The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-10
OFFICERS OF
LEGION NAMED
concluded from Page IL

this order:
MILITARY ORDER OF THE MEDAL
OF HONOR OF THE UNITED
STATES"
This name expresses, as briefly as any
words we could discover that this organi-
zation Is composed Of those persons who
have received a medal Of honor from the
United states on account of military GER
vices. The word military here is used
in its broad significance, derived as IT Is
from the Greek word meaning contest,
and the Latin word "milito to fight, and
includes necessarily the navy as well as
the army. the same as the word does in
the order Of the Loyal Legion of the Unit
ed states which Is composed of officers
both of the army and navy who served
during the war of the Rebellion.
Respectfully submitted, in behalf of the
committee. Francis S. Hesseltine,
Chairman.
OLD TITLE RETAINED.
Because the suggested title did not
contain the words Military and Naval
Order IT was stoutly opposed. Con
gressional Medal of Honor" was sug-
gested 1t was finally voted not to
change the old title Medal of Honor
Legion"
The committee appointed to consider
the vice commanders suggestions rec
ommended that Medal of Honor mem
bers should be on the army register
and that the president and secretaries
of war and navy should be ex-officio
members
committee was appointed, and, at
Mr. Cummings suggestion, to act with
senator Quay, to secure the reinstate-
ment of Daniel Caldwell, a member
who had been removed from the United
State mint at Philadelphia. and to at
tend to future similar cases
A vote of thanks ii was suggested
should be voted Captain p DeIacey,
member and of this city, for his
part in providing entertainment for
the Legion, but he said the thanks
were due Colonel Boies, Colonel Rip
PIE, Major Oakford and Mr. Atherton,
or the committee, and the Scranton
newspapers. Resolutions of thanks
were adopted along the lines suggest
ed by Captain DeLacey.
1t was decided to meet next year in
Burlington, VT.
Officers were elected as follows:
Commander Amos j. Cummings, Of
New York city; senior vice commander,
Captain p. DeLacey, of Scranton; jun
ior vice commander, Colonel ]. Park
Postles, of Wilmington Del; chaplain,
jones Miller of Philadelphia.
TRIP TO GLEN SUMMIT.
At l o'clock in the afternoon the
members of the legion accompanied by q
committee of citizens headed by d, B.
Atherton started for Glen Summit in a
special train over the Delaware and
Hudson and Lehigh Valley railroads. A
caterer accompanied the party, who
dispensed refreshments, liquid and
otherwise.
At Glen Summit it was found that
the big hotel had not yet been opened
for the season, but the landlord never
theless threw it wide open for the
medal wearers, built fires in the large
open fire place and did everything in
his power to make the visit of his
| guests enjoyable.
Late in the afternoon the return
trip was begun, the party going to
Avoca over the Lehigh Valley cutoff
and from that place to Scranton over
the Delaware and Hudson road. It was
Z o'clock when the party arrived in
Scranton and soon afterwards they
We're rendered a serenade at the Hotel
Jermyn by Bauer's band.
The banquet at the Jermyn in the
| evening was a most delightful affair
and must have tended to heighten in a
| great degree the visitors appreciation
| of the pride which their presence gives
| the citizens Of Scranton. 1t was ten
| dered by the citizens at large, and
many of the most prominent men of the
| city attended.
AT 7.30 o'clock Bauer's band put in an
appearance and for nearly an hour rem
| dered serenade music in the main cor
| ridor, while the visitors and those who
| came to assist in entertaining them
were getting acquainted. Colonel II. A.
| Coursen and his assistants on the ban
quet committee busted themselves with
the introductions and the arrangement
Of the preliminaries and when finally
everything was prepared and every
body was acquainted with everybody
else the dining room doors were thrown
| open and the party was ushered into
one of the finest spreads that Mine
Host Godfrey has as yet served at his
new and elegant hostelry.
WAS IN THE CENTRE.
The tables were arranged in the
shape of q ct" At the center of the
| transverse table sat the POSTMASTER of
| the evening, Hon. Amos j. Cummings,
who occupied the position by virtue
| of his office of commander to which he
was unanimously elected at the morn
| ing business session. On his left sat
| Colonel Coursen, the chairman of the
| banquet committee, and the position
| to the right was occupied by General
| Theodore 5. Peck, the retiring vice
commander, and acting president of the
convention. The speakers were ranged
to the right and left of these on either
| side.
The women folks who did not want 10
| come into the main room for fear their
| presence might have a tendency to pro-
hibit the gallant soldiery from smoking
or things like that in which women are
not wont to indulge, partook of a din
ner all by themselves in the breakfast
room. When the post prandial exer-
cises were begun, however the con-
Meeting doors were thrown open and
they were permitted to enjoy with their
better halves or other fractions the
flow of soul.
Bauer's orchestra played during the
eating from position at the southern
end of the room.
The post-prandial exercises were be-
gun with a toast to the departed COM
| panions, proposed by Commander Cum
| mings, and drank in silence.
1T has been well said that a good
| fighter is "A good feeder - said Mr.