Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-12-20
THE LOYAL LTGT0N.
The New Indiana Commandry Organized
The Veterans in Attendance.

The Veterans in Attendance.
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 19.-The morning
trains from Cincinnati, Cleveland anc
Columbus brought many Loyal Legion
veterans to attend the banquet tonight
Colonel William Cassius GOodlow, o.
Kentucky, is among the arrivals. Senator
Quay, accompanied by Hon. John c. New
General Williams and Colonel Bertor
drove out to General Harrison's residence
this morning, arriving about II o'clock
General Harrison anticipated the arrival
of his distinguished visitors, and came out
in the hallway as they We're announced
Here he was introduced by Colonel New to
Chairman Quay. The famous man OF
silence cordially grasped hands, and Gen
cral Harrison, welcoming the senator, led
the way TO his library, accompanied by
Colonel New, General Williams and Gen
eral Britton. After half hours general
conversation Nessrs. Williams and Brit
ton concluded their call, leaving Chairman
Quay and Colonel New closeted with the
president-elect. MIR Quay was the gen
erals guest at lunch. Shortly after :!
O'Clock the Pennsylvania senator return ed
TO his hotel and will leave for Washing
ton this evening.
General Harrison practically gave the
entire day up to receiving visitors. He
did manage. however, to put in a couple
of hours work in his library this morning
prior to 10 o'clock No sooner had he
concluded his talk with Senator Quay,
after lunch, than the Loyal Legion visitors
began to pour in upon him. The veterans
gave the entire afternoon up to social en-
lOyment. The weather was delightful.
AT noon the $50 visiting members of the
Loyal Legion congregated at the Bates
house. When Commander-in-Ch Hayes
appea, ed in the lobby of the hotel, con-
siderably grayer than when last here he
was accorded a veritable ovation by his
comrades, who pressed around him and
shook hands with great cOrdiality. Ii took
General Hays half an hour to get through
the crowd and up the stairs to the ordi-
nary, where at o'clock the Loyal Legion
formally begun their exercises, which,
however, only lasted a few moments. and
an adjournment was made until 6 o'clock.
The guests were now in the hands of the
Beventy-five charter members of the new
Indiana commandry, and before the Bates
house stood a tally-ho coach and a long
string OF, carriages, into which the veterans
scrambled and were driven over the city in
regal style.
About 3 o'clock they began calling in
squads upon General and Mrs Harrison,
and their spacious parlorS were crowded
upon General Harrison was eX-President
Hayes, accompaniedsby his sons Webb and
rutherford. They received ii very hearty
welcome from General Harrison Mean
while scores of the Newcomers were b>ing
introduced to General and Mrs Harrison
and the general invited the eX-president to
remain with them and receive the veterans,
which he did for an hour or more.
Among few of distinguished soldiers
who were conspicuous nthe Harrison par
Tors were General J. l.. Fullerton, General
John Noble, General Lew Wallace. Gen
eral Byron r. Price, Colonel r. c. Korens.
Colonel James Home, Governor Thomas
Fletcher, Colonel George ID. Reynolds.
General John McNeal, Judge A J. Seav,
Colonel ID. Pat Dyer, Colonel W. r.
Hodges, Colonel Nelson Cole, General
Powell, of Illinois, and Ex-Governor
Smith, of Kansas.
Mrs. Mckee, assisted by Miss Miller. the
daughter of W. H. II. Miller, served ten
and coffee to the gentlemen at a table in
the back parlor. There was no speech
making. The reception was of the most
informal character. Every body chatted
and General Harrison frequently moved
moved about the parlors or went into the
hall to greet new arrivals. At ) O'Clock
the visitors hau nearly all departed to be
present at the meeting of the LOYAL l.e-
Eion at p. m. to participate in the organ
'zation OF the Indiana commandry.
AT half past o'clock the charter mem
bers of the new Indiana commandrv met
at the Bates house, and with Commander
ln-Chief Hayes presiding the new comman-
dry was duly created and organized. Gen
eral Benjamin Harrison was among the
members present and participated in the
formation of the commandrv The meet
ing was purely Of business character and
private. General Harrison took no active
part in the proceedings, which were brief
W hen the president-eleCt entered the room
where the meeting was in progress every
man arose and the general was accorded a
hearty greeting.
The meeting adjourned at o'clock and
and General Harrison, after shaking hands
and talking with great many comrades.
returned home
THE BANQUET.
The banquet rendered the visiting mem
bers of the Loyal Legion ut the Bates
house tonight by the newly created Indiana
rommandery was one OF the most Success
full entertainments ever given in Indiana
General Lew Wallace presided as toast
master OF the occasion. To his right sat
eX-Presldent Hayes, TO his left Colonel W
II. Howe, commander OF the Loval Legion
OF Missouri.
General Lew Wallace delivered the
opening address OF welcome, in which he
referred humorously to the "Hoosier,' as
being a factor IN retsrding the progress of
Indiana in former years. Ex-President
Hayes reviewed the history OF the Loval | q
gion, and continuing said: 1t is not and
aud will not be a political organization
The Loyal Legion is essentially organ
lied for expressions OF our com
rad,ship in sacred war Our
honored companion who is so largely AZ
this time, in this place, in all our thoughts,
in his terse and emphatic way. gives the
whole peth of the question. Said General
Harrison: Politics cannot break the bond
of comradeship." In this the general
made no mistake The links that mite
us were welded when we stood together
rs comrades on holy ground battling for
eternal right. Where is the holy
ground? II anywhere. it is
where man freely dies for his
fellow men. That sublime privilege was
the crown of Lincoln's fame and we OF the
Loyal Legion and our comrades Of the
Grand Army can reverently thank GOD