The National tribune., 1902-07-31
WOMAN'SAUXILIARIES
Satisfactory Conditions Of the
Work of Preparing for Their
Entertainment.

women's organizations auxiliary and al
lied to the Grand Army of the Republic'
which will meet in Washington at the Ma
tional Encampment the second week III
October is on an extensive scale, and IT Is
now thought will excel anything ever be-
fore attempted at a National Encamp-
ment. The plan of entertainment is now
pretty well mapned out, and the commit
tees are vigorously applying themselves to
the labor of perfecting all the arrange
ments.
Mr.. Is. II. Warner. Chairman Of the
Citizens Committee, Immediately upon
assuming the duties of his very important
office. appointed Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mus
sey. widow of the late Gen. Il. ID. Mus
sew. Chairman of the Woman's Auxiliary
Committee. Mrs. Mussey, who enjoys the
honor of being the only woman Dean of a
law school in the world. is a lady of great
executive ability and much tact. She has
succeeded admirably III marshallnS uhdef
her committee all the patriotic organlza-
tions of women in the District of Column
bia. The fund that the Citizens Com
mittee has apportioned Mrs. Mussey TO
carry out her plans is far from niunlhcent,
so it is necessary for each of the sub-com-
mittees to get TO work and raise money TO
assist in giving the guests of the ladies 4
good time while i'll Washington.
Mrs. Mussey has SO planned her WORK
that none of it will fall too heavily ON
any one organization. To look after the
comfort of the National organization of
the Woman's Relief Cerps, Mrs. Mussey
has appointed a committee of 200 women,
all members of the Order. She has Sc
lected for its Chairman Mrs. Lida \. Old
royd, who is President of the Department
of Potomac. w. X. c. Mrs. Annie w.
Johnson. Past Department President, is
Vice Chairman.
There are two Circles of Ladies of the
G. A Il. in Washington, and the Presl-
dent of the oldest Circle, Mrs. Emma
Hawkes., was made Chairman, and Mrs.
Kate Lennon, President of the last
formed Circle. was made Vice Chairman.
The committee has a membership of 80.
There being no local organization of the
Association OF Army Nurses, Mrs. Mussey
appointed as Chairman for that body OF
war women Mrs. Charlotte Main, prom
inent member of the Daughters of the
American Revolution. The Legion Of
Loyal Women, Il large organization of pa
triotic women of the District of Columbia,
of which Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey Is a
Past President, having no National organ
iZation of its own TO engage its attention,
has determined to make the comfort of the
Army Nurses its especial care. and with
its President Mrs. Ada III. Weiss, is ar
ranging to entertain its guests in a truly
splendid manner Mrs. Mussey'S aids on
this big committee number about 200.
The Secretary of the Woman's Auxil-
iary Committee is Mrs. NJ. V. McCul-
Tough. who is giving all her time and at
tention to the great work before her. Mrs
Mccullough has had large experience in
such matters, and is enthusiastically IN
terested in it.
The Chairman of the Reception Com
mittee is Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant.
The Chairman of the Press Commit
tee is Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. prac-
teal newspaper woman of long experience,
a member of several of the patriotic or
ganizations, and possessing wide knowE
edge of National Encampment needs and
necessities. having been connected in one
capacity or another with 15 of these great
annual Reunions of the Grand Army. The
Press Committee, of which Miss Helena
Mccarthy. of the Washington Evening
Star, is Vice Chairman, is composed OF
active newspaper wGmen.
The Chairman of the Committee OIL
Daughters of Veterans is Mrs. Elizabeth
Stanley. its National President. The La
dies Auxiliary, No. 30, Union Veteran
Legion, will serve lunch to this organiza.
tion.
The Chairman of the Committee on
Public Comfort is Mrs. Lizzie Calver: on
Decorations, Mrs. Ada III. Weiss; Cour,
tesies. Miss Cornelia Clay; Flowers, Mrs.
Mary V. Gundie: Badges. Miss Helen B
Matthews; Halls. Mrs Davis
National Headquarters of the Woman's
Relief Corps, Ladies of the G.. A. Il. and
Daughters of Veterans will be at the Eb
bitt House. The Army Nurses will have
their headquarters at the Bancroft, and
viii hold sessions of their Convention al
the Washington Club. ITO / street north
west, the famous woman's club of tht
city.
The National Convention of the Wom
ans Relief Corps will hold its sessions il
Thirteenth and l. streets, which is easy
of access by electric cars from any por
tion Of the city
The National organization of the La
dies of the G. A r. will hold its session.
in the Lutheran Memorial Church. jus
beyond Thomas Circle. on FourteentI
street. also easily reached by electric cars
conventions in the hall at the corner o
Fifth and q streets, reached by two line
of electric cars
All these convention halls have commo
dious committee and conference ROBINS. an,
will be arranged with every convenienc
for working members of the conventions
As has been customary for severa
years. a lunch will be served to the del
egates and working members of each con
vention Thursday and Friday of ConYen
tion week
The general receptions and other fes
tivities and social functions will all tax
place Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday
Oct. q, and 8, particulars of which vii
be given later. when all the preliminarie
have been settled. The National Conver
tion OF the weman's orders will probabl
open on Thursday morning. as has bee
the custom. The Grand Review of til
veterans. which will have the PresideI
for a spectator, will take place On Wedne.
day.
The Headquarters of the Woman's Aul
Hilary Committee is located III the buiIt
ing with that of the Citizens Committe'
corner of Fourteenth street ard New Yor
avenue The Secretary, Mrs. NJ. V. NJ
Cullough, will gladly answer all inquire
concerning the Encampment plans so "a
as made.
In this connection II might be Of intel
est 70 those who come TO Washington q
strangers. unacquainted with the city. [
know that at committee headquarters
strenuous effort is being made to lOcat
in comfortable quarters all those who co,
template coming to Washington Mt the tin
of the National Encampment, wheth,
those desiring accommodations are men