Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-26
NATIONAL AUXILIARY
WoMEN's ORGANIZATION UNDER
THE AUSPICES OF q. s. W. v.
General Orders Issued, Accompanied by
Illustration Of New Badge-Recent
Differences Settled.

The national president OF the ASdtioh"'
Auxiliary to the United Spanish War Vet
erans Mrs. Isabelle Alexander of Cleve-
land, Ohio, has issued her last general
orders for the national convention OF the
auxiliary, which will open it's sessions in
st. Louis, September 10 and 20 This will
be the first delegate assembly under the
consolidation.
AS provided for in the constitution of the
Auxiliary, U. s. w. ", article 5, section 2,
the membership of the national assembly
is the national officers, including the coun-
ell of administration. state presidents ana
past state presidents, presidents and past
presidents of local auxiliaries and duly
elected delegates or alternates.
All officers and delegates of the national
assembly shall report upon their ARRIVAL 10
the secretary general or assistant secretary
general at the national headquarters. ana
file their credentials and sign the official
register.
r. Deneen. Cornelia Clay of Washington,
D. c.. and Katherine Eggelton.
Committee on rules and regula tons: Mrs.
Catherine Avery, Cleveland. Ohio; Agnes l.
Little, Washington. d. c.; Emma Miller
Hattie Barry and Nellie Corliss. a meeting
of this committee is called at am. at the
national headquarters, st. Louis, Septem-
Der 10.
The council of administration will hold
its last meeting at national headquarters,
St. Louis. at 10 am, September 10
The program of the assembly will be ar
ranged so as to correspond with that or the
U. S. w. V. national convention, and will
be presented to all on their arrival at ma
tional headquarters at st. Louis
On account of amalgamation and the ne
ceSSity of issuing new constitutions the
order for inspection of the auxiliarleS is
herewith revoked. Inspection will occur
the first regular meeting in November,
report of which must be sent 10 the ma
tional inspector.
1t is announced that June /. 1884, Com
mander-in-Chief Harold c. Megrew granted
the National Auxiliary, S w. ", an eXclu-
sive charter under the United Spanish War
Veterans.
The New Badge.
With the general orders Mrs. Alexander
sent an illustration of the new badge OF
the order, which may be of either bronze
or gold The basis is wreath of laurel,
which is intersected by an eight-pointed
star and over this is the cross of the
United Spanish War Veterans. The center
medallion is mu III like that of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the Woman
Relief Corps repre- senting frat"l nj y and
peace with both the army and navy repre-
sented
Mrs. Alexander has been at work for
some time in conjunction with Commander
in Chief MeGrew preparing the new con-
stitution and bylaws and articles or mai
gamatlon. The last order of the COMMANDER
ln-Chlef or the Spanish war SetCi Oils Jill
cially recognizes the national auxiIia:y, and
thus it is said, sets at rest all talk OF any
other organization having the right OF
way at ST. Louis.
Under the new order of things state de-
partments are restored. 1t will be remem-
bered that just a year ago the ID strict OF
Columbia organization was dlsmempered'
and the result has been quite disastrous to
the auXiliaries here. Mrs Alexander re-
cent recognition of the injustice done the
District organization and her restoration
to rights and privileges in the AuXillary OF
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball who was the pres
ident of the District organization at the
time of its ACKNOWLEDGMENT, has cause q
great satisfaction to all who We're loyal 10
the Spanish War Veterans. MIS-. Ball was
obliged to get out an injunction on the
former national officers to force them to
permit her to exercise her rights IN the
national convention in New Haven, and
said she intended to have justice, or she
would enforce the injunction in the courts.
Mrs. Ball said today that she was per-
fectly satisfied with affairs as they now
stood. Il am quite confident. she SAID.
that when Mrs. Alexander began to in
uuire into the matter she found that had
been correct in my statement of matters
The judge advocate general, Mrs. Cain
arine Avery of Cleye Gland, came to Wash
ington and made a thorough study of the
II after her report evidently convinced Mrs.
Alexander that she would have to choose
between those who had made the trouble
for her and her auXilaries. She preferred
the auXiliaries and am indicated. That
is all there is to it,
At the meeting of the Edith X. Roose-
welt Auxiliary, as previously stated, Mrs.
Ball was unanimously elected, over her
protest, to the presidency of the auxiliary.
The retiring president. Mrs. Hannah Cor
man. had been in i'll health and preferred
to retire. Her resignation was accepted
with extreme regret. The auxiliary is re-
ported to be in excellent financial condi-
ton.
Installation of Officers
Mrs. Harriet l. Scribner, past president
of Mary Sherman Miles Auxiliary at the
close of the Roosevelt business meeting,
installed the following officers: Mrs. Isa-
bel Worrell Ball. president; Mrs. Martha
Spencer, junior vice president, and Mrs.
Corby, recording secretary. Mrs. Ball and
staff, accompanied by the entire auxiliary,
were enthusiastically received by the Attn
Immune Command a little later.
The Edith X. Roosevelt Auxiliary was
honored with three national officers at the
convention in New Haven Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey. national senior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Matilda r. Sprague, national
instituting and installing officer, and Miss
Cornella Clay. member of the executive
board. Mrs Mussey and Mrs. Sprdgue
have both taken transfer cards. which
leaves two vacancies on the national board,
as members voluntarily taking transfer
cards have rights in either auxiliary.
state or national convention. under the
rules just promulgated by the national
president.
The national president has ordered the
presidents of the Edith X. Roosevelt and
of the Mary a. Babcock Auxiliaries TO call
a state conference in the near future This
action will probably be taken as soon as
Miss Harriet Hawley, president of the
Babcock Auxiliary, and Mrs. Ball return
from st. Louis.