Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-07
|PLANS FOR THE WEEK
AuxiIiaries to the United Span
ish War Veterans
HAVE WORKED IN HARMONY
Promenade Concert and Ball at Ma
sonic Temple.
SCHEME OF THE DECORATIONS
Final Order Of President General Of
National Society-Details at
the Depots.
HAVE WORKED IN HARMONY
SCHEME OF THE DECORATIONS


At a largely attended meeting Friday
| evening at the home of Mrs. Isabel Ball,
chairman Of the District of Columbia Auxil-
| iaries of the United Spanish War Veterans,
! Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway concluded the bust
| ness Of her committee and reviewed its
work. In her closing remarks to the men,
bers Of the auxiliaries. who have. she said.
stood by her through many vicissitudes In
connection with preparations for entertain
ing guests the coming week, she thanked
them for their words of cheer as well as
for their energetic efforts. Mrs. Galloway
referred to the harmony of the workers
| and their generous efforts to meet all her
plans. She spoke in eulogistic terms of
the members Of the committee on auxiliaries
from the Spanish War Veterans, Capts.
Eberly, Foster and Rausch. and Messrs.
Duffy, Byron and O'Brien. and thanked
them for the aid they had rendered.
Resolutions declaring the love and regard
of every member of the committee for its
chairman were drafted.
The secretary read long list of accept
ances from those who will be in the re-
ceiving line. and letters from the White
House, arranging for the reception Mrs
Roosevelt will tender the members o. the
auxiliaries Mrs. Roosevelt wrote that
it gave her much pleasure to extend this
courtesy to the helpers of the Spanish War
Veterans. The reception will be by card.
and will be held at the White House Mon
day at 2:3O o'clock pm. The members will
meet in the red parlor at the E.bitt House,
and at 2:20 O'Clock will proceed in body
| to the White House. AS the number to be
received is limited. the guests of the Dis
| trict of Columbia auxiliaries will be sup
piled with cards first.
Promenade Concert and Ball.
| Masonic Temple. where the promenade
| concert and the ball are to be eld Tues
day evening, was in the hands of the deco
rators yesterday. Garrison flags. draped and
| festooned constitute the principal decora-
| lions, with long scarfs of yellow and red
and white. the color of the two Spanish
war organizations. The assembly hall of
! the auxiliaries at the Ebbitt House Is also
decorated with flags. The ten large win
dows have been dismantled of their heavy
hangingS, and curtains of flags substituted.
| The mantels are to be banked with flowers,
| and the end of the room back of the chair
of the presiding officers is canopied in flags.
The formal reception to COmmander-fn-
Chief Miller and the president general, Mrs.
| Mary E. Gedney. will be held In the par
! lors of the Ebbitt House Wednesday even
| ing. The decorations here will be elaborate
| and beautiful in a massed arrangement Of
| Spanish war colors intermingled with flags
| The evening Of the ball the members of
| the District auxiliaries, accompanied by the
District president Mrs. Galloway. will call
| in a body upon the ladies Of the Linea1 So
ciety at $3.50 o'clock before going to Masonic
| Temple to their own reception. which will
have also arranged to accept the invitation
OF the District veterans for the river trip
on the Queen Anne Thursday afternoon.
Expression Of Thanks.
In her final order to the United Spanish
| War auxiliaries, Mrs. Gedney. president
general of the national society, expresses
thanks to Commandments Miller and
to all Of the department commanders and
| others who have aided and assisted her
during her administration. She thanks the
| past president general. Isabelle Alexander,
Clara Bailey. also the department presi-
| dents. for their kindness toward her, and
| for their efforts to make her administration
a success. Their kindness and faithful
ness to me has been deeply appreciated
| she says, land though we may not meet so
| often in the future we have in the past,
| my earnest prayer will be that the efforts
| of my beloved sisters may be crowned with
| success"
| Mrs Gedney announces that the third
delegate assembly Of the National Auxil-
| larry to the United Spanish War Veterans
will convene at the Ebbitt House Monday.
| where national headquarters have been
| established. The membership OF the ma
tonal assembly, she says, will consist Of
| national officers, state presidents, presi-
dents Of local auxiliaries. past national
| presidents, past state presidents, past aux
| Hilary presidents and properly elected ma
| tional delegates.
Must File Credentials.
She directs that all officers and delegates
| of the national assembly report upon their
arrival to the secretary general, at the ma
| tional headquarters, Ebbitt House, and file
| their credentials. sign the official register
| and receive official badge.
All delegates alternates must possess
printed credentials signed by their presi-
| dent and secretary. which must be filed at
! national headquarters before the opening
sessions of the assembly.
| Each delegate, alternate or member de-
string to attend the national assembly must
procure the password from her president.
! The following have been appointed to
! be in attendance at national headquar-
| ters, Ebbitt House: Isabelle Alexander,
chief of staff, past national president.
Ohio; aids-Addie l. Ballou. San Fran
Wis; Emma Dorm Youngstown Ohio; Dr.
Anita Newcomb MCGEE, Washington, D.
c.; Bessie Vanderwyst Cleveland Ohio;
| Mary Duffy, Sandusky, Ohio.
| Department President of the District of
| Columbia Galloway will have her head
quarters at the Ebbitt House to welcome
all visitors and impart to them any in
| formation desired.
The following committees have been ap-
| pointed:
| Advisory-Jessie Booth Perry, Maddie
| Freed, Clara Bailey, Isabelle Alexander
| Appeals and grievances-Clara Bailey,
Jessie Eooth Perry, Margaret Bright,
Eta Austin. Katherine Avery, Patricia
| Seibel
Rules and regulations-Clara Bailey.
| Anna Curtiss, Lucy Keen. Alice Kimbail.
Margaret Bright Cornelia Clay, Jennie
| Young.
Credentials-Lillan Bryde Cecilia Hogan.
| Anna Meyers, Caroline Patton.
| Finance Margaret Hector, Virginia
Bryde, Eta Austin Wilhelmina Vaughan,
| I cecilia Hogan.
Auditing-Madie Freed. Anna Bonnan,
| Patricia Seibel, Cora Merritt, Kate Eel :
| lows
Greeting-Clara Bailey, Lucy Wolf
gram, Lucy Keen.
Meeting of Advisory Committee.
A meeting of the advisory committee
has been called for o'clock Monday A
meeting CT other committees will be call
ed to order promptly at 10 o'clock by
each respective chairman at national
| headquarters.
The last meeting of the national council
of administration will be held at national