The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07
LOYAL LEGION CONGRESS.
Ninth Quadrcnnial Gathering of the
Order Opens Wednesday.

The ninth uuadrennial congress of the
! Military order of the Loyal Legion will
| be called to order in the banquet room
| of the Arlington Hotel Wednesday morn
| ing. The congress will remain in session
two DAYS 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 n 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 1900, distributed as fol-
| lows: Pennsylvania. LIB; New York,
1,30S Maine, III; Massachusetts, 9l9; Cali
fornia, 10; Wisconsin. 207; Illinois. $50;
District of Columbia. $50; OHIO, 500; Michi
gan. 304; Minnesota, 2S6: Oregon, IS; Mis-
souri,, 299; Nebraska, III; Kansas, 2l9;
Iowa. 25S; Colorado, 2S9; Indiana, 331;
Washington, IS; Vermont, 90.
After the transaction of preliminary
business "Wednesday morning the dele
gates and the members of the District
of Columbia Commandery will 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
will take a trip TO Indian Head and visit
the Government proving ground. The
steamer Samuel J. Pentz has been char
tered for the occasion.
The District of Columbia Commandery
Is making great preparations to entertain
the visitors in handsome manner. The
congress has never before been held in
Washington. Legion headquarters will
be opened in the art gallery at the Airing
ton.
follows: Commander-in-Chief Lieut..
Gen. John VI. Schofeld, l. S. A; Senior
Vice Commander-in-Chief Acting Volun-
teer Lieut.. Charles T. Clark. late L. S.
Brig. Gen Henry 9 Merriam l. s. A;
Recorder-in-Chief, Bvt. Lieut.. Col. John
7. Nicholson, l. S. V; Registrar-in-Chief,
BreVet Major William =. Huxford. L. S.
A; Chief, Paymaster George
De +. Barton, late L. S. N: Chaplain-in-
Chief, Brcvet Major Henry 5. Burrage,
4. s. V; the COuncil-in-Chief, Brevet
Major George w. Chandler, L. 5. V;
Rear Admiral George Brown L. s. N;
Col. Charles A. Woodruff. L. S. A; Byt.
Mai. Gen John b. Sanborn, {. S.
V; Capt. Roswell II. Mason, L. S. V
The officers of the District commandery
are as follows: Commander, Rear Ad-
nIrai Edwin Stewart, L. S N; Senior
Vice Commander, Bvt. Brig. Gen. Ellis
Spear, L. 5. "; Junior Vice Commander,
Col. George Lippitt Andrews. l. s A;
Recorder, Brevet Major William Pitkin
HuXford, L. $. A: Registrar, Chief En-
gineer Edward Durham ROBBIE, l.. S. N;
Treasurer. First Lieut. William Baker
Thompson. L. S. v; Chancellor, Major
William Samuel Patten, l.. S. A; Chap
lain. Chaplain James Henry Bradford l.
$. V; Council, Acting Assistant Paw
master Frank Warren Hackett, late L.
5. N: Brevet Major William Lacy Kenly.
Us. V; Brig. Gen. George Miller Stern
berg. L. 5. A; Col. Felix Alexander
Reeve, L. s. V, and Capt Frederick
William Mitchell, L. S. V.