The Mineral argus., 1885-06-18

The Minnesota commandsry Organized
with Fitting Ceremonies.

Win Que ceremonies fL' MltlucsOtd Stdte
commandery of tie military order of the Loyal
Legion OF the United states Of which Gen. W.
:. Hancock is president was formally organized
at ST. Paul. The acting commander in chief,
with good number of visitors, prominent Off
GERS during the war, and as a rule more or less
well known in civil life were present
The twenty nine members whose applica-
tons for membership had been favorably con
sidcred were elected in due form AMI vested
with the ribbon of the order, somewhat elabo-
inte rcgalia in the national colors. worn
around the neck. The members elected were
the following:
Capt Edward Simouton, late Fourth L. :
infantry: Col and Brit Brig. Daniel Leasure,
100 Pennsylvania infantry; Col Glover Perm,
assistant surgeon general L. ;. A. Capt
Charles Ki,telson, Tenth Minnesota infantry;
Capt. Edward Corning, captain assistant quar-
terna-ter, L. :. volunteers: Lieut. Cu-lnian
Kellogg Davis, Twenty eighth Wisconsin in
fantry: Ciptah Harvey. Officer First Mnneso-
ia artillery; Capt. John Wander Honck,
Gen. ". Il. Marshall, Seventh Minnesota in
faptry: 1t William II. Dixon, Second L. $.
calored artillery: Lieut.. II. NJ. Blaisdell,
Twelfth I; s colored artillery; Brt Maj.
Maj. Frederick Won Baumbsch, THIRTY nth
Wisconsin infantry: Lieut.. Col William L.
Gentry, Twenty fifth L. = infantry; Capt
Chester 6. Higbce, Twelfth Wisconsin; Capt.
d. NJ Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry:
Mai. J. H. Murphy. surgeon Eighth Mime
sofa infantry; Capt l.. NJ Wilson, First
Minnesota mounted rangers: Col Charles ID.
Kerr sixteenth Illinois infantry: Col. and
Br, Brig. Gen. H. NJ: McIaren, Second Minne-
sofa cavalry: Mr.. Charles =. Gilbert, son of
the late Col. Samuel A. Gilbert: colonel Forty
fourth Ohio infantry: Lieut.. Alfred b. john
son. lieutenant Twenty fifth L. :. infantry, son
of Companion Brt Maj Gen. L. W. johnson,
L. :. A.: Gen. H. II. Sibley, Gen. $. Appleton,
Gen W Smith, Capt. II. A. Castle, W. H.
Brown, Rev. Clay McCauley Capt. j. \. Reed.
All were present except Gov. Hubbard, cx-
Gov. Davis and Maj. Won Baumbach- Alter
election to membership the following officers
of the Minnesota commandcry were elected for
the ensuing year:
born. L. \ ": senior vice commander, Brit
Brig /. +. Hubbard, L. ). v; junior vice com
niander, Brt. lSris Gen. j. W. bishop, 7. ). '. /;
recorder, Brit Mai. George q White. L. ). 4. !;
registrar, Capt q. W. Hackeit, Y: $ ";
treasurer, Lieut. Albert scheffer, Y. $, ";
chancellor. Maj G. W. Baird, L. ). A.; chap
lain. Edward y. Neill. U. :. v: council,
Brit Mai Gen. II. W. johnson, L. ;. A. ;
Brit Brig Gen $. r. Jcnnison, L. ). v: Brit
Col. Charles Bentzoni, L. y A.. Maj Charles
J: Allen, U. $. A.; Capt W. ". Braden' Z. 5.
Alanquet followed at the METROPOLITAN Hotel,
at which the visitors and members elect
enumerated above Gen. Terry, Col Alden md
Capt J. A. Reed, were among the gucset L.
tiers and kilograms were read from The pm-
mander- lin chief of the order, ". 8. Hancoek,
Gen. Joseph H. Hawley Rear Admiral jenkins,
Gen. Stewart Van vliet, Gen. NJ c. Meigs, Gen.
s. p Halabird, Gen. Charles s. Henderson,
Gen q. NJ Poe, Wisconsin,; also from the con-
manderics Of Massachusetts,, by Charles IL
Goldman OF Boston: the oommandery OF Ohio
by its commander, Il B. Hayes, and from tho
commandery of New York, by its commander,
Gen u. 3. 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. +. d. keyser of Philadelphia, Gen
II. II. Thomas of Chicago, Gen Stephenson OF
ILL.,. etc.
On the day after Lincoln was assassnated,
ON the 18th Of April, in 1853 the order had its
| origin when little party Of officers in Wash
ngton met to talk over the sad event and pass
| appropriate resolutions Then and there II
was resolved to form an organization
that should perpetuate, If nothing else,
at least the feeling Of loyalty to the
government II was founded on the
same IDEAS as 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 are com
manderies in Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Illinois. Wis
consin. Minnesota California and the DIS