Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-23

An Era of Good Feeling Marks the Morning
Session.
SECOND DAYS SESSION OF THE woMEN's Re
LIEF CORPS coSvENrIoN-rHE PRESIDENT,
MRS. SANDERS, PRESENTED WITH SOUVENIR
SPOONS.

The first business of the morning session Of
the national convention of the w.R.C. today
was the report of the committee on the presi-
dents report and recommendations. Mrs.
Margaret Wickins. senior vice president, took
the gavel during the discussion and welded 1t
with frmness and decision.
The committee approved the president's
Recommendation that more ritual and red
books be ordered. In the matter of the cour.
inquiry In the case of Mrs. Clark Of Ohio ii was
decided that the Ohio department must pay tho
expense of that court of inquiry The national
department has betrayed those expenses and
now asks that the money be refunded to the ma
tional department.
1t was decided that Mrs. Annie Witteumeyer
be employed at stated salary to be fixed BY
the national convention to remain permanently
in Washington to help work for the army
nurses pension claim. An official roster Of all
past national officers was ordered 1t was
officially decided that the National W r. c.
should be fifty represented at the world fair.
and that $50 be collected from each deuart-
ment to defray the expenses and that each W
Il. G. as far us possible assist in decorating the
headquarters.
At this point several ladies who wished TO fol-
low the proceedings from the printed reports
asked for them, and ii WAS discovered that all
gone is "a mystery.
The presidents action In continuing the col
ored corps III the south as provisiona! DEPART
ments WINS approved.
The recommendation concerning the now
famous Potomac Corps read and the inter-
est that had heretofore been lacking at once
made itself felt.
Indiana hardly waited for the conclusion OF
the chairman report to move the adoption Of
the report. Mrs. Kate b. Sherwood offered a
substitute for the resolution
Mrs. Florence E. Baker objected to further
proceedings until the roll had been called and
the convention became a legally constituted
body, which it had not been vet according to
the rules and regulations of the body, which
make obligatory to a legal voting body the call
of the roll of the properly authorized delegates
or members.
Before action could be taken Mrs Sarah T. Fiji
Ter past national president asked for information
concerning the badge of the order. The rules
OF the W. K. c. make 1t obligatory that the
bronze badge OF the order be worn In conven-
ton of that body OF refrain from voting or
action Of any kind Many of the Indies
present wore gold presentat badges and
souvenir badges and supposed they were
clothed with official insignia The pre-
sldlng officer, Mrs. Margaret r. Wilkins decided
that only under suspension of the rules could
other than bronze badge be officially recog-
Mrs.. Charity Rusk Craig moved suspension of
the rules and that presentation badge be Off
claiiy recognized, which motion carried
Business was suspended at this juncture to
admit Rev. Dr. Stakely of the First Baptist
Church, who came to express his regret tina. the
report had gained ground that he was not loynl
to the flag and that be opposed the assembling
III his church Of the W. Il. c. He succeeded
very soon in convincing the convention of his
loyalty, and Il vote of thanks extended him
fo' his interesting remarks and n full assurance
OF their belief III his loyalty.
GIFT TO MRS. SANDERS.
just as the president about to proceed
with the business of the convention Mrs Kate
b. Sherwood interrupted the proceedings to
make presentation of some dozen or more
souvenir spoons, the gift of Mrs. d. r. Locke
OF Toledo, Ohio. and the various departments
to their national president, Mrs. Sanders. as a
testimonial of their regard this the twenty
hfth or silver anniversary o! ner married life.
Mrs. SherwoOus address was eloquent in the
eNtIe and round Of applause greeted her
when she presented the velvet case covered With
Hardly had the case been placed upon the
desk when the presidents of some dozen
other states arose and one after the other
on gaining hearing presented II souvenir
spoon from their particular lart of the
The work is. of course. hard al headquar-
tiers, bat We stand on the principle that We will
be able 70 rest after election and for myself [
feel conf lent that will rest Oh a big victory"