ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP

    Section 1.

    The Navy Seabee Veterans of America, Inc., recognizes an Auxiliary known    as

                               'The Navy Seabee Veterans of America Auxiliary

A. The   Auxiliary shall be governed by such rules and regulations as may be  prescribed

 by the National Seabee Veterans of America, and thereafter   each Department or Island

of the Navy S. V.A.A., and these By-Laws   

Section 2.

 Eligibility of membership in the Auxiliary snail be limited to the

To read:    Mothers, fathers, widows, widowers, sisters, brothers and

 daughters, son, granddaughters and grandsons husbands(over the age of 18 years) ,of

 any Seabee who  served under honorable conditions in time of war , hot or

  cold, in any    branch of the Armed Forces of the United States of America, who

served with or    were attached to, or is now serving with a Unit under the

command of the    Civil Engineering Corp of the United States Navy the Bureau

of Yards and   Docks, or the Current Naval Facilities Command

To read:    Female and male personnel eligible for membership, as defined in

the afore stated articles that at their option, elect to accept membership with

formal  application and dues payment in the Auxiliary in lieu of the Navy

Seabee    Veterans of America, Inc. the parent organization. The opted

membership    once initiated shall not be reversible

 Widowers and Husbands of female members of the Navy :S.V.A.

defined in the    afore stated subparagraphs A and B of this section shall be entitled

to membership

    in the Navy SVAA as long as their membership in the Auxiliary is

continuous by    payment of dues and as a member in good standing

Section 3. Types  of membership    

  A. Active - An    active member is a National member who pays Navy S. V.A.A. dues, 

  participates in its activities, accepts committee work and maintains regular    attendance

B.. Associate    Members - Local Island Auxiliaries may issue Local Membership   cards to a class of Associate Members. Associate Members withinthe Local   Auxiliary hold no office, have no vote may, if granted, speak and vote on any subject of social or civic activity.

 C.Honorary Membership,. An Honorary Membership for MeritoriousService or an   Act may be awarded by the National Navy S. V.A.A. President approved by the    National Executive Committee, with the same privileges as an Associate    Member.