St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-09
Banquet Of the Minnesota
Commandery of the Loyal
Legion.
Afterwards War Stories Are
Recounted by the Old
Soldiers.
DR.. Tiffany Elected a Com
panion for Patriotic
Services.
Judge Egan's "reminiscences
of st. Paul and the Junior
Pioneers.

Lie MtIiiltSOtd COllllHduucTy VI Gilo
Loyal Legion met at the Ryan last
evening in what was probably one of
the most enjoyable meetings in the his
tory of the commandery. After dispos-
ing of the usual banquet business
session was held, at which the following
election took place:
First class, Capt. Thomas Henry Pressnell
First battalion Minnesota infantry, u. W.;
Capt. Don Alonzo Dodge, One Hundred and
Forty-Sixth New York infantry, U. S. v;
Capt. William Frisbie. Eighth New York cav
airy, q. S. Y. Third class, Rev. Otis Henry
Tiffany, D. D. LII. D.
OF DR.. Tiffany, who is the pastor of
the Hennepin Avenue M: b. church,
Minneapolis, Secretary White said:
class in the Loyal Legion of the United
States at the meeting of the Minnesota
commandery held last evening as "a
gentleman in civil life who, during the
Rebellion, was especially distinguished
TOR conspicuous and constant loyalty to
the national government, and who was
active and eminent in maintaining tn e
supremacy of the same His election isa
very proper recognition of distinguished
patriotic services during the war.
He devoted himself at his own expense
for many months TO making public adj
dresses in several of the Northwestern
states, particularly Illinois, Iowa.
Wisconsin and Missouri, rousing
the people to the support of
the government, and was so sue
ceSSful in stimulating enlistmentS that
he was offered a military commission by
Gov. Yates, of Illinois. He was vice
president OF the Northwestern Sanitary
commission. and in this capacity rem
dered valuable services in looking after
the comfort of the sick and wounded
soldiers in the hospitals at Cairo and
other places in Illinois and Missouri.
The establishment and endowment of
schools for soldiers orphans was largely
due to DR.. Tiffany'S efforts, for which
he received the personal thanks OF
Gems. Grant and Sherman. When Pres
ident Lincoln's remains were brought
from Washington to their last resting
place in Springfield, Dr.. Tiffany, then
in Chicago, was made chairman of the
committee of 100 TO receive, care for and
accompany them, an ppointment which
showed tine esteem in which he was
held and his prominence in the COM
munity.
War Impressions.
The paper of the evening was read by
Lieut.. l.. M. Woodruff, of the signal
service bureau, and was fine effort
and thoroughly appreciated by the COM
panionS present.
Intense indeed,' said Lieut.. Wood
ruff, Unjust be the feeling, and profound
the popular agitation that would make
a lasting. lifelong impression upon a
twelve-year-old schoolboy and turn
him aside from play to become thought
full over current events, and to make
him take unwonted and unusual interest
in public affairs. Or perhaps it was the
close association with men personally
engaged in those affairs, and who knew
that great political and national
crisis was at hand. that made him
serious, and think of his surroundings,
and compare these events with what he
was reading at school in his Caesar, in
Livy and in Homer. Certain it was that
the matters he heard discussed and
talked about at every meal, or para
graphs read from the daily papers,
found Judgment never to be displaced
from his mind" With this pleasing
introduction Lieut.. Woodruff narrated
his experiences in Washington during
the period of the civil war, his father
then being in the engineer corps of the
regular army. He narrated many
amusing stories of the period, illustraI-
ing the feelings of the people who had
long resided in that city and become
impregnated with strong Southern
feeling.
"The ladies'" he said. "classed all
Northern men as 'nigger-loving aboli-
tionists;;' the gentlemen were usually
more guarded in their speech and ac-
tons, but enough was remarked to show
that they possessed means of obtaining
intelligence of movements and sue
cesses of the Southern troops hours be-,
fore it was known by the general pub
lie, and sometimes even before the au
thOritieS themselves"
The paper graphically described
many of the prominent Union leaders
as they appeared to youth during the
nations struggle. The essay was an
admirable effort, interesting to any one
acquainted with the stirring days of '61
to '64. and especially SO to the old sol
diers and military men who belong to
the Loyal Legion.
After deciding to hold the next meet
ing in Minneapolis the session adj.
journed.