Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1889-01-02
BUSY DAY.
INSTALLATION aOP OFFICERS OF.
GARFIELDP0ST AND WOMAN'S'
RELIEF CORPS.
The Postum Dinner Enjoyed by
Over Four Hundred People
"A Pleasant Day for
the Comrades.

Woman's Relief corps. 1t had been ths
work OF committees and looked forward
to with much interest by ali for some
weeks As early as 10 o'clock a drum
corps, consisting mostly of boys in theil
teens, commenced to parade the crowd
ed streets accompanied by ban
ners giving satisfactory information
of the cause of the racket
| that to certain extent reminded one Of
campaign days. 1t was the dinner to be
given at the room formerly occupied by J.
G. Allen. on Main street, between Douglas
avenue and First street From the banners
it could be understood that thoroughly
| substantial dinner of which 'possum meat
formed aconspicuous part, would beready
at the dinner hour.
| The room to be used for the dining
! hall was decorated with flags
and bunting of national colors
In the center was table nearly the length
| of the room and was well loaded down
with the annual dinner. The members of
the Woman's Relief corps were busily
engaged getting everything in readiness for
the appointed time. The table had a seat
ing capacity for one hundred and fifty
! Long before the time for the doors TO
open the sidewalk in front was crowded
| with people waiting patietly for their
New Years dinner. The drum corps
| seemed to help considerably ia working up
an appetite among the people and assisted
in Increasing the crowd. The racket.
| however, on any other than holiday
would have been more objectionable but
iG was a general free-for-all occasion and
l. all ,yera f.orrpcr,o,,d l,oDnv
| At II O'Clock the doors were opened and
there was rush for the table IN few
seconds it was completely surrounded
with hungry comrades and friends. la due
time they were ready TO leave and others
took their places. The committee III
charge reported over four hundred
people took dinner, which was greater
number than many had expected to be on
hand. All were well pleased with the
success of that the first feature of the
days program, and especially were the
ladies heard express themselves as being
highly pleased over the result
AT THE GARFIELD.
As Lad been announced, the exercises of
the afternoon were to be held at the
Garfield hall, commencing at 1:30 This
was just little earlier than
than was convenient for the comrades 20
report and by mutual action the exercises
did not commence until = O'Clock. This
hour found the hall well filled, and being
called to order, Judge w. p. Campbell
delivered the address of welcome. He
referred to the cause of the meeting, and
in behalf of the post and Womans Relief
corps welcomed the visitors 1t was OBJ
81, IL,
in rebel prisons and some of the other
members Of the post had reeollections of
similar fate once in their lives. His
speech was very short but pointed
and earnest, and to sum it up was one of
the judges characteristic speeches on such
occasions.
Following the judges speech. John Fish
er, who had in his possession a silver cup
of a thimble mould for liquid refreshments,
inquired if any member Of the Relief Corps
had lost thimble, thinking it would be
somewhat OF a joke 10 insinuats that any
one would require such mammoth con-
Germ for that purpose. In a moment one
lady replied that II belonged to her; she
had lost it while engaged III making
clothes for the boys who went TO the front.
The laugh was given John and he was
forced to surrender the silver thimble.
Past Department Commander Thomas
Seward, OF Winfield, had been engaged TO
install the newly elected officers of the
post for the ensuing year and performed
the ceremony in veryimpressive manner.
The officers installed were as follows:
NJ. S. Rochelle. p. c.
W. 2. Campbell, = V. G.
b. +. Collar, j. \. &.
Henry Owens, ,.
G. NJ. Hutchins, o. p.
A. RatZell, o. 6.
w. ". Caulter, q. NJ
John A. Wallace, adiutant
j. ID. Caldwell. ;. n.
The installation was followed By speech !
from Past Department Commander Sow !
ard, partially in response 30 the address of !
welcome and referring in mpIimentary
terms to the efforts and success Of the Wo- !
mans Relief corps in their feature of the /
days work !
Mrs. Mary Todd Installed the officers of }
the Woman's Relief corps, who are as fol- !
lows: Mrs. Mary NJ Buekner president; !
Mrs. Lydia Shepherd, s. V; Mrs. Kate (
Downing, j. ". Mrs Hattie Stoner, secre-
tary; Mrs Mary Patton, treasurer; Mrs /
Matte Dill chaplain; Mrs. Emma CAST
well, conductor; Mrs. Gertrude Wallace, !
assistant conductor; Mrs. Mary kessler,
guard; Mrs. Ada Oliver, assistant guard.
The exercises of the afternoon closed
near o'clock. For some time after the
I'd journment the crowd seemed little in
:lined toieave. 1t was a time for gen
sral hand shake and talking Of former
lays when they were somewhat younger
han at present. But a glance over the
nall would be rewarded by seeing a mum
Der of old comrades much animated in
and even looking yetfDger
han for many days. evidently speaking OK
vents of long ago.
One of the most pleasant features OF tae
lrogram was the dance last night at the
fairfield The music for the oee1sion was
nrrished by the Board OF Trade band
orchestra, and they acquitted Themselves
n their usual praiseworthy rssnnef
Jesse Ash was once again iR his elements
IS prompter, and filled the reqisiss-l
fsAE usual ~fn1.ss; Wien - shest
rand nssreh was called sevensy1lvs /
,ouples responded, ard there were alss-l
Iuite number Of spectators. Marty all =
be members Of the post and fEtir WIVES
rere present II was truly a dance fo-
be old people with a fair represent atom
f the young Il could easily be noticed,
loweYer. that the younger generation
ofld scarcely boast OF better e5ucati6n
t the heel than the older. I. II was oftea
deserved that the old timers wollI aGt l
nae again with their, youthful step and
u similar occasions yzouss be able tori
aany years TO keeE. cadence with the well