The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-06-11
THE LOYAL LEGION,
The Minnesota Commandery Organized
with Fitting Ceremonies.


With due ceremonies thu 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 ii-c 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-
sidered were elected in due form and vested
with the ribbon of the order, somewhat elabo1
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. s., A.: Capt,
Charles Kittelson, Tenth Minnesota infantry;
Capt. Edward Corning, captain assistant quar-
termaster. U. s. volunteers; Lieut. Cusls;iIian
Kellogg Davis, Twenty eighth Wisconsin in.
fantry Captain Harvey, Officer First Minnese-
ia artillery; Capt John Wander Hoiioh,
Veteran Reserve corps; Col and Brit Brig.
Gen. W. r Marshall, Seventh Minnesota n
iai'ry' LII '. ..n.n. H. Dixon, Second U. s
sso1e ed, artillery; Lieut. 4 NJ B, BaisdelI,
John l'n ksllhef; ' 1. 3. srhft; rstirsdl'I
Maj. Frederick Won Baumbach, Thirty fifth
Wisconsin infantry; Lieut. Col William T.
Gentry, Twenty snh,. Z. 9. infantry; Capt
Chester G. Higbee, Twelfth Wisconsin; Capt.
s s nlan Mp esp 'nEs'qaa E Wss h Ps
Minnesota mounted rangers; Col Charles q,
Kerr, Sixteenth Illinois infantry; Col. and
Brit Brig. Gen. R. M McLaren, Second Mime
sofa cavalry; Mr. Charles s. Gilbert, son of
fourth Ohio infantry; Lieut.. Alfred B. john
son. lieutenant Twenty fifth U. s. infantry, son
of Companion Brit Maj. Gen. R. W. Johnson,
U S. A; Gen. H. H. Sibley, Gen. s. Appleton,
Gen. w: Smith, Capt f. A Castle, W. r.
Brown, Rev. Clay McCauley, Capt J. A Reed.
All were present except Gov. Hubbard, ex-
Gov Davis and Mai. Won Baumbach. After
election to membership the following officers
Of the Minnesota commandery were elected for
NC Commander erlss se" Brt Mai Gen John b. SAN
born, U. S. "; senior vice commander, Brit
Brig L. F. Hubbard, U. $. v.;junior vice com
mander Brit Brig Gen. J. W. Bishop, U. s. V. !;
recorder, Brit Maj. George @. White, o. S. A.;
registrar, Capt c. w. Hackett, y: s. ";
chancellor, Maj G. W. Baird, y. S. A; chap
lain, Edward D. Neill, U. S. "; council,
/ Brit Mai. Gen. r. w. johnson, U. s. A. !;
Brit Brig. Gen. S. p Jennison 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
ters and kilograms were read from the COM
mander- chief of the order, w. S. Hancock,
Gen. Joseph R. Hawley, Rear Admiral Jenkins,
Gen, Stewart tsn cyliet, Gen. M. c. Meigs, Gen.
| s. r Halabird, Gen. Charles s. Henderson,
Gen. O. M Poe, Wisconsin; also from the com
manderies of Massachusetts,, by Charles Il.
Goldman Of Boston: the commandery of Ohio
| INV;
commandery of New York, by its commander,
| Gen. U. s. Grant
Speeches were made by Gen. Sanborn, Gen.
A. K. Chetlain of Chicago, Hon. E. M; Wilson
of Minneapolis, Elk Gov. Fairchild of Wlscon-
sin, Capt p D. Keyser of Philadelphia, Gen.
H. H. Thomas of Chicago, Gen Stephenson of
ILL.,, etc.
On the day after Lincoln was assassinated,
on tho 18th of April, in 1865, the order had its
origin, when little party of officers in Wash
appropriate resolutions Then and there it
that should perpetuate, if nothing else
at least the feeling of loyalty to the
government 1t 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 conf
manderies in Massachusetts, New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio. Michigan, Illinois, Wis
cOnSln, Minnesota, CALIFORNIA, anu TIC Cie-
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 step has been taken to per-
| peuate the order, provision having been
made whereby the Oldest sons of the daugh-
tiers of any officers may become members.
/ ell, - 30 Of re
objects, and badges, different for the var
ious classes of members are worn, the sight OF
| one Of which ls passport to the unbounded
hospitality of the brotherhood The order
embraces nearly all of the prominent officers
| of the Union army, and though the list o;
Communicates is 90 limited, there are mem
bers in nearly every state in the Union who
have become members in states whore COM
manderies exist It is expected and efforts
are now being made to organize commander
les in Kansas and Iowa.
At St Paul, Judge Simons denies the peti-
ton of Daniel B. Vermilye for divorce.
The special conductors train makes the run
from St Paul to Elroy, 1913 miles, in foul
hours fifty-nine minutes, the fastest time
ever made on the Omaha road
Ova Cook of Rochester has been granted {
pension of SO per month and back pay amount
| ing to over vi ,0UU
Efforts are being made to secure the pardon
of William Otto sentenced from Stearns coun-
ty for five and a half years, for murder HI
has eleven months yet to serve.
f. W. Riedel of Brown Lake, Renville coun
ty, was killed by being thrown from his wager
and run over He leaves six mOtherless chill
dren.
The railroad and warehouse commissioner
have set July and s as 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, wal
burned recently Loss, u GOO; uninsured.
The printing Of the new edition Of "nlustrat
ed Minnesota" issued by the state board O
immigration, 10 progressing satisfactorily, an,
il will soon be ready. for distribution The
Norwegian edition is completed, with the ex
,.as1<;cs, - Thu hiudiuC and will hn ready fn