The times., 1901-04-07
LOYAL LEGION CONGRESS.
Ninth Quadrenniul Gathering of the
Order Opens Wednesday.

The ninth quadrennial congress of the
! Military order Of the Loyal Legion viii
! be called to order in the banquet room
| of the Arlington Hotel Wednesday morn
! ing. The congress will remain in session
two davs and possibly longer. Each COM
mandery of the Loyal Legion is allowed
three representatives, and inasmuch as
many of the communicates will send their
full quota of dele gates and alternates
there will be a number of members OF
the Loyal Legion in the city during the
convention.
The purpose of the quadrennial con-
gress is to consider business pertaining
to the good of the order and to enact such
measures as may be found necessary to
ward that end. There are twenty COM
manderies in the order. with a total mem
bership of over 5000, distributed as fol-
lows: Pennsylvania. 1,123; New York,
1903; Maine, III; Massachusetts. 9l9; Cali
fornia, 10: Wisconsin. POI; Illinois, $50;
District of Columbia, 500; Ohi9, $40; Michi-
gan. 3O; Minnesota, 2S6; Oregon, 6S; Mis-
souri. 299: Nebraska, 112; Kansas, 219:
Iowa. 25S; Colorado, 239; Indiana, 331;
Washington, Is; Vermont, 80.
After the transaction of preliminary
business Wednesday morning the dele
gates and the members Of the District
Of Columbia Commandery viii be received
by President Mckinley. The reunion of
the Legion will take place at the Airing
ton Wednesday evening. There will be
a formal reception and an elaborate col
lation. Thursday afternoon the Legion
viii take a trip TO Indian Head and visit
the Government proving ground. The
steamer Samuel J. Pentz mas been char
tered for the occasion.
The District OF Columbia Commandery
IS making great preparations to entertain
he. HF-s~-- H.,
congress has never before been held in
Washington. Legion headquarters will
be opened in the art gallery at the Arling-
ton.
The officers Of the order al large are as
follows: Comma mander-in-Chief Lieut.
Gen. John NJ Schofeld, L. 5. A: Senior
Vice Commander-in-Chief Acting Volun-
teer Lieut.. Charles +. Clark late L. $
y; Junior Vice Commander-in-C Chief
Brig. Gen. Henry c. Merriam, L. S A
Recorder-in-Chief, Bvt Lieut. Col. John
p Nicholson, L. 5. V; Registrar-in-Ch Chief,
BreLet Major William L. Huxford. L. S
a; Chief, Paymaster George
De +. Barton, late L. S N: Chaplain-in-
Chief Brcvet Major Henry s. Burrage
L. 5. v; the Council-in-C Brevet
Major George w. Chandler L. S. V.
Rear Admiral George Brown. L. S. N;
Col. Charles A. Woodruff, L. 5. A; Bvt
Mai. Gen John - Sanborn, L 5.
Y; Capt. Roswell u. Mason, L. S V
The officers of the District commandery
are as follows: Commander Rear Ad-
mIrai Edwin Stewart, L. s. N: Senior
Vice Commander. Bvt. Brig. Gen. Ellis
Spear, l.. :. W Junior Vice Commander.
Col George Lippitt Andrews. l. :. 4.
Recorder, BreyeJ Major William Pitkin
HuNford, L. :. A; Registrar Chief En-
gineer Edward Dunham Robie L { \
Treasurer First Lieut.. William Baker
Thompson. L. 5. v; Chancellor Major
William Samuel Patten, l.. S A: Chap
lain. Chaplain James Henry Bradford, L.
5. Y; Council, Acting Assistant Pay
master Frank Warren Hackett. late l.
). n; Brcvet Major William Lacy Kenly.
L. s. y; Brig. Gen. George Miller Stern
berg, L. 5 a; Col. Felix Alexander
Reeve, L. s. V, and Capt Frederick
William Mitchell, L. S. V.