St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-06-07
AN ARRAY OF OFFICERS
To Be Shown in the Quadrennial
Loyal Legion Con.
gress.
Advance Guard Of the Rosette
knights Now Coming to
Town.

This morning at 10 O'Clock the repre-
sentatlves of the Loyal Legion from the
various parts of the United States will
meetIn the st. Paul chamber of COM
merce for the purpose of holding the
seventh quadrennial congress and sec
ond general reunion of the order.
1t is expected that there will be an at
tendance of about 500 during the prog
ress of the convention. A large num-
Der of the companions had arrived last
evening, and were quartered at the va
rious hotels. Last evening at 8 o'clock
there was an informal reception in the
parlors OF the Hotel Ryan given to the
members of the order. 1t was brilliant
affair. and there was pleasant pre-
ponderance of ladies at the reception.
The rotunda of the Hotel Ryan was
handsomely decorated for the occasion,
nd in the center of the lobby Calling
gun, surrounded by Gordon of stacked
rifles and bedecked with flags, attracted
great amount Of attention.
Programme for the Session.
At the opening of the congress this
morning short addresses OF welcome
will be made by Companion Hon. f. T.
Wright mayor of st. Paul. and Gen. j.
w. Bishop.
From 1880 a. m. to 1890 p. m. the
band of the Third U. S. infantry will
play in the rotunda of the Hotel Ryan.
At p. m. companions are invited to
view the parade celebrating the opening
of the Great Northern railroad to the
Pacific coast, as it passes the Hotel
Ryan. A marching salute will be given
the Loyal Legion in passing.
At 8 p. III. meeting Will be held IN
honor of visiting members and their
ladies at the Metropolitan opera house.
No seats will be reserved at the opera
house after $50 p. NJ.
Thursday, June S-Promptly at $3.50
a. M, by invitation and as guests OF the
Minneapolis members of this command
cry, all visiting companions and their
ladies, including members of the Mime
sofa commandery and their ladies, are
requested to take special electric cars at
the Hotel Ryarfor Minneapolis. passing
through that city to the pavilion at Lake
Harriet. Returning to Minneapolis
lunch will be served at the Guaranty
Loan restaurant, giving time to take
the special train which will leave st.
Paul at | 80 and Minneapolis at 2 p. m.
for Lake Minnetonka. arriving there at
2::30, enjoy steamboat ride OF thirty
miles, and return so as to arrive in st.
Paul by 6 p. N.
Tickets for the excursion to Lake
Minnetonka will be distributed on the
cars. The attendants at the gates Ill the
depots of st. Paul and Minneapolis will
be instructed to pass all persons wear
ing the badge or rosette of the order,
with ladies.
In the evening, from to II, the Min
nesota commandery will tender recep-
ton to visiting companions and their
ladies at the Hotel Ryan.
Companion Maj. A. Mackenzie, United
States engineers, has rendered the
United States steamer General Barnard
for an excursion ON the Mississippi
river, passing Fort Smelling. leaving
foot of jackson street, st. Paul, at $50
a. m. Friday.
The Minnesota club. Fourth and Ce-
dar streets; Commercial club, Germanla
Life building, Fourth and Minnesota
streets; the Town and Country club, on
the banks of the Mississippi river, near
the Marshall Avenue bridge, st. Paul,
and the Minneapolis club, First avenue
and Sixth street, Minneapolis, have eX
tended the courtesies of their club
houses during the reunion to companies
wearing the badge or roSette of the
order.
The headquarters of the Minnesota
Commandery will be in the ladies' ordi
nary at the Hotel Ryan from Tuesday
evening, June 6, to Friday, June 8,
where collations will be served and
where visiting companions will be cor
daily welcomed. Special reception COM
mittees will be on duty constantly day
and night.