The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-05

CAPTAIN z. DE LACY.
Wears One of the Priceless Medals of
Honor for Distinguished Bravery.
master. Judge r. w. Archibald is one
of the local men who has been asked
to respond to one OF the toasts. The
others have not been definitely decid-
ed upon. Among the visitors who will
be called upon are General st. Clair
Mulholland,. of Philadelphia; Hon.
Amos Cummings, of New York; Ma
jor Moses Veale, of Philadelphia, and
Judge Edw9rd Brown, of New York
city.
The Medal of Honor Legion is an or
ganization composed of soldiers and
sailors who have been decorated by
congress for personal acts of distin-
guished bravery during the late war.
1t was organized in Washington, d.
c., April "a, 1890. The principles and
objects of the legion include the obli-
cation and duty to cherish all patriotic
memories, to cultivate in truth and
charity fraternal fellowship and SYM
pathies and contribute earnestly in
cooperation with all other organiza-
tions, in securing the best interests Of
all comrades and worthy soldiers and
sailors.
TWO CLASSES OF MEMBERS.
Membership in the legion consists of
two classes. The first is composed of
those who have been decorated with
the medal and in the second class are
the SONS of kinsmen whom the orig
inal wearer of the medal may desg-
nate his G1IpcaSSov i'm tho Iaoion
The intention was I'm providing for this
second class of members was to make
the organization perpetual Upon the
demise of the original holder of the
medal his successor is removed from
the second to the first class Of mem
bers.
The official staff of the legion chosen
at the convention in Boston on June
II, 1896, is as follows: Commander,
Nelson A. Miles, United States army,
Washington, d. c.; senior vice COM
mander, Theodore S. Feck, Burlington,
VT; junior vice commander, Bartholo-
new piggins, Washington, d. c.;
chaplain, James Miller, Philadelphia;
adjutant, John Tweedham, Washing
ton. d. c.: quartermaster, James r.
Durham, Washington, d. c.; judge
Cal. Inspector Edmund Rice, United
States army, Atlanta, Ga; surgeon,
Jacob f. Raub, NJ. D., Washington, d.
c.; historian, Charles NJ Belts, Phil
adelphia, Pa; executive committee,
Charles H. Smith, chairman, Washing
| ton, ID. c.; Adelbert Ames, Lowell,
Mass; st. Clair A. Mulholland, Phila-
delphia; Amos ]. Cummings, New
York; William l.. Hill, Portsmouth,
N. II.
Captain p. De Lacy, who is the only
soldier in Lackawanna county who
has been decorated with the priceless
medal of honor, succeeded in having
| the convention come TO this city and
has been very active in assisting in
making arrangements for the enter
| tainment of his comrades.
THOSE WHO WILL ATTEND.
The official list of those who have up
| to date signified their intention of at
| tending the. meeting to be held in this
city are as follows: General Daniel
| Butterfield, New York; General C. II.
Smith, Washington, d. c.. w. ]. Wray,
| Philadelphia; Captain George r. AL
wee, New Haven, Conn; General Julius
Stahel, Washington, d. c.; A. II. Mitch
| ell, Harrisburg; General st. Clair Null
| holland, Philadelphia; ]. c. Frick,
| PoNsville; Il. W. Anderson, Phoenix
vilIe; John d. Levry, New York; Cen
eral George w. Mindel, New York;
Major J, G, Delaney, Harrisburg; Col
onel Charles NJ. Belts, Philadelphia;
Julia Scott, Plainsfeld, N. jill. p.
| Norton, Homer N. Y; William l..
| I ri Il
| Philadelphia NJ. r. Scheibner, Read
| ing; Sylvester II. Masters, Philadel-
| phia; Edward Walsh, Washington, d.
c.; p. II, White, Albany. N. Y; James
| Miller, Philadelphia; Major Moses
Veale, Philadelphia; Andrew Davidson,
! Albany, N. Y; Captain II. II. Croker,
| Washington, N. j.; William Sands,
! Easton; General James II. O'Beirne,
New York; Captain S. ID. Rhodes, Par
son, Pa; General Il. S. Peck senior vice
commander of the Legion, Vermont;
John Tweedale, adjutant of Legion,
! Washington, ID. c.; Hon, Amos Cum
mings, New York; General Daniel D.
Stevens, Peabody, Mass; John w. Ter
| ry Blackwelns Island, N. Y; Hon.
Samuel r. Pingree, ex-governor, Ver-
mont; IA. G. Warfell Phillpsburg, Pa;
+. De Lacy, Scranton; John Kiggun
Syracuse, ~ Y. c. ]. Slmonds, Chi
cago, ILL.,; General j. Madison Drake,
Elizabeth, N. j.; Judge Edward Brown,
New York cityi Colonel S. p. Corliss,
Albany, N. Y; Philip Peltz, Dagget,
Pa; George ID. Sidman, Rochester, NJ
| y; James M. Rutter. Wilkes Barre;
Il. II. Fasnacht, Lancaster; j. s. Man
ming, Boston, Mass; S. G. Wright, Bos-
| ton, Mass; Patrick III. Doody, New
| York city; George Greene, Troy, o.;