Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1892-07-07
w. r. c. Division Organization and
Britton Encampmenr.

w. r. C.. Division Organization and
6ritton Encampmenr.
About forty members of the W.
R. G. accepted the invitation of the
Brltton w. r. G. to attend the an
nual G.. A. r, encampment last
week. The usual marching with
the veterans, the dress parade, and
other military exercises peculiar 70
such occasions, we're participated in
by the woman of the Corps at the
request of the G.. A. r. Post Com
manders in attendance. The wo-
men realized that they we're the
awkward squod' upon these &C.
c%asions, for they have not had the
advantage of military drill. Be-
fore another encampment it is ho-
ped that each post will detail a vet
eran, to teach the Woman's Relief
Corps, auxilery to it, the commands
and necessary movements, to enable
them to make a better appearance
upon the streets.
Each Of the five Corps of the di-
vision wore a different uniform, yet
ali we're blue, ornamented with gilt
| braid and brass buttons, and the va.
riety of style in their construction
was not disagreeably noticeable, all
wore caps but the Webster Corps.
| think that to the Milbank Corps,
belongs the credit of the uniform
innovation at the Wepster encamp
ment last year, all the other Corps
| of the 14th Division were not slow
to fall into the pretty and sensible
fashion, the old veterans rejoiced in
the military costumes of the women
and declared that no encampment
was complete without them. The
majority of the W. K. q. members
tented with their husbands sharing
the rustic joys of camp life with a
a relish second only to that rest en-
joyed by the old soldiers.
Every convenience for camping
were provided by the Britton Post.
The Britton Corps entertained i'll
iu their homes, the visiting men,
bers who preferred entertainment
to tent life, and extended every
courtesy within their power. Many
of them live in the country and the
corps is not a large one, thus the
burden fell heavily upon a few
Free dinners we're served to the W.
Z. G. upon one day, at a tent res
taurapt, where the ladies of the
NJ. Z. Church sold meals and ice
cream during the encampment to
~replenish the church treasury.
a series of horse races in the
fair grounds also drew the sheckles
from the veterans who preferred ra-
ces 20 good speeches from able COM
rades. The women of the w. r.
G. were not at the races. There
was n private session of the W.
r. c., at which two corps exempli-
fed the ritual in a crcGitable man.
ner. An informal meeting Inclu-
ded all women interested in loyalty,
reports of what the W. Il. C.. is
doing, were given, speeches made,
and an organization affected of the
l4th G. A. X. Division w. X. c.,
officers as follows: Pres. Mary An
lehman, Milbank; Vice Pres. Irene
u. Adams, Webster; Sec. Mrs. Del.
davidson, Milbauk, and Treasurer
Carrie l.. Finch, Andover. 1t will
be the duty of these officers to ar
range for the next annual meeting
of the W. R. C. at division encamp-
ment; prepare program for camp
fire, give due notice of arrange
ments to all corps previous to date
Of encampment, secure entertain
ment for guests, &c.
Webster Corps initiated three W.
R. G. gatherings last yea, by inv
ting all members in the four eoun-
ties comprising the 14th Div, to be
guests OF the Webster Corps during
the Grand Army encampment.-
The Britton Corps repeated the IN
~vItation this year, and the pleas
ures and benefits were so apparent
that a division organization was es-
tablished. The Relief Corps de-
serve a better position at these ell
campments than that of Changers
on" as that class of people who follow
the army without any particular
duties or object are styled idlers,
aud are apt to get INTO mischief,
now that this division is arranged,
there will be systematized plans,
and work for the womsn and we
think no more Co. L. parades may
be expected.
The daylight, of Britton, Issued
a daily, giving the roster of W. r.
q. ladies at the encampment the
program of the wOman's camp fire,
distributing the paper gratuitous'y
and abundantly among the guests.
A proof reader and W. r. G. repor.
ter should have been detailed from
the corpse rs a courtesy to the
obliging editor and to have proven.
ted unavoidable errors. ard the
insertion of harmless little episodes
in camp in snch a guise as to mis-
lead the reader as to the real facts
in the case; there never has been as
reputable G. A. r. encampment as
this n in the 18th division, so
far as the two organizations men,
toned are concerned. The sons of
veterans claim to be responsible
e.. Al - .l: