New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-06-10
THE LOYAL LEGION.
The Minnesota Conmandery Organized |
with Fitting Ceremonies.

With due ceremonies the Minnesota State
commandery of the military order of the Loyal
Legion of the United States of which Gen. W.
s. Hancock is president was formally organized
at St Paul. The acting conmander-in in chief.
with good numb Der Of visitors prominent off,
GERS during the war, and as rule moro or less
we'll known in civil life were present
The twenty nine members whose applica-
tons for membership had been favorably con-
sidered were elected in due form and vested
with the ribbon Of the order, somewhat eabo-
lAte regala in the national colors, worn
around the neck. The members elected were
the following:
Capt Edward Simonton, late Fourth u. s.
infantry; Col and BIT, Brig. Daniel Leasure,
100 Pennsylvania infantry; Col. Glover Perrin,
assistant surgeon general U. S. A.; Capt
Charles Kittelson, Tenth Minnesota infantry
Capt Edward Corning, captain assistant quar-
Kellogg Davis, Twenty eighth Wisconsin in
fantry; Captain Harvey, Officer First Minneso-
ia artillery; Capt John Wander Houck,
Veteran Reserve corps; Col. and Brit. Brig
Gen. W. r. Marshall, Seventh Minnesota in
fantry: 1t William H. Dixon, Second u s.
calored artillery; Lieut. +. NJ Blaisdell,
John Kelliher, U. s. army, (retiredj !;
Maj. Frederick Won Bau1nbach, Thirty fifth
Wisconsin infantry; Lieut. Col William T.
Gentry, Tweaty-ffth u S. infantry; Capt
Chester G. HigSee, Twelfth Wisconsin; Capt
D. NJ. Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry !;
sofa infantry; Capt =. n Wilson, First
Minnesota mounted rangers; Col Charles d.
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 l1entanant Twenty f;ft1, TT g infon+rv con
Of Companion Brit Maj Gen. 3. W. Johnson,
U. S. A.; Gen. H. H. Sibley, Gen. s. Appleton,
Gen. W. Smith, Capt. H. A. Castle, W. r.
Brown, Rev. Clay McCauley, Capt J. A. Reed
All were present except Gov. Hubbard, ex-
Gov Davis and Maj. Won Baumbach. After
of the Minnesota commandery were elected for
Commander, Brit. Maj. Gen. John B. San
born, 2. S. v; senior vice commander, Brit
Brig. L. +. Hubbard, U. S "; Junior vice COM
m naanagr B Rt R Ms Gen J. v BsAep
registrar, Capt c. w. Hackett, U. S. v;
treasurer, Lieut. Albert Scheffer, u. S, ":
chancellor, Maj. G. w. Baird, U. S. A.; chap
lain, Edward D. Neill. U. s. "; council.
Brit Maj. Gen. r. w. Johnson, u. S. A.
Brit Brig. Gen. S. P. Jennison, U. S. "; Brit,
J. Allen, U. S. A.. Capt. w. W. Braden, U. S.
A banquet followed at the Metropolitan Hotel,
at which the visitors and members-elect
enumerated above Gen. Terry, Col. Alden and
Capt J. A. Reed, were among the guests. Let
tiers and kilograms were read from the COM
mander-in-chief of the order, w. S. Hancock,
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, Rear Admiral Jenkins,
Gen. Stewart Van Vliet, Gen. NJ @. Meigs, Gen.
s. P. Halabird, Gen. Charles S. Henderson,
Gen. 0. M. Poe, Wisconsin; also from the com
manderies of Massachusetts,, by Charles R.
Goldman of Boston; the commandery of Ohio
by its commander, r. B. Hayes, and from the
commanderyo of New York, by it's commander,
Gen. q. S. Grant.
Speeches were made by Gen. Sanborn, Gen.
A: K. Chetlain of Chicago, Hon. e. NJ Wilson
OF Minneapolis, Ex- Gov. Fairchild of Wiscsn-
sin, Capt. P. D. Keyser of Philadelphia, Gen
T.; b. 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 a little party Of officers in Wash
ington met to talk over the sad event and pass
appropriate resolutions Then and there il
was resolved to form an organization
at least the feeling of loyalty. TO the
government. It was founded on the
same ideas as related to the war of the rebel
lion as was the order of the Cincinnati to tbs
revolution Starting then, it has gradual
~ increased until now there are com
1AltllOO11cS III MdSSICuuStltS, NOW 1Otk,
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Wis.
consin, 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.
ing admitted in the ratio of one for every
| thirty three of membership in each command
cry. Recently a step has been taken to per.
| petuate the order, . provision having beer
ters Of any officers may become members
General good fellowship is one of it
objects, and badges, different for the var
ious classes of members are worn, tho sight o
one Of which 10 Q passport to the unboundeo
/ hospitality of the brotherhood The orde
! Of the Union army, and though the list o
commentaries is SO limited, there are mem