The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-09-11
MEDAL OF HONOR LEGION.
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL C0NVEN-
 TION IN TWISTED.

Dates are September 24 and 25-Be- tween One Ond Two Hundred VIII be Present-Maior G. D. Albee Will be Oue-AmbassadOr Porter Mentioned
 for President-GeneraI o. o. Howard i a Prominent Member.
 A gathering of which but little has been said, but which will be one of the most notable in the history of Con- lnecticut, will be held in the quiet little town of Winsted on Monday and Tues day, September 24 and 25, when the Medal of Honor Legion Will hold its lseventeenth annual convention. On this occasion the distinguished mem bers of the legion, all of them men who as a reward for some extraordlna- ry exhibition of gallantry on the bat tlefeld have been decorated by con- gress, will meet to choose new officers, transact yearly business, hold a recep- tion and enjoy themselves in trips about the town and vicinity. At the present time there are less than four hundred and fifty living members of the legion. They are scat tered all over the face of the earth, but it Is expected that between one hundred and fifty and two hundred l naIl iy, NWiY1ufa6 Six or seven living residents of Con- juecticut have received Legion of Hon. or medals. Several of them are New Haven men-Major George E. Albee, of the Winchester company; Andrew H. Embler, Eighty-second New York Vol Iunteers; Joseph w. Miller, Sixth Con necticut Volunteers; Leander Parme- lice, Seventh Connecticut Volunteers; David w. Sharpe, Simeon J. Fox and William E. Morgan. All of these men have medals voted them by congress Bridgeport boasts of Colonel John Cal win Curtiss, and Winsted of Colonel S. B. Horne, the present judge-advocate of the legion. It was largely through This efforts that Winsted was chosen for the convention, which usually meets in one of the large cities. Colonel Horne was United States consul to the Danish West Indies from 1890 to 1894.
 Among the especially noted men who will be present will be General O O. Howard, the only living man who Iserved as either Union of Confede- rate general in the civil war. Genera, Howard will be one of the speakers al the banquet. The first day of the con. vention will be taken up largely with { business session. The new officers vii | be elected at this time. The present commander of the legion is J. c. Julius Langbein of New York, Two promi- nent men are mentioned as his success sor, Major General Horace Porter who recently at his own expense located Jthe remains of John Paul Jones an6 brought them to this country, and Col onel Steinberg of Pennsylvania,
 Following the business session oi Monday, carriage and trolley rides about Highland Lake and other inter esting spots in and about Winsted will be taken on Tuesday and banquet will be rendered the legion at the Ho. tel Winchester by the business men oi the town. The following programme will be responded to:
 Our Country" L. A. Loud New York.
 ''The Medal of the Legion of Honor E-General o. 0. Howard.
 Duet-Mrs George Judson and Mrs Is. T. How'd of Winsted.
 ''The Volunteer Soldier" -Brigadler General Horatto C. King.
 "The Value of Citizenship Mark D. Wilbur
 "The Army and Navy''-Major Nose Veale of Pennsylvania.
 l Monologue-Major c. A. Appel o 1 Middletown.
 Closing remarks by Rev. c. W. Jud son of Winsted.