The National tribune., 1890-11-27
NORTHERN OHIO w.R.c. CONVENTION.

DEAR TRIBUNE: The Convention Of the Four
Ieenth, Nineteenth, Twentieth and Tweniy-hrsi
Districts Of the Woman's Relief Corps. Depart
ment OF Ohio, was called 10 order in Memorial Hall
Nov. 9, 1890, at l045 a. m, Martha q. Hays lusti-
tuting and Installing Officer for Nineteenth Dis
tnct, presiding. Devotional exercises were led by
Gertrude r. Williams Past Department Chaplain.
and lnstituting and Installing officer. Fourteenth
District. Opening ode was swectly sung. Sarah
NJ. u. Battels, Corps %, Akron, was appointed
Secretary OF Convention; Conductors and Guards
appointed from Cleveland Corps, Of which there
are seven in Cleveland
Kate b. Sherwood. Past National President, was
announced n waiting ia the anie-TOom. Ada r..
Clarke, Department President, was detailed to re-
ceNe her. presenting her iothe President OF Conyen-
ton ln "a few well choscn words President Hays in
Producing her 10 the members of Convention from
the platform in a graceful manner. Following this
she presented the following officers. present and
past, who were received with the usual ceremonies,
each responding briefly TO the pleasant words fthe
President: Ada y. Clark, Department President.
canton; Alice VI. Rex, Department Secretary, Cam
tom Emma i. kOons, Department Treasurer,
Canton; Lena Rnub. Department Ins'ituting and
Installing Officer Maysvile; Louise Nj. Roland.
Past Department Senior Vice President Cleve-
land; Gertrude B. Williams, Past Department
Chaplain, Norwalk; Stella s. Sloan, In-tituting
and Installing Officer, Twentieth District. Warren !;
Jennie :. Boyd. lnstituting aud Installing Officer
Twcnty-frst District, Youngstown; Puma l..
oowles, Secretary, Board Of Directors, National
N.R.C. Home, Geneva; Sarah NJ. T. Battcls, Past
Department President, Akron; 5. Alice BBrgus
Department Aid. Collins.
The roll Of Corps in different Districts was called
by the lnstituiing and Installing officer Of each
District, or Secretary appointed by her.
Fourteenth DistTCt-Gertrude II. Williams In
shutting and Installing Officer: Erie, Huron, Lo-
rain aud Medina Counties. Lorain County, five
Corps, represented by John Harrison. l55. one
present; Loran, %. Lorain, four present; Henry
Lincoln, 81 Oberlin, seven present; Medina
County, two Corps; Erie County four Corps no
representation. Huron County, 10 Corps, repre-
seutcd by Runyau. 81, New London, one; Town
walk. one; Wilson Todd Dos, three Greenwich.
308 four
Nineteenth District-Martha G. HAYS. Assistant
lnsiiuting and Installing Officer represented rs
follows: Cuyahoga County, ID Corps, with J. b.
Stcedman. 30, III present; Memorial 44, 50; Forest
City "a, l3; Cleveland City, q, 10; .. J. Heron,
%, Ei Commodore Perry, lZ8, six; Royal Dun
ham, l40, Bedford, six; Brooklyn. lG7, Brooklyn
Village, 49, Berca, DO, Berea, IL Brough. POI, Col
lnwood, l3i Independence 253, Independence,
four summit County, three Corps: Buckley, -
Akron, two; Sherman, 2fs Hudson, 10. Lake
County, two Corps: Dyer, 80, gainesville, eight;
Burnham, ITO, Madison, three. Geauga County,
Twentieth District-s,ella g sloan, Asst T. and ].
Ohcer, four Counties represented "A follows:
Oeauga County, i've Corps. Reed, 81. twoi New
comb, l57 two; Quincy, 29s, two. Ashtabula
eight Corps; Bowers l4l, Geneva, four; Lincoln,
2a2 Plerpont, one; Paulus, 800. Ashtabua, four.
Irumbull County, nine Corps: Bell Harmon, 50.
Warren, three: BurrOw COburn 81, Courtland
three; Merwin, ia, Braceville. one; Mcpherson,
go Niles, three; Mcfarland, 29G, Burgh Hill seven.
Twenty first DistTict-Jennie :. Boyd Asst l.
aud J. Officers Corps 3, Youngstown. -Four COun-
ties represented, as follows: Portage County. two
Corps Present, Bentley Corps, ll3, Mantus, one;
A III. Day, 800 Kent eight; Mark Horton. l33 Gar
rettsyllle IT, Stark County, three Corps represent
ed by 70 members OF Canton Corps, No. {, Canton.
ColumbianR County, Elk Corps represented as
follows: Trcscot, %, Salem, eleven: Henry Cope,
-, Wellsyille, two; &. j.. Chamberlain, lls East
Palestine, thirteen; Starr. ISL. New Lisbon. two.
Mahoniug County, one Corps, Tod, 3, eight present.
Summary: Fourteenth District 20 Corps, six
represented 10y IL members Nineteenth District
is Corps l6 represented by 2l3 members. Twen-
neih District. = Corps, five represented by -
Nsn NlrUH.- A.
represented by f5 members. Total representation
81 Corps and 2si members.
AQuestion Drawer was established and a Com
mltlee on Resolutions appointed by President
Hays, consisting Of Gertrude B. Williams Louise
~. Roland, Polly A. Reid, Mary l.. Frisbie one
from each district.
The remaining time until dinner was devoted 10
short talks from different members OF the Order
bat principally from the Department officers
disqualification OF the Ritual was the first thing
alter dinner, given by Memorial Relief Corps, a.
followed by the opening OF the Question Drawer,
ana the answering OF questions by Lena Raub. De-
partmcnt lustiiutlHg aud Installing Officer. Some
questions being especially directed TO Department
President Clarke and Past National President Shcr-
wood aud Past Department Chaplain Williams
they were answered by them. The remaining
questions were satisfactorily answered by De-
paftucnt j. aud i. Officer Lena Raub. The Com
mittee on Resolutions then offered the following
which were unanimously adopted:
RoSOirCd, That tender Martha q. HAYS In.
shutting and Installing Officer for the 18th District
W.RC, our heartfelt thanks for calling together
II
received great benefit by coming together, and our
opinion Of the WomHn's Relief Corps has been
highly exalted That the entire Convention eN-
tend TO the WOmHn's Relief Corps Of Cleveland
hearty thanks for the generous hospitality and
welcome given us. That this Convention extend
thanks 10 Memorial Corps. 81, for their beautiful
e1empllhcation Of the Ritual. That the members
OF Tie NkC. present their heartfelt thanks 10 our
honoTed Past National President, Kate y. SheT-
wood, Tor her presence. for her sweet words Of
encouragement, sympathy and advice; words
which were real Inspiration To all whose hearts
are truly interested ia tile work OF noble Order
That we sincerely thank Puma J.. C0wles sec
rotary Board 81 Directors National W.RC. Home,
Tor kind Instructions and explanations in regard 10
the Army Nurse aud Widows Home. That we
deeply appreciate the privilege Of having our hon
ever her sunshine, energy and common sense
That we deem ourselves fortunate in having De-
phrtmeHt Secretary, Treasurer and Institutiug and
Installing Officers present; each lending their aid
To make oar meeting n success That la the sud-
den aud terrible death by accident Of Esther L.
Rowland, Of Giddings Corps, III Jefferson the
W.llC. Of this district has lost one of IT, most
his family one Of their stRuchest advocates; the
community at large one Of its most respected and
Influential friends. That with Divine aid we how
IA submission, and Ia more earnest work for the
Order, and with hands clasped more lovingly mud
firmly Ia fraternity, Charity and Loyalty. we show
our appreciation Of the dead by being more faithful
20 ali the interests that were hers while living
That while within our ranks there is a vacancy
that cannot be filled, tears aud prayers shall be
FOR the home and dear ones 30 UNEXPECTEDLY
stricken. That an engrossed copy Of these resolu-