Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-02-24

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This order is composed exclusively Of
officers who served in the War of the Re-
bellion and their male heirs. The members
are designated as companions. The Mill
tary Order of the Loyal Legion Of the
United States was instituted in Philadel-
phia, April Is, 1866, the day Abraham Lin
coin died. According to the constitution Of
the order there can be but one commandery
ii each State. At present there are
Is of these, the last one having been
instituted at indianapolis, Ind, last
December. President-elect Harrison was q
member of the Ohio Commandery, but he
was transferred to the Indiana Commandery
as charter member. Ex-President Ruth
erford b. Hayes is Commander in Chief. The
headquarters of the Commandery in Chief are
at No. 139 South Seventh street, Philadelphia,
OF which Colonel John P. Nicholson is Grand
Recorder. He is also recorder Of the Penn
sylvania Commandery. This commandery has
the largest number OF members, having over
fourteen hundred. A roster of the entire
issued. The roster for Pennsylvania issued in
1887. is handsome volume of nearly two hun
dred pages and contains the record of each
member while in the army.
The first one from this vicinity to become a
member was the late General j. b. Sweitzer.
Following him, and in the order Of their cleo
tion, those named below became members:
Richard Coulter Greensburg: John T. Dennis
ton, George b. Edwards, deceased; DR.. James
King, deceased; Charles L. Fitzhugh; Joseph
f. Denniston, A. z. Davis, J. F. Slagle George
Mclaughlin lin, EdSard Jay Allen William Nd Ne
lam g: McCandless, Matthew Stanley
Quay, Beaver, William McCIelland, viii
lam J. Moorhead, James H. -Murdock.
W. Dean, Joseph A. Phillips d. C. Phillips,
Henry II. King, James NJ. Schoonmaker, Jas.
Collord, Alfred Hicks, Leechburg; William r.
Jones. Braddocki J. e; Schwartz, David M.
Howe Childs, Henry s. Sweitzer, Samuel Bell,
Jr.
Messrs. Childs, sweitzer and Bell derive their
membership through their fathers.
Colonel James Il. Childs was killed at An
tietam September IL, 1862, before the organiza-
tion of the order. The son derives his member
ship from the service of his father. Mr.,
Sweitzer is member, succeeding to his father,
as well as on account of the latter's service.
Mr.. Bell is member OF the second class, his
father being aliye. In addition to the forego-
ing are Harry ID. Campbell, of the California
Commandery; Fl. b. DuBarry, of the Pennsyl-
vania Company of the Ohio Commandery and
George w. Mckee, Commandanr of the Allie
gheny Arsenal, of the New York Commandery
John H. Shoenberger, formerly of this city,now
of New York, is member of the third class, q
kind of honorary membership, permissible
under the rules.
The members resident in this vicinity held
their first social at the Duquesne Hotel on Fri
day evening last, Washington's Birthday.
Covers were laid for q Judge Slagle acted as
postmaster at the banquet, which was very
ENJOYABLE affair, consisting of short addresses,
old army songs and war "reminiscences.
The Banquet Committee consisted of Edward
]. Allen, Chairman; James Collord, John Il.
Denniston, William G. McCandless and James
M. Schoonmaker. The officers OF the local
association are ]. F. Slagle, President: William
X. Jones, Vice President and William Nc
Clelland. Secretary. The next meeting will be
held the closing part of next April.