The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-09-05
SKETCHES OF THE OFFICERS.


short Stories of Those Honored by
the Corps.
Mrs S. Agnes Hit, the new presi-
dent, was born and reared in Green
castle, Ind. During the war she lived
there, while her father and only broth
er were at the front. The father lost
all arm in the battle of Richmond.
Mrs. Hit married in 1867 veteran,
Maj. Wilbur F. Hit, who, when only
twenty years of age, was assistant
adjutant general of a brigade. He
was afterwards brevetted captain and
major for meritorious record on the
field. Mrs. Hit has served her corps
as secretary and president she also
served the Department of Indiana as
secretary and president. She has twice
been national aide, and has been as
sistant national inspector. Last year
Mrs Hit was national Inspector. She
is woman of charming personality,
of fine presence, good education and
quick perceptions. Tall and stately,
with gray hair browning quiet face,
she is a person that attracts all who
see her.
Mrs. Amelia F. Colgan, the national
junior vice president, is a resident of
Hampton, Va, and has several times
been president of J. A. Logan Corps
No. 13, of that place. She has done
excellent patriotic work all over the
state, has had flags placed upon the
school houses, and children trained to
give the flag salute. She is hard
worker, and will fill the Office with
credit.
Mrs. Isabelle Upton Bagley, unan-
imously reelected national treasurer. is
one of the ablest and most progressive
women of the order. Of revolutionary
descent, Ohio pioneer parentage, fine
physical and intellectual endowments.
and great force of character she COM
bines in herself the best gifts of the
typical American woman of the wo-
mans century.
Although not yet four years old when
the great civil war broke out, yet she
very early took her place among the
founders of the great soldiers auxil-
larry, and in local, state and national
work she has, for the past twelve
years, been an acknowledged leader in
every line Of fraternal charities and
patriotic teaching.
Mrs. Bagley was born Oct. 5, 1857, at
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, where she still resides,
wife of Capt. Fenton Bagley, and the
proud mother of three sons, aged re-
spectively sixteen, four and two years
Mrs. Bagley was left an orphan be-
fore the war, was educated in the pub
lie schools, and was valeditorian of the
high school in 1876, taking her place as
teacher, the following term. March
1877. she was married to Capt Bagley,
soldier of the 57th and 159th o. V. l.,
since prosecuting attorney of Muskin-
gum county. Mrs. Bagley was a
founder, and is a trustee and secretary
Of the GAINESVILLE City Hospital as
ISOLATION, and has served for years on
the board of visitors Of the Muskingum
county benevolent institution. AS
Pot
county, she secured the first premiums
among Ohio's exhibits
She served three terms as president
of the Hazlett corps, GAINESVILLE. Ohio,
and standing chairman of it's work of
| relief, department president of Ohio,
| department counselor, chief of staff
under National President Charity
Rusk Craig, member of national COM
| mittee on locating the national home,
| and of many important committees.
| Mrs. Alice M. A. Picker, national
| chaplain Of the w. r. c., was born in
| Iowa, of a loyal family, several of her
| relatives serving in the war, in Iowa
| regiments. AS a little girl she was
interested in the soldiers, and collected
supplies for the sanitary commission.
| She also wrote bright, chatty letters
| to the soldiers at the front. She attend
ed the Iowa State university, and Mai.
Picker was also a student there for
| four years. In 1870, she married her
| school friend. and they made their new
home in the then territory of Dakota.
She has long been member of the w.
r. c. and ably upholds her husband,
Hon. j. H. Picker, who is chairman of
the committee on invalid pensions In
the house of representatives, in all his
efforts to help the comrades who fought
| and bled for an undivided country. Mrs.
| Picker Is chaplain of the Department
of South Dakota.