The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-06-11
THE LOYAL LEGION:
The Minnesota Commandery Organized
with Fitting Ceremonies.

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 commander chief,
with good number of visitors, prominent Off
GERS during the war, and as a rule more 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 elabo-
nte regalia in the national colors, worn
around the neck The members elected were
the following:
Capt. Edward Sihontcn, late Fourth U. s,
infantry; Col and Brit 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-
termaster, U. s. volunteers; Lieut. Cushman
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. H. NJ. Blaisdell,
Twelfth y; S: colqred artillery; Brit: Maj:
Maj. Frederick Won Baumbach, Thirty fifth
Gentry, Twenty-fifth U. S. infantry; Capt
Chester G. Higboe, Twelfth Wisconsin; Capt
D. M. Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry;
Maj. J: H. Murphy surgeon Eighth Mime;
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
of CANINE pion Rrt Moi Gor, p ~ Tobpoo,,
U. s. A. Gen. II. H. Sibley, Gen. $. 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
election to membership the following officers
the ensuing year:
Commander, Brit: Maj: Gen. John B. San
born, U. s. v. senior vice commander, Brit
Brig. L. F. Hubbard, u s. Junior vice com
mander, Brit. Brig: Gen. J. W Bishop, U. $. v. j.;
recorder, Brit Maj George Q White, U. S A.;
treasurer, Lieut. Albert Scheffer, U. S, ";
chancellor, Maj. G. W. Baird, U. s. A. chap
lain, Edward D. Neill, U. S. v: council.
Brit. Maj. Gen. r. w. johnson, u. s. A. !;
Brit. Brig. Gen. S. P. Jennson, U. S. "; Brit.
Col. Charles Bentzoni, U. S. A.. Maj Charles
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
tors and kilograms were read from the CON-
mander- 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,
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. U. S. Grant.
Speeches were made by Gen. sanborn, Gen.
Of Minneapolis, Ex- Gov. Fairchild of Wiscon-
sin, Capt p. D. Keyser Of Philadelphia, Gen.
II: H. Thomas Of Chicago, Gen Stephenson of
ILL.,, etc.
On the day after Lincoln was assassinatod,
on the 18th Of April, in 1865, the order had its
origin, when little party of officers in Wash
ington met to talk over the sad event and pass
appropriate resolutions. Then and there it
was resolved to form an organization
that should perpetuate, if nothing else,
at least the feeling of loyalty to tho
government 1t was founded on the
Same ideas as related to the war Of the rebel
revolution. Starting then, it has gradual
ly increased until now there are COM
manderies in Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Wis
consin, Minnesota, California, and the Dis-
trict of Columbia, and it's membershjp
are three classes of membership, namely, OK
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 q step has been taken to per-
petuate, tho order, a provision having been
noo 1a puhorahv tho 0l6oaf IF tho Hanph
ters of any officers may become members.
General good fellowship is one of its
objects, and badges, different for the var
ious classes of members are worn, the sight of
one of which 10 passport to the unbOunded
hospitality of the brotherhood. The order
of the Union army, and though the list OF
Communicates is 80 limited, there are mem
bers in nearly every state in the Union who
have become members in states where CON-
manderies exist. It is expected and efforts
are now being made to organize commander
les in Kansas and Iowa.
ton of Daniel B. Vermilye for divorce
The special conductors train makes the run
from St. Paul to Elroy, 1913 miles, in four
hours fifty-nine minutes, the fastest time
ever made on tie Omaha road
Ova Cook of Rochester has been granted a
pension of $40 per month and back pay amount
ing to over 81 800
Efforts are being made to secure the pardon
of William Otto, sentenced from Stearns coun-
ty for five and a half years, for murder. dc
has eleven months yet to serve.
F. w. Riedcl of Brown Lake, Renville coun-
tv, was killed by being thrown from his wagon
and run over He leaves six motherless chill
dren.
The railroad and warehouse commissioners
have set July and 8 las the dates of confer
ence at Moorhead, with the farmers of that vi
cinity.
The granary, containing grain aud farm
machinery of Frank Quenin, in Glyndon, was
burned recently. Loss, $1,000; uninsured
The printing of the new edition of 'nlustrat
ed Minnesota" issued by the state board OF
immigration, is progressing satisfactorily, and
it will soon be ready for distribution The