New-York tribune., 1903-07-15
4 PEANUT PARTY.
The Blue and cray 4uriLiary GiUes
It's First Entertainment.

A rsanrt Marty and dance. given last night in the
American Dancing Academy for the purpose OF
,qlepg funds 10 furnish booth al the Old Guard
s.,- trss .ba first public work undertaken by the
,svlr Organized auxiliary 70 the Blue and Gray
re-or In spite Of the extremely hot weather
.isr hundred tickets were sold. and considerable
.rr OF money was realized. The entertainment
,ook tts name from the bags Of peanuts which
mere preseuted to the guests as they entered and
,sicb contained numbers emitting the holders 10
one Of a great variety OF prizes.
The entertainment opened with a short pro
canine OF music and recitations by the members,
i,r3us,rg q song 10y the commander Of the Blue ana
GRAY LEGION " r. Mitchell. and the only draw
ss.k 20 the pleasure Of the occasion was the alb
serce Of ,he commander in chief Colonel William
rlszfer who left for Labrador few days ago
The arrangements were in charge Of Miss Nellie
Frvnn her assistants being Mrs NJ Bentley, Miss
z Ewing and Mrs. Charles Z. Jerome
The women's Blue ard Gray Auxiliary is not 4
very well known organization. having only been
or-snized in March. but already II has large
membership and il is expected that five additional
fs-tslons win have been formed by September
rtis auxiliary 20 the Blue and GRAY Legion. formed
during the Spanish War Icy Colonel William Gla-
ua~
During this war Colonel Glazier organized d com
rsry Of volunteers i1 Chicago for service at the
front II was composed OF about equal numbers of
Northern and Southern men, and. as the war came
70 an end before 1ts services were required 1t
cured 10 Colonel Glazer to keep the men together
80 permanent organization The idea was re
-sired with uuch enthusiasm, and the Blue and
GRAY Legion was the result.
In March Colonel Glazier came to New-York and
organized q Blue and Gray Legion and a Blue and
Gray A-xilarv, the only branches Of the organiza-
ton which have yet beaU formed outside Of Chicago
~ 2. Mitchell was elected commander Of the Ie-
E7n and Mrs William Il Jones president Of the
Auxiliary. The other officers ~ the auxiliary are
Mrs " r. Mitchell vlce-presideut: Miss Rita
Kent treasurer; Miss Edith Lester secretary; Mrs
Charles 4. jerome. counsellor; Mrs. Edward
Thatcher conductress, Alss Bessie Thatcher
guard
The motto of the TWO organizations Is "Frater-
miy. Loyalty and Libsrality." and the idea Of the
union Of the Blue and Gray the North and the
SOUTH is carried out II every possible way. The
button shows naIf circle Of blue completed BY a
corresponding figure Of gray. and surrounded by
squares of red, white and blue. The badge is Of
blue ribbon. with small American flag fastened
10 1t by knot 0f gray Even the constitution has
gray cover with blue lettering and when Colonel
'1azler left Tor Labrador the other day deIega-
non rom the Blue and Cray Auxiliary presented
MN with bouquet tied with blue and gray ribbons
The IDEA 0f The organization which seems to appeal
very strongly m al who have become acquainted
VIA II mas been expressed in the following lines
ty Mrs. Jerome.
Tie Bl1e and ths Gray has been brought from the
4y E l colonel 50 gallant with knowledge the best.
.r L institute 1ere feeling more kind
-"e+a me North and the Soutn-hearts closer to
5o-sst 6, Is al strife. al d.Sseusious are dead
- nag one alone. floats It's folds overhead
Tiat iate spanish II ar showed the harmony true
'@-9lhE between the Gray ana the Blue
tor side by side 10 She front their -o,,,7+r, n saw.
1qe[ ned Ile sons of me veterans agTIslIy brave
r. ~ ~ Lnolghr ot The color he uniform bore.
-'-sAl i1r ONE country. one flag and no more.
membership IN The blue and Gray Legion IS open
.be- = Ite.erans of the Civil and Spanish wars. but
Niarv. --'.'7.-l.. I'D lAe case or the aux