The National tribune., 1894-08-30
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National HeadQuar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments.
TWELFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION.

TWELFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Citizens Executive Board Invite Relief
Corps Representatives to Their Big Ban
quet-Ladies' Citizens Reception to Fol
| low-Printed BallOts-NatiOnai General
Orders-A Lesson in observation-disclosures
| to Naval Veterans, and Other Interesting
| Items.
INVITED TO THE BANQUET.
Pittsburg hospitality knows no bounds, and
all the arrangements for the Grand Army En-
campment and its incidental conventions are
on stupendous plan.
For the first time in the history of National
Grand Army banquets the loyal women are to
sit down with the comrades; to break bread
together. The Westinghouse Electric Build
| ings are big enough for all the official repre-
sentatives of ali the Orders, and the hearts of
| loyal Pittsburgers are large enough to give
| them all substantial welcome.
The banquet. to be held Wednesday evening.
! Sept. ~, to which the Executive Board has sent
| out invitations, will be given the visiting OH
GERS and delegates by the citizens of Pittsburg.
| Very handsome invitations have been sent ont
by w. c. Quincy, Chairman Committee on
| Invitations. Five thousand have been issued.
LADIES CITIZENS RECEPTION.
Thursday evening. Sept. Ii, from 8 to IL
| o'clock. National Reception will be held in
| Old City Hall under the auspices of the
Ladies' Citizens Committee; admission by
card. Grand march, 1890. This will be q
| purely social gathering with orchestral music.
The invitations are signed by Mrs. Charles F.
/ Sheriff. Chairman Citizens Committee; Mrs.
w. p. Linhart Chairman Reception Com
mittee; Mrs. Charlotte J. Cummings, Vice
| Chairman Reception Committee.
PRINTED BALLOTS
According to the Rules and Regulations of
the Woman's Relief Corps, as interpreted by
| 18th National Convention, ballot, to be legal.
| must be written. 1t may be written with pen
or pencil, on a typewriter. with Chinese brush,
or japanese stencil, or in any other way, just
| so it is written.
| The ballot may he prepared at home, or writ
ten with the stub OF a pencil, sharpened with a
hairpin in convention. 1t may be on plain
| paper, gilt paper, or brown wrapping paper !;
| it may be frosted, glded, or hand painted !;
| but if the name is written on with pen, pencil
| typewriter, or brush it is a true ballot.
But printed ballot--the name clear and
| legbe and properly spelled. clean, whit
paper. neat and trim and uniform-O, no, that
is not true ballot. according to the in terpreta-
ton of the 18th National Convention
Absurdity of absurdites double com pounded
Can anything be more absurd than this? Now,
| the editor will venture the assertion-deny it
who can, and none will deny it who have had
any experience in counting ballots and ascer-
| tanning the intention OF the voter-that, &C
cording to the rules governing the civil fran
chise there is rarely true ballot in any Con-
vention of the Woman's Relief Corps.
Names are spelled wrong, initials, one or
more, are left off. Mrs" is prefxed where
the individual name should be used, while
many, from a failure 70 hear the name of tho
nominee, and with grave doubt how to spell
it when they do hear it, do not vote ut all, and
so lose their right of franchise. All this may
be remedied by the use of the printed ballot
such as is generally used by the Grand Army
of the Republic.
It was from the Department Of Illinois that
the resolution came before 18th National Con-
vention to amend Rules and Regulations 20
that ballots might either be written printed,
and Illinois, by vote of last Department Con-
vention, will renew her very reasonable plea
this year. Advice has been taken of Past Conn
mander-in-Cbief r. B. Beath, the compiler of
Beath's Blue Book. who believes the amend
ment should prevail.
On this point, printed ballot Past National,
Inspector Flo Jamison Miller writes as follows
in the National Picket:
"One point in its favor will be seen in large
Departments in the election Of delegates to Ma
tional Convention. Take Illinois, for example,
with her Is or 10 delegates and an equal num-
Der OF aiternates, there were at least 80 nomi-
nations made. These were named one day and
the election followed the next. The so names
were read by the stenographer. and those most
easily remem bered or best known, were writ
ten down, thus doing injustice to those
whose names were read last or hard to re-
member. Had there been printed ballot each
voter could have calmly studied the list and
voted for the delegates that would best repre-
sent the Order. We hope our readers will
think over this subject, and be prepared 10 act
,tallt
pei anyone to use printed ballots, but allows
them TO use them if they desire"
NATIONAL GENERAL ORDERS.
HEADQUARTERS WoMANs RELIEF Corps. !
AUXILIARY TO THE GAR,
SYRACUSE, n. Y, Aug. 6, 1894 J
General Orders. No. 8.
l. The 18th annual Convention of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps will meet at Pittsburg Pa,
Sept. IL, 1894. The Convention will open
promptly at 10 a. m. in the Baptist Church on
Ross street. between Fourth avenue and Dia-
mond streets, at which time every officer, Dele
gate. and voting member of the Convention is
requested to be present
II. National Headquarters will be established
at the MonoDgahela House. Parlor 9 Monday
morning, Sept. 10, where all members of the
Grand Army and Woman's Relief Corps. with
their friends, will be most heartily welcomed.
III. The following-named ladies will be in
attendance in Headquarters parlor to receive
all visitors: Cora Day Young, Ohio; Louise
Barnum Dobbins, Michigan; Lizabeth A. Tur-
ner, massachusetts; Helen s. Morrison, Penn
sylvania Ella Jordan Mason, Maine; Olivia
4. Chandler. New York; Mary c. Farmer,
California; Fanny Minot, New Hampshire;
Mary A. Logan. Washin gton, ID. C.
~. The Auditing Committee will meet at
National Headquarters Monday, Sept 10. at 8
a. m, to audit the accounts OF the National
Treasurer.
V. There will be meeting of the National
Council at National Headquarters Monday,
Sept. 10. at 7:30 p. m.
VI. The Board of Directors of National W.
r. c. Home will meet at Pennsylvania Head
quarters, Room ID, Monongahela House, Tues
day. Sept. ii, at a. III.
VII. The Crcdential Committee will meet
the National Secretary at the church, Wednes-
day, Sept. IL at 8 a. m. sharp. The Chairman
of each delegation will present the credentials
OF her delegation to the committee at that time
VIII. The National Secretary will furnish all
National officers of this administration and
Presidents of detached Corps with credential
cards. All Past National officers will be pro-
vided for by the Presidents of their respective
Departments.
TX. The Department Presidents must see to
1t that all changes in their delegations are made
before leaving the boundaries of their respect
i've States. Each voting and visiting member
must secure the National password from her
Corps President before leaving home.
Y. In the absence of President of a de-
tached Corps, the Corps will be represented by
the Vice-President.