The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1918-09-28
Ladies' Auxiliary
Issues Unique
QUESTIONABLE
President Of Order Plans to Oh.
tain Complete Data For
the Compiling Of a His
tory Of War Service
Rendered by Rel
atives and
Members

cagO, national president OF the Ladies'
Auxiliary to the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, has inaugurated an unique
questionable" which is to be filled
out by every division president in the
United States, whereby the order may
compile valuable information and rem
der untold service to the government
in the great international crisis.
The answers will deal with tho num-
Der of relatives of the members of the
order serving in each arm of the serv-
ice; the number Of graduate nurses
and those who are willing to train for
service, and every phase of war work
in the various sections is covered, and
the amount of Liberty Bonds and War
Savings Stamps that have been pur-
chased, is requested
When all of the missionaries have
been returned to the national presi-
dent, they will be turned over to Miss
Ada K. Cannon of Davenport, Iowa,
the national chairman of Irish History,
to whom has been assigned the pleas
ing task of writing the history of the
war service rendered for God and
country by the members of the Ladies'
Auxiliary, A. o. H., in the Republic of
the United States of America and in
the Dominion of Canada during the
great war that will go down in his
tory as the one that made the world
safe for democracy"
The national president says in part:
1.-The history that will tell to future
generations the caliber of the women
who held membership in the ranks of
the Ladies' Auxiliary, A. o. H., in the
stirring years commencing with Good
Friday, 1918, and extending over the
duration of the present war, is being
made today, it will be our fault if
those who come after us will be unable
to point with pride to our patriotic
achievements.
"As race we are prone to hide our
light under bushel. In every locality
in the United States and Canada one
hears of splendid service given gen.
erously in every patriotic endeavor
that will insure our beloved country
success in the most gigantic struggle
for human liberty which has ever
taken place since the dawn of history,
by the good ladies of the Hibernian
Auxiliary. The stories of patriotic
deeds accomplished by our members
that have come to the knowledge Of
your national president, has made her
prouder than ever that she has the
blood of the Irish Gael in her veins.
The ladies who are giving such noble
service to their country are too busy to
take the time to record such deeds,
hence something must be done to pre-.
serve them in concrete form or the
record of the future will be as blank
as the record of the past.
In Gods name, sisters, work for
every patriotic endeavor unselfishly
and devotedly, in order that the pages
of the history that is to be written
by Sister Cannon will be teeming with
noble endeavor, history that will
add still another bright jewel to the
brilliant crown that now adorns the
fair brow Of Mother Ireland"
The Official letter" of the national
president, under date Of August ~,
also states that ut was the unanimous
decision of the national board that
commencing with October 1, 1918, we
we create in our national treasury q
national funeral fund.-" The fund is
to be started on the volunteer plan and
the cooperation of every member is
sought to make this possible. Each
president is asked to enroll as many
members of her division as she pos
sibly can in this funeral benefit fund.
The requirements for membership
are: Each member will be required
to make a contribution of 81 to the
fund-the amount to be paid on the
death Of member to be $3.50. For
the period of one year, or from October
1, 1918, to October I, 1919, all benefit
members now enrolled in the ranks
of the Ladies' Auxiliary, regardless of
age, shall have the privilege of join
ing the Volunteer Funeral Benefit
Fund. In this way we hope to take
care of the good sisters who have
been in the ranks of our workers since
the beginning of our organization and
who are now over the age. It will
not be necessary for any lady who is
now a member to pass a medical ex.
animation before joining the Funeral
Benefit Fund, but new members join.
ing after October 1, 1918, who wish
to join this fund, must pass Doctors
examination. No benefits will be paid
until each member is a member of the
fund for six months-and Mrs. Adelia
Christy. YOUR national yice.president.