Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-06
THE POTOMAC RELIEF CORPS.

THE POTOMAC RELIEF CORPS.
At a special meeting last night of Potomac
Relief Corps the presentation to Miss Belle r.
Houghton was made of a certificate of the Co
lumbar Society of the United States. This
certificate entities :heholder to frst-cass trans
portation to Chicago. seven DAYS hotel
accommodations, six days admission tickets to
worlds fair, &c. 1t was given to Potomac
Corps and drawn for by subscribers to its re-
lief fund. Miss Houghton drew the lucky num-
Der and has been warmly congratulated on her
good fortune.
WHAT THE LADIES ARE DOING.
The committee on detail, under the SUPER
vision of Miss Annie Tolman Smith. chairman
printing committee. is about TO issue a circular
containing final instructions to all the coming
women organizations which will embody all
the arrangements made for their comfort and
pleasure encampment week. The circular is
concise but comprehensive. 1t will be placed
in the printers hands today.
Miss Barton is now engaged in reading the
proof Of her report as national chaplain, W.
R. C.
Mrs. Sue Pike Sanders. national president. in
her acknowledgment Of the receipt of the manu-
well pleased with the same, and considered it
very able and comprehensive report of that
branch Of our w.rk."
Mrs. Florence {. George, president of L. s.
Grant Circle. No. /, has addressed a letter to
Miss Barton in response to the offer of courte-
sizes extended by the citizens committee and
very gratefully accepted by U. S. Gran. Circle.
She says: In conveying to your committee
our thanks / wish also TO add nv personal
acknowledgment for the same. Our circle in
this city il small and | Mt q loss how /
could manage the lunch question:
THE NINTH CORPS.
At meeting Of the ninth corps last evening it
was decided to attend the unwilling Of the
monument to Gen. George Cooke at Arlington
as corps. The list Of vice chairmen for re-
union purposes was completed by the appoint
ment of Lieut.. Col. Coughan of the tenth New
Hampshire as chairman for the first brigade,
third division. The Kanawha division was or
ganized a. q part Of the ninth corps and the
corps expressed itself a. proud to consider IL q
part Of that body.
THE SIXTH CORPS
Since the last meeting Of the sixth corps the
following names have been added to the roll
C. R. Lehman. fourteenth New Jersey; Patrick
Kyne, thirtv-siKth New York; E. r. Campbell,
eleventh Vermont; Louis Schutter, eighteenth
New York; W.. l. Goodman. battery A, first
Maryland. light artillery; Robert Hervey,
eighty-second Pennsylvania; J. H. Hendrix,
eighty-second Pennsylvania; Orville Drown,
first Vermont heavy artillery; H. b. Hughes,
one hundred and thirty eighth Pennsylysnia;
sylvania; Alex. Scott, tenth Vermont; J. N.
Kline, forty-ninth Pennsylvania; z. L. Hawks,
one hundred and twsnty-hrst New York; z. L.
Smith. ninth New York heavy artillery, and r.
J. Foster, forty -ninth New York At the meet
ing held last evening at the Riggs various de-
tails Of tho arr1ngernDnts we're attended TO. In
addition TO the regular meeting ON next Non
day night special meetings we're ordered for
Friday, 9th Instant. and Friday, 18th instant, q
tao pm.
TIE sEooND coBf8
Ths program for he reunion Of The second
corps vas announced ct meeting q wiIlard's
last evening. Ths program oe reunion vfn b
opened With prayer BY Chaplain n. q Stevens,