The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-04-24
d OF TIE q. A. II.

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Tho Arrangements Tint nrc I,oins Made
To Entertain tho womcp's ContinGcnts
ut tho q. A. 1t. E~ncampinoni.
The ladies' department OF tho G. A..
r. National Eucampmcnt, which /, to
hold In Pittsburgh. intends to cover
itself with glory II tho amount Of work
and plana DO any indication. Tho OK.
ecutivo committee OF the ladies' ci,i.
zens' committee comprises Mrs. Carrie
V. Sheriff., chairman; Mrs. Abby
Lynch, secretary; Mrs. Thomas G.
Sample, treasurer; Mira. W. Z. Lin.
hart, Mrs. Charles J.. Cummings, Mrs. DR..
Ea4ton, Mrs, Mary Is. Redman, Ma
John L. Sias, julia L. Shade, NJ. D., and
Mrs. Annie =. Wcttcnmyor. A prclim.
mary meeting Of tho three OF tho ladies
was hold on Tuesday list, and n general
meeting ut tho dispGnsary building last
Wednesday. On the ladies' Citizcns'
committee arc 100 ladies. On Wcdues.
day nine chairmon wore prosonL Their
headquarters hereafter will be a. so
Water street, whore each lady OF tho
executive committee will hayo her own
desk. These 100 ladies will look nftor
tho welfare OF between 1000 and 5000
ladies who will be delegates from tho
circles and departments OF the Ladies'
OF tho G. a. r. and Womans' Relief
Corps from other cities.
II was in 1883 that tho commander.
in.chlof OF the g. A. r., Paul Wander.
wort, Issued a call for q national or
gunization for all societies working in
the interest OF soldiers and thoir dc.
pCndeIts to DO held in Denver, Some
40or60roprosentativcs responded. Here
tho Woman's Relief Corps was organic.
cd, which has as mombers tho mothers,
wives, siators and daughters OF soldiers
and oil loyal women. The Ladies' OF the
q. A. r. is but ninU years old, and bo-
came n distinct society because 1t diiler-
ed in tho matter OF eligibility Of mem-
bership. accepting only the mother,
wife, sister and daughter and army
nurse. Then three years ngo. at the
National G. A. Il. encampmcnt in De-
trolt u young organization blossomed
forth-the Daughters Of Veterans.
What Pittsburgh lacks in magnificent
buildings. which made tho Washington
encampmont such o success, tho gas
city will mako up by u hearty cordially
OF manner. One thousand five hun
dred dollars OF the citizens' fund ia the
amount allotted to tho ladies for the
expenses OF entertaining. Many dona-
tions arc being received, and already
many prominent ladies Of tho city have
sent word to the executive board Of lady
managers that they will entertain at
their homes. A delightful programme
is being arranged, Que q boat excursion
on tho river, was also planned with
tho othcr arrangements. Roar Admiral
3. S. Osborne, Of tho National Associa-
ton OF Naval Veterans, who desires q
miniature naval display similar to the
Columbian one in New York last year,
will have charge OF the excursion. Tho
Ladies OF the G. a. R. will form one ex-
cursion and those OF tho Wolnan's Re-
lief Corps another. Then there are
various drives to show tho beautiful
homes OF the East End, opportunities
to inspect Pittsburgh's great industries
and any number Of private receptions.
All kinds OF schemes arc being plan.
ned to entertain visitors who arc ex-
pected to be in Pittsburgh in Septem-
Der at the G. A. R. national encamp-
ment. Mrs. Carrie V. Sheriff, chair.
man OF the executive committee OF the
ladies department OF tho G. A. R., is O
leading lady ia tho national cir.
Giles OF the G. A. II. and is ea-
p~ecially fitted for this position.
Her pleasing manner will make at once
welcome tho strangers to the city OF
Pittsburgh. Sho mas choaen as her
secretary Mrs. Abby Lynch, OF tho Mo.
mans Relief Corps. Allthe news Of tho
ladies' department will emauate from
the chairman OF the prc's committee,
Mrs. Kathleen Hussy Watson.