The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-02-08

the office during the interval between
the time when Major Gould retired and
Major Anderson was elected. MaJof
Anderson Is now however, the oldest liv-
ing past grand commander OF the order
in Kansas.
Major Gould moved from Kansas to
San Francisco, Cal. in 1875.
The memorial prepared by the com
mandery of the state OF California, mil
itary order of the Loyal Legion of the
United States says:
William Oliver Gould was born June
20, 1928, at Exeter, New Hampshire.
He was residing in Kansas at the
outbreak of the Civil war, and enlisted
as private in company E, Fifth Kan
sas volunteer cavalry, August IT, 1863.
and was but a few days later commits
stoned as first lieutenant of engineers
and served as engineer officers and as
sistant adjutant general of General ].
H Lanes Kansas brigade until the
spring of 1862, in southeastern Kansas
and southwestern Missouri He was
then detached for recruiting duty at
Leavenworth, Kan. and assisted in rails
ing the Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth
regiments of Kansas volunteers
I'm June, 1868. he was assigned by Or
derS from the war department, as as
sistant commissary of musters at Fort
vember, 1853, was commissioned and
mustered as adjutant Fourteenth Kan
sas cavalry and marched with the regI-
ment from Fort Scott, Kan, to Fort
Smith, Ark. March 8, 1854, he was pro-
NOTED to be major Fourteenth Kansas
cavalry and was ordered to Fort LeaV-
enworth where he CONTINUED on duty un-
til he was honorably mustered out of
service August II, 1855
He was elected a companion of the
first class in the Commandery of Cali
fornia CNo. 800 April 81, 1SS0-Insignia
No. 2079. He was elected junior vice
commander May rs, 1887; senior vice
commander May s, 1888; served as a
member of the council during the two
fol
mander May 26, 1891.
Before the civil war Major Gould
was engaged in business in the state of
Kansas, and after the war he resumed
his former occupation and remained for
ten years, occupying many positions of
trust. He was grand commander of the
Knights Templar of Kansas, and upon
his removal to San Francisco in 1875 he
organized and was the first commander
of the Golden Gate Commandery of San
Francisco. He also took deep interest
in the Grand Army of the Republic and
the Loyal Legion. AS actuary of the
Pacific Mutual Life Insurance company
he was widely known in our commun-
ity.
1.-The Loyal Legion was his chief pride
and he never missed a meeting of our
commandery. Even though partially
crippled by a severe illness some years
ago, we always knew that we would
meet Companion Gould at every assem-
blage.
HE was thorough and most relia-
''old school," devoted to his family and
his friends. In our commandery he
possessed the love and respect of every
companion.
while we sorrow for our own loss we
deeply sympathize with his wife and chill
dren in their irreparable bereavement.
THE commandery of the State of
A recent issue of the San Francisco
Chronicle says:
Major William Q. Gould, who died in
this city last Tuesday evening, was laid
to rest in Cypress Lawn cemetery yes
terday afternoon. The funeral services,
which were impressive and largely at
tended were held last Friday at the
First Conversational church, and We're
conducted by Rev. George c. Adams
and the Golden Gate Commandery,
knights Templar. of which commandery
Major Gould was the organizer and the
a past commander of the Loyal Legion,
an organization in which he took great
Interest. The Loyal Legion of Cali
fornia and George H. Thomas Post,
Grand Army of the Republic, both at
tended the funeral in a body, and Golden
Gate commandery escorted the remains
to Laurel Hill cemetery, where the |
casket was placed in vault and kept
day. The pallbearers were Past Grand !
Master knights Templar Reuben H.
Lloyd, Past Grand Commanders Frank |
w Sumner, John F. Merrill and A G. |
Booth; George D. Clark, Charles L. |
Field, George A Moore and DR.. w. r. !
Cluness, Colonel w. r. Smedberg ana |
Colonel G. M: Kline of the Loyal Legion |
and Hugh M. Burke of the Grand |
Army of the Republic also accompanied |
the remains to Laurel Hill"
The First NJ. E. church auditorium.
gallery and main floor was crowded last |
light at the lecture ON the Tragic /
Movement of the Passion Play" by F.
:. Denning. The illustrations in moving |
COiOr9d