St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-01-12
some PRETTY WOMEN
Installed as Officers Of the
Women's Relief Corps
for 1895
OF THE GEN. ORD POST.
Interesting Installation Ger
emonies Conducted by
/ Van SAINT.
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Camp Fire Following the
Exercises.
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Gen. Ord post, &. A. r., and the
Women's Relief corps of the same post.
held public installations of officers last
night iii the Odd Fellows block. There
was great gathering of friends pres
ent to witness the ceremonies. The Of
fcerS of the relief corps were first in
stalled. The ritual order of proceedings
was used. Mrs. Mary Evans conducting
the ceremonies. Nearly all of the ten
officials are young ladies, and are hand
some ones too. They made a fine APP
pearance and were well up in the
maueuvers of the order. Many compile
mentary remarks were made by spec
tators to the effect that the corps had
selected the finest set Of officers they had
ever seen in any female organization.
Several Of them are not only very pretty
young women, but are intelligent enough
to strengthen the organization and make
il popular. Miss Ella Bailey, the new
president of the corps, has been its sec
Ietary for the three years of its organic
alton. She was presented with a solid
gold corps badge upon installation as
gift from the members. She ackn0Wl-
edged her surprise with succession of
bushes and responded i'll neat speech
of thanks. The corps officers installed
are:
President, Miss Ella Bailey; senior
vice president, Miss Jennie Silcock:
junior vice president. Mrs. MarysSow-
ders; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah Weaver;
chaplain, Miss Grace BeniegerdeS; con-
ductor. Miss Anna Abel; guard, Miss
Ida Munson; assistant conductor, Miss
Daisy Stone; assistant guard, Miss
Fannie Jones; secretary, Miss Maly l..
Smith.
Capt. Van SAINT in Command
The installation Of the post officers
followed Capt. S. r. Van SAINT, OF
Winona. the department commander.
and the present speaker Of the house OF
representatives, conducted these in
stalation ceremonies. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Van SAINT to post head
quarters. They were both given all in
formal reception, which for time de-
ldyed the regular installation ceremo-
MES.
The oificers-elect were not all present,
the adJutant and junior vice commander
and sergeant major being absent. The
roster Of officers is as follows:
Commander, A. s. Bates; senior vice
commander, Frank Guy; quartermas-
ter, II. d. Weaver: surgeon, DR.. q. a.
Gotwold; chaplain, William q. Allen;
officer of the day. Gen. Il. W. Bishop;
officer Of the guard, L. Z. Stone; adju-
tant, William Mniser; quartermaSter
sergeant, f. c. Mallory.
Commander Bates. upon taking office,
spoke earnestly III review of scenes that
were responsible for the organization OF
the q. A. Il. He alluded to the prin-
ciples involved in the order, anu eX-
horted his comrades to keep alive the
teachings Of the order. A touching
alluson was made 10 the work done by
women during the war.
Capt. Van SAINT, the department CON-
mander. delivered an address to the
assembled company. He paid high
compliment 10 the ladies' of the relief
corps for the excellent way III which
they went through the installation cere-
monies. The captain alluded to his
campaign for speaker, and added that
he would prefer dill army Office to any
other. He would rather be at the head
or the 20, 0J0 troops iii the country than
to hold any other office. He INDUCED
in "reminiscences and incidents in Il way
that pleased the audience.
After tue address the company were
served with coffee and sandwiches by
the relief corps, ana Il pleasant social
hour was passed. Capt. Stees. coiE-
mander of Aeher post, Col. J. {. Dona~
hover and others made short speeches.
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in mind Dr.. Prices Baking Powder is
cheaper than low priced powders, owing
10 its greater strength and purity.