New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-11-21
LOYAL LEGION AT WAR
OVER WOMEN'S TEMPLE
Outside Communicates Decline
to Aid Project Started by
New Workers.
BUILDING ASSURED ANYWAY
Petty Jealousies, It Is Asserted,
Prevented Memorial for Civil
War Heroines from Be-
coming National.

Petty tealousies within the ranks OF
the Loyal Legion because Of the prece-
oence which the New York Comma ndery
mas taken in the so-called national move
ment for the erection of a memorial
building in Washington COMMUNICATING
the heroism of the women of the Civil
war have so disrupted the plan. It be-
came known yesterday, that the member,
OF the local commandery will be virtually
compelled TO erect the memorial out Of
their own pockets
AS result OF this attitude on the part
OF the state communicates, the proposed
memorial, which will be assured by the
passage In the House next month of an
appropriation OF $4,000, VIII be a mag
nificent monument TO the disloyaIty OF
the various factions Of the Loyal Legion.
For months the leaders of the plan
nave been fighting against an expose OF
conditions within the order in the hone
that the trouble might be adjusted be-
fore the sound OF the wrangIing became
subject for public gossip. With the
passage or an appropriation bill in the
senate, however, and the absolute as
surance that the House will act favor
aoiy upon the measure during the com
ing december session. II became impos-
siole longer 10 conceal the real con-
dition.
Inc nrst announcement Of the project
Tor a national memorial was made at the
annual dinner OF the New York COM
mandery OF the Loyal Legion a year ago
last June. James NJ. Beck. formerly as
sistant attorney general of the United
states. was present, and in response to the
toast The American Women of the Civil
war, he preached the subject of the
memorial building. His proposal was that
the National Military Order Of the Loyal
Legion. with its branches in twenty-one
states of the Union, should erect this
memorial and turn it over to the Aneri-
can Red Cross as national headquarters
The scheme met with instant approval,
and committee Of ways and means was
formed, of which Captain James A.
Scrymser was made chairman. This COM
mittee worked out plans for a nation wide
campaign for funds, suggested plans for
the building, and submitted them 10 the
various communicates OF the order
While the plans were going ahead in
Washington, however, the money was not
pouring in, although every commandery
received urgent requests for contributions.
The Washington supporters kept up their
work in Congress, and did such execution
that when the appropriation bill asking
for 10000 came up on August IL last il
not only passed, but the sentiment in
favor Of II was 80 strong that the Library
Committee OF the Senate and House vol
unfairly increased this sum to 10000.
The complete failure OF the APP eals to
the Communicates TO contribute to the
$4,000 fund which was decided upon, in
addition TO the national appropriation,
prompted Captain Scrymser to send out
announcements TO the veteran soldiers
and sailors of the Civil War. Captain
Scrymser himself, as chairman Of the
committee, had started the subscription
list with personal contribution OF $50 coo.
and so far nothing had been realized from
any branch of the order except the local
one.
1T is all the result of petty Jealousy"
was the frank statement of Captain
James A. Scrymser last night Simply
because the local commandery planned
the memorial, started the subscription
list off with a good sum Of money and
did all the hard work involved the other
branches OF the legion have taken offence.
We don't need their assistance now, be-
cause We can get the other $4,000 right
here in among ourselves, and we will
do it.