The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-13
LOYAL LEGION BANQUET
MINNESOTA COMMANDERY AND
MANY GUESTS ENJOY A PLEAS
ANT EVENING
BETTER PENSION LAWS NEEDED
Commander-in-Chief of G. A. II.
Urges Establishment of "a Court
of Adjudication to Pass
on Claims.

Members of the Minnesota command
cry Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Oh the United States, and invited guests
TO the number of 125 enjoyed a banquet
ana an evening of pleasure in the ordi-
nary of the Hotel Ryan last night. While
the programme, with the exception of
one paper by Capt. E. l.. Woodman
was purely informal, additional interest
! vas lent by the presence of Gen. Leo
Rassleur, national commander of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and also
/ the state commander, Hon. Gideon S.
Ives.
Both responded to the call of the toast
master, Maj. Henry @. Hicks, and were
accorded hearty reception by the men,
perS and guests assembled. Gen. Ras-
sleur as commanding officer of one of
the largest organizations in the United
states, spoke Interestingly of his ''boys"
and bespoke for them assistance in the
passage Of laws that would give them
what was honestly their dues. The pen
sion roll, which many were won't to
speak OF sneeringly, he said, was a roll
Oh honor, and while large, it is small
When compared with the amounts other
countries pay out for standing armies
lie pleaded for court of adjudication
the duties of which would be the passing
upon claims of which the department Of
the interior is at present the censor
Claims for damages incurred during the
war are under the jurisdiction of such
court, but the deserving solder is at the
mercy of one man with no appeal. That
mans decision was final. While partial
ity was not minated, yet it could exist
under the present system.
Gov. S. r. Van SAINT and Speaker
Bowling, of the house of representatives,
fnl1 nd oh IN fI,oir ,ly
head to the plea of Gen. Rassieur, and
said that their feeble efforts would be
directed in petitioning for such a court
The one paper read, "A Military EXecu-
tion,'' by Senior Vice Commander w. w.
Woodman, was most entertaining and
described in detail the untimely ending
of deserter. He spoke of President
Lincoln's adherence for military eXecu-
lions and how by his interference many
a man accused of cowardice or desertion
had found his sentence committed to i'm
prisonment.
J. c. Eliel, of Minneapolis, and Presi-
dent Boardman. of the Commercial club,
also spoke informally. While not eligi-
BILE to membership in the Loyal Legion
or the G. A. R., yet each of the organ1za-
lions held warm place in their hearts
for the loyal deeds they had done and
caused to be enacted.
HONOR DEPARTED MEMBERS.
Since the last meeting of the command
cry, which was held in Minneapolis, Hen
ry August Mcconnell and Col. Gilbert
Pierce, the well known statesman and
writer have passed away and at the
gathering last evening memorials on
their demise were read. A most touch
Ing incident in connection with the death
of the late Col Pierce was the last
words indited by the pen Of this noted
writer They had bearing on propos-
ed grand monument to Christ, which he
advocated should be erected at some
prominent center to be built by the
contributions Of the people.
Inheritance from a deceased of1cer
permits eligibility to the order and I'M
der this ruling, John Colby Woodworth'
of Minneapolis, was made MEMBER.
The invited guests included:
Hon. Leo Rassieur, Gov. S: r. van
SAINT. Hon. Gideon S. Ives, Col Philip
Reade. U. S. A.; Col Edward Hunter, U.
S. A; Col Calvin De Witt. .: s a.;
Maj. George E.. Pond y. S; A; Nal MAJ;
w Lockwood, U. S. A; Capt Frederick
Perkins. U. s. A; Hon. William B. Dean,
Henry A. Boardman Hon. ANDREW, K.
McGiil Hon; J; J. In. McGardyi Gen M R MaTh
ton William G. White, G; H. Power
Howard w. Woodman Willard c. Wal
ther, w. A. Scott, L. A. Robinson, Z. A
Polleys, II. P. Barlow, Hon. M; j. DOW
ling, John P Larkin, Maj. John Espy'
Fremont N. Jacques, Francis b. Il1any'
NJ. Baird. John B. Hozsie, Hon. F, =.
Peavey, Capt G. H. Holden. Hon. ]. z.
Pope, Dougles A Fiske, Hon. E. l.
Young, B. Sommers.