St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-04-26
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Minnesota Commandery Will

Minnesota Commandery Will
Elect officers Next Wednesday
Evening-The Anniversary.
The Minnesota Commandery, Loyal
Legion of the United States, will hold a
meeting in the parlors of the Hotel
Ryan, on Wednesday evening, May 2,
at s o'clock. This gathering will be OF
more than usual interest, as officers for
the ensuing year will be elected, and
other business of Importance trans
acted The following applications for
membership will be voted upon:
Capt. Lloyd Wheaton, Camp Poplar
River, Mont; Capt. Mons Grinager.
Minneapolis; Capt. Robert Pratt, Min
neapolis; Capt. AdOniram Judson Mer-
ritz st. Paul; DIR. William Richeson, st.
Paul; Lieut.. James Whiting LuSk, st.
Paul.
A paper will be read by Col. Reuben
C. Benton, U. S. ", entitled: "From
Yorktown to Williamsburg"
Minnesota commandery has received
an invitation from Michigan command
cry to attend it's third annual banquet at
Wednesday evening, May 2, but few
will be able to accept.
In observance of the third annivers-
airy of its organizatio on, Minnesota COM
mandery has decided to tender reeep-
ton and supper to the ladies and fam
lilies of members, and officers of
the army and navy, at the
Ryan. on Wednesday evening,
June 6, and extensive preparations
will be made to furnish most delight
full evening. To prevent confusion the
stated meeting will be held in the Ryan
in the afternoon at O'Clock, when the
officers elected at the coming meeting
will be installed and new members bal
loted for. Capt. Henry A. Castle, Capt.
r. F. Bates, U. s. A.; Capt. William
McCrory, Lieut.. w. II. Dixon and Maj.
G.. @. White have been appointeda COM
mttee on arrangements for the recep-
ton.
The State Historical society has
passed a resolution Offering the COM
mandery a place to deposit its books,
relics, papers, etc., to be known as the
Loyal Legion Collection and Col.
Hans MattsOn, Col. James Gilfillan and
Gen. Edwin G. Mason, all of st. Paul,
have been appointed a library COM
mittee.
The following gentlemen have made
HulHeIOuo oOHdtioiIS W WV Ilpidi
Lieut.. c. K. Davis, Chaplain E. b.
Nell, D. D.; Maj. j. o. Pierce, Bvt.
Maj. William III. Hodgkins, Massachu-
sets commandery; Gen. Chandler p.
Chapman, adjutant general, Wisconsin;
Capt. Henry A. Castle; Michigan State
commandery, and others.
At a previous meeting resolution
was passed that committee of five he
appointed to nominate officers for the
ensuing year to be voted upon at the
meeting next Wednesday evening. The
committee has prepared the following
ticket: Commander, Bvt. Maj. Gen.
Henry H. Sibley, .. S. v, st. Paul;
senior vice-commander, Col. James Gill
fllan. U. S. ", chief justice supreme
court, st. Paul; junior vice-commander
Lient. Col. Reuben G. Benton, u. S. ".
Minneapolis; recorder, Bvt. Maj. Geo
@. White, q. S. A., retired, st. Paul:
registrar, Capt. William Lochren, U. S.
", Judge district court, Minneapolis;
treasurer, Lieut.. Albert Scheffer, U. S.
v, ST. Paul; chancellor, Lieut.. Robert
f. Bates, Eighteenth United States in
family, A. d. e. to commanding gen
eral department of Dakota; chaplain,
Chaplain Edward ID. Neill, ID. D.;
Council, Capt. Henry A. Castle, T. S.
", st. Paul; Capt. Loren w. Collins,
U. S. ", associate justice supreme
court, St. Cloud, Mimi; Bvt. Brig. Gen.
Edwin G. Mason, colonel Third u. s..
infantry, Fort Smelling, Mimi; Bvt
Lieut.. Col. Thomas c. Sullivan, u. S.
A., chief eOmmissary department of
Dakota, st. Paul; Capt. Samuel P.
Snider, u. S. V.