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DISBURSED SS5,OO0 IN YEAR
Figures from Reports Presented sf oath
Annual Meeting of the Commau-
dery-in-Chicf in This cry Ycs-
tcrday--4rccption and Hmm
quot Inst Evening.

guct Inst Evening.
The 24th annual meeting Of the
Commnndery-in- chief. Military Ordcr
Of the Loyal Legion of the United
states was held at the Armory vester-
day with sessions in the morning and
in the afternoon, Gen. Grenvllc NJ
Dodge. commander In CHIEF. presiding.
reception was rendered to General
Dodge and the other visitors last even
Ing at the Van Ness house. being im-
medlately followed by banquet 20
the Commandery-in Chief. rendered by
tho Commandery of Vermont. All of
the business was completed Mt the two
deliberative sessions yesterday. To-
day will be devoted to sight seeing
about the city and n boat ride on the
lake this afternoon. while Mt 1890 this
morning a review in honor Of the COM
manderv-in- chief Will take place at
Fort Ethan Allen.
The opening session of the comman-
deryin chief convened at 1905 o'clock
yesterday morning. The roll call
showed that 50 companions were pres
ont, representing 20 communicates.
The morning session was devoted to
the presentation and adoption OF the
| various reports and tho appointment
Of committees to examine and report
all questions having relation to elig!-
| bility TO membership.
The report of tho recorder In chief
Col J. +. Nicholson OF Philadelphia,
| showed the number Of communicates
|
membership of tho order on that date
$3.50. The total membership of the
| commnndery In chief. June /. 1908
was $40. The report of the treasurer
| in-chief Pavmaster George DEF. Bar
ton of New York, showed the general
fund to be as follows: Balance. May f.
1907 s5O.So7 Of; receipts May /. 1907
to May !, 1903, s7S,853.@s; disburse-
ments May /, 1907. to May !, 1905
sS499o91: balance. may /. l9Gs, sl4.
| 26964. Tie balances Of funds were
accounted for as follows: Relief fund
May !. 1907. s1.2s2.s4: May /. 1908. Sc,
52s07, permanent fund, May /, 1907
sa2.6ooo9 May /. 1908, ss7.232.e3; com
mutation. May /. 1907. ss.517.52. May
l, 1905, se26759.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The afternoon session was very
brief for the reason that all cases per-
tanning to eligibility TO membership
were deferred for action to the ses-
sion of the commandery -in-chicf to be
held next year. This action was taken
in view of the fact that the congress
| of the order assemblies in New York
In 1909 to consider amendments to the
constitution.
The headquarters OF the order of the
ington were. upon petition and the re-
port Of the committee thereon. changed
from Tacoma to Seattle. The COM
mandery-in chief adjourned 20 meet
next year. October, 1909 In Philadel-
phia The officers are elected bi-en-
niallv. Those elected last year have
yet another year to serve.
They are as follows:
Comma nder- n-chief-Ma ior-Gen Gren-
willie NJ Dodge.
Senior v!ce-comma nder In chief-Rear
Admiral John c. Watson.
Junior vice commander in -Chief-1ieut,
Gen. John c. Bates.
Recorder in -chief-Brevet Lleut.-Col
JoIn i. 1>8.llOISoI'
Registrar-in-c -chief-Major William p
Huxford.
Treasurer-in-chief-P anaster Captain
George Def. Barton.
Chancellor -in-chief-Brevet In Capt. John
o. Foerng,
Chaplain-tn-chief- Brevet Major Henry
8. Burrase, u. d.
Council-in-chief-Bre Mator Henr,
Dyke. Capt John c. Currier First Lieut.
and Adtt Lewis H. Chamberlain, Brevet
Major Charles B. Arnory.
Sergeant William a. Tooles and Private
Gus Wolfram of Company NJ. V. \. G.
acted as orderlics throughout the sessions
of the commandery-in-c chief yesterday,
VERMONT COMMANDERY MEETS.
An adjourned meeting of Vermont Com
mandery, Military order OF the Loyal Le
gion, was held ut Stannard Memorial hal
yesterday afternoon at 4:30. Norris d
Blake Of Burlington WAS elected a mem
Der of the commandery A memorial OF
Major Hiram a. Perkins OF st. Alban!
was presented by n committee composec
of ex-Gov. J. l.. Barstow Of Shelburne
Willard harrington of st Albnns an,
Commander Woodbury. appointed AS ,
committee to prepare memorial OF
Companion Fred l.. Hamilton OF Sails
bury, exGov. r., J. Ormshee of Brando,
and Lieut. Harley q. sheldon OF Rut
land.
RECEPTION LAST EVENING.
At 1880 last evening II reception wa.
rendered by Vermont Commandery t,
Commander-in Chief Dodge ana tn,
; other officers OF the conmandery in,
chief, In the parlors OF the Van Mes.
house The reception committee wa.
made up OF Gen. r. $. Peck, chairman
C. II, Beach, B J, Derby, II. u Haxar
Gen. $. +, Jocelyn, Col, E Il. Powell
Max l.. Powell. Joseph T. Stearns, Mai
Il | Henry W. Hovey. j. Watson Webb
George s. Howe. willard Harrington
Joel H. Lucia. Capt r.. +. Woodbury.
o G. l.. Woodbury.. and Dr, NJ. G. Twitch
J. ell.
Immediately following the reception
the company repaired to tho dininl
room OF the Van Ness where the ban
quet was served