St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-11-11
A GALLANT GENERAL.
The Loyal Legion Honor the
Commander of the Dakota
Department.
Gen. Wesley Merritt Happily
Touches Upon Heroes
Of the War.
War Veterans and Warriors
Meet at the Festive
Board. rs.
sG5
Touching Tribute to a Late
Companion, DR.. o. H.
Tiffany.

III would be nard to find BODY of
men better to look upon than the $50
members and guests of Minnesota COM
mandery of the Loyal Legion who as
sembled under the stars and stripes at
the Ryan last evening. In the corridor
outside the banquet hall the string band
OF the Third infantry played the kind
OF music that goes best with supper.
and inside the eXquisitely appointed
tables, surrounded by black-coated
guests, with here and there the
army blue and gold helped to make a
very pleasing scene. At the head table
sat the commander, Judge Gillian, who
was master OF ceremonies, and Gen.
Merritt, Maj. Martin Maginnis. of Mon
lana; Judge Kerr, Gen. Sanborn, Gen.
Bishop. Judge Collins, Judge Gilfillan.
Judge Rea, Judge Lochren, DR.. Neili'
MAJ. White and eX-GOv. Ramsey. The
list of invited guests includes the
names of:
Cen W. Merritt. I. s. A.; Lieut. d. Stur-
glS Capt. c. W. Miner. Col. II. p Curtis, Mai.
J. W. Furey; Maj. G. E. Glenn. Lieut.. H. S.
Colo Mai; W. W. Davis, Capt. D. H. Floyd,
Dr. :. h. Whine, Lieut.. E. F. Glenn Maj j.
H. Patterson, Chaplain j. +. Dolphin. Lieut..
c. W. Kennedy. Lieut.. ~ Williams, Capt
g. W. IL. Stouch, Maj. W. c. Bartlett
Capt Cd j. W; Hanney' Lieut. L.
Lieut.. George Bell, Jr.. Lieut.. H. ?. Mccain,
Lieut.. j. Fl. McRea, Lieut.. l.. v Smith Lieut.
j. g. Dean. Lieut. ". c. Neary, Lieut.. Peter
Murray. Lieut.. 2. A. Delbolf, Maj. f. vii
helm, Gen. f. E. Pierce. Mai. J. B. Irvine
Capt J. f. Huston, Us A.: Capt. F. II. Eb-
stein. Lieut.. ". H. Hughes. Col. F. V. sum
ner, Capt. L. f. Burnett, Mai Martin Magin-
MS. Capt J. D. Sloane. L. ). N; Lieut.. Henry
Chittenden. Dewitt Pringle, Paymaster Will
AFfnur I I 4
infantry.
Among the members of the organiza-
ton present were:
G. c. Andrews, s. Appleton. c. II. Alden.
J, ii. Barker, A. T. Bigelow, j. W. Bishop,
W. II. Bourne. G. \. Camp II. A. Castle. ii.
L. carver G. W. Clark, L. ". Collins, Ed
ward Corning, j. Crays. W. f. Cross. J. II.
Davidson, d. A. Dickinson. f. DOugherty, G..
y. Eddy, C. @. Edwards. James j. Egan, E.
}. Farnune, Ezra FarnSwOrth Jr James
Glltllan, D. NJ. Gilmore. Ii. p. Goodenow,
William Gerlach, /. Gleason. c. ". HacSeit
W. D. Hale, W d. Hall. G. w. Hardacre. f.
G. Haynie, c. B. Hefelfinger. r. f. Hersey.
Charles Hobart. NJ Holl, Joseph Hale. D. VI.
Hand, {. c: Hayes Horace Jewett r. n. L.
Jewett. c. Jewett c. D. Kerr, ]. f. Kent
Charles Kittelson, S. s. Linton. C. B. Lam
born, William LOchren, r. Mckay c.. Nor
gan. ". X. Marshall, +. {. Mason. W. H.
Mead,J: T: MooTe,J. II. Murphy, William Nc
CrOry. j Manner f. ID. Neill Norman Per
kins, E. A. Pratt, G. a. Pierce, William ,Ra-
gan, Alex Ramsey. j. p. Rea. James Slarkey.
}. b. SanbOrn, a. Scheffer, j. NJ Shaw. T.
Slmonton, :. L. SumbardO. J. Thompsolf A.
Y. TeeDle. Ell Terrence. Sey-uour Van Cieye
E. NJ. Van Duzee, a. c. Wedge. j. A. Wheel,
ock, G. G. White. NJ. c. Wilkinson. f, E.
Woodman, G.. B. Woodward c. II. Woods +.
T. Necox, E. +. Zimmerman
A reception rendered Gen. Merritt AMI
brief business meeting preceded the
banquet. 1t was decided to celebrate
Washington'S birthday with apprOpri-
ate ceremonies. Two new members
were admitted to the Legion, Mai. Ben
lamin Wetherill Brunson and David
Percy Jones. The following resolutions
concerning the death of Otis Henry
Tiffany. ID. d., LID. were adopted:
In Memory of Tiffany.
Whereas, since the last meeting of the
Minnesota commandery of the Loyal Legion
of the United States of America the All
Wise Disposer of events has removed Otis
ii. Tiffany. ID. D., LID, while fighting the
good fight of faith, to a better land,
Resolved. That in his sudden departure we
are deprived of a courteous and affable com
panion who always exhibited a deep interest
in the objects of the Loyal Legion.
Resolved, That it is a privilege to recall his
faithfulness as a Christian minister. his lofty
patriotism, his graceful and effective oratorv.
his constant and sympathetic visits to the
suffering IN hospitals. and since the civil
izenship. refined social culture and peace
and good will among all classes OF humanity.
Resolved, That we tender our sympathy 10
his widow aud children in this hour of af-
Fiction.
Resolved, That these resolutions be entered
on the minutes. ana copy be sent to the
family by the recorder
EDWARD ID. NELL. CHARLES H. Woon
JOHN ). PILLsBURY, CHARLES II. ALDEN.
WILLIAM LocHREN, Committee.
Merritt! and the Legion.
After supper, when the table service
had been removed and the cigars
lighted, the commander. Chief Justice
Gilfillan, with brief address of wei
come, introduced the guest of the
evening, Brig. Gen. Wesley Merritt.
L. S. A, the commander of the Depart
ment of Dakota. Gen. Merritt compli
mented the assembly very highly. He
said:
II see here at the table an ex-secretarv of
Mar. Gistin gnished members ~ the ho-,nh