,
now quartermaster general of the
national organization, who also in
stalled the officers. Morse, the new
department commander, is a mem
Der of Sheridan Post, No. %, G. A.
R., of Wilmington. Other officers
elected were: Thomas Hammond,
of Cheswold, member of Smyth
Post, No. 1, formerly with the
First Delaware Infantry, senior
vice-commander; Wesley Deaves,
of Newark, member of DUPONT
Post, No. 2, formerly of the First
Delaware Cavalry, junior vice-com-
mander; James T. Twigg, First
Maryland Infantry, Gustavus A.
Miller, Dover, and William E. Cav
ileer, Delaware City, formerly of
the oath New Jersey Regiment,
members of the council of admin
istration; the Rev. Adam Stengle,
Purnel's Legion, Maryland Caval-
ry, medical director; the Rev. Dan
iel j. Russell, 14th Colored Heavy
Artillery, chaplain; Mr.. Twigg, as
sistant adjutant general and assist
ant quartermaster general; George
S. Parks, Seaford, New York regi-
ment, patriotic instructor; William
Buckius, 77th Pennsylvania In
fantry, judge advocate; Jacob
Steele, of New Castle, Fourth Del
aware Infantry, department inspec-
tor; William H. Morris, U. S. Color
ed Infantry, chief mastering officer
and William w. Robinson, Milton,
chief of staff
Delegates-at-Larg
John M. Ward, Of Purnells Leg
ion, Maryland Cavalry was elected
delegate-at-larg to the national en-
campment; Wesley Davis, alter
nate delegate-at-large; William
Cavileer, delegate and Joseph T.
Beery, Seventh u. S. Colored In
fantry, alternate. The national
encampment will be held in Grand
Rapids, Mich. early in September.
The next encampment of the de-
partment of Delaware will be held
on the first Thursday in May at
the P. o. S. of A. Hall. Frank P.
Gentieu, of the P. o. S. of A, sec
retary for the Department of Del
aware, G. A. r., reported that in
spite of the gradual decrease in Civil
War veterans in Delaware, due to
death, the membership of the de-
partment G. A. r. had increased
as all the unattached members are
joining. Past Commander-in-
Chief Town praised Mr.. Gentieu
for his work as secretary and COM
plimented the determination of the
Department of the G. A. r in hold
ing together in spite of their age.
Parks, who is ga, was the oldest
member present. The department
accepted the invitation of the Har-
rison Street M. E. Church to attend
Memorial Day services at o'clock
Sunday evening, May 26, in the
church. Members of the G. A. R.
and service and fraternal organiza-
tions are invited to attend and join
the G.. A. R in the services. Ar
rangements for a Memorial Day
broadcast from WDEL on the ev-
ening of Memorial Day between 8
o'clock and 9 o'clock were discuss
ed. The veterans attending were
Patterson, Morse, II m m d.
Twigg, Parks, Steele and Ward.
Following the business meeting, the
members of the G.. A. r. were en-
tertained at a luncheon, served by
the ladies auxiliary of the P. o. S.
of A.
RankprS, GrOuIn Hold Meeting