River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-06-11
THE LOYAL LEGION.
The Minnesota Commandery Organized
with Fitting Ceremonies.


with Fitting Ceremonies.
With due ceremonies tho 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 commander in chief,
with good number of visitors, prominent Off
GERS during the war, and as rule more or less
well known in civil life were present
The twenty nine members whose applica-
tions for membership had been fayorably con
sidered were elected in due form aud vested
with the ribbon of the order, a somewhat eiabo-
rate regalia in the national colors, worn
around the neck. The members elected were
the following:
Capt Edward Simonton, late Fourth q. S.
infantry; Col. and Brit Brig. Daniel Leasure,
100 Pennsylvania infantry; Col Glover Perrin,
assistant surgeon general U. ). 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 Mnneso-
ia artillery; Capt John Wander Houck,
Veteran Reserve corps; Col. and Brit Brig.
Gen. w. r. Marshall, Seventh Minnesota in
fantry Lit William II. Dixon, Second u s.
calored artillery; Lieut. II. NJ Blaisdel,
Twelfth U. S. colored artillery; Brit Maj.
John Kelliher, U. S. army (retredl;
Maj. Frederick Won Baumbach, Thirty fifth
Wisconsin infantry; Lieut. Col William I.
Gentry, Twenty fifth U. S infantry; Capt
Chester G. Higbee, Twelfth Wisconsin; Capt
D. NJ Gilmore, Third Pennsylvania cavalry;
Maj. 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
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-tifth U. S infantry, son
of Companion Brit Mai. Gen. r. W. Johnson,
.. S. A. Gen. II. II. Sbley, Gen. 5. 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
of the Minnesota commandery were elected for
the ensuing year;
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 Maj. George @. White, u S. A.;
registrar Capt c. w. Hackett, U. s. VI
treasurer, Lieut. Albert Schetfer, .. s, v;
chancellor, Maj G. w. Baird, U. S A; chap
lain, Edward D. Neill, u. S. v; council,
Brit Maj. Gen. 4. w. johnson, .. 5. A;
Brit Brig. Gen S. P Jennison, U. S. v; Brit
Col. Charles Bentzoni, 7 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
ters and kilograms were read from the COM
mander-in- chief of the order, W. 5. Hancock,
Gen. Joseph r. Hawley, Rear Admiral Jenkins,
Gen. Stewart Van Vliet, Gen. M G. Meigs, Gen.
S r. Haabird, Gen. Charles S. Henderson,
Gen O. NJ 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
commandery of New York, by its commander
Gen. u. s. Grant
A X. Chetlain of Chicago, Hon. f. M. Wilson
of Minneapolis, Elk Gov. Fairehild of Wise on
sin, Capt z. d. Keyser of Philadelphia, Gen.
H. 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 a little party of officers in Wash
ington met to talk over the sad event and pass
appropriate resolutions Then and there 1t
was resolved to form an organization
that should perpetuate, if nothing else
at least the feeling of loyalty to the
government 1t 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
lnanderies in Massachusetts, New York,
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 sonsp 81
officers and prominent civilians, the latter be
ing admitted in the ratio of one Tor every
thirty three of membership in each command
ery. Recently a step has been taken to per
petuate the order, provision having Deeh
made whereby the oldest sons of the daugh-
ters of any officers may become members.
General good fellowship Is one of It's
Ia 4r..v oraf ts.s a p
ious classes of members are worn, the sight OF
ono OF which is passport to the unbounded
hospitality Of the brotherhood The order
embraces nearly all of the prominent oihccfs
of the Union army, and though the INST d
communicates is so limited, there are mem
hars in nearly every state in the Union who
have become members in states where com
manderes exist II Is expected and efforts
are now being made to organize commander
les III Kansas and Iowa
At ST Paul, Judge Simons denies the pet
ton of Daniel b Vermilye for divorce
The special conductors train makes the run
from st Paul to Elroy, l9S miles, in four
hours fifty-nine minutes, the fastest tlme
ever made ON the Omaha road
Oya Cook of Rochester has been granted a
pension of sl0per 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 he
has eleven months yet to serve
r. W. Riedel Of Brown Lake, Renville coun-
tv. was killed by being thrown from his wagon
and run over He leaves six motherle5s chill
dren
The railroad and warehouse commissioners
have set July and as the dates of a confer
ence at Moorhead, with the farmers OF that Vi
entity.
Tie gfanary, containing grain aud farm
machinery Of Frank Quenin, in Glyndon, was
burned recently Loss, $1,000; uninsured
The June term Of the United States circuit
court opens on Monday, June Is, Judge Brew
er viii arrive on the preceding Saturday and
will Sit during the greater portion OF me ses-
sion both he ard Judge Nelson holding court
Apparently, from the reports received, the
growing crops throughout Minnesota have re
coyed no check, and are ali advancing HngiJ
with some Few local exceptions. Inc eouii-
era part Of the state has been visited by heavy
rains and these have helped vegetation great
~ In some places, however, the rams nave
been little too severe.
On April 80 last the wife Of Hans Rollie en-
tered school while in session in the town o.
Erickson, Renville county, armed with large
stick with which she threatened ana irlFn'eie's
come OF the pupils. TIE little daughter OF
Galricl S Osmun ds0n, aged seven wears
screamed with sudden fright as a blow from
the stick struck TIA, seat IN front OF hef, anu
two or three DAVIS after -he became insane, ~
Is believed, permanently. There u no uou's
IN the minds or her attending Phy7Icia.iEs Ia
her insanity was caused by the act mentloned
Tho woman is now being prosecutor Ior .ll9-
turbing the school and suit for heavy daIi-
ages Will be the next step.