The Portland daily press., 1892-05-05
THE LOYAL LEGION.
Annual Meeting and Election of Offcers
in This City Last Evening.


4 Order Of the Loyal Legion of the United
States was held at the Falmouth Hotel
last evening. In the absence of General
Hyde, General George L. Beal of Angus
ia, Senior Vice Commander, presided.
The following members were present:
General George 7. Beal, Augusta.
General Selden Conner Portland,
General Charles Hamin Bangor
MAJOR 3 s,! Giinord Belcher Pennington.
Major William Henry Green, Portland.
captain George Edwin Brown, Portland.
Lieutenant William Edward Dennison, Port
land.
Captain Alfred L. Turner, Portland.
captain Hebron Mayhem, Westbrook.
captain ". w. WhitmarSh Norway
Gaptain Thomas p Beals, Portland.
1 surgeon Seth Chase Gordon, Portland
Lieuienant George Foster French Portland.
| Lieutenant Samuel L. Niller. Waldoboro.
Colonel William II. Fogler,, Rockland.
l Lieutenant Nelson Howard, Lewiston.
Samuel r. Allen, Thomaston.
| Aetlng Ensign E. A. Butler, Rockland.
Captain J. O. Rundlett Portland
| colonel Henry G. Staples Augusta.
| First Lieutenant Charles j. House, Augusta.
| captain b. j. Hill, Auburn.
Captain G. W. Ford, Portland.
r: b. allet. Jr., Freeport.
| Lieutenant Henry B. Cleaves, Portland.
EDWARD Deering Noyes, Portland.
Major David T. Parsons, Oakland.
| caytaln John n. Hubbard, East Douglass,
DR.. George H. Brickett, Augusta.
1MaJor Il, S, Nelcher, Portland
pd flrst Lieutenant and Adjutant Charles ".
| Lieutenant Colonel Frederic Robe, Gorham
| surgeon F.. M. Eveleth Waldoboro.
/ land.
| Lieutenant J. II. Knight Portland
Iaymaster W. H. Anderson, U. S. n, Port
| Assistant Surgeon A. Mitchell. Brunswick.
FIRST Lieutenant and Adjutant Edward NJ.
/ Rand, Portland.
Captain Thomas j. Little, Portland.
| Colonel +. Moore, Portland.
| Lieutenant Colonel D. J. Stafford, Augusta.
4. I. Blanchard, 1st Maine Cavalry, Augusta
Lieutenant Charles O. Hunt, 9Th Maine Bat
Major Sidney W. Thaxter 1st Maine Cavalry,
Lieutenant Elton W. Ware, 9th Maine volun-
Captain and Brevet najor William l. Clayton,
| LIST massachusetts, Battery. Bangor.
| BreYet ajor Henry S. Burrage, Seth Massa-
chusetts volunteers. Portland.
r. a. Philbrook, Boston, chaplain 9th Maine,
Charles r. Littlefeld, Major and brevet Lieu
tenant Colonel Paymaster y. :. A., Kepnebunk.
Colonel M. f. Wentworth, Kittery.
The annual reports of the recorder,
treasurer, chancellor and registrar were
presented. The commandery has now
1877 members. During the year two have
died, Brig. Gen. George Thorn and Hon.
Hannibal Hamlin. The library of the
commandery contains upward of seven
hundred books and pamphlets.
The following were elected officers for
the ensuing year:
| Commander-Brvt Brig. Gen. Thomas W,
Senior Vice Communicative. Mai. Gen.
George L. Beal U. S. ".
vJ Jnnor :, Yiee Communicative. Gen. George
Recorder Bryt. Maj. Henry s. Burrage, U. S.
RegisHar-Bryt Maj Holman S. Melcher, U.
Treasurer Captain Thomas j. Little, U. s. v.
Chancellor-First Lieut. Charles w. Roberts,
Chaplain Chaplain John Smith sewall, U. S.
Council--Assistant Surgeon Alfred Mitchell,
Captain Charles E. Nash. U. S. v, Major Chas.
Walker, U. S. "; Captain Charles w. Ford, u.
The following new members were
| elected:
| FOR THE FIRST CLASS.
Charles Smith Larrabee--second lieutenant,
July IS, 1862; Captain Co. X, August 1, 1869;
honoraby discharged on account Of disability,
March /. I 1858: Served in the Army of the Po-
panions Spanlding. Conner and Hill
Edwin Ruthven Wingate Private Co. G., 18th
Maine Volunteer infantry October IS, 1851;
n q. S, &. T., March 8, 1864. Mustered out on
account of disability October Y 1865. Served in
Department OF the Gulf. Standish Maine. Rec
Green and Little.
Charles veazie Lord--Qu artermaster Second
Maine Volunteer Infantry May 2, 1862: Mus
ginia. Bangor Maine. Recommended by Com
panlops Ware. Fairbanks and Farnhan.
Mark Fernald Wentworth--Lieut. Col 9th
Colonel, February IL, 1868; Mustered out BY
reason Of expiration Of service July IT, 1868;
Colonel 32d Maine yolueteer Infantry, May s,
wounds received at the "Mine' before Peters
burg. July 30, 1864; Breyet Brigadier General
March l3. 1855. Served in the, defenses Of
Kittery. Maine. Recommended by Companions
Allen, Cleayes and Conner.
FOR THE SECOND GLASS.
Harry Rust yirgin-Eldest son of Companion
Recommended BY Companions Brown IT, Ny
Fessenden and Virgin.
Charles LiyermoTs MashEldest son Of Com
Brickett, &c. E. and Blanchard (H. F.)
After the dinner Paymaster William H.
Anderson of Portland read a very inter
esting paper entitled incidents of the
Blockade
The library of the commandery during
the past quarter received valuable gifts
from Hon, J. M. Addeman of Provi-
dence, R. T., Mr.. John S. Pierson of New
York and others.
And Still Again.
1t is reported that the air was blue that
the Young Mems Democratic Club in
hailed yesterday morning when they read
the nominations in the fire department.
made by the engineers and confirmed by
the committee They had demanded