Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-11-17


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I aann1s rafrnlm. also, from qaosing
she Kindly words u eommendati0n,
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thsF weFa rad. waa mustered into tie
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same oonVeuti1a, alludea % Cur vera -
IS tsllouinQ uo4dss
''fhs Wonan's Rslief Gers, unoeE
he elHciaut manaReuent Of Afs. Viola
A. Keuysn. PFsEialonai President, has
pEoVsn itself q vaIuahla enxiliary 10 the
Grand ArUy. Having always had in
amfta faith n wumau'a work. ] heartily
oomms1d an oERanixEtion whsss e1ly
sim ia 20 aid and eo-0perata Win us IN
Ne mohla wurk Ne are daily accomplish
ina, nnt nmgmmiuR any Of The PKezoRa-
tlNss q cor efRanizafien. buf doing 3
REaad Work Of clarity h the oomfoTt
sd aaHa o. the destitute comrades.
their widows and uFphan8 Every ROat
il TIE DspaRtmant should eaoouFaae
and assist u orQaniEina 9 relief ooEps.n
Truly theas are words Of encourage
ment.
10 Dsparsmsnt Command @. ~.
HoIfon The mambeFs Of ths ~. b. O. Of
this DapaFtmsat who attended TIE Ma
tionai ConEsnfion at San Francisco are
inaebasd for his kindness ID aeneFsusly
giving them The free uas Of his Depart
mant haadQuaEtera, thus giving them q
piaasant, h0ma-like piaoe where they
eould meet and greet each other daily.
To the oGlosra Of my STAFF wish to
retuFn my sincere thanks for their ami
form kindness and the readiness With
which they have always responded 90
ali calls npon them for assistance, and
especially my secretary, Mrs. Helen
BaKko, whose ewes willing and and ready
egupafhy have never failed me IN tine
81 need Ny ofdoiai relations with ell
thess oEiaerl. e veil aa the ofdcers Of
az the corps IL this Department. have
bsen most pleasant, aad extend 70
them one aad all my sincere thaaks fox
their cordial aud willing support. With
this 0envention closes my official reia-
tons 20 you a. Provisional Department
Presidents. II have failed % aaRht,
II have made mistakes land ] know ]
have, many times), please record them
~ errors Of judgements and NOS Of intea-
ton. ITO err IL human. 10 forgive
divine"
Les me hope that yOa will each and all
exsFoiss the divine attKibuAe Of foFRive-
ueas. letting the broad folds Of sveet
''OhaFity's mantle" cover Ill impeFfee-
tons.
And nov, in closing, lee me bes Of
700. dear sisters, 10 keep always in
mind she objects Of our Organization,
remembarina 10 keep bright the golden
links Of fraternity which bind us 80
closely 70 the comrades Of the Grand
Army, never forgetting our loyalty 10
our country and 20 them; knowing that
By our works rather shan cur words
shall we DO judged. In r.. O. snd L.,
VIoLA A. KENYON,
Prov. Dep. President.