Sergeant-at-Arms Bulletin

July 2016

Bertha (Bert) Lema

It’s the beginning of a new Auxiliary year and many of you may be brand new to the office of Sergeant-at-Arms. I thought that this bulletin may be an appropriate time to share information about our Auxiliary uniform. There will be some discussion – again – at the National Convention about possibly updating our official uniform but for now it is as follows according to our National Auxiliary website:

·  Tailored hunter green slacks, A-line skirt, or A-line dress.

·  White or gold jewel neckline blouse or shell.

·  Dress and skirt can be no shorter than 2 inches above or longer than 4 inches below the knee.

·  Your white blazer must have a large Auxiliary patch on the left breast.

·  Black shoes must be closed heel and toe, with heel no higher than 2 inches.

·  Black handbag, white gloves and the official Ladies Auxiliary hat.

·  Pearl earrings and a single strand pearl necklace or Auxiliary necklace and earrings.

·  Between Memorial and Labor Days, you may wear white shoes with a white handbag.

·  You may wear an American Flag lapel pin on your blazer.

·  If you are wearing an official uniform or hat to an Auxiliary meeting or function, it must be the Auxiliary uniform (with exceptions when making a special presentation or report representing a subordinate organization such as the Sackettes).

If you are wearing your Official Auxiliary Hat without the blazer or pants/skirt, you are considered in uniform. However, if you wear the blazer, pant/skirt, you are considered out of uniform if you do not wear your Official Hat. It is appropriate to wear the hat of the highest office that you have held during your Auxiliary membership.

Also, if you’re like me, you’ve run into problems in the past trying to find the right color green pants or skirt. The National website gave me some clues to follow so I am sharing that information with you. Everything comes from Blair (I’m not recommending this vendor – just trying to save you some time on the research):

·  Bendover Pants in Hunter Green in Petite, Misses, & Women’s sizes (Item # P52253)

·  White sleeveless shell (Item # F00524)

·  Wear-with-all-Shell with short sleeves (Item # W25228)

I hope that this information has been helpful. If you have a topic that you would like me to cover in my next bulletin, I’m open to suggestions. Or, if you have any questions about this information or your responsibilities as Sergeant-At-Arms, let me know. I can be reached by email at or by phone at 586.214.1019.

Bert Lema