The Sunday herald and weekly national intelligencer., 1891-11-22
POTOMAC RELIEF CORPS.
How It's Fifth Anniversary was Cole
brated-Some of the Toilets.

How It's Fifth Anniversary was Cole
brated-Some of the Toilets.
The fifth anniversary of the Potomac Wo-
mans Relief Corps at Willard's Hotel on
Wednesday night was most successful affair.
The corps turned out over 300 strong, and
every woman had an escort. The reception
committee was Mrs. Prentiss, president of
the corps, In toilet Of gray silk; Mrs. Pal
mer, wife OF the commander-in chief, in black
siik; Mrs. John A. Logan in black fallle; Miss
Clara Barton In hunters green velvet; Mrs.
Faunce, first corps president In black lace;
Mrs. Odell, past president, in black faille and
lace; Mrs. Ferroe In white silk; Mrs. Wiesner,
senior vice, In black silk; Mrs. Paige, Junior
N,Se' ,n' IN t olack lace; Mrs. voss, corps chap
urer, In mode colored silk; Mrs. Houghton,
conductor In striped velvet and silk; Mrs.
Saxton, corps guard Mrs. Wilson, assistant
conductor; Mrs. Moore, assistant guard Mrs.
Harriet Dane, Miss Burghardt, Miss Flagler,
Mrs. Bracket, Mrs Cheshire, Mrs Colston,
Mrs. Crandell, Mrs. Hart, Mrs. Chisholm,
Mrs. De Long, Mrs. Edgar, Mrs. Lee, Mrs.
Pomeroy, Mrs. WALL Mrs. Rogers, Mrs.
GLADYS Thompson, Mrs. NJ. d. Lincoln, Mrs.
Badeau, Mrs. Mcmillan, Miss Clara Quint,
ana other members of the corps. Miss Holmes,
corps secretary presented the guests ably assist
ed by Captain Houghton. The whole parlor
suite was given up to the use OF the reception
committee and their guests. The rooms were
decorated with palms and an orchestra of
several pieces furnished music playing several
times during the evening the stEsterhasy
Ripple" composed by Mrs. Alice G. Hill,
one OF the talented members of the Potomac
Corps, who has received many compliments
on the beauty of the composition. From an
early hour the parlors were thronged with the
members OF the Potomac G.. A r. or friends
OF the members of the corps. At 10 o'clock
the supper-rooms on the first floor were
thrown open. Elegant fruit pieces adorned
each end of the table. Over three hundred
members and guests sat down and the menu
was quite up to the standard Of the hotel. At
tho conclusion Of the feast Mrs. Prentiss,
president Of the P. w. r. c., made felicitous
address ofwelcome. She introduced Mrs John
A. Logan who proposed the first toast OF the
evening, "The Birthday of Potomac Woman's
Relief Corps" calling upon General Burdett
to respond General Burdette gave brief
history OF the corps, saying among other
things that when 1t first showed signs OF life
1t was not welcomed with enthusiasm by the
4. A. r., but that 1t had proved such prom
1sing and helpful child that now the G A. R.
could not and would not live without It,
Clara Barton was next called for, and she In
her 1nimitable way gave "reminiscences and in
c1dents In the history Of the corps with which
she had been proudly identified from the first.
Past Commander-in-C Chief Vessey made brief
but telling speech. Mrs. Faunce, the first
president of the corps, gave brief paper on
Then and Now" very happily expressed.
The secretary, Miss Holmes, then read letters
OF regret from the President, Secretary Noble,