The Portland daily press., 1885-06-25

form, she smiled a greeting to the audience
and said, Ladies, | am grateful for the
honor you have shown me and / sincerely
thank you, and retired to seat on the
stage, where she remained.
COmrade Goodell of Massachusetts, an old
friend of the corps, was presented and made
a short speech.
The department president of Massachu-
setts, presented large bouquet in behalf Of
her department.
A telegram which the president read from
Illinois, and which stated that the legisla-
ture of that State had appropriated $500, GOO
for Soldiers Home was received with loud
applause for Illinois.
Colonel Canteen of New York, spoke next.
The president then, with the aid of Mrs.
Logan, held up to the audience the picture
of Col. Stephenson, the founder of the Grand
Army order and stated that the pictures
were to be on sale for the benefit of the fam
lily of Col. Stephenson. The picture dis
played was purchased by the Massachusetts
delegates as a gift to the presiding officer.
At a quarter to twelve the yearly report of
the president was read by Mrs. Irving of
Toledo, Ohio. 1t will be found in the sup
plement.
During the reading of the report a band
passed by. Business was suspended and
the president called on Mrs. Reed of Chica-
so to sing Marching through Georgia" A
cOmely colored lady, sitting under the pla-
card OF Illinois, answered that she could not
she would like to give them John Brown
if the audience would join in the ch0rus-The
audience agreed and the lady, after being in
trodueed as Mrs. Reed, of John Brown corps
Of Chicago, gave the song with charming eff
feet.
At 1.40 p. m. the meeting adjourned until
o'clock. Following the adjournment Mrs.
Logan held reception, the audience passing
over the platform and being presented by
Senior Vice President Mrs. Fuller and Presi-
dent Kate Sherwood. As they crowded past
Mrs. Logan shook hands heartily with each,
spoke a few words of cordial welcome, and
turned to the next with different but equal
ly pleasant greeting The reception lasted
about half an hour, and the wives Of the sol
dieTs of New England, as well as those of
the West departed, content that they had
shaken hands with one of the most famous
veterans.
E. Florence Barker of Maiden, Mass, the
first president of the National Relief Corps,
and Mrs. General Rice Of Toledo, Ohio, de-
parted for Camp Grant where they were the
guests Of the veterans.
After adjournment the National Woman's
Relief Corps and WOman's Relief Corps of
of Maine, escorted President Kate B. Sher-
wood to City Hall, escorted in their turn by
the Brockton band and post 13 Of Massachu-
setts, where reception was rendered Mrs.
Sherwood.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convention assembled at p. m, the
President, Kate B. Sherwood, in the chair.
The reports of the National Secretary,
Emma d. Sibley, and the chairman of the
relief committee we're read and accepted.
They win be found in our supplement.
The following resolution was offered by
Mrs. Meyers of Toledo, o., seconded by Mrs
Goodale Of Massachusetts,, and unanimously
adopted by rising vote of the convention:
Resolued, That this National Convention, assem-
bled at Portland, Maine, do hereby extend to Mrs.
General U. S: Grant our most profound and loving
sympathy in her long months of anxiety and wait
ing beside her noble husband; and we pray our
Father in Heaven to comfort and strengthen her,
and lift the burden from her heart, granting the
nations prayers, and restoring to health the hero
of many battles and one whom we all love to
honor.
A resolution of invitation to the National
Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps to
hold their next national convention at San
Francisco was unanimously adopted.