Evening star., 1909-05-06
ELECTS new OFFICERS
Annual Meeting and Supper of
the Loyal Legion.
UPSHUR MADE PRESIDENT
Oldest Living Graduate Of the Naval
Academy Honored.
ADMITS THREE NEW MEMBERS
Total Membership of the District of
| Columbia Commandery Now
Nearly 900.

The annual election of officers of the
Loyal Legion of the United States was
held at Rauscher's last night. After the
election a supper was served, at which a
number of impromptu speeches, mostly In
reminiscent vein. were delivered. The
officers chosen for the ensuing year were:
Rear Admiral John III. Upshur, U.S.N.,
commander: Brevet Brig. Gen. William
w. Dudley, u. S. Volunteers, senior vice
commander; Brig. Gen. Theodore Schwan,
U.S.A.. Junior vice commander; Maj.
William P Huxford, U.S.A., recorder;
Pay Director Leonard r. Frailey, U.S.N.,
registrar: Lieut. William B. Thompson.
U. s. Volunteers, treasurer; Maj. David
S. Stanley. u. s. A., hereditary chancel-
lor; James H. Bradford. L. s. Volunteers,
chaplain.
Chosen to the Council.
The following were elected to the coun-
Gil: Chief engineer, Absalom Kirby.
U.S.N.: major. Duncan c. Phillips. U. $.
Volunteers; captain. Robert Armour. U. s.
Volunteers: lieutenant colonel, Henry M.
Kendall, U.S.A.; brevet major, Charles
E. Larrabee. u. S. Volunteers.
In turning over the gavel to the new
president, Admiral Upsnur, the retiring
president, den. AHSOH MliSI lIiduc a
brief speech in which he thanked the
members of the legion for the honor they
had conferred upon him and the sup
port that had bee given him during his
term of Office.
Admiral Upshur, who is the oldest living
graduate of the Naval Academy, said
that he was proud to be chosen TO lead
an association of fighters and sons of
fighters, an association whose achieve
ments would go down In the history of
the United States for all time.
New Members Elected.
The new members elected were Clarence
Leonard Hay, son of the late John Hay,
and Midshipman Ralph Earle Sampson.
son of the late Rear Admiral Sampson,
both of whom were elected to hereditary
membership, and Second Lieut.. Charles
Ezra Convis, U.S.V., whose service dur
ing the civil war entitled him to original
membership.
Maj. Huxford. counselor and recorder,
ganization is in excellent condition, both
as to finances and membership. The
membership of the District Of Columbia
commandery numbers S73, and 1t is
expected to soon become the most -four
ishing commandery in the country.
The only real contest in the election
was between James S. Bradford, U.S.V.,
and Father David II. Buel. former presi-
dent of Georgetown University, for the
Office of chaplain. Chaplain Bradford
election was made unanimous upon mo-
ton Of Father Buell.
Chaplain's Service Record.
Chaplain Bradford bears an excellent
service record. During the civil war he
lived with the men and saw active service
at Ship Island, New Orleans, western
Louisiana, Port Hudson, then in the 10Th
Army Corps at Fort Monroe, Washing
ton, Shenandoah valley: battles of Win
chester. Fishers Hill and Cedar Creek.
The 18th Regiment, Connecticut Volun-
teers, was mustered out at the expiration
of three-year service in December. 1864,
and that ended the chaplain's service.
AS chaplain of James A. Garfield Post
since its organization, twenty-five years,
he has looked after suffering comrades,
buried the dead and written their obit-
uary notices. As chaplain of the Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home most of
the time since 1t was established in 1887
he has maintained a constant Sunday aft
ernoon service, where hundreds of COM
rades have Joined in the worship, and to
whom he has given more than a thousand
copies of parts of the Bible. Serving one
year as department chaplain, he attended
some twenty burial services. AS one of
the organizers of the Chaplains' Asso-
Washington, and it's renewal in 1902, he
has tried to serve the soldiers AS secre-
tary and treasurer of the Soldiers Union
of the Congregational Church, where the
meetings of the G. A. r. were held in
Washington, he has been active.
Has Served Many Years.
He was first elected chaplain Of the Dis
trict of Columbia Commandery of the
Loyal Legion in 1891. and has been re-
elected every year since.
Chaplain Bradford has been on the staff
of five commanders-in-chief. The last
four as laid to promote patriotism in
schools and as such has had charge Of
the assignment of speakers from the
Grand Army in all the public schools of
the District of Columbia, now numbering
129. for Flag day. June II, thus coming
in close touch with about 1900 children
and hundreds of teachers.
His history is briefly told, as follows:
Born in Vermont in 1856: farm and school,
seventeen years; dry goods clerk, Charles
ton. 8. c., three years; preparing for and
in Yale College, six years; army, three
years: pastor, Hudson, Wis, three years;
charge of reformatOries, ten years; mill
tary school two wears. Interior Denart-