New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-05-05
DINNER OF THE LOYAL LEGION.

OFFICERS CHOSEN AND NEW MEMBERS ELECTED.
Their last regular meeting until October. the annual
election Of officers, and proposed amendments to the
by laws brought together nearly 400 members of the
New-York COmmandery OF the Military Order OF the
LOYAL Legion at Delmonlco's last night. The business
meeting was over before o'clock and then the large
dining hall ard several OF the smaller rooms. In which
tables were set accommodate the large number were
filled with crowd dncd at Del
monico's. The old officers OF the Army. Navy
and Marine Corps who served in the CIVIL War ana
slept under tents under rubber blankets on tire
field or back of cotton bales improvsed gunboats,
or under shelter of the wooden decks Of the regular
frcaes, or under the waterlne on the monitors,
formed legion with as loyal hearts as ever peat
on field OF OF ship. and merrly recalled the DAYS OF
Hampton Roads or Bull Run. OF Mobile Bay or Nicks-
burg OF Fort Fisher or .tppomattoX. Five times Il
year do these veterans meet around Delmoncos
board and upon each occasion the old ballad
I'VE shall meet bUt shall miss him.
There will he one vacant chair.
is recalled by the absence Of those who have gone
TO that land from which no traveller rctufilS run
committees were appointed last night by General
swayne who presided. to draft memorials on the de'''ns
o, four companions In the last month. The banquet
room was Gayy decorated with American hasS' anu
among tie $50 people present were General George =
Greene OF the Army Rear-Admira ID. l.. Branc.
Medical Directors Delavan Hoodgood, Henry NJ
Wells E. 5 Bogert, and Edward kershner: 'mel
Engineers w. ". DUNCAN. and Alexander frases ana
Passed Assistant Engineer David VI. Green OF u'e
Navy: Colonel Theodore L. Poole. department COM
mander OF the Grand Army Of the Republic 'oioh"i
Floyd GARRISON. Captain Henry rra'r. ""iurs
II. A. wilkins Joseph :. Land. ana
Clements; Colonies william e. 'nnr'n
and Richard NJ Brown: Lieutenant James
Parker, Paymastcr Allen :. Apgar, C"p'nh i'''.
II. Bromley Colonies +. $. EnnsOn. Edward VI. h"oA
and Edward Mcneil Generals Alexander sn'''r anu
NJ 7. Mcmahon; Licucnants Phip u. Low p''" y"
Greene Frank McAulifc. Henry W. Miller ana J lie'
storey. Majors A. b. Twtchel. O. VI. Knapp. \. VI.
I-pdcrhiu ard C. F. Ulrirh: Captains J. shackeiord
David Miller and surgeon Joel W. llNic
After cigars were lighted n surprise awaited inc
coumandcry and It's guests in IN" appearance OF eeho
Campanin who sang the old war bal'u' ID ",'
that had seldom been heard In Delmonlcos' anu Nv
was checrcd and npplanded 10 the cfho p'P'r "po"
In and ont OF Confederate Prisons read by Captain
George H. starr was intensely Interesting. ihr''
,rer, hrcf remarks by Others. hut in an Informal way
Tho commandery appropriated IL 900 to the Grant
Monument Fund.
The following officers wore elected Major-oererai
Wager Swayne. commander: ex Na)or"eh"fai S''i"'i
A. Duncan and cxPaymsstcr George Der I''''on'
yiceconnianders: cX-Lieutcnanir Colonel 'harle> "
swift recorder: y.Major Thomas Is. Odell, registrar
80 ,sis,op, Pavmaster g. Noel Blakcman. treasurer :;
OK c,p,oin Samuel Trucsdcll chancellor: "xChapam
NJ J. Crsmer chaplain; Captain {. ;. Norton N 'he
Navy, Colonel LOOMS l.. Langion and captain Henry
W. IInbbell Of the Army. and ex Licn''naht' oi'He'
W ; Cogswell and eX Major j. Langdon Ward council
The following the new members elected: brisf
der General Cyrus y. ComstCck and Colonel John VI
Wilson. superintendent Of the West Point Military
Academy O, The Army: OK Lieutenant Colonies william
F Fox and William Krcutzcr: rX Majors tl1t, u.
Cront Edward Curtis and T.. y. Grave ext ip,aIS
Eswa,d Hartley John NJ. Brinker. lie Roy CRAWFORD,
Thomas g De Wolfe and sebastian d. Ho4I on, eN
chsrlrs NJ Tyler and ey-Licutcnant william W. Bur.
rows and Christopher W. wilson 3n ,nr ATy aa
Edward C. Mcars, Alfred Ely, william = Mac Donald
81 clair McKelwav Robert H. smith. 1heodore =.
Turner Lluyd Coils, Charles r. Knowles and Henry
+. Phpps.