Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-07-05
Daughters of Liberty.

Brother Fred j. Shaler will represent
| Martha Washington Council, No. 2, of Chi
| cago, in the National Council.
Unity Council celebrated its anniversary
| on Friday evening by providing supper
| and entertainment for the members.
| The present law governing elections needs
| revision badly, and it is possible the National
! Councillor will recommend a change in his
| report.
| A new council was Instituted by National
| Councillor McCleaTy, at Mingo Junction, O.,
this week. There were 45 names on the ap-
| plication.
Mrs. Annie Semple, who served as Record
ing Secretary of Pittsburg Council, has been
| elected Vice Councillor in appreciation of
her good work.
The second annual picnic of Pride of the
West Council, No. %, will be held on Friday,
July "a, at Windsor Park, Bellevue. Music
will be furnished by the Ideal Orchestra.
Pittsburg Council No. "a elected the fol-
V. G, Annie Semple; A C., Laura Wagner;
A. V. c., Jennie Merrington; R. S., o. A Nc
Ney; Guide, H1lda King; Trustee, c. p. Her.
Delhi ''' W A. ''' '"'AS0 Aeff' LOUISA
Following are the newly elected officers of
Pride of the West Council No. q: c., James
S. Whited; V. c., w. j. Mcdonald; A C., Mrs.
Mary Boyd; A. v; C., Ada Carey; R. s., Anna
james R. Womersley; Rep. to n. c., John S.
Dawson, Mollie Z. Boyd.
Following are the new officers of General
Putnam Council No. %: c., W. j. CALDWELL;
v. C., Mrs. Horace Mentzer; A. c., Ida Nc
Bauer; A. V: c., Katie Loos: r. S.. Horace
Mentzer; Guide, Ella McGee; National repre-
sentatives, W. 3. Lowman Horace Mentzer;
Trustee, Horace Mentzer.
The new officers of Unity Council No. IA
are: c., Ruth Hayden; v. c., James P. John
son; A. C., Louisa Junker; A. V. c., Louisa
Williams: r. s., Chrissie Hagerling; F. S., A
G. Walter; Guide, Kate, Stauss; Trustees,
James 2. johnson; John Vogley: Rep. to n
c., Al. G. Walter. Mary Galley.
There is some talk that an effort wiIlb
made this year to discard the present regalia
and substitute a regalia badge. 1t was
talked of considerably among the Eastern
members OF the National Council last year,
and it is expected they will have something
to suggest in the way of change at the
coming session.
The only candidate so far named for Ma
tional Vice Councillor is Brother George E.
Kepple, at present a Deputy National Coun-
cilor, who, in that ca apacity, has done excel
lent work for the order. Being without op-
position the indications are that he will re-
ceive the solid support of at least Western
Pennsylvania, Ohio and Illinois.
Lucy Webb Hays Council No. 3d. ID. of L.,
elected the following officers, Tuesday even
ing, June 30: Jr EX. Coun, Mrs. Bella Fork:
Jr: lex: Ex: 4; , Coun IN Mrs, M 4 Braun: Coun;,
Assoc. Coun., Miss Sadie Parks: Assoc. Vice.,
Mrs. Douglis: Rec. Sec, Mrs. Kittie Hines:
Assist. Rec. Sec, 3. A. Cyphert; Guide, May
Stewart; Trustee, Pressly s. Brown; Repre-
sentatives to National Council, Pressly s.
Brown and Mrs Laura Hetrick.
National Councillor James W. McCleary
has announced the following schedule of
official visits: Wednesday, July 8, Pride of
Manchester No. 25; Thursday, July 9, Pride
of the West No. %; Monday, July 13, Evening
Star No. 81; Tuesday, July IA, Lucy Webb
Hayes No. IS; Wednesday, july D. Pride of
Welcome No. 80; Friday, July a, Unity
No IA. The purpose of these meetings is to
give the National Councillor an opportunity
to visit the members of all the councils in
the Western cities He has issued a circular
naming the councils he expects TO have rep
resented at each meeting. This does not
mean that only those councils mentioned
VIII be welcome. All are invited to attend as
many of the meetings as possible, in order
to increase the interest in them. If any
councils have suggestions to make in regard
to necessary changes in the laws of the or
ganlzatfon, it is desired that they make them
known at these meetings. The indications
are that each one will be largely attended
and much good may result from them. The
nrst one will be held on Wednesday evening
at Pride of Manchester Council, where all
the councils in the lower portion of Alle-
gheny vii! meet. On Thursday he will go to
Pride of the West Council, where the re-
mainder of the councils in Allegheny will be
represented.