Evening star., 1905-10-27

President General, Spanish War Auxilaries.
were entertained during the evening. rep
resenting all the patriotic bodies in the
city
Mrs. Ida NJ Galloway, president or the
District of Columbia Department of the
United Spanish War auxiliaries, was host
ess and was assisted by the senior vice
president of the department. Mrs Blanche
HALEY Rausch; Mrs. Ruth Pealer, president
of the Mary A. Babcock Auxiliary; Mrs.
Kathryn Wood, president of the Edith r.
Roosevelt Auxiliary; Miss Eta Austin of
the national council of adminiStrat ton, and
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, past president
of the District of Columbia Department
Miss Harriette Hawley, who was the
founder and organizer of the Spanish War
auxiIiaries, presented the guests
Mrs. Gedney was presented to the guests
just before leaving the hall by Capt. j.
Water Mitchell, and expressed her pleas
ure In being so cordially greeted by her
boys and girls of the Department of the
District of Columbia, and promised to see
them often during the year. She said she
feared that the auxiliaries of the District
had not been very well treated but that
they should have her loyal support In all
their endeavoTs during her administration
and she hoped that they would increase in
numbers and in prosperity. She asked the
commands to aid her in organizing auxil-
iaries, as she felt that it is impossible for
them to grow and prosper without auXilia-
rieS to help them out.
The hall was decorated with flags,
streamers of bunting and masses of au-
tumn foliage. Potted plants, palms end
cut flowers were banked upon the plat
form, and the ensemble was both artistic
and striking. This work was performed
by Mrs Ida NJ. Galloway, Mrs. Ruth NJ.
G. Pealer and Miss Minnie and Tillie Roth,
Mrs. Anna NJ Baden supplying from her
place, oak Terrace" the small oak trees
which We're massed in the corners and
about the big pillars of the hall.
Program Of Music.
A program of music was presented, in
Guiding singing by the Mori quartet led
by their stringed orchestra. The solo fea-
lures of the evening were presented by Mrs.
Arthur G. Dunn, soprano of the Temple
Baptist Church, who earned an enthusiastic
encore by her rendition Of Ardittfs Mag
netic Waltz Song, responding with Nevens
Rosary" accompanied on the piano by Miss
Eta Austin, and Mr.. E. l.. Hutchins in
baritone solo.
Among the Spanish War Veterans who
assisted in receiving the guests and in
serving refreshments We're Commander
Smith of the District Corps and members
of his staff, Capt. Walter Mitchell Capt.
Rausch, Capt Foster, Capt. Ligon King,
Capt. Joseph May and several past cap
tainS of District commands.
Among those invited to meet the president
general We're Col A. p. Tasker, comman-
der of the Department of the Potomac G.
a. R.: Past Senior Vice Commander-in-Ch Chief
John McElroy, Mrs. Lillian Capron, presi-
dent general of the Lineal Society of Span
ish War Women, and staff; Mrs. Ida ].
Hart, president of the Department of Po-
tomac, w. r. c., and staff; Mrs. Annie w.
Johnson, past president of the Department
of Potomac W. r. c., and Mrs Ida ].
Oldroyd, past national junior vice president
w. r. G.. Regrets and good wishes were
received from Commandments Tanner
and Past Commander-in-Chief King of the
G. A. R.; Mrs. Donald Mclean, president
general Daughters of the American Revo-
engagements kept from accepting the cour-
tesies extended by Mrs. Galloway.
Mrs. Gedney, the newly-elected president
general OF the Spanish War AuXiliaries Is
said TO be a woman of business qualifica-
tions, and was appointed postmistress of
Mount Vernon, \. y, by President Cleve
land. She is credited with belonging to
five different organizations, and Is in the
city in attendance upon the meeting of the
national organization, Patriotic Order of
America, in which she is a delegate from
New York. Mrs. Gedney expresses great
meeting the ladies of her auxiaries in
Washington. She says she believes that
this department is capable of doing excel
lent work, and hopes to restore it to it's
former prosperous condition. And" she
said with a twinkle Of her black eyes, now
that the bird of peace has settled on It's
perch, I'm going to let it stay put l think
there has been too much meddling Cen
orally speaking, the national head should
keep hands off of subordinate auxiliaries
when they are trying to do good work.
Mrs Gedney returns to New York to-