Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-09-07

Deyo will give as a solo .The Star
Spangied Banner and other numbers.
prominent figure at the reception this
Ford. who is affectionately designated by
| the members as "the Mother of Auxiliary
3D." The following officers of the ma
tional auxiliary are also expected to be
Sarah ". Hunt, president. Columbus.
Ohio; Mary 1. Flanagan, senior vice presi-
dent. Reading, Pa; Elizabeth Neel. junior
vice president. Philadelphia. Pa: Eliza
beth Bidwell. chaplain. Buffalo. N. Y;
| Elizabeth p. Green, secretary, Columbus.
| Ohio; Ellen G. Wogan, treasurer, Will
mington. Del; Mary A. Caldwell. coun-
NJ. D., 1. and I. officer, Cincinnati. Ohio.
Advisory board-Marietta Vaughn, chair
man, Buffalo. N. Y; Sadie B.. MCGEE,
Roxborough, Philadelphia, Pa: Elizabeth
Schellart honorable president. Steuben-
vile, Ohio.
The National Order Of the Ladies Union
Veteran Legion was formed and con-
Newark, Ohio. February 20, 1890. There
existed at that time seven auxiliaries to
individual encampments. The member
ship of the order is composed of the
mothers. wives, widows. sisters, daughters
and granddaughter of soldiers, sailors
and marines Of the Union army and navy.
who are eligible to membership in. the
Union Veteran Legion. Army nurses who
served two years in the civil war are eligi-
BILE, also the married widow of veteran
and the half-sister of veteran.
The objects of the order are the same as
those Of kindred organizations. The car
dinal principles of the order being virtue,
charity and loyalty"
First Washington Auxiliary.
Auxiliary 80 of this city was formed
the afternoon of January 8, 1896. and
instituted by Mrs. Malvina B. Tuxbury,
the then national president of the order.
The officers Of the auxiliary were in
stalled Jointly with those Of Encamp-
ment III.
Mrs. Celynda Werner Ford is the first
past president, and is recognized and
loved as the mother" Of Auxiliary No.
80, because when troubles arose and eff
forts were made to disrupt the auxiliary
Mrs Ford protected the interests and
preserved the life of the auxiliary. 1t
was also through Mrs. Ford's efforts that
the auxiliary became the banner organi
honor 1t continues to hold.
In October, 1896, the national encamp-
ment and convention of the order were
held in Washington, ID. c. The auxil
honor of the national officers and dele
gates Of the order In the parlors Of the
old Willard Hotel
At the convention held at Columbus,
OulO, III september, 1885,, MIS-. Z ora was
elected national secretary and Mrs. Ellen
Spencer Mussey national counselor.
Resolutions complimentary to Mrs. Ford
were adopted by Auxiliary 30. thanking
her for her Jealous maintenance and
defense Of our rights and interests" and
for Sustaining the dignity and promot-
ing the prosperity Of our ORDER
Candidate for Presidency.
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss Of this city has been
strongly Endorsed by Auxiliary No. 50 for
election to the national presidency. and
her friends claim she will be the winner.
She is the wife of w. j. Weiss who
served with honor In the filth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteers from 1851 to 1884. He
is past commander of John A. Rawlins
Post, G. A. r.. and adjutant of Encamp-
ment So, Union Veteran Legion. Mrs.
Weiss is past president of Auxiliary 80
and past national senior vice president.
She Is charter member and past presi-
dent of the Legion of Loyal Women and
has been engaged in practical patriotic
work for several years. Because of her
relief work for members of Encampment
So she holds honorary membership In that
body Her work for the Soldiers and
Sailors Temporary Home has been effec-
tive.
Program for Tomorrow.
The events scheduled for the Union Vet
eran Legion encampment tomorrow in
clude a meeting Of the credentials COM
mittee in the morning, followed by the
opening session of the twenty-fourth ma
tional encampment In the afternoon the
officers and delegates will be received by
the District officials and the Chamber of
Commerce. s.
Rev. H. N. Couden, chaplain Of the
House Of Representatives and past chap
lain-in-chief, u. v. L., will pronounce
the invocation. Responses will be made
to the addresses of welcome by National
Commander T. ]. Shannon. Past National
Commander A. B. Hay and Past National
Commander James Tanner. Singing and
music will be distributed throughout the
program for the day.
Vespasian Warner, commissioner OF pen
sions, will deliver an address, and Charles
B. Hanford, the actor. will deliver reel
tation ''Star Spangled Banner
The other days of the encampment will
be given over to short business meetings
and sightseeing trips in and about the
National Capital.