The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-31
WONANSRELIEF CORPS
The National Convention at Mime
apOlis.
NUMEROUS AND ENTHUSI-
ASTIC GATHERING.

as President Incidents and Personalities.
Woafan's Relief Headquarters was established
nj the Nest House. upon arrival OF the National
Officers and on the morning of opening day
deirs.atiOns from the East and West, with
monument Comrades of the Grand Army called
TO pay their respects. The scenes in the par
Tors and corridors Of the West House were
animated and complimentary to this flourish
ing new organization. Among them were
Past t,onlmanGel-in-Ch Chief Van DerToort; Com
nander-in Chief Beath; Senior Nice-Comman-
der Warner. Of Missouri: Junior Vice-Com-
maaaer Holmes, Of California; Department
Commanders Of the several States; and visiting
comrades and delegates in large numbers. MIS-
Kate O. Wright President of George n.
Morgan Corps: Mrs. j. NJ Marshall President
Of Nashburne Corps; Mrs. Mary NJ Cook,
President of Levi Butler Corps, Mianeapo-
lis. and others of the Local Reception Com
rnittee called to pay their respects.
-At o'clock p. m.
An OPEN MEETING
was held at Curtiss Hall, Headquarters George
N. Morgan Post and Relief Corps which mad
been beautifully decorated with flags and potted
nlants for the Convention. The members Of
George n. Morgan Corps had immediate super
vision Of arrangements, which were faithfully
carried oat, rejecting high credit upon the
auxiliary OF the Oldest and largest Post in the
city.
Mrs. President Barker, after formally open
Ing the meeting and receiving the national
salute. introduced the Secretary, Mrs Fuller,
and Treasurer, Mrs. Turner, and proceeded
with the appointment of the following officers
and committees:
Conducior-ATrs Goodale, Department President
of Massachusetts
Reception-AIrs Kate c. Wright. Mrs J. Mar
shall and Mrs. Mary NJ Cook, Presidents of the
On Credeniiaia-sfrs Beadle, Massachusetts
Mrs Young Ohio; Mrs. Anderson, Kansas.
On Reports Of Oliieers-Mrs Bergen, Ohio; Mrs.
Merrill Nebraska Mrs. Nichols. New York; Mrs.
Goodale, Massachusetts Mrs dollhouse, Penn
nylvRnla
VISITORS.
The Senior Vice President, accompanied by
Past Gonlmander-in-C Chief Van Dervoort and the
Ohio Delegation. headed by Commander Lloyd,
Past Department Commanders Kountz and
Clarke, Senior commander Brown, Post
Commanders Alcorn, of Toledo, Myers, of Can
ton, Post Commander Kennedy, and others
were announced. and the comrades received
and conducted to the platform. Other promi-
nent Grand Army men present was Past
Department Commander Adams of Massachu-
sctts and Commander Carnahan, Of Indiana.
In few eloquent and beautiful words Mrs.
Barker welcomed :" the Ladies Commander-in-
Chief as Cen Van Dervo0rt is known and
called upon Mrs Goodale Department Presi-
dent Of Massachusetts,, TO explain the siEnifi-
canoe of the gayel she has the honor to WELD.
MIS-. Gooaale stated that the wood of which
this GaNel il made was once part Of the stock
ade at Anders0nville Prison, and was broEght
thence by the Rev. j. III. Lowering, of Worces-
ter. Mass, a devoted friend Of the Womans
Relief Corps, and presented to Massachusetts,
Department Association
Commander Van Deryoort responded to a
call for speech. by saying that when he lay a
prisoner CT AndersunTille. he little thought
that he should see the day that the timber OF
that prison woHid lie used as the signal for
order i'm such an association as this. lie re-
viewed the formation Of the National Order,
which, he maintained, the needs of the hour
deTnand-as much as il did the womanly sacri-
fees made i'm the days OF lint picking and hos
pitai nursing nearly quarter Of q century ago
and the inception of this movement year ago
and declared that In one short year the National
Relief Corps had attained success only second
10 the Grand Army of the Republic. He
thought that eligibility was wisely based on
personal loyalty, aud not on Eomans rela-
tion to the soldier, and predicted that the mis-
sion OF the organization would grow as the
veterans of the war advanced toward dccrepi-
tude.
Commander Van Deryoort was enthusiast
icallF appiauded. and was followed by Past
Commander Of Massachusetts and President Of
the Board Of Trustees Of the Soldiers Home
and John g. Adams
THE ILLINOIS DELEGATION
was introduced and received with marked re
Gpcct A telegram Of congratulations was read
from L. :. Bangs, Of Maine, National Junior
Vice Commander. after which the Presiden
requested the Senior Nice-President, Mrs. Sher
wood, to testify as to the success Of the
WORK IN OHIO,
where there had been the greatest opposition
TO the secret organization Mrs. SHERWOOD
stated that Ohio had now 81 Corps, and mos
gracefully conceded her entire conversion {.
the ACCESSIBILITY Of secret organization, since
new life had been Infused into the auxiliarie
by this change
Conductor Mrs. Goodale here introduced Mrs
Beath, wife Of Commander Beath, who wa
most cordially welcomed and lnyIted to sea
at the right Of the President. COMMANDMENT
Chief Beath accompanied by S. " c. Marne
and J. ". c. Holmes Of California were prop
erly received and seated, when Mrs. Barke
read the able alsd interesting address which
has already appeared in The NATIONAL TRIB
UEE The address Of the Senior Vice resi
dent was read, and both received with TIN
warTncst demonstrations by comrades an.
ladies' Growing late, the reports OF the Seere
tAry and Treasurer were deferred until morn
ing, end the ComInander-in-Chief with tn
Senior Vice and Junior Vice Commanders al
dressed the Convention with words Of cordia
Lnc 1ratcrnal appreciation and encouragement
ROUTINE WORK.
Wednesdays sessions were largely spent I
routine work, much difficulty being met il
securing proper roll Of delegates, some OF tn
States having failed TO realize the importanc
of coming with proper credentials. The ca
by States resulted as follows, and those name
declared entitled 10 seats in the Convention:
Department Of Illinois-Julia q. Sine, Pres
Emma Hall and Annie Wittenmyer.
Kansas 80 Louise III. Brown. Pres: All
Myers, Sec: Lizzie Anderson, Barbara x. Pom,
Annie Sbackley, Addie Allen, Helen McCun
Carrie X. 4uinby, Delegates Jennie Hayne
Delegate-at-Lar
Wsconsin-Clara b. Sloane, Pres. Sophi
Nelson, Sec; Amanda Baily, Delegate-at-Larg,
Mrs Allison, Delegate.
Iowa Matte Dawson Pres: Cynthia
Mcdaniel, j. v. p Maggie Monroe, Hattie
Marshall, Delegates Mary Girard, Delcgat
at-Large.
New York-sarah C. Nichols, Pres. Abb
G.. ID. Johnson, Annie Davis, Delegates; Ka
N. Jones, Delegate at Large
Connecticut - Eliza Kiefer, Pres MAJ
Healy, Clara G. Atwater, Mary c. Scoyill, De
egatcs
Michigan-EIla w. Shank, Pres; Amant
Miner Kittic -, Flora III. Lesher; Emma
Hampton, Delegate-at- Large.
Ne5raska-Louise NJ Merrill, Pres; Julie
Howe, Julia 5. Bowen, Mrs Franklin, MI
King, Delegates
Massachusetts Susie Goodale. Pres; Ii
beth A. Turner, :. v. r.; Sarah L. Euller Sc
Mary Adams. Anna Brown, nj. x. Elliott, Nj
Chanberlin, Delegates.
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