Omaha daily bee., 1888-06-10

Loyal egiO lnSta .iatiOn.
Thursdays BEE contained the following &C
count of the Lol a Legion Installation. The
new officers of the Nebraska command
airy Of the Loyal Legion were installed
at a meeting at the Willard last night, and
after the exercises the members adjourned to
the dining room to eat, drink and make
merry, which they did with soldierly zeal.
General Brooke, u. s. A, was an honored
guest, and the other visitors were Lieutenant
Kinzie and Captain Simpson of Fort Omaha,
Charles Burmeistcr and Revel France of the
city. The members of the order from out of
the city were Major Franklin, Lieutenants
West and Dudley and William Kelley, all of
Lincoln; Captain Humphrey of Pawnee
and Lieutenant Wilson of Nebraska City.
Captain Humphrey, the new commander,
presided at the banquet, and in opening the
subsequent proceedings said he felt like
the prisoner who asked the court to con
slider the youth of his attorney and be lenient.
General Dennis read an interesting paper
giving personal recollections of the march of
the Sixth. Massachusetts through the streets
of Baltimore. The general was given a vote
of thanks, and his paper was ordered printed.
Commander Humphrey paid "A brief but an
eloquent and tender tribute To General Sher-
idan, and called on Major Clarkson for a re-
sponse. With a few preparatory remarks, al
ternately witty and pathetic, the major re-
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was roundly applauded.
The proceedings for the remainder of the
evening were entirely impromptu. Speeches,
songs and repartee followed in quick success
sion, and the merry makers had only such Il
reunion as old army comrades can have.
- His Hea.h Claim Disallowed.
An important fraternity benevolent insur
an &c decision was given in the superior court
of Cook county, Illinois, recently, says a
writer in the Western Workman, A mem
Der of .Etna lodge, No. l59, Illinois, died
March /, 1885. Al assessment was called
February /. He became sick on the 81 and
died on the 3lst, without having paid his as
sessment. His family did not know of his
membership in the order until after his death.
Later, a member of his family paid his ar
rearages, concealing his death from the
|fnancier. At the next meeting
of the lodge the death of this member
was announced. The lodge voted to rein
state the old man. The lodge caused the
regular form of proof of death to be made
out and it was signed by the proper officers,
A little later the q. M, w. visited the lodge
and Informed them that the certificate could
not be paid as the reinstatement was con-
trary to the laws of the order. Owing TO the
unfortunate circumstances the q. M. w. sug-
gested that a circular addressed 10 the lodges
would no doubt produce the amount or the
certificate. The father OF the deceased said
they were no paupers and would not receive
money in that way. The G. M. w was sus-
tanned in his action by the Judiciary commit
tee and the grand lodge. The Superior court
OF Cook county instructed the jury as a mat
ter OF lawthat the non-payment of the assess
ment OF this member by IL o'clock, midnight,
OF March -, 1885, by the laws of the order
forfeited all his rights under his certificate
from that time, Notwithstanding his sickness
and that the certificate could only be re-
newed as provided by the order.