The Washington times., 1904-01-18
MEMBERS RESIGN
FROM AUXILIARY
Sixteen Members Leave
Mary A. BabcOck Body.
FRICTION OVER OFFICERS
Member Discloses the Facts Leading
Up to the Rupture at the
Last Meeting.
FRICTION OVER OFFICERS

Trouble has come into the Mary A.
Babcock Auxiliary of the Henry ".
Lawton Command Of Spanish War Vet
Grams. At the meeting on Thursday
evening when Mrs. George W. Driver
relinQuishtd her gavel. after serving as
president sixteen members resigned
They were known in the organization Us
the blood relatives" and We're opposed
10 those known as the relief workers.
other designations, it is said. are soon
to follow
Friction in the Ranks.
Friction has existed for long time in
the auxiliary between the blood rela-
tives" and the relief workers" The
last named being in the majority. con-
trolled the affairs of the auxiliary un-
Ill the sudden REIMBURSEMENT of the
presidency last summer by Miss Haw-
ley. when Mrs George w. Driver. by
virtue Of her Office, succeeded to the
vacated chair.
The announcement Of the successive
designations created CONSERVATION In
Tho ranks of the remaining members
present and a very determined effort
was made to keep the --retirements
from the newspapers, but prominent
member Of the veteran association, who
is cognizanJ OF the true state of az
fnirs. connded the following TO The
Times:
Relations Were Pleasant.
'.The Lawtou Command and the Bah
cock Auxiliary shared most pleasant
relations during the encumbency OF
Mrs Driver. and it was sincerely hoped
by the veterans that such a condition
was indefinitely TO continue. II seems.
however. that the relief workers We're
enabled TO again dictate the election of
the auxiliary's officers. Therefore. fore
seeing future complications and further
enoendering of unpleasant relations. the
aforesaid sixteen women decided 10
withdraw Others viii follow.
1T can be stated that similar con-
ditfou of affairs exists ia other aGNil-
aries of the Spanish War Veterans, ana
the sympathieS OF majority OF the
veterans are with their mothers. SISTERS.
wives, and daughters, the blood rela-
tives those naturally most concerned
IT, the welfare of the Spanish War Vet
Grams organization Subsequent events
in the near future viii develop the
triithfulness of this statement.
.'The whole condition of affairs in n
nut shell is thought to be that the
blood relatives are principally interest,
ed in the Spanish War Veterans, and
the relief workers in the AuXiliaries-
Board Of Officers.
The officers Of the auxiliary are;
PrtSlGEUL. MISS A1atLafA f. AAdFflte >
senior vice president. Mrs. Ruth NJ. G.
Pealer: junior vice president Mrs. Lulu
Saers Adams; chaplain. Mrs Blanche
HALEY Rausch; treasurer, Mrs. Nellie
Hooper Barrett; recording secretary
Mrs. Grace -. Woodburn; correspond
ing secretary. Mrs. S. j. Beamer; con-
ductress. Miss Sarah McMenamin
guard, Mrs. Margaret A PhilAs; cOlo
bearer, May McMenamin; trustees. DR.
Ida J. Heiberger. Mrs. II. Isabella Saers
historian, Mrs. Mary +. Case.
Chairman Of comrnittees-Recept
Mrs. Middleton Smith. auditing. Mrs
I-ora Thorn Williams; relief. Mrs. Mar
garet A. Phillips. executive committee
Mrs Grace T. W0odburn. Mrs. Nelli
Hooper Barrett and Mrs Lulu :
Adams.
Miss Harriet 2. Hawley Is the daugh
ter Of Capt Alfred Hawley. a civil wa
veteran. and was the first president o
this. the first organized auxiliary 70 tn
Spanish War Veterans.