Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-04-23

&S'an7aT presented as the candl-
date for Commander, and If he succeeds
it is thought he will make his selection
Of Adjutant from Stephens Post. This
would bring both of the Wheeling Posts
in the administration. A full repre-
s~entation is expected to show up in the
convention from the Panhandle coun-
! ties to bring about these results.
The institution Of a permanent de-
partment Of the Woman's Relief Corps,
will also be a feature OF the occasion,
and the long wished for event on the
part of many comrades and ladies will
at last be realized.
The history Of the Relief Corps in this
State is brief, but full of trial and toll
to those who undertook its organization.
So discouraging was the work, that
many times II was thought it would
have to be abandoned. In eight years
OF effort only six corps could be secured
but when once gained they have never
been lost, as there has never been a
lapsed corps since ]. w. Holiday Corps
was instituted ten years ago. But the
gain has been slow and sure.
In 1891, when Mary Sears McHenry
was National President, she created the
Provisional Department of West Vir-
GINA by the appointment Of Amanda l..
Murdoch, of Wheeling, as Prov. Dept.
President. Sue Pike Sanders, who sue
ceeded Mrs. McHenry as National Pres
ident in 1892, reappointed Mrs. Murdoch,
and Mrs. Margaret r. Wilkins, OF Sa-
batha, Kan, the present National Pres
ident, honored her with the third APP
pointment as Prov. Dept. President, and
has promised to be present at Grafton
next Wednesday for the purpose OF in
stituting the Permanent Department. at
which time ten corps will be represent
ed by their past presidents, presidents,
delegates and alternates. Considering
that the honors attached to permanent
official position do not go with those
who have acted as provisional officers,
there is some curiosity to see how the
selections will be made by the conven-
ton.
1t may not be out Of place to give the
list Of corps, and their representation
and location, as every effort is being
made to have all those who are entitled
to be present, in order to make a good
showing for Mrs. Wilkins, the National
President.
The present provisional department
officers are: President, Amanda L. Muir
Ldock, OF Wheeling; Vice President,
Amanda Fleming. of Fairmont; Second
/ Vice President, Mollie NJ. Cornwell, OF
Charleston; Secretary, Julia A. Burtt,
of Wheeling; Treasurer, Anna D. Car
lin, of Wheeling; Chaplain, Mary V.
Reed, of Fairmont.
The following will show those entitled
to a seat in the convention aud the To-
cation Of corps: j. w. Holiday Corps
No. l, Wheeling-President Ida v.
Cox; Past Corps Presidents, Anna ID.
Carlin, Theresa T. Wise, Amanda l..
! Murdock; Delegates, Gertrude McClel-
land, Mollie Shaffer, Julia Fletcher,
Margaret Sylvis, Sarah Lyons and Liz
zie Wood; Alternates, Anna Walt, An
ma Dean, Clara Leach, Louise Humph-
rey, Elizabeth Frew and Jane Powers.
FELTON, Corps, No. 2, Rowlesburg-
President, Florence Stockman; p. G.
President. Eppaline 5. Jackson. Dele
gate, Gertie Brown.
ident, Drue C.. II. Miller; 2. c. Presi.
dent, Laura Huntington, Mary V. Reed
and Iva Lavelle; Delegates, Clarissa
| Fleming, Sarah Shroyer and Elizabeth
Brownfield: Alternates, Nellie Layman,
Matte Cochran and Maude Musgrave.
Custer Corps, No. 4, Mar%tinsburg-
President, Anna V. Creque; p. c. Pres.
ident, Kate Eagan; Delegate, Anna S.
Bittergen; Alternate, Katie Grozenger.
z. W, Stephens Corps, No. 5, Wheel.
ing-President, Julia A. Burt; P. c.
President, Anna E. Bourne; Delegates,
Ted Edge and Lizzie Weidman; Alter
mates, Jane Prichard and Jennie Spears.
Biundon Corps No. 6. Charleston
President, Mary E. Nicholson; P. G.
President, Mollie NJ. CornweIl; Dele.
gates. Ella NJ. Thomas, Ellen NJ. Dan.
iels aud Mary E. Spar; alternates,
| Olivia Magruder, Anna Bohnert and
Belle Michaelson.
Bailey Corps No. Z, Huntington
President and P. C. President Annie E.
Rosensteel; Delegates, Lucy Brown,
Laura Hungesford aud Edna Shaw;
alternates, Virginia Stephenson, Mary
Wethersholt and Emma Shaw.
Hancock Corps No. s, Benwood.4
President, Anna Z. Estep; P. c. Presi-
dent. Rebecca J.. Talbert; Delegates,
Margaret Whitman, Mary j. Brush and
| Harriet Former; a~lternates, Mary V.
Turner, Charlotte Welsh and Lydia
! Smith.
Pierpoint Corps No. D. Wellsburg.
! President, Belle Wheeler.
Reno Corps No. 10, Grafton, will be
represented BIZ .the President, 1t having