The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-06-11
THE LOYAL LEGION.
The Minnesota Commandery Organised
X with Fitting Ceremonies. n

sEne minnesota Commandefy Organized
u with Fitting Ceremonies. IF is4
With due ceremonies tbs Minnesota State
commandery Of the military order Of the Loyal
Legion of the United States Of which Gen ".
4 Hancock is president was formally organized
at St Paul Tho acting commander in Chief
with Q good number OF visitors, prominent off !
GERS during tho war, and as q rule moro or less
well known in civil Life wore present 8 a !;
Tho twenty nine members whose applica:
tons for membership had been favorabIy con-
adhered were elected in due form and vested
with the ribbon of the order, . somewhat elabo-
rate regalia in the national colors, worn
around the neck. The members elected were
the following: Z; 49,
Capt Edward simonton, late Fourth o. 8.
infantry; Col. and Brit Brig. Daniel Leasure,
assistant surgeon general o. L 81 I a; Capt
Charles Nttelson, Tenth Minnesota infantry;
Capt Edward Corning, captain assistant quar-
termastor. o. s. volunteers; Lieut. Cushman
Kellogg. Davis, Twcnty- eighth Wisconsin in
T. artillery; Capt John Wander Houok,
Veteran Reserve corps; Col and Brit Brig.
Gen. W. r Marshall, Seventh Minnesota in
fantry: Lit William b Dixon, Second q. g.
SaloIed artillery; Lieut. i. N, glaisdell!,
John Keilihef; q. rs army, tretired55;;
Maj Frederick Won Baumbach;; Thirty fifth
Wisconsin infantry; Lieut. Col William 4.
Gentry, Twenty fifth U. 81 infantry; Capt
Chester g. Higboe, Twelfth Wisconsin Capt.
.: NJ Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry;
sofa infantry; Capt T. NJ B Wilson, First
Minnesota mounted rangers Col. Charles D,
Kerr, Sixteenth Illinois infantry; Col and
Brit Brig. Gen. R M. McIaren, Second Mime
sofa cavalry; Mr.. Charles s. Gilbert son Of
the late Col Samuel a. Gilbert, colonel Forty
fourth Ohio infantry; Lieut. Alfred b. Johns
/ son, lieutenant Twenty-fifth o.: 81 infantry, son
of Companion Brit Mnj Gen. r. W. johnson,
us. a.; Gen. b. H. sibley, Cen. s. Appleton,
Gem ". Smith, Capt Il a. Castle, w. r.
All were present except Gov. Hubbard, ex-
Gov. Davis and MAJ d Won Banmbach. After
election to membership the following officers
Of the Minnesota commandery were elected for
tie ensuing year: st 81
born, q. g w; senior vice commander, Brit
Brig L :. Hubbard, o. s. v; junior vice COM
mander, Brit Brig Gen. J. ". bishop, q. xvi
recorder, Brit Maj. George O. White, Uia a. !.
registrar; Capt q. W.. Hackott u. 81 VI;
chancellor, Maj. G. W. Baird, U. Isl "a; chap.
lain, Edward D. Neill, q. . s. W; council,
Brit MAJ: Gen. RI W. johnson, t.. 81 "A. |;
Br. Brig Gea s. P. Jennison, u. s. sV.s; Brit
Col Charles Bentzoni, U. s. A. /; Mai Charlea
J; Allen, 2. s "a; Capt ". W. Braden, U. 8
= III 95 x
BANQUET followed ct tile Metropolitan Hotel,
ct Which the visitors and members elect
enumerated above Gen. Terry, Col Alden and
Capt J. A. Reed, were among the guests Let.
tors and kilograms were read from the COM
mander. in,chiet q the order, v. g Hancock,
Gen Stewart Van Yiet, Gen. N. O. Meigs, Gen.:
8 p. Halabird, Gen Charles 81 Mandersof,
Gen. 0. III Poe, Wisconsin; also from the CON-;
manderies Of Massachusetts, BY Charles r.
Goldman. Of Boston; the commandery OF Ohio
by its commander, r. B. Hayes, and from the.
commandery Of New York, by it's commander,
Gen. o. IS. Grant -; s 4st45 81 6
Speeches were made by Gen. sanborn, Gen
"a x. Chetlain Of Chicago Hon E. NJ Wilson:
OF Minneapolis, Ex- Gov. Fairchifd Of Wiscsn-
Sin, Capt 2. d. Keyser Of PHILADELPHIA, Cen
- = Thomas Of Chicago, Gen Stephenson Of
4 On the day after Lincoln was 5assassinated.
on the 18th Of April, JIM 1885, the order had is
| origin, when little party Of officers in Wash
ington met 70 talk over the sad event and pass
was resolved TO form m organization
at least the feeling Of loyalty 3 70 tie
government It was founded On tho
same ideas as related to the war Of the rebel
revolution Starting then, it has gradual
~ Increased until now there are COM
manderies in Massachusetts, New York,
Fennsylvania4 Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Wis.,
consin, Minnesota, California, and the Dis
trict Of Columbus and is membership
Is now upward il four thousand There
are three classes Of membership, namely, ex.
Officers Of the army and navy, Oldest soma Of
officers and prominent civilians, the latter be-
ing admitted in the ratio Of one for every
thirty three Of membership in each command
cry Recently step has been taken 70 per-
pet9ae the order, z provision having Been
made whereby the oldest SONS Of the daugh-
ters OF any officers may become membera
General good fellowship is one ) Of its
objects, and badges, different for the yar-
ious classes Of members are worn, The sight OF
one Of which u o passport to the unbonndedi
hospitality Of the brotherhood The order;
embraces nearly all Of the prominent oficsrs
81 the Union army, and though the list sof
scommanderies Is 80 limited, there are mem
bers In nearly every atate Ia the Union who
have become members ia states whore conn
manderies exist II is expected and efforts
are now being made to organize commander
lee In Kansas and lows II Ri
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