The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-28
WOMANS RELIEF CORPS
To Meet at indianapolis as Usual
with the q. A. r. f.,
ATTRACTIVE SPECIAL FEATURES
Which the Local Committees ofer
the Visiting Deiegates-Wheel'ag
and West Virginia will DO Promt'
neat in the two OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mir Badges and Medals Provided
for tho Ladies',

The'Woman's Relief Corps, being the
only recognized auxiliary OF the Grand
Army OF the Republic, always meets at
tho same time in national convention as
tho Grand Army encampmeut Thisyear
they both meet at Indianapolis. The
national encampment q, A, r. meets
in Tomlinson hall and tho Woman's
Relief Corps national convention in
Roberts Park NJ. L, church.
Headquarters has been assigned the
department president for her delegation
from this state, who have boon notified
to be present, The following depart
mept otHeGrs are expected to attend
Amanda L, Murdoch, OF Wheeling, de-
partment president; Amanda Fleming,
senior vice president, Fairmont; Mollle
NJ. Cornwell, junior vice president,
Charleston; Julia A. Burt, department
secretary, Wheeling; Ida Y. Cox, de-
partment treasurer, Wheeling; Jennie
Spears. department inspector, Wheel
ing; Mollie Shafer, department !. and |,
officer, Wheeling; Annie L, Rosensteel,
counsellor, Huntington; Mary Y. Reed,
departmentchapl0in, Fairmont Theresa
i. Wise, delegate-at-lQrge. Wheelingi
Sarah Lyons, chairman, executive
board; and the following members OF
the board: Annie T. Bourne, Rebecca
Yarbert, Benwood; Anna NJ. Sandy,
Wheeling; Edno Show, Huntington.
The Citizens Executive Board OF Ind
annapolis has extended invitations to
tho officers and delegates Of the twenty
seventh national encampment G, A. r.
and eleventh national convention W
r. @. to n grand reception ut Tomlin'
sons hall on Monday evening, Septem.
Der 4. Each invitation has cover OF
white satin, figure in colors on the
front and back, and the pages are bound
together in red, white and blue ribbons.
A half-tone representation OF the Nor
ton statue Udorns the back OF the invi-
tation. Patriotic designs adorn tho
inner pages, on which the names oil tho
committees arc printed.
The chairman OF the citizens commit
too on souvenir badges reports tho fol-
lowing designs A badge to be given Us
souvenir to each delegate to tho en-
campment and also to the Woman's Re-
tiof Corps; these designs OF bronco are
to be three placed on yellow ribbon:
The first will DO oblong, with scroll
work surmounting the Indiana coat OF
arms The next will bear aido view OF
the great war governor, Morton, and
al Ia NN 1n hnnf,
ing tho inscription, Presented to the
members Of tho Twenty.seventh Nation
al G. A. r. Encampmept by tho Citi-
zous' Executive Board" Tho badge for
the delegates of the Woman's Relief
Corps will also be OF yellow ribbon, the
upper bar OF bronze being inscribed with
September, 1893" Suspended from
this is to be maltese cross, the center
having a picture Of the late Mrs. Adelia
New, who for four years served us nurse
in the soldiers hospitals without pay,
that fact being noted above the picture,
while on the arms OF the cross are to be
the years Of her service-lS62, 1863
1864 1865.
The department officers Of Indiana,
w. r. O., have sent through the depart
mont president, Mrs. Murdoch, OF this
state, a special invitation to be present
with her delegation to q reception in
the hall OF representatives, state house,
on Wednesday evening, September 0,
from s to II o'clock. Members OF the
Grand Army arc also cordially invited
to be present.
The members OF the Woman's Rolief
Corps from this city will leave on next
Saturday evening. The round trip is
| So go,