The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-09-07
NAVAL VETERANS
In Session at Philadelphia Re
fuse to Admit Participants
Of Ofhpanish War.

Philadelphia. Sept. 6-There we're lively
times at today's session OF the fourteenth
annual convention Of the national ossocl-
alton OF naval Veterans. a resolution pro-
viding for the admission OF participants
In the Spanish war TO membership Ia the
association started a rumpus and the re-
suit was that there IS now a split In the
organization. At the convention held IN
Cincinnati last September the resolution
was introduced and under the rules was
laid over until this year. When the rsso-
luton came before the association today
everybody was ready TO night for or
agains IT, The loader Of the forces IN
favor Of the proposition was B. 8. Osborn
OF Faragut association He delivered a
passionate address, In which he said that
the naval veterans association should be
perpotuated by admitting the men OF the
late war and not let the organization die
with the veterans OF the c,vil war. lie
was followed by Surgeon A. Trego shert-
ger. who stoutly maintained that the as
ISOLATION was organized Tor the sailors
OF the civil war only and that 70 should
die with them A number Of speeches
/ were ilhNe NFW tue NNAt On Allt RESOLUTION
was Overwhelming against admitting the
linen Of the late Wat.
when the result was announced th'
Farragut delegates and fhe delegates Of
tho Admiral Borgs association OF Ne.
wark walked out IN "a body II r. the
intention 10 start an opposition ossocia-
ii0n 10 be known us the United States
I Veteran Navy and the headquarters viii
probably Doe I'm New York city. The bolt
crs claim that they will get nearly 20f
members from the Naval Veteran assocl-
alton and viii admit 20 membership ali
those who were I'm the navy during the
Spanish war.
outside OF this episode the convention
was % harmonious one Rear Admiral
Foss was in the chair ana made very
able address The convention win be vie,
tied tomorrow by Admiral Sampson.
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Philadelphia, Sept G-The seventeenth
annual convention OF th6 Womnn's Re
icf Corps began this morning Presiden
Flo Jamison Miller. OF Monticello, M
IN the chair. Nearly 300 delegates rep
resenting every state en- the union. wor,
present. Following the presentation o.
credentials and the appointment OF TEN
p0rary committees President Miller rea,
her annual report 10 was largely a de
tailed review OF the work accompliahe,
by the various departments during tn
past year. Mrs. Miller also made a mum
, Der OF recomm mmsndatlons. among the NOR
important tho following:
That departments be given the prlvleg
Of disposing Of all money r. cneir emerg
ancy fund as they may deem for tho bes
interests of their respective department.
That committee OF three shall be ar
, pointed 90 urge the adoption OF a bl
making the wives, mothers widows an
, daughters Of soldiers living IN the yariou
soldiers widows homes eligible 10 IN
same aaaistance as the soldiers IN stat
homes.
The remainder Of the session was do
voted TO the reading and discussing OF re
ports.
The ladies' Of the q. A. II. and the Lnd
les Auxiliary Naval Veterans. also he'll
1 | executive sessions. About go delegate
were present at the former. which wa
1 presided over by Mrs. Agnes Winslow
lof Chicago.
. Mrs. Harriet c. Badge. OF Connecticut
; was elected preadent: Mrs Lizzie Bae
p of Wisconsin. senior vice president. Mr.
= Mary Evans OF washington. junior vic
! president. Mrs. Isabella r. Bagley o