New-York tribune., 1920-02-09
Hundreds of Thousands
of Women Rush to Join
Auxiliary, and Meeting
Is Set for Next Monday
E. L. Jones and Franklin
d'Olier Will Form Rules
for New Organization at
Conference i'm Capital

When the Minneapolis convention Of
the American Legion adopted resolu-
tion last November providing for the
organization Of Women's Auxiliary
Of the Legion tts delegates may or
may not have foreseen the response
which has been made to their action.
1t is not very likely they did, however.
| for to date hundreds Of thousands of
wives, daughters, sisters and mothers
of Legion members have signified their
intention of acquiring memberships.
So great has the number of applica-
it has been found necessary to call,
earlier than was planned, meeting
Of the committee appointed to develop
the auxiliary organization so that ma
tional recognition will be given with
out delay. This meeting will be held
in Washington next Monday.
E. Lester Jones, commander Of the
District Of Columbia Department Of
the American Legion. is chairman Of
the committee appointed by Franklin
D'Olier, national commander, to de-
and regulations to govern the auxili-
aries. The other members of the
committee who will meet with Mr..
Jones at the Washington meeting are
Miss Wilhelmnia E. Weyming, Of
Michigan; Mrs. B. v. Connor, of Mary
land; E. M. Marbourg, of Colorado; !;
/ ]. G. Towne, Of Maine; A. w. Dobyns,
Of Arkansas, and Charles S. Martin, of
Kansas.
1t Is also intended that a repre-
sentative Of the Woman's Legion and
the Service Star Legion, and other
women's organizations, whose members
IN o1irih1o "a N, ayp ~ <ho wy
mems Auxiliary of the American
Legion. attend the meeting or send
suggestions for the organization of the
auxiliary to Mr.. Jones.
temporary constitution and charter
are now being prepared at national
headquarters and will be issued to
local auxiliary organizations in a few
weeks. For the present the organ
izations of the Women's Auxiliary will
be confined to local bodies, attached
to particular post of the American
Legion and known as the women's
auxiliary unit Of the post. The state
and national organization of the auxili-
ary will not be perfected for several
months.
According to reports from the state
departments of the American Legion
throughout the United States many Of
these auxiliaries have already been
formed and are now waiting formal
recognition by the national executive
committee. As soon as the temporary
charter and constitution are perfected
each Of these units will receive char
ter from the national executive COM
mittee upon the approval of it's appli-
cation, first by the post to which it is
to be attached, and second by the
commander Of the department or the
department executive committee, under
d whose juris diction 1t will operate.
The emblem for the Women's Aux
iliary of the American Legion will be
similar to the emblem button Of the
legion itself. In place of the discharge
button, which forms the center of the
American Legion emblem, the emblem
Of the auxiliary will have for its CEN
ter blue or gold star surrounded by
circular blue band containing the
words American Legion Women's Aux
iliary" in gold letters, the whole de-
sign to be encircled with futed gold
edge.
Universal Training Conference
The conference Of department COM.
manders for the purpose of discussing
military legislation recommended by
the legion will be held to-day in the
Indianapolis national headquarters. The
recommendations already have been
presented TO the respective committees
Of the Senate and the House of Rep
resentatives and are contained substan-
TALLY in the recommendations of the
Senate Committee on Military Affairs
Of which Senator Wadsworth is chair
man.
The chief purpose Of the conference
will be to consider the bill now be-
fore the Senate with the utmost care
and to recommend any changes de-
sired. Also to inform the legion
through its department commanders, OF
the provisions of the bill, so that il
the legion desires, its entire member
ship may lend its influence either te
have the bill passed or to bring about
any notifications.
Chief interest in the legislation lies
in the recommendation for universal
training. The legion has made itself
clear on this issue and will insist upon
it being put through.