New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-11-23
ALLIED SOCIETIES MEET.
WAR RELIEF WORKERS. AFTER CON
SOLIDATING. ELECT OFFICERS
MAJOR BYRNE is MADE PRESIDENT MRS. HOW
ARD CARROLL VICE PRESIDENT AND
MRS RUSSELL SAGE RECEIVES
THE HONORARY PRES
MAJOR RYENE

IDENCY
There was one man at the meeting Of the Sol
dlcrs and Sailors Families Protective Association
yesterday who kept the members in such good
humor that the business meeting was one 10 be en-
joyed rather than gone through with perfuncorily
He was Emerson McMillin. and he refused the
nomination for tho presidency the first v!ce-presi-
dency and second vce-presldency and at last Sec
onded the motion to make himself the treasurer
The meeting was held I'm the Waldorf Astoria
and the branches that have affiliated with the
Soldiers and Sailors Association were present
They Were the Womcn's Patriotic Relief Assoc@-
ton. the Daughters Of 1872. the Ladies' League OF
IN" Central CONGREGATIONAL Church. the war re
lief Society Of the New England Women. and the
Young Womens Guild of the Madison Avenue l''
formed church.
After Mr. McMinin hal refused the nomination
o. president Of tn. allied societies. Major John
Byrnc was unanimously elected. He delivered ."
short speech in which he thanked the members i"i
his rc-clectlon bu; said that he thought the" Eoo'
iudgmor. was at fault. because H. kn'" t"'' VI
McMlllin would do better. Mr. McMNIn u''r''u
Il deep bass no" TO this and after tn" laugh had
subsidized Major Byrne spoke Of the great geheroS'
OF the people 10 the work OF the patriotic RELIEF as
sociaiions during the last year. ana sld Ndt pF '
fact that the different branches wer" aihh'te" anu
that the strength Of all was made the strength OF
one the work done would be more cnectVa an"
more successful. and the public would De III ''''
danger OF being vctimiZed by fraudi
Mr.. McMllin was nominated for the Ni'r-p',S,
doncy. but he refused II. saying that. as the SOL
diors' and Sailors Association had cap'ur'd '"e
presidency through man. II was only Ia" nc
SOM. other branch should elect woman Nc'-
president so he proposed Mrs. Howard Carroll ana
as the women insisted making II duu hoiii'""
ton he said he would recognize his friehuS as
those who did not vote for him. The voting proven
conclu.lvely according to this, that he had no
friends for he was unanimously elected After TINS
the vote was rcconsdcred by the request OF Heih-
her and Mr.. McMlin was nominated ior '"e
trcasurership he himself saying. with apparent
Joy: Il second that He was electcu' anu nv"
Mrs Howard Carroll was made first vice-presldent,
Mrs Henry Clark cole. Mrs. William Lloyd MI =
Charles Francis Roe and Miss Flora p. Benjamin
being the other vice-presldents
Miss Phillips who represented Mrs. Howard car
rolls association the Woman's Patriotic Relief said
she feared Mrs Carroll would not accept any Once
and II was evident that Major Byrne gathered some
underlying Significance from her words Tor ne to
her that If the branch she represented meant IN
sccede it would have 10 do II in a regular way ne,
cause It had voted to make up the pody, ana WoG,u
have 10 abide by the bodys decision ABOUT ~
future actions This statement was vigorously ap-
plauded and no more was said about II. 49,,
g. Il. Sheppard was then made secretary ana
Mrs Russell Sage was ele9ted honoradEH pr vor
during the last year as did also Mr.. McMillin
Mrs Sage not present. Major Byrne theh read
several items OF 500, $500 and 5000 given by VaTl-
Gus relatives OF Mr.. McNiillin. As well AS by the
treasurer himself. and congratulated the asSoclt-
ton in getting such treasurer for NJ felt sure tne
port the association without the neP oil any "ouS
Il was announced that William Waldorf Astor
had given the house at No. - West Thirty-thrd-st
for tn" u the association. and 1t was decided
when name for the allied societies Will be de-
cldcd upon.