The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-06-11
THE LOYAL LEQloH.
The 21nnssota commandet1 orrau1xed
With fattin9 Ceremonies.


With due ceremonies tn, Minnesota Stat
commandery of the military order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States Of which Gen. ",
k Hancock is president was formallt organized
ut st Panl The acting COMMANDER iii chief
with good mum Der Of visitors; prominent off:
Gers during the war, and as rule more or less
well known in civil life were present
Tho twenty nine members whose applied
tons for membership had been favorabiy con;
sidered were elected in due form and vested
with the ribbon of the order, somewhat elabo-
rate resalia IN the national colors, worn
around the neck. The members elected were
the following:
Capt Edward Simonton, late Fourth u. s,
100 Pennsylvania infantry; Col. Glover Perrin;
assistant surgeon general U: s.. A.; Capt:
Charles Kittelson, Tenth Minnesota infantry
Capt. Edward Corning, captain assistant quar-
termaster, U. s volunteers; Lieut. Cushman
Kellogg Davis, Twenty eighth Wisconsin in
fantry; Captain Harvey, Officer First Minneso-
t. tart. artillery; Capt John Wander Houckt;;
Gen. W. R Marshall, Seventh Minnesota in:
fantry: 1t William H. Dixon, Second q. S
calored artillery; Lieut. H. NJ. Blaisdell;
Twelfth U: s. colored artillery; Brit Maj.
John 9s Kellihef y. s. army; -, (retiredj
Wisconsin infantry; Lieut. Col William r.
Gentry. Twenty fifth U. s. infantry; Capt
Chester G. Higbee, Twelfth Wisconsin; CAPT.
y. N. Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry;
Maj. }. H Murphy, surgeon Eighth Mime,
sofa infantry; Capt. E. M. Wilson; First
Kerr, Sixteenth Illinois infantry; Col. and
Brit. Brig. Gen. r. NJ. McLaren, Second Mime
sofa cavalry; Mr.. Charles s. Gilbert, son of
the late Col. Samuel A. Gilbert, colonel Forty
fourth Ohio infantry; Lieut. Alfred B. John
son, lieutenant Twenty fifth u s. infantry, son
=. s. A.; Gen. H. H. Sibley; Gen. 5. Appleton;
Gen. W. Smith, Capt H. A. Castle, w. r:
Brown, Rev. Clay McCauley, Capt J. 4. Reed.
All were present except Gov. Hubbard. ex-
Gov: Davis and Maj: Won Baumbach. After
election to membership the following officers
OF the Minnesota commandery were elected for
Commander, Brit Maj. Gen John B. San
born, U s. v. senior vice commander. Brit.
Brig. l. F. Hubbard, u s. v. junior vice com
mander, Brit. Brig: Gen. J. W. Bishop, U. s v ;
recorder, Brit Mai Georges O. White, U. S A. ;
treasurer, Lieut. Albert scheffee, d. s, v;
chancellor, Maj G. W. Baird, U. s. A.; chap
lain, Edward D. Neill. U. S. v: Council.
Brit Maj. Gen. r. W. johnson, u. $. A:
Brit. Brig Gen. S. P. Jonnison, U. S. "; Brit
Col. Charles Bentzoni, U. S. A. Maj Charles
i / A''en' U: s A.; Capt W. W. Braden, U. S.
A banquet followed at the Metropolitan Hotel,
Ut 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 CON-
mander-in- chief of the order, w. S. Hancock,
Gen. Joseph r: Hawley, Rear Admiral Jenkins,
Gen. Stewart Van vliet, Gen. NJ C. Meigs, Gen.
s: P. Halabird, Gen. Charles s. Henderson,
Gen. O. N. Poe, Wisconsin; also from the COM
manderies of Massachusetts, by Charles r.
Goldman OF Boston; the commandery of Ohio
by its commander, Il. B. Hayes, and from the
commandery of New York, by its commander,
Speeches were made by Gen. Sanborn, Gen.
A: L; Chetlain of Chicago, Hon. E. NJ Wilson
OF Minneapolis, Ex- Gov. Fairchild of Wise On
sin, Capt. p. D. Keyser of Philadelphia, Gen.
II; H. Thomas of Chicago, Gen Stephenson of
Ill, etc.
On the day after Lincoln was assassinated.
on the 18th of April, in 1865, the order had its
origin, when q little party of officers in Wash
ington met to talk over tho sad event and pass
appropriate resolutions Then and there it
was resolved to form an organization
that should .perpetuate, if nothing else
government ' ' It Was founded e' on the the
same ideas az related to the war of the rebel
lion as was the order Of the Cincinnati to the
revolution. Starting then, it has gradual
ly increased until now there arc conf
nanderlcs III Massachusetts,, Now York,
PENNSYLVANIA, Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Wis
cousin, Minnesota, California and the Dis
trict of Columbia, and it's membership
is now upward if four thousand. There
are three classes of membership, namely, ex-
officers of the army and navy, Oldest sons Of
officers and prominent civilians, the latter be-
thirty three Of membership in each command
cry. Recently step has been taken to per-
petuato the order, a provision having been
made whereby the oldest sons of the daugh-
ters of any officers may become members.
General good fellowship is ono of it's
objects, and badges, different for the var
ious classes of members arc worn, the sight Of
one of which Is passport to the unboSnded
hospitality Of the brotherhood The order
embraces nearly all Of the prominent officers
of the Union army, and though the list Of
communicates is 10 limited, there are mem
bers in nearly every state in the Union who
have become members in states where COM
manderies exist 1t is expected and efforts
are now being made to organize commander
lee in Kansas and Iowa