Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-11-06
'GRAYS' AUXILIARY GOES
3. into REALM OF DISCARD
Organization Disbands After Season
OF Strife and Months Of
Service.
ONE FACTION FORMS NEW BODY
Those Having Relatives Among
Soldiers Force Resignation of
Women Who Worked During War
Period.

After months of patriotic service in
thehnlf OF the members OF the Grays'
Battalion and after raising a large
sum for the entertainment of tho men
of tle organization upon their return
to TIER home city. the Woman's Auxil-
larry Of the Grays' Association last
night held its final meeting and OFF,
s'aiiy Went out OF existence after hav-
Ing been asked to discontinue its work
by Major Lawrence I. Price, acting, II
is said, for women having husbands,
sons, fathers and swcethcarts in the
battalion.
Under the leadership Of Mrs. w. A.
Stack. wife of Major w. A. Stack, who
commanded the Grays overseas, an
o e,stN, ersanization has been formed:
the Woman's Auxiliary. it is formed
entirely Of women directly connected
with the GrayS, who were formerly in
the original auxiliary and resented the
activity of the women not directly con
nected with the organization after the
homecoming celebrations, IL is under
stood.
This led to the suggestion of Major
Price that the original auxiliary so
out OF existence. 1T was stated last
nIight on ,sood authority that Mrs.
Stack, a the same meeting at which
Major Price disrupted the body Of
women who had lahored for the Grays
i'll spite of the fact taat they were not
Tolateo to them. declared that she pro-
clusively for women related.
Change I'm Sentiment.
This she did. il was said, hut later
il took for itself the name of tho
Womans Auxiliary. Tho so-called in
consistency of Mrs. Stack was pointed
OF the original members of the body,
who declared taat Mrs. Stack had
stated publicly that she would not have
the presidency OF the Woman's AuNil-
larry on Il silver waiter" but thought
that tie time was ripe for "scnti-
mental organization, and not for
Goneymaking by. giving dances. Money
raised by the original woman's Auxil-
1ary in this manner provided many
comforts for the GTays and helped TO
ton.
1t was voted last night TO turn over
a surplus OF $S7.S2 in the treasury Of
the auxiliary 20 Major Savile for use
;ir building q memorial 10 the Grays
letter which will accompany the fund
when IT is sent to Major Saville will
state state that the women pledged them
ment fund, but that this was rendered
impossible afte: the disruption OF their
organiza ton after tho attacks OF the
of sS7.32 is now in the hands of Mrs.
Lawrence T. Price, who was treasurer
OF the original auxiliary. She will be
asked 10 turn it over to committee
composed of Mrs. Robert T.. Hudson.
retiring president OF the original
group; Mrs. Bowers. Mrs. Powell and
Miss Louie Millhiser.
Hold Secret Meeting.
Another letter will be sent to Cap
tain Crawford. OF the Grays, explain
ing the situation to him. II is under
stood that Captain Crawford made
efforts to conciliatn the two elements
but was unsuccessful. The rcorganized
Woman's Auxiliary met last Tuesday
night without Tie knowledge of the
members not having relatives among
the men in the Grays and pledged its
support to the men. Mrs. Robert T..
Hudson, president OF the original aux
Hilary, was out OF Richmond at the
tino the meeting of the relatives was
held.
Comment was rife at the meeting
last night on the attitude of Major
Lawrence Price in asking the original
auxiliary to resign collectively. 1t
was said he drew up the bylaws of
the auxiliary and fashioned them to
provide for permanent organization
with An annual election of officers
Mrs Hudson read these bylaws last
night and noted the number of times
the word annual occurred. However
when Major Price asked tho auxiliary
10 cease operations he declared that it
was formed only To work for the home
coming celebration. il was pointed out
Before tho Gloss. of thc meeting last
night n rising ~ o:-, of thanks was
given Mrs. Robert F.. Hudson for her
activity as head OF the auxiliary.