Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-08-01
District Auxiliary to Spanish
War Veterans
TONIC 1T
ACTING PRESIDENT ANNOUNCES
CONVENTION APPOINTMENT
First Meeting Will Be Open to tho
Pubuc-Review Of tbs
Year

| 1He SECOND annual convention OF tho
/ District Auxiliary to the Spanish War Vet
| Grams will open tonight in Spanish War
Veterans hall on 9th street between + and
! q streets. The convention Will be In ses-
| sion two nights. concluding Monday even
| ing. The session of this evening is open to
| ell
| The business OF the convention will be
| largely routine and devoted to the reading
| Of the reports of the District officers, the
| reception of the presidents address, and
discussion of matters pertaining to the
work of the organization. Election of Dis
| trict officers Will take place Monday even
/ Ing. Maj. Hodgson. commanding the Dis
| trict corps. and staff. Col Ivory q. kimball.
| commanding Department OF Potomac, G.
| A. r.. and staff. and Mrs Rosamond b.
| Markham. president of the Department Of
Potomac. w. z. c.. and staff. have accepted
| invitations to be present as guests of the
assembly this evening
1t Is said that the District auxiliary of
| which Mrs Henry A. Caste IS president.
| has greatly prospered during the year 1t
| has been in existence.
The District organization. which is the
| hrst department organized In the national
| body, was completed in August, one year
| ago. the membership at that time being
ABOUT 100 There were four organized aux
lIlaries the Mary A. Babcock No l. aux.
mary 10 Henr. Lawton Command: the
| Mary Sherman Miles. No. . auxiliary to
Miles Command: the Edith X. Roosevelt,
NO. D. auxiliary to the Fourth Immunes
and the Lillian Capron, No o. auxiliary TO
| Hardin Command
These auxiliaries were most or them new
~ organized ar scarcely in good working
| order at the time of the call for the first
| District convention. There were but ten
delegates to the first convention. who were
| entitled under the rules PROMULGATED by
president % n To
| Harriet Hawley. national secretary at that
time. is due the credit. il d said for or
| ganizing the District auxiliary, she being
| most largely instrumental IN the matter.
Mrs. Flora q. Lewis, president gem
eral OF the national organi zation having
succeeded Mrs. John A. Logan: Mrs. LIZZIE
| Calver, Mrs Celynda Werner Ford Mrs.
| Lillian Capron, Mrs. Francis Hodgson Miss
| HarrieI Hawley, Miss Emma Sherman and
| Mrs Matilda X. Sprague were the moving
| spirits in the convention.
The officers Chosen.
| The officers elected for a District auxiliary
| staff were follows: President Mrs
| Henry A. Castle; senior vice pres .dent,
| Mrs. Mary +. Chamberlain: Junior vice pres
| ident. Mrs. Francis Hodgson: Inspector,
Ms Royce. chaplain. Mrs. l. n. Dolph:
| treasurer, Mrs. Ada c. Williams; d strict
| referee. Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey. sur
| geon, DIR. Burkhardt: conductress, Mrs.
| Ollie Wilkerson: guard. Miss Meyers; color
bearer, Miss Lillian Clrch The couucii of
administration was comprised OF Mis- Ruth
! q. Pealer, Mrs. Fanny Parker Mrs. Mat !Gs,
| Sprague ana Mrs Hoyt Holton. Mrs. Cara
| Dyer was the first district recording s.cre-
tary and Miss Lillian CALVIN the INST cor
| responding secretary.
The National Assembly the Spanish
| War Veterans. at its convention in De
| troit a month later selected a uuine. of
| the District officers for national officers,
and it necessary to nil tho vacancies.
The District staff now constituted has
| for senior vice president NOW acting pres
| denU Mrs Isabel Worr.ll Ban; Junior vice
| president. Mrs. Elmra Foley; iuss,"cto..
Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden; recording s.crr.try.
! Mrs. Lulu g. Adams. Miss Lillian 'alOn
| died early in the spring aud her place ur,oa
! the District staff has been vacant eyer
/ since. Miss Gallon is the only los 10 the
District membership during tn" year.
| The report of the District insi,cctoe. Mrs.
| Anna NJ Baden. shows il is said that The
! District auxiliaries are in good c"lIii-
! ton. with wel-tilled treasures. Ire e.
| eral fund OF the auXiliaries stands hear The
! 500 mark for each. and in some Instances
| is over that sum. making tie geEeF..l n. &
| of the District auXillarieS somrtlIs urt \
| $500. Nearly 500 has been spent in ~'.'i-f'
| work during the year $40 III cash and tie
remainder in clothing and other tha-s ,..tt
| are good money to the recipients
During the year each "f the auNIilt...-S
! has equipped itself with the fulfhtlr' n"c-
eSsary for its work. including WY large
| and handsome silk flags. Each 'tUslilTE
! has presented its commend with - -! ~
!
80 .ta re.,t - fat. r...',i, 80,
| the Snanish war Veterans IN fan. sl...;
| and equpping the new hall.
| INCREASE in Membership
| , =. ,,,..,,. e., ., ..
| Inc increase III i'''''"iP -. ''' "
auXiliarieS since last August IL - WI y
| the secretary's books {" he - "rlt u"~
| stands at 2o9. This is "a m"nb"rsli" "ih'h
| a,,i,,as tho District AuHit -, 4, av.. g., -
gates to the national assembly The n's-
| trict Assembly will HAY" thirty ..'irifrh
| delegates in the convention against
Last wear
| The work that the auv'liarirs have done
| in a general way Is said L. be eN'"ii''lt
| The Capron Auxiliary was one Of the I'M
| nortant factors in raising the funds tor
| the Hardin monument in Arlington. Tina
| Spanish War Auxiliaries assisted by ina
| Snanish war Veterans took entire charae
| of the Spanish war section on Memorial day
| a. Arlington They served lunch through
ont the day the funds for this being con-
| trihuted nv the auxiliarics and TIE aux
| il,sries decorated more than 1880 graves