The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-11-14
RESENTED PARTY SATIRE
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INTRUSION OF POLITICAL ANIMUs
AT LOYAL LEGION BANQUET
CAUSED SOME FEELING
SYMPATHY FOR THE SENATOR
Resolutions Are Passed by the Com
mandery to Re Sent to
Its Sick Com
paniOn.
SYMPATHY FOR THE SENATOR

Twice during the Loyal Legion BAN
Quet last evening at the Ryan refer
ences were made to politics. Any kind
of partisan political or religious senti-
ments are strictly forbidden by the laws
governing the actions Of the legion, and
the members are not slow to defend their
constitution.
In reading the memorial of certain
deceased member, Recorder KingSbury
came across words having a political
significance, and Major J. M. Bowler
arose and quickly protested against the
Introduction of anything political. He
administered gentle rebuke for the de-
Walton from the fixed rule and apparent
ly was sympathized with by the great
majority of the other members.
Comptroller j. ]. McCurdy in his re-
marks later, began by saying that it
was not a time for speaking as the peo-
pie had recently upon certain very i'm
portant occasion indicated that talking
was at an end The statement was
Mr.. Bryan, thus involving violation of
the laws of the order. Mr.. McCardy was
taken to task for this after the meeting
by Gen. e. S. Corser who happened to
be introduced to him for the first time.
The banquet over, Major Henry G..
Hicks, commander of the Minnesota
Commandery Of Loyal Legion, directed
Tie dllOuNlOn OF the convention TO the
reading of the memorials of the de-
parted comrades. In this list were in
Guided as follows: Maj John P Rea.
Col. Theodore Harvey Barrett, Capt Al
fred G. Wilcox, Capt John S. Allanson
aud George A. w. Fairbrother.
SYMPATHY FOR SICK SENATOR.
The commandery adopted the following
resolution, which was read, respecting
the serious illness of their companion,
Senator Davis: 1.-THE members of the
Minnesota Conmandery of the Loyal
Legion, in view Of the severe and pro-
lenged Illness OF Companion Hon. Cush-
man X Davis, assure him of their sin
rcNre. sympathy. and express their hope
that speedy and complete restoration
OF his health may permit him to long
continue his valuable services to the
nation and to society"
The following named gentlemen were
Rev. Andrew B. Medium, Hon. A. R.
McGiIl, Hon. j. ]. McCardy, Gen. Mark
y. Flower. Hon. f. B. Doran. Col. Gin
ton De Witt, U. S. A; Maj. H M. Lord.
Or. Fred L. Beckley, Maj. p Henry Ray,
Y. s. A, Fort Smelling; Capt Frederick
Perkins, y. s. A; Hiram A. Klmball.
Myers, Rev. T. r. Wallace, d. D.; c.
Barrere, Columbus, o.. DR. Arthur f.
KilbuTney Rochester; Mimi; Gen. Francis
u. GFeSI1e, new 4Ofk
FORMER GOVERNOR OF HAVANA.
Gen. Francis. D. Greene. the distin
guished guest from New York who hap
pened to. be in St Paul for the ;irSt time
in tWenty-seyen years, delivered very
inter esting little address before the as
seInblage. as did also Rev. A. B. Mel
drum who aroused his audience to a
most delightful state by his humorous
remarks. Col. Henry P. Ray, new COM
mandant at Fort Smelling; J. j. Nc
Cardy and Samuel Appleton, also spoke
All the gentlemen spoke with much feel
ing and interest.
Gen. Greene, who was special guest
OF the coTnmandery, though not a Civil
war veteran, has a brilliant military ca
reer, as well as q civil experience, that
has figured largely in the earlier stages
has retired from military life, and is
now president of the Barber Asphalt
company, of New York.
Gen. Greene graduated from West
Point at the head of his class. IIe en-
gagged in civil engineering for some time,
lines and making other. surveys in the
Northwest. from the Lake of the WOODS
to the Rocky mountains, At the time Of
the Turko- Russian war he acted as the
representative of the United States gov
eminent, making a report Of the war
the late Spanish war begun he went
from his native state as colonel of the
SeYenty-first New York volunteers and
was promoted to brigadier general short
ly after. For his gallant services at Ma
Mia he was made major general, and
appeared that his services We're needed.
Gen. Greenaa was the first military
govrnor of Havana, and was relieved by
Gen Ludlow.