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The Ohio Commandery has had remarkable prosperity. Its membership is now over 300. But it is still an infant, and should continue to grow with health and success. If each member will undertake to induce ONE comrade or friend to join, the membership of the Commandery, with apparently no effort, can soon be increased to 600 or more.
It is hoped that Companions will use their best endeavors to add to the Commandery as many new members as possible, from among deserving officers, but remembering to be extremely careful in their selection and endorsement of those applying.
XX. The Constitution and By-Laws of the Order can be obtained on application to the Recorder.
XXI. All circulars should be considered confidential. "
XXII. Rule 16 of the Rules and Regulations governing this Commandery . is published for the guidance of Companions, and will be strictly enforced.
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RULE 16-Companions may invite any member of the Order temporarily in the city, to any meeting or entertainment of the Commandery, but no person, not a member of the Order, shall be present at any meeting, nor shall any non- members be present at any entertainment, except members of the press, and those whose services have been engaged. Upon such invitation being extended, the name of the invited guest, and of the member inviting, shall be furnished to the Recorder, who shall extend an official invitation, and record his action, and they shall be considered guests of the Commandery.
In accordance with the above, applications for the introduction of guests should be made to the Recorder, to whom is delegated authority to issue cards of invitation.
EXTRACTS FROM THE CONSTITUTION.
XXIII. The following extracts from the Constitution are hereby published for the informa- tion of Companions and applicants.
The members or Companions of this Order shall be of three (3) classes.
First Class .- Ist. Commissioned officers and honorably discharged commissioned officers of the United States army, navy and marine corps, regular or volunteer, including officers of assimilated or corresponding rank by appointment of the secretary of war or navy, who were actually engaged in the suppression of the rebellion prior to the fifteenth day of April, 1865, whether so engaged as commissioned officers, non-commissioned officers, warrant officers or enlisted men. *
2d. The eldest direct male lineal descendants, according to the rules of primogeniture, of de- ceased original Companions of the First Class, and of officers dying prior to the thirty-first day of December, 1885, who, at the time of death, possessed the qualifications for membership in the Order
* * * * * but any original Companion having no direct lineal descendant may, by writing filed with the Re- corder of the Commandery in which he may be enrolled, or by his last will and testament, or in- strument in the nature thereof, nominate for life his successor, from among his male heirs, within the said limits in the collateral branches of his family.
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* * *** * * That any person eligible for membership by inheritance, or renunciation of another, may, by writ ing filed with Recorder of the Commandery in which the membership may be enrolled, waive and renounce his right to such eligibility in favor of the next entitled person.
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That no right of inheritance shall be derived from any original Companion who has been expelled from the Order
Second Class. - The eldest sons of living original Companions of the First Class who shall have * * attained the age of twenty-one years and been duly elected as hereinafter provided. Upon the death of the Companion of the First Class through whom eligibility of membership is derived, a Companion of the Second Class shall become a Companion of the First Class, * * *
Third Class .- Gentlemen in civil life who, during the rebellion, were specially distinguished for conspicuous and consistent loyalty to the National Government, and who were active and emi- nent in maintaining the supremacy of the same, but the number of Companions of the Third Class shall not exceed the ratio of one to thirty-three of those of the First Class.
ARTICLE VI.
XXIV. SECTION 1 .- Every application for membership shall be made in writing, signed by the applicant, who shall be recommended in writing by three Companions of the First Class of the Commandery to which he shall apply, who shall vouch for the candidate's worthiness. The appli- cation shall be accompanied by the admission fee and dues for the current year. * * **
The admission fee and dues accompanying the application shall be re- funded in case of non-election.
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Every Companion of the Order present at a meeting, shall, unless excused by a vote of the Commandery, deposit one ballot for or against a candidate.
BY-LAWS.
ARTICLE III.
Fines.
6| #XXV. SECTION 1 .- The fundamental principles of this Order being recognized as its only test of loyal citizenship, the discussion or introduction of secretarian or partisan topics, within the precincts of a Commandery, is prohibited, and this under a penalty of such fine, not exceeding fifty dollars, as may be imposed by order of Board of Officers.
FROM THE RULES OF THE COMMANDERY.
XXVI. 7 .- The admission fee shall be twenty-five ($25.00) dollars.
8 .- The annual dues of resident members shall be ten ($10.00) dollars, and of non-resident mem- bers five ($5.00) dollars, payable in advance on the first day of January in each year. *
9 .- Resident members, elected after the stated meeting in March, shall be charged with dues for the current year at the rate of one ($1.00) dollar per month, for the remainder of the year, payable in advance.
IO-Non-resident members shall be charged with the full amount of the year in which elected
MONTHLY REPORT.
Charter Members (on the Roll). 29
GAIN-(Since date of organization, February, 1883).
By Election and Transfer up to Nov. 4, 1885, inclusive. .331
By Election, Dec. 2, 1885 .. 5 By Transfer, Dec. 2, 1885. I
Total Enrolled. 366
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Loss .- By death Licut. Josiah Chance, Dec. 11th I
By transfer to other Commanderies, since Organization 9 By Death, since Organization 4 13
Total Active Membership 353
First Class Members 339
Second Class Members 7
Third Class Members 7
Total Active Membership .. 353
XXVII. The expenses of the Commandery can only be met by the prompt fulfilment of the obligations assumed by every Companion; and Companions are respectfully referred to Article XIX of the Constitution, which relates to arrearages.
XXVIII. The Chancellor of this Commandery is Captain C. A. G. Adae, to whom all applications should be made concerning Diplomas, Badge, Rib- bon, and Rosette. (The Rosettes are 50 cents each.) His address is 76 West Third Street, Cincinnati. Rosettes can also be obtained of the Recorder.
XXIX. Companions changing address, residence, or place of business, are requested to notify the Recorder, and, so far as practicable, to transact all routine business with the Recorder's office by letter, addressed to P. O. Box 1156, Cincinnati.
XXX. Companions are reminded that the Insignia must be worn at the meetings, and as prescribed in the Constitution, Article XXVII, Section I.
They are also requested to constantly wear the Rosette of the Order in the upper button-hole of the left lapel of the coat.
XXXI. The wearing of the Insignia attached to any article of jewelry, or by those not entitled, is indirect violation of the Constitution of the Order, and Companious are reminded that it is their duty to aid in correcting auy abuse of the Badge of Honor.
By order of
BREVET MAJ .- GEN. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
OFFICIAL :
U. S. Vols.,
A. H. MATTOX,
Commander.
First Lieutenant U. S. Vols.,
Recorder.
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AMÉRICA
LEX REGIT
ARMA TUENTUR
Military Order
of the
Joyal Jegion of the United States.
IN MEMORIAM.
COMPANION
Beo eorge
Ward Nichols.
Military Order Loyal Legion United States
COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 18. SERIES OF 1885. WHOLE NUMBER 5S.
CINCINNATI, DEC. 3, 1885.
At a stated meeting of this Commandery, held Dec. 2, 1885, the accompanying report of a Committee appointed to prepare resolutions on the death of Companion BREVET LIEUT. COLONEL GEORGE WARD NICHOLS, was read and adopted.
By order of Brevet Major-General
R. B. HAYES, U. S. Vols., COMMANDER.
OFFICIAL,
A. H. MATTOX, Ist Lieut. U. S. Vols., RECORDER.
GEORGE WARD NICHOLS.
BORN MT. DESERT, MAINE, JUNE 21, 1831.
DIED CINCINNATI, O. SEPTEMBER 15, 1885.
To the Commander and Companions
of Ohio Commandery, Military Order Loyal Legion U. S.
Companion George Ward Nichols died at Cincinnati, Ohio, on the 15th day of September, 1885.
He was born on the Island of Mt. Desert, in the State of Maine, June 21, 1831. He passed his boyhood in Boston, Mass, and when still a young man moved to Kansas, where he took an active part in the political and military struggle that attended the organization of that State.
He entered the military service of the United States, April 25, 1862, with a commission as Captain, and A. A. D. C. upon the staff of Major-General John C. Freemont, serving with him in West Virginia and the Shenandoalı Valley. In 1863 he was assigned to duty in the Provost Marshal General's Department and ordered to Wisconsin. In 1864 he reported to Major- General William T. Sherman, and served as his Aide de Camp to the close of the war, having in the meantime been brevetted Lt. Col. of Vols.
He subsequently published a graphic account of Sherman's March to the Sea, in which he had been an active participant. This work-" The Story of the March," (published also in German, ) had an extensive sale abroad as well as in this country.
Soon after the close of the war-in 1868,-he became a resident of Cincinnati, and has ever since been conspicuous as a public spirited citizen. To his earnest and enthusiastic efforts this city is largely indebted for several public institutions of which it is justly proud.
He was early connected with the Cincinnati Academy of Fine Arts, of which Mr. Joseph Longworth was President, and took an active part in securing works of art for the exhibitions given by that Society. About the same time he was deeply interested in the organization of the School of Design in connection with the University of Cincinnati, and the se- lection of Mr. Thomas S. Noble as its principal, and subsequently took an active part in securing its transfer to the Art Museum.
He was selected President of the Harmonic Society, which gave a series of Concerts under his management, with such success as to suggest the feasibility of still more elaborate musical entertainments, and in 1872 the Musical Festival Association was organized to that end. He was se- lected as President, and aided by an efficient Board of Directors entered upon a task deemed by many a hazardous experiment, but he spared no effort to ensure success, and the first festival in May, 1873, proved an im- portant event in the musical history of Cincinnati, while a still more marvelous success, two years later, secured the establishment of these festivals upon a permanent basis. These two festivals had been held in a temporary structure which was the only building in the city of sufficient capacity for the purpose, but their continuance required more permanent accommodations, and the Music Hall which now adorns the city was pro- vided by the munificence of Mr. Reuben Springer, and others, who felt a deep interest in the enterprise. Moreover the general interest in music, thus excited, led to the foundation of the College of Music. To this in- stitution now so famous, Companion Nichols devoted his time and energies, serving as President from its inception to the time of his death. It was the culmination of his life-work, his legacy to his fellow citizens.
To the memory of one who has thus devoted his life to the public good, his Companions in arms pay grateful tribute.
CHANNING RICHARDS, Captain U. S. Vols. ANDREW HICKENLOOPER, Brevet Brig. Gen. U. S. Vols.
Committee.
JOSEPH W. WILSHIRE, 2d Lieutenant U. S. Vols.
Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 19. SERIES OF 1885. WHOLE NUMBER, 59.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 23, 1885.
THE COMMANDERY LIBRARY.
I. At a stated meeting of the Ohio Commandery held at headquarters, the Burnet House, Dec. 2, 1885, the following, offered by the Recorder was unanmiously adopted, and Companion Captain Robert Hunter appointed Librarian by the Commander.
II. RESOLVED, "That the Commander shall at this meeting appoint a Librarian to serve until the annual meeting in May, 1887, and at that and all recurring meetings a Librarian shall be appointed by the Commander to serve one year.
That it shall be the duty of the Librarian, with the Recorder, to take charge of all books, papers, maps, plans of battles, plats and relics in posses- sion of the Ohio Commandery, or contained in its library, to catalogue, ar- range and keep the same in proper order.
That the books papers, maps, etc., containd in the library shall be issued to Companions of the Loyal Legion, and to no one else.
That the books, maps, papers, etc,. shall be issued only by the Librarian or the Recorder ; they to keep a record of all books, etc., issued,
That no Companion shall have the use of any book, map, paper, plat or relic contained in the library, for a longer time than four (4) weeks without renewing the same, and any book, map, paper, etc., lost or destroyed by the
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Companion taking same from the library, shall be replaced by the Companio. losing it, or, if it cannot be replaced, a money value shall be fixed on same b the Council, and that amount paid to the Librarian or Recorder, who shal hand it to the Treasurer to be placed to the credit of the General Fund."
In conformity with the action of the Ohio Commandery, as stated in the foregoing notification, the Librarian respectfully requests the personal atten tion of Companions to this important feature of our aim and purpose, "to cherish the memories and associations of the war waged in defense of the unity and indivisibility of the Republic."
To collect, preserve, and communicate materials that will aid in securing : complete and accurate history of the late civil war, is one of the most praise worthy efforts the Ohio Commandery could undertake. The history of the preservation of the Union was made, largely, if not chiefly, by those who par ticipated in its battles in the field ; therefore, manuscripts or printed records relating to the personal experiences of those participants who are members o this Commandery, if collected and preserved in the Commandery Library would be invaluable aids to the historian. They would also be a source o much pleasure and information to the Companions. In addition to obtaining records of the personal experiences of our own members, the efforts of the Librarian will be directed to the collection of all the publications relating to the late civil war, and of such maps and documents as may illustrate the his- tory of that war.
This collection should embrace books and pamphlets on
The General, Medical and Financial History of the War.
Army, Corps, Division, Brigade, Regimental, and Battery History.
Official Reports of Battles and Campaigns.
Military Biography, Memoirs, Addresses, Orations.
Maps of Military Campaigns and Battles.
War Department and Army Orders and Reports.
Histories of the several States in the War.
Reports of the Proceedings of Army Societies.
Reports of Regimental Re-Unions.
Poetry and Songs relating to Army Life and Patriotisın.
Army Regulations and Tactics.
Records of Congress and all Departments of the Federal and State Gov- ernments during the war period.
Magazines and Newspapers devoted wholly, or in part, to War History. Confederate Histories, Reports and Papers on the War.
Portraits, Engravings or Photographs, of Military Men.
Manuscript Reports, Official Correspondence, Private Letters, and Diaries. Newspaper Articles for the Library Scrap-Books.
Army and Regimental Flags and War Relics
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Every Companion will have a personal interest in the Commandery Li- brary, and the Librarian requests the aid of every member of the Commandery in securing such books, pamphlets, documents, maps, etc., as are described in the forgoing list, for this Library. The receipt of every contribution will be promptly acknowledged, and there will be placed on it a neat lable on which will be written the name of the contributor.
ALL CONTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LIBRARY SHOULD BE SENT TO THE LIBRA- RIAN, NO. 61 WEST FOURTH ST., CINCINNATI,
By steadily pursuing the patriotic impulses that lead them to the field, Companions may be able to obtain for the Library, many valuable contribu- tions that will serve to preserve and illustrate the history they and their Com- panions in arms helped to make.
ROBERT HUNTER,
Captain U. S. Vols. Librarian.
By order of
BREVET MAJ .- GEN. RUTHERFORD B. HAYES,
OFFICAL :
U. S. Vols.,
A. H. MATTOX, Commander.
First Lieutenant U. S. Vols.,
Recorder.
military Order of the Lroyal Lregion of the United States.
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
OFFICE OF THE RECORDER.
CIRCULAR NO. 20. SERIES OF 1885. WHOLE NUMBER, 60.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 31, 1885.
FINANCE.
The attention of Companions is respectfully called to the fact that by the new Constitution (see Sec. 1, Art. XVII.), the fiscal year of the Order commences January Ist. The expenses of the Commandery and obliga- tions assumed must be met promptly.
In order to do this, Companions should remit their Annual Dues as soon after receiving the accompanying statement as possible.
Attention is also called to Article XIX., of the Constitution, which relates to arrearages
Please remit amount due the Commandery as per enclosed bill at your earliest convenience.
Respectfully yours,
A. H. MATTOX,
Recorder.
Third Annual Dinner -OF THE- COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO,
military Order of the Lroyal Lregion of the United States,
HEADQUARTERS COMMANDERY OF THE STATE OF OHIO.
CIRCULAR NO. 21. SERIES OF 1885. WHOLE NUMBER, 61.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 31, 1885.
COMPANION :
I. According to instructions from the Commandery, and contained in Rule 15 of the Rules and Regulations (see Circular No. 19, Series of 1884), the Council have taken charge of the arrangements for the Third Annual Din- ner of the OHIO COMMANDERY LOYAL LEGION OF THE UNITED STATES.
II. The Dinner will be given at the Burnet House, Wednesday evening, February 10, 1886, at 8:30 o'clock.
The price of the dinner ticket this year has been placed at Seven ($7) dol- lars. A first-class dinner, such as the Ohio Commandery is noted for, with all its appointments-music, souvenir, good wines and excellent service -can not well be given for less.
III. Dinner tickets can be secured of the Recorder, in advance, on and after January 20th, and of the Recorder, or at the office of the Burnet House, on the day and evening of the dinner.
IV. Formal invitations will be issued January 20th.
V. The stated business meeting of the Commandery will be held the same evening, promptly at 7 o'clock. Applicants elected at this meeting will be invested immediately after their election to enable them to attend the Din- ner, if it is desirable to do so.
VI. The Annual Dinners commemorate the organization of the Ohio Commandery (Feb, 1883). A prime object, also, in the Dinners is the bring-
ing together all Companions of the Ohio Commandery in social re-union, to meet each other with a grasp of the hand in memory of the days when, shoulder to shoulder, they served under the " Old Flag," fighting for the Union, and to enjoy relating and listening to the stories of the march, the bivouac, the battle-field. Through these re-unions, Companions of the Order of the Loyal Legion keep alive the memories and associations of the War for the Union, become better acquainted with each other, more fully learn and understand the objects and purposes of our distinguished Order, and return to their homes, not only refreshed in body and in mind, by the relaxation from business cares, but with deeper and stronger feelings of thankfulness that the Union was preserved, and with feelings of pride aroused by recollections so vividly brought before them, that they went forth to sacrifice life itself, if need be, for God and Country.
VII. The toasts selected will be responded to by Companions noted for their eloquence.
VIII. The songs during the dinner will be from the Song Book of the Ohio Commandery. Companions will please bring their Song Books with them. Members who do not possess the book can purchase the same of the Recorder.
IX. Companions proposing to attend the meeting will confer a favor by notifying the Recorder at as early a date after receipt of this Circular as pos- sible, so that arrangements can be made in advance for all who may come.
Letters already received from non-resident Companions, making inquiry about the " Annual Dinner," and signifying their intention of being present, indicate a large attendance. It is hoped that Gen. W. S. Hancock, Com- mander-in-Chief, can be present; also the officers and many members from other Commanderies.
X. The headquarters of the Commandery are established at the Burnet House, and non-resident Companions will find it pleasant and convenient to secure apartments at that hotel during their sojourn in this city. Every effort will be made by the proprietors to take good care of the visiting Companions.
The Recorder, A. H. MATTOX, will be happy to make arrangements for securing hotel accommodations for Companions. It will be well for those who can do so to secure rooms in advance.
XI. It is absolutely necessary that the Council should know positively by February 6th, and as much earlier as possible, how many Companions will be in attendance. Please notify the Recorder at the earliest date possible, BEFORE FEBRUARY 6TH, AND NOT LATER THAN THAT DATE, if you will be present.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
XII. Applicants for membership, upon whom action will be taken at the business meeting on the evening of February 10th, who propose being present
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at that time, to be invested (if elected), and who will attend the dinner, should notify the Recorder, so that covers may be laid for them. Recommenders of such applicants will please so notify them.
COMMITTEES OF ARRANGEMENT.
XIII. The following Committees of Arrangement have been appointed in cities and towns where, or near where, a number of Companions reside. In places and localities where committees are not appointed, Companions resid- ing there will please make such arrangements as may be most agreeable to them.
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The Committees so appointed will please, without delay, canvass their membership, and ascertaining, as near as possible, how many will attend the dinner, will report the names and post-office address to the Recorder. They are also requested to make arrangements for transportation, hotel accommo- dations, and such other preparations and plans as may suggest themselves which will tend to the pleasure of the trip and the re-union.
CLEVELAND, OHIO. Gen. J. H. Devereux, Chairman. Gen. James Barnett.
Lieut. Amos Townsend.
COLUMBUS, OHIO. Capt. H. M. Neil, Chairman. Gen. John Beatty. Col. R. H. Offley, U. S. A.
AKRON, OHIO. Col. A. L. Conger, Chairman. Hon. George W. Crouse (3d class). Capt. A. P. Baldwin.
FREMONT, OHIO. Col. Wm. E. Haynes, Chairman. Horace S. Buckland.
CANTON, OHIO. Capt. George F. Laird, Chairman. Capt. Wm. Smith Williams.
RICHMOND, IND. Major James S. Ostrander, Chairman. Major J. R. Weist.
TOLEDO, OHIO. Gen. Charles L. Young, Chairman. Gen. John W. Fuller. Capt. W. S. Thurstin.
DAYTON, OHIO. Major-Samuel B. Smith, Chairman. Gen. T. J. Wood, U. S. A. Capt. J. H. Chapman.
LOUISVILLE, KY. Col. J. K. Faulkner, Chairman. Col. John Mason Brown. Lieut. Wm. H. Mundy.
INDIANAPOLIS. IND. Col. Oran Perry, Chairman, Gen. Frederick Knefler. Lieut. B. B. Peck.
LEXINGTON, KY. Capt. Wm. Cassius Goodloe, Chair- Col. H. K. Milward. Lman.
URBANA, OHIO. Col. John T. Mitchell, Chairman. Major T. T. Brand, U. S. A.
LITTLE ROCK, ARK.
SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS. Gen D. S. Stanley, U. S. A., Chairman. Col. F. L Guenther, U. S. A. Lieut. J. M. Burns, U. S. A.
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ATHENS, OHIO. Major J. M. Welsh, Chairman. Gen. Charles L. Grosvenor.
ATLANTA, GA. Major Charles T. Watson, Chairman. Major E. B. Kirk, U. S. A.
Major Charles L. Wilson.
CHICAGO, ILLS. Col. H. C. Corbin, U. S. A., Chairman. Leroy T. Steward (2d class). Major D. T. Corbin.
HAMILTON, OHIO. Capt. H. L. Morey.
NASHVILLE AND KNOXVILLE, TENN.
Lieut. John Ruhm, Nashville.
Lieut. Wm. P. Chamberlain, Knoxville. NEWARK, OHIO. Lieut. H. C. Strong.
SPRINGFIELD, OHIO. Gen. J. Warren Keifer, Chairman. Col. R. L. Kilpatrick, U. S. A.
PORTSMOUTH, OHIO. Capt. E. H. Ball, Chairman. Capt. W. W. Reilly. Lieut. E. E. Ewing.
YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO. Capt. J. L. Botsford, Chairman. Gen. T. W. Sanderson.
WARREN, OHIO. Capt. J. G. Baldwin.
WELLINGTON, OHIO. Capt. E. F. Webster, Chairman. Major W. H. Williams.
ZANESVILLE, OHIO. Col. Gilbert D. Munson.
XIV. Urging upon all Companions the importance of making this, our Third Annual Dinner, a complete success, we respectfully ask you not only to attend yourself, but prevail upon others to be present, assuring you of a cordial welcome.
Very respectfully. GEORGE B. Fox, E. C. DAWES, JAMES S. OSTRANDER, HENRY DEBUS, M. D. LEGGETT,
Council.
Official: A. H. MATTOX, Recorder.
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