The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-12

MINNESOTA COMMANDERY, LOYAL
LEGION, HOLDS IT'S MONTHLY
REUNION
To Capt. Babb-Judge Torrance
Reads Tribute to- the Departed
Companion - Interesting Paper
Read by Lieut.. Bates.

! The April banquet of Minnesota COM
mandery, Loyal Legion, at the Ryan
motel, last evening, was very largely at
tended. The dining room was elaborately
decorated for the occasion with the
American colors.s and the long tables
were covered with profusion of palms
and cut flowers. The guests of the even
ing were: Gen. A. C. M. Pennington, U.
s. A.; Lieut.. Col George c. Pond, U. s.
A.; Lieut.. Col. Edward Hunter, U. S. A.;
Maj Theodore j. Wint, U. s. A.; Rev.
| Alexander McGregor, D. D.; Rev. Will
lam c. Covert, Col. w. p. C1ough, Hon.
Henry Plowman, S. s. Crooks, Capt
Frank M. Haywood, Hon. ]. j. Ryder J.
| F. Jacobson, Capt, e. w. Piper, Thomas
| e. Cootey, John O.. Davis, Prof J. R.
Jewett, Sumner T. Mcknight and Ell
Torrance Jr. Senior Vice Commander
| William B. Leach presided.
| Following the menu Commander Leach
| introduced Judge Torrance, who In the
| absence of Judge Woods, chairman of
the memorial committee, read a memo
| rial on the death of Capt. Edward
/ Charles Babb, formerly of the Ninth
/ New Hampshire, who died at Minneapo-
| lis ON March 9. @N
AT the conclusion2of his paper, Judge
Torrance, inspired with a lifelong friend
| ship of Capt Babb, added few eloquent
words, and on motion Of Maj. Bowler
his remarks were directed to be printed
with the memorial. s7t. ee* ssa
Lieut.. Marcus Whitman Bates read a
/ long and interesting spaper on the Bat
t tie of Bentonvillel" Lieut.. Bates had
| been member of the Twenty-frst Mich
igan infantry during the campaign that
he described and was seriously wounded
at the battle, which was. founght on
March is. 1866. He was rendered rising,
| vote OF thanks at the conclusion of his
| address.
| Gen. C. C. Andrews introduced the fol-
lowing resolution, which was unanimous
| ly adopted:
Whereas, Volume q Of minnesota IN
the Civil and Indian Wars, 1S6l-lS65,n as
| published by the state, has been out of
| print three years and many members of
Minnesota organizations In the Civil and
| Indian wars, also several hundred pub
! lie school libraries have not yet been
supplied with copy, but have applied
| for the same, the state provided electro
! type plates with a view to printing an
| other edition thereof
Resolved, That we respectfully and
| earnestly request the legislature to pro-
! vide for printing 5000 additional copies
| of said volume, and that committee of
three be appointed to present this resolu-
| tiOn to the legislature.
Gen. Pennington, who was the next
| speaker introduced, was somewhat reti-
cent. He stated THAT an ancestor of his
| had been hung fer. talking too much and
| he had decided to profit by the lesson.
| Moreover, he declared that he had ar
| ranged with the secretary that he should
| not be called upon.
DR.. Alexander McGregor told several
stories that werei well received and Hon.
j. j. Ryder rectted 1.-THE Dandy Fifth"
The recitation made decided hit and
was enthusiastically applauded
Then j. J. McGardy, after referring to
the tablet that has been erected to the
| memory of Nathan Hale by the Sons OF
the American Revolution, extended an
invitation to thes members of the Loyal
Legion to attend the unveiling of tablet
to the memory of Maj. Melville Cary
| Wilkinson. to be erected by the G. A. r..
on April 19, at Sap. M, at Fort Smelling.
On motion Of Gen. ]. w. Bishop the In
vitation was cordially accepted.
Rev. William c. Covert made a short
address, and Col. w. p. Clough. who
said he owed his title to the common
consent of the American people, told of
his sympathy with the work of the
Loyal Legion.
The exercises closed with the singing
Of America" with a fervor that re-
sounded through the hotel