Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-04-12

resentative William r. Smith Of Texas,
Mrs. Ida NJ. Galloway president of the
District Of Columbia Auxiliary to the u 8.
w. v: Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball, vice chair
man OF the national encampment commit
tee and past District president; Mrs G.
B. Johnson. president OF the Ladies' Lineal
Society of the Spanish War: Miss Frances
Duffy. president of the Edith K. Roosevelt
Auxiliary; Miss Harriet Hawley. past
president Of the Mary A. Babcock Aux
Hilary; Mrs. Kathryn Wood, past president
of the Edith X. Roosevelt Auxiliary: Mrs.
Harriet L. Scribner, past president OF the
Miles Auxiliary; Mrs. Anna NJ. Boden
past department inspector: Mrs. Ruth NJ
G. Pealer, president of the Babcock Auxil-
larry; Maj. Fred. S. Hodgson chairman of
the national encampment committee: Cant
Lee NJ. Lipscomb, CaCpt George Cochran
Broome late off Company A, 4th Immunes
and others.
Welcomes the Ladies'
The program was opened by a medley of
patriotic airs by Mrs Katheryn Wood, the
audience joining in singing America"
Commander Daniel c. Eberly made the ad-
dress of welcome to the ladies. He ex-
pressed pleasure in the renewed interest
that is being shown by the members of
both camps and the auxiliaries.
4 see here tonight he said, ''magniff-
cent material; material that will make our
auxiliaries better and stronger than they
ever were, and l believe as lasting as our
own organization, of which they are des-
tined TO be an important part
Capt. Lee NJ. Lipscomb, past de-
partment commander. made a splendid
tribute TO the American woman and
said the Spanish War Veterans aux
iliaries are carried on a high plane. He
important part in the coming national en-
campment here next October.
The Responses
IN
mander Eberly We're made by Mrs Ida NJ.
Galloway. who announced that she had
been appointed chairman of the national
encampment committee of the auxiliaries
by Mrs Gedney, national president, and
promised that the ladies would not be found
wanting in the matter of making the COM
ing encampment a complete success.
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball, vice chairman
of the national encampment committee was
next called upon by Chairman Wood She
said 1t was a pleasure to stand before a
body of veteran soldiers
Mrs. Ball asserted that the older soldier
organization never began to grow and pros-
per until the Woman's Relief Corps was
formed and went to work in 1888. The
women of the Spanish War Veterans aux
iliaries she added, want to do for the
younger veterans what the W. r. c. did for
the grim cid veterans OF the civil war.
When you young soldiers begin to go
down the slope of time" concluded Mrs
Dali, you VIII feel the need or c0mradeShlp
and the friendly touch of the elbow
Miss Harriet Hawley said the splendid re-
ceptfon and kind words of those at the
meeting would encourage the ladies of the
auxfliafies to renewed efforts. Mrs. G. B.
Johnson of the Lineal Society OF the Span
ish War, said the organization she repre-
sented would stand ready to assist in max
ing the coming encampment a success.
Chairman Wood paid high tribute to Mrs.
Allyn X. Capron. whose husband Capt
Capron, was killed In the assault on San
tiago. at the head of his troop of Rough
Riders Mrs Capron 1t was explained was
unable to be present.
Proud to Be High Private.
Gen. Keifer, past national commander.
said he was proud now to be rated as
high private of the Spanish War Veterans.
lie said the 4th Immunes formed the finest
organized and trained regiment of vo!un-
teer troops" he had ever seen.
In conclusion Gen. Keifer said the Span
ish War Veterans organization had its
birth in Washington. and with the CO.
operation of the ladies' there was doubt
of its success.
1.-The Past Present and Future of Our
Organization the subject of an ad-
dress by Capt. j. Walter Mitchell. national
historian, who said forty new camps had
been formed since January l. 1906. and that
the membership would exceed 10000 by
the time OF the national encampment.
Maj. Fred 8. Hodgson. chairman of the
encampment committee, said the coming
assembling of Spanish war soldiers would
be one of the greatest events that has
ever happened In Washington. The at
fractions that would be offered would at
tract here nearly 100000 visitors, 1t was
expected. He congratulated the ladies on
their work and said they were destined to
play an important part In the coming en-
campment.
Col II. Emmett Ureli said the soldiers
OF 1898 were just good and as patriotic
as those of 1861 to 1865 ."The boys from
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