The morning call., 1894-11-22
FIGHTING PARSON.
He Talks to Members of
the Loyal Legion.
DR.. Paxton of New York, Mayor
Elect Sutro and a Mexican
Admiral the Guests.

The regular quarterly meeting OF the Loyal
Legion was held in the parlors OF the Occidental
last evening and was followed by an inform al
banquet and other exercises, III the dining
room.
AT the business meeting nothing of import
ance was transacted aside from the admission
of new members the following names being
presented and favorably acted upon:
Chief Engineer David Smith, u. S. N; Pay
master M. Kim, U. S. A; Acting Ensign l.. Il.
Vance, U. S. N; Acting Ensign w. S. w.
Cragin. U. S. NJ; Lieutenant B. II. Berry,
United States Volunteers. Besides these gentle
men the following sons of officers in the late
war were admitted to membership In what is
termed the second class: C. B. Zabrinsk John
Irwin f. B. Upham, Z. A. Wiegand, George B.
Williams, c, S. Cotton Jr., w. NJ. Crofton. w.
Olney Jr and A. E. Magill Jr.
There were just ninety-seven members pres.
ent when the party was marshaled into the
banquet hail. where arrangements had been
made for the speaking
Admiral Brent on of the Mexican navy, one of
the guests of the evening was escorted into the
hall, and after the familiar lines of Marching
Through Georgia" had been sung Admiral
Beardsley was requested TO formally welcome
the guest, which he did In happy manner and
to which Admiral Brenton made a brief re.
sponSe
A somewhat unexpected but nevertheless
pleasant surprise WAS sprung upon the COM
rades at this juncture by the introduction of
Mayor-elect SGtro, who prefaced his remarks
by complimentary alusOn 10 the universal
manliness of the representatives OF our Gov
ernment in the two branches of the service,
the army and navy. He spoke of our growing
commercial greatness and the extension of our
shipping interests upon he high seas, and eX-
pressed himself az strongly in favor of navy
OF proportions SUFFICIENT 10 guarantee TO those
interests all possible safety.
Abiding 10 his participation in the late cleo
ton, Mr.. Sutro said that lie was not politician
just pride In his adopted country. He wanted
TO make no fulSome promises as TO the govern
ment he proposed to give the citizens of San
Francisco, but of one thing lie would assure
them, and that was that they should have an
honest government at least.
The Rev. DR.. Paxton OF New York was the
next speaker introduced, and lie carried his
auditors with him from The start. The doctor
was, during the war, a captain in the One
Hundred and Forteth Pennsylvania Volun-
teers. and served throughout the war in the
ranks. Tbs doctor is one OF that Kind of COM
rades who take splendidly with the boys. He
not only appreciate s good story, but he tells
one as we'll; eloquent. OF pleasant address, in
those periodical meetings, IL is not TO be won
dered that his utterances caught The veterans
In their happiest mood.
Several other gentlemen we're called upon
ana made lew remarks, and the assembage
dispersed at a late hour after pleasant So
cial session. Major Hooper of the Occl-
dental, 1t Is hardly necessary TO add. made
ample provision to appease both the hunger
and thirst OF the comrades present.