The Washington herald., 1906-10-12
HOLD JOINT EXERCISES.
Spanish War Veterans and Ladies'
Auxiliary Install Officers.

. The most impressive feature Of the Third
National Eucampmeat L. s. W. v. was
that which marked the close Of the last
business session. held in the drill hall Of
the National Guard Arm0ry yesterday
morning. This was the 20 II installation
OF the officers elect of the United spanish
War Veterans and those of ;he Nauonu
Ladies Auxiliary. The ceremonies weTr
conducted by COmmauder-in-Cl Miller
after the various committees had been dis
charged wiki thanks
The center Of the large room was cleared
of chairs, leaving aa open space about
thirty feet square. In the center or this
was placed The altar. WAL the members
Cf the color team Of the Ladies AuxiI-
airy took seats on each side. the national
officeTs-elect Of the l.. 5. w v being
assembled on the left and those Of the
Auxiliary on the right
Music was furnished by Miss McCart-
ney. of Chicago. who presided Al the
piano upon The platform
Meet Omcers-EIect.
At the command Of Past President Gen
eTaI Isabelle Alexander. the members II
the COlor team formed in hollow square.
then resolved into column OF twos and
marched TO meet the lower OdiCers-e. .eCl
who. marshaIed by Officer Il the Guard
William II. Mackay. Of Rutherford. y. J.,
awaited JheiT escort
With military precision they advanced
TO the altar, where, al the command
right face, they turned toward the plat
form. while the color team fell 81 be-
hind letting the flags, which they held.
d.
front, so that each OF the latter. as he
repeated the solemn oath IF Office.
gIasped in bis raised right hand the na-
tiOnal emblem.
Il now declare you. and each of you.
duly Installed in your respective offices as
officers OF this national org lnization." q"
said the conmander-in-chief when the
cath had been delivered and repeated, and
the officers were escOrtd cut by the ladies'
New Commander Installed.
Then the Junior Vice Commander
n-CEief-elect. Col Charles f. New
ton. OF HlrtfOrd, Coma, was ush-
cred 10 the altar. where, saIuting
lis superior. he repeated the cath
Of office. Again the ranks were formed,
and the COmmander-in-Chief- Capt
Hamilton Ward, Of Buffalo. n. Y, ad-
vanced to the altar under the "triumphal
arch formed by the flags held by the
ladies. to tie air OF The stars and
Stripes Forever"
Reaching the altar he stood erect. sa-
Iuted the commander-in-chief. and. IN a
loud, firm voice, replied 81 am, sir, -
when asked if he were ready to take the
oath Of Office, which was administered as
before.
4 know Of no comrade, Comrade
Ward. said Maj. Miller, ito whom
woul1 more willingly resign my gavel at
the end Of my term of Office. | know
that tie interests of the United Spanish
War Veterans are your interests. and
may God bless and protect you In the
discharge of your duty"
Similar scenes were enacted a few mo-
ments later, when, after formal adjourn
meut Of the l.. S. W. V. encampment, the
officers Of the National Auxiliary took thy,
cath. administered by Mrs. Alexander, to
whom Maj Miller had resigned the chair
The officers Of lower rank, and the men,
bers Of the council of administration,
were given the oath simultaneously, after
which it was administered to the Presj-
dent General, Mrs. Mary E. Gedney. Of
New York. to the Senior Vice Pres
ident General Miss Ida NJ Galloway.
Of washington. to the Junior Vice
President General. Mrs. Manyon. OF
Chicago, and to the Chaplain, Mrs. Bean,
Of san Francisco.
President General Next.
The president general was then escorted
10 the platform, where Mrs. Alexande
turned over to her the gavel, while the
strains Of The Red, White ana Blue"
were heard. Then all heads were bowed
as Chaplain Bean delivered the parting
invocation, ending with the Lords Prayer
In which the deeper tones Of the men were
heard above the genteT voices Of the
women. And SO ended the third national
assembly of the Ladies Auxiliary, L. S.
". Y.
The other officers Of the National Aux
iliary are Mrs. Stansfeld. Of Illinois. wife
of Department Commander Stansfeld.
judge advocate general; Mrs. V. Bryde of
Mount Vernon, \. Y, treasurer general;