Evening star., 1915-09-18

the Republic a request came from Col
Joseph Kay Of Bro Hyland. N. Y.
known as "the friend Of the old boys
to the Legion Of Loyal Women asking
If 1t would be possible to have dupli-
cate of that banner placed where 1t was
In 1865. The request reached the legion
too late to have 1t done.
When 1t was decided that the g. A r.
again would be the guests Of the city
the legion decided to try for the ban
original one, but up to the present
time 1t has not been located. and 1t
probably is not in existence. But a
duplicate could be procured, and the
legion went to work to get the consent
OF the powers that be- AS there Is a
strict law prohibiting any banner TO be
suspended across thoroughfare special
permission had to be granted.
Mrs. Ada H. Weiss. the president. who
was also the president when the re-
in her efforts to have the banner used
as part Of the city's decoration.
REQUESTS have come from Representa-
tive Isaac Sherwood OF Ohio, again
from Col: Kay. also from a woman in
Canton, Ohio. as well as from many of
the veterans, who remember the ban
ner.
While the Legion Of Loyal Women is
not auxiliary to the g. A. R., the men,
bership is composed of the mothers.
daughters Of the veterans, and many
loyal women who had no relatives IN
the civil war. They are banded to-
gether to care for the soldiers, sailors.
others, which gives them a wide field
to work
The legion was the first auxiliary to
the Red Cross and assisted Miss Clara
Barton in all her work. During the en-
campment the legion Is to look after
the army nurses and has secured rooms
at the Hotel GorAon, 18th street be-
tween I and x streets, where arrange
ments have been perfected for their
comfort.
Members Of Legion Busy.
The legion members are very busy
sending out circular letter regarding
the monument they wish erected in
memory Of Clara Barton in the capital
of the nation.
G. A. R. flag day found the members
and the associate members selling flags
at the request Of Mrs. W. E. Andrews,
chairman Of the ladies' citizen commit
tee. Mrs. Weiss, Mrs. N. A. Knopp, Mrs
Florence Donohue and two members Of
the associate legion, Miss Teresa Mat
thews and Miss Dorothy Dunn, went
with the Chamber Of Commerce on its
outing. carrying many flags. and sold
out their entire stock. Several Of the
associate members were with Mrs. An
drews.
Among the members of the legion
who have been placed on various COM
mittees to assist during the encamp-
ment are Mrs. Ada H. Weiss. Miss Grace
Pierce, Mrs. Albertine S. Odell, Mrs. l..
w. Calver. Mrs. E. Kathleen Gillette.
Mrs. Fanny Pomeroy, Mrs. Olive C.
Johnson, Mrs. Mills O'Keefe, Mrs. Flor
ence Donohue. Mrs. Kate Riley. Mrs.
Moore Moor Mis-. ces ca4Ts Mrs M4s rY Ksn
A. Engle. Mrs. Mary A. Lamb, Mrs.
Hattie Roach. Mrs. May Houghton, Mrs.
Francis E. Scott, Mrs. Sarah Berry, Mrs
NJ. e. Cutter. Mrs. Rose E. Ferree, Mrs.
c. B. Barlow. Mrs: Annie Faunce, Mrs.
Sarah Johnston. Mrs. Sarah Jorden,
Mrs. W. J. Stratton, Mrs. Edith Will
liams and Mrs. Sarah ]. Croissant.
The legion win participate in the
rs. The legion's permanent headquar-
ters are at the Hotel Raleigh.
veterans' Meetings Tonight.
Members Of the Goth Corps are re-
quested to meet at the Oxford Hotel
at 1880 tonight by Nathan Bickford,
chairman Of the reunion committee.
A meeting of the members of the 5th
Army Corps. Army Of the Potomac, at
G. A. r. Hall has been called for this
evening at 8 o'clock.
Capt A. B. White. chairman Of the
Cavalry Corps, Army of the Potomac,
would like to meet the former members
of the cavalry at Grand Army Hall at
1880 o'clock tonight.