The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-03-19
OLD SOLDIERS YARN.
The Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion Meets Here.
THREE NEW MEMBERS ADMITTED
A Pleasant Evening at the Rainier
Club, nj which Several Interest
ing Papers Arc Read.

There was a great gathering at the Raj
nier Cub last night Of the commandery Of
the state OF Washington of the military
order of the Loyal Legion. The members
filled the upstairs rooms Of the club and
crowded them, and from about $50
O'Clock. giving half an hour for hand
shakes and cordial greetings. the air was
misty with war stories and welcomes.
There was business TO be transacted, how
ever. and Lieut. Commander ]. e Noll as
soon as possible. in his official capacity as
recorder, called the meeting to order I'M
der the presidency Of Major j. n. Scott.
the commander. There were many MEM
cers present from other cities and two
guests of this city who are not members
of the orier-Coi. Langley. better known
at nome here as Judge Langley. of the
superior court. and Major Harlan. who
erstwhiie wished ariently 10 change the
third letter of his military title into a
civil ''y.' The members, taking them
alphabetically. and for brevity dropping
their rank, mustered as follows: Henry
l. Achilles. Orting; Henry l. Achilles. Jr.,
Orting. George Henry Boaraman. Taco
ma: Luther p. Bradley. Tacoma: A b.
Case. Tacoma: E. NJ. Carr, Seattle: c. 8.
clary. Seattle: Phineas Foster. Tacoma;
q. u. Hayden. Tacoma: j. r. Hayden. Sc
attic: J. l. Hayden. Seattle. I. N Halter.
Seattle; c. Hiram Holmes. Tacoma:
"a
diih, Seattle; J. r Noll. Tacoma: Byron
Phelps. Seattle: W. Y. Rinehart. Seattle;
W V. Rinehart. jr.. Seattle; J. n. Scott,
Fort Townsend: Frank Taylor, yancou-
yer. c. W. Thompson, Tacoma: G.
Wheeler, Seattle; ]. NJ. Wrestling and +.
b. Wrestling and +. NJ. Young. Seattle.
The commandery was called to order by
Con mander Scott. and Charles Samuel
cIary. last first lieutenant Twelfth Ken
lucky volunteer infantry. Of this City:
ehauncey Wright Griggs. lumberman and
capitalist. captain Company p. Third regi-
ment Minnesota volunteer infantry: and
George Browne, first lieutenant Sixth in
dependent New York light battery we're
with the customary ceremonies admitted
TO membership.
The recorder then read the following
notice; Again we are called upon TO
mourn the loss by death of the Official
mead OF our order in the nation. Brevet
Major General John Gibbons, United
states Army commanier-in-chief Of the
Mlntary Order of the Loyal Legion OF the
United States. departed this life on The
9Th day of February Just pct. his life
work complete. full OF years and laiered
with weii earned hoaass. A man OF pecu-
Harry modest worth. true and dfs;in-
guished soldier OF the republic and a SER
ing patriot. 1t IS eminently becoming that
TINS commandery Should pay appropriate
'-N-FSt ~ h.s HcIHOfs. n committees mad
been appointed to prepare and report a
suitable mem orial. and this was done, and
Companion Thadeus Huston and Comm m
lon Wrestling read papers upon the army
career OF Gen. Gibbons, the latter dwell
Ing upon his bravery at the battle OF Get
tysburg, and bringing up pictures of The
terrible struggle at '.the bloody angie"
that enthused all the warriors present.
Then Gen. Bradley read a paper of per-
sonai "reminiscences of the civil war that
was clever from an essay point of view,
and yet strung together just the sort Of
old fighting mems yarns that such a gath
ering is sure to delight In.
There was some Refreshments after this
and the meeting Their took up the consf far-
alton OF the next meeting. The command
cry OF this state holds five meetings a
year, and the place of these meetings al
ternafes between Seattle and Tacoma 1t
happens that the next will be the annual
meeting, so the cornmandery will have a
banquet at Tacoma on the third wedncs-
day in May.
Before the close of the proceedings the
following resolution was brought forward
and unanimously adopted:
Resolved. That the Washington Com
mandery of the Military Order OF the LOYAL
Legion of the United States notes with
cordial approval the passage by the senate
Of the United States Of the bill entitled a
bill TO promote the efficiency of the reve-
nue. cutter service providing for the plac-
ing Of the officers OF that service on an
equal footing with those of the army and
navy so far as the increase of pay for serv-
Ice longevity and retirement is concerned.
and. In the public interest and as an act of
tardy justice. the measure Is earnestly
commended 10 the prompt and favorable
action OF the house OF representatives and
the active support OF our members from,
this