Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-03-22
WOMEN AND THE q. A. n


Committees 70 Care the womau's RELIEF
Corps and Other Organizations.
The ladies' committees for the Grand Army
encampment have their work well in hand
The executive committee, which is formed Of
the chairwomen Of all the committees, meets on
Monday mornings at 10 o'clock at the Oxford
These meetings have been we'll attended, and
the greatest interest has been shown by all the
ladies to have their work and its details accu-
rately defined. The committee have secured
Metzerott Hall for the use of the women's con-
ventiqns, the Woman's Relief Corps sessions,
&C., the wonan's department Of public COM
Tort committee rooms, &C., during the en-
campment The following is q list Of the Of
icers and members of the woman's commit
tees:
Advisory committee-Mrs Benjamin Harri-
son, chairman; Mrs. Levi P. Morton, Mrs
Gnaries Foster. Mrs. Stephen B. Elkins, Mrs
Milmerding, Mrs. John Wanamaker, Mrs. John
w. Noble, Mrs. William H. H. Miller and
Mrs. Jerry W. Rusk.
Citizens committee-Miss Clara Barton, chair
man; Mrs. George H. Shields. vice chairman;
mrs si john joy Edison. second vice chairman;
MISS Cora Z. Curry, secretary; Mrs. X. ID.
Mussey, treasurer; Mrs Job Barnard. assistant
treasurer.
Executive committee-Miss Clara Barton,
chairman; Mrs. John A. Logan. Mrs. John Joy
Ldson, Mrs. r: d. Mussey, Mrs. o. D. Conger,
mrs george ID. Shields. Mrs Harrison Ding
man, Mics Cora c. Curry, Mrs. W. G. Veazey,
Mrs John Dalzell. Mrs W. W. Dudley, Mrs.
sara A. Spencer, Mrs. Joanna W. Turner, Mrs.
NJ. ID. Weisner. Mrs. Nellie F. Prentice, Mrs.
job barnard. Mrs. Henrietta G. MetZerott, Mrs.
Bianche h. Bruce, Mrs. Edwin NJ. Truell, Mrs
Hosea Townsend, Mrs. NJ. T. Anderson, Miss
Helena Mccarthy Mrs. Ida v. Hendricks and
Mrs Harriet P. Dame.
Lanes citizens reception committee-Mrs
John A. Logan, chairman; Miss Mary H. Brady,
secretary.
Finance committee-Mrs. John Joy Edison,
chairman
Bureau of information--Mrs. Harrison Ding
man. chairman.
Public comfort-Mrs. Sara A. Spencer, chair
man. Miss Ella c. Lyman. secretary.
entertainment Excursions, grand stands,
Davis secretary.
Accommodations-Mrs John Dalzell, chair
man; Miss Janet Richards, secretary.
Organizations-Mrs. W. G. veazey chair
man; Mrs. Chas. P. Lincoln, secretary.
n, Haiis,Mrs Nellie F. Prentice, chairman;
Miss Helen X. Holmes, secretary.
Decorations-Mrs. Edwin NJ. Truell, lOl4 X
street northwest chairman
W. II. Z. reception-Mrs. Joanna W. Turner,
chairman; Mrs. Mary s. Glst secretary, as
sisted by the Department of the Potomac w.
II. C.
Souvenirs-Mrs. W. W. Dudley. chairman;
Mrs. A. A. Birney. secretary.
Lunches-Mrs. NJ. H. Weisner chairman, as
sisted by Potomac Relief Corps
tlowers-Mrs. NJ. T. Anderson, chairman.
Music-Mrs. Henrietta Z. Metzerott, chair
man.
Badges-Mrs. Blanche X. Bruce, chairman;
Mrs. Jerome Fl. Johnson, secretary.
Press-Mlss Helena Mccarthy, chairman;
Miss X. Z. Thomas, secretary.
Committee on detail-Miss Clara Barton,
chairman; Mrs. John A. Logan, Mrs. o. d.
Conger, Mrs John JOY Edison, Mrs. r. d. Nus
sey, Mrs. George Ii. Shields. Mrs. Harrison
Dinsman, Mrs. John Tweedale, Miss Cora C.
Curry.
W. r. c. convention-Mrs. Ida " Hendricks,
chairman.
Army nurses-M Miss Harriet P. Dame, chair
man; AIRS. L. s. Tolman. secretary.