Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-08

the call of the commander-in-chief OF the
Grand Army Of the Republic to organize
ma tional body To be auxiliary to the Grand
Army Of the Republic" believed that an or
ganization confined to those who were rel
atives" OF veterans, and to army nurses,
leaving ont the hundreds OF thousands of
patriotic women who had worked with all
their strength for the soldiers Of the union
army, though none of their blood were in
1t. would be to narrow the organization and
confine its numbers 10 a limited area SO
the Wcman's Relief Corps decided to take
il ''ali loyal women and it numbers $780,.
coo today. The women who desired to con-
fine the membership to relatives of veterans
and army nurses formed another organiza-
ton known as the Ladies of the G. A. R..
which after twenty years numbers only
about 10000 members.
On Liberal Lines.
With this example before them. the or
ganization Of the United Spanish War Aux
iliaries was effected along liberat lines as
stated, and Its first and third presidents
general, Mrs. John A. Logan and Mrs. Isa-
belle T. Alexander. are members of the
Woman's Relief Corps. Its second president
general, Mrs Flora A. Lewis is a member
OF another veteran society of the war of the
rebellion. the fadies of the Union Veteran
Legion. and Mrs. Mary E. Gedney, the
president general. is member Of the La
dies of the G. A. r.
From the first year of organization there
have been those who desired to cut out the
relief workers members of the Auxil-
iaries to the United Spanish War Veterans,
and confine it's membership to relatives and
army nurses. and a determined effort has
been made in at least two national encamp-
Werts of the Spanish War Veterans to indi
cate 10 the auxiliares a desire that this
should be done, but the attempt to get leg
is:ative action in the encampment has al
ways teen a failure. The most determined
attempt was made at the time Of the DELHI
cra.inns Grtn consolidation Of the various
Spanish wal organizations. but it failed.
ana the national organization OF United
Spanish War Veterans recognized the ma
tional department and local auxiliaries as
row cons ttuted, and granted the right to
charter as auxiliary to the United Spanish
War veterans. which Is considered by the
members of the auXilaries to be final. Most
OF the agitation for the narrower organiza-
ton was found by the national auxiliary to
be An the department OF the District OF Co
lumbia. and one auxiliary, the Lillian Ca
prom, auxiliary to Hardin Command. with
drew from the rational auxiliary two years
ago and organized an Independent society,
Encwn as the 'Lineals.' with the intention
Of extending its work Of organization
throughout the country. At the present
time 1t has but one tent" as the local or
ganiZation Is known.
The work of the National Auxiliary Is ex-
tending IN every direction. it is stated by
the national president, Mrs. Gedney, and
there are new about 100 live auxiliaries
with membership approaching 1000. These
are scattered from Maine to California, but
the stronger auxiliaries are stated to be in
the middle west the largest being in Ohio.
The reports are said to show that many
thousands of dollars have been spent in re-
lief work since the organization OF the aux
iliaries, and the Spanish war commands are
beginning to realize that to keep up inter-
est in their own organization 1t is necessary
to have Il good live auxiliary.
Roster of National Officers. .
Mrs. Mary E. Gedney of Mount Vernon.
N. Y. president general of the United
Spanish War Auxiliaries. was elected at
Milwaukee, WIS. September ., 1905. She
was born in Williamsburg now Borough of
the Bronx. N. Y. in 1880. and married
Leonard D. Lici. veteran of the civil war
of Mount Vernon. N Y, in 1854 After his
death she married Mr.. Gedney. Mrs. Ged-
ney assisted In organizing Emma L. Car
mer Auxiliary, No. 8. and was elected its
first president, which Office she mas held
continuously. On August %. 1905, she
elected senior vice president OIL the Depart
ment Of New York. The succession to the
president generally came Unexpectedly to
Mrs. Gedney as she was not In attendance
on the national encampment, and had no
national aspirations" She accepted the Of
fee with a determination to do what she
could to further it's objects and augment it's
membership. She has made a popular Of
ficer, and has accomplished much good
work. The following is a roster OF the ma
tional officers in the United Spanish War
Veteran Auxiliaries:
President general. Mary e. Gedney, New
York: senior vice president, Jesse 3. Perry
Illinois: junior vice president, Made Freed
Ohio: treasurer. Virginia Bryde. New York:
judge advocate general. Clara Bailey. Ohio;
chaplain, T. P. Manion, Wisconsin; inspec-
TOW oro1 Vol taI nrn5a
tional historian. Anna Vaughn. lio: con-
ductor, Emma Howard. Ohio; assistant con-
ductor, Becca Strauss, Ohio: guard. Della
x. Jones, Ohio; assistant guard Serena West
phal. Wisconsin: national council, Jennie
Young Margaret Hector, Cecilia Hogan,
Alice KimbaH Marion Brazier, Eta Aus
tin, Anna Curtis. Caroline Patton. Ethel
Jacobs. Anna Baumann, Lucy Wolgram,
Anna Meyers.
National Committees.
Advisory-Jesse Booth Perry. Made Ere d,
Clara Bailey, Isabelle Alexander, Flora A.
Lewis.
Appeals and Grievances-Clara Bailey,
Jesse Booth Perry, Margaret Bright, Eta
Austin, Katherine Avery, Patricia Sibel.
Rules and Regulations-Clara Bailey,
Anna Curtiss. Lucy Keen. Alice KlmbaH.
Margaret Bright, Cornelia Clay, Jennie
Young.
credential committee-Lfllian Bryde, Ce-
celia Hogan, Anna Meyers, Caroline Pat
ton.
Ffnance-Margaret Hector. Virginia Bryde,
Eta Austin. Wilhelmna Vaughan, Cecilia
Hogan.
Auditing-Clara Bailey, Lucy Wolgram,
Lucy Keen.
Aids on the staf-IsabelIe Alexander,
chief of staff. Cleveland. Ohio: aids, Addie
l.. Ballou, San Francisco. Cal; Clara NJ.
Young. La Crosse. Wis; Emma Dorm.
Youngstown, Ohio; DR.. Anita Newcomb Nc
Gee Washington. D. c.; Bessie Vanderwyst,
Cleveland, Ohio; Mary Duffy, Sandusky,
Ohio.
Auxiliary Notes.
The Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton might almost Join the Spanish War
Auxiliary in a body. so great was their
work as an organization for the Spanish
war soldiers. Among those more promi-
nent who will be Of the receiving line at the
reception Wednesday evening are Miss Ella
Lorraine Dorsey. Miss Mary Desha. Miss
Susan Riviere Heitze. Mrs. Amos G. ORA
per and Mrs. Ruth NJ. G. Pealer.
Mrs. Galloway is DESTROYS Of Interesting
all the other veteran organizations in her
auxiliaries and has asked the presidents of
the Woman's Relief Corps. Department of
the Potomac: president OF the Legion Of