Gen. John W. Sprague Auxiliary No. 4

The Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War is the female counterpart to the SUVCW. The women of the Auxiliary strive to keep alive the memories of our ancestors and their sacrifices for the maintenance of the Union; to aid in caring for helpless and disabled Veterans; to properly observe Memorial Day. You can learn more about the mission of the ASUVCW at our national website at www.asuvcw.org.

With a date of rank of June 7, 2025, our auxiliary is named in honor of John Wilson Sprague, Medal of Honor recipient, first Mayor of Tacoma, Washington, and brigadier general. This Auxiliary serves the states of Washington and Alaska. The Auxiliary is headquartered in Tacoma, Washington. The Gen. John W. Sprague Auxiliary is a 501(c)(4) non-profit organization. To learn more about our auxiliary namesake, click here.

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We invite you, any of your family members, friends, and/or acquaintances who reside in Washington or Alaska to become a Charter Member of this new auxiliary! Membership in the Auxiliary is open to any wife, sister, daughter, legally adopted daughter, granddaughter, great-granddaughter and so forth, niece and grandniece and so forth, age 12 and over, of a deceased or honorably discharged Soldier, Sailor or Marine who served in the Union Army, Navy or Coast Guard (including Revenue Cutter Service) during the Civil War of 1861 to 1865. Also, the wife, widow, mother or legally adopted daughter of a member of the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, with lineage, in good standing. Junior Members are ages 6 to 11 years old who meet any of these requirements. Those ladies who do not qualify under these requirements and desires to affiliate with the ASUVCW are invited to join as Associates.

Membership applications and transfer forms received by August 6, 2025 will qualify to become Charter Members.

Please direct requests for membership applications or transfer forms to aux4join@suvpnw.org.

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AUXILIARY OFFICERS

Office	Name	Location	Email
President	Ramona Olsen	Rochester, WA	aux4pres@suvpnw.org
Vice President	Mary Hurley	Olympia, WA
Council #1	Lucy Flaat	Redmond, WA
Council #2	M'Lee Barlow	Port Ludlow, WA
Council #3
Secretary	Tricia Bures, PDP	Olympia, WA
Treasurer
Patriotic Instructor	Beverly York	Tenino, WA
Chaplain
Press Correspondent	Melisa Barron	Olympia, WA
Co-Counselor	Loran Bures, PDC	Olympia, WA
Co-Counselor	Eric Olsen	Rochester, WA
Signals Officer	Eric Olsen	Rochester, WA

UPCOMING AUXILIARY EVENTS

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Individuals attending events hosted by the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War or the Auxiliary to Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, by virtue of their attendance, agree to the usage of their likeness in the Banner or National Newsletter, any Camp, Auxiliary or Department Newsletter, any SUVCW or ASUVCW website and/or on any SUVCW or ASUVCW Social Media outlet, promotional brochures, or any other SUVCW or ASUVCW material.