Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-16
RECEPTION AND BANQUET
Lincoln Post Honors the Relief Corps
Ladies.
Eloquent. Speeches and Elaborate
Dinner-Many Guests Enjoyed
the Affair Last Night.

Lincoln Post, G. A. R.. last night ten
dered a reception and banquet to the ladies'
of the Lincoln Relief Corps at Grand Army
Hall, and the entertainment proved an I'M
qualified success. Nearly three hundred
covers were laid and every one had an ex-
cellent dinner and enjoyable time. The
Lincoln Relief Corps is auxiliary to. the
Lincoln Post and looks after all matters OF
relief connected Herewith. 1t is regularly
organized, presidents, quartermasters, ETC.,
and is thriving society.
Grand Army Hall wore gala appear
ance. It's walls were swathed In bunting,
and flags hung in graceful festoons on all
sides. At the head of the table sat the
commander-in-chief of the Grand Army,
while on his right sat Gen. Hawiey OF Con-
necticut and Mrs. Anna Nj. Hamilton, oe-
partment commander Of the w. X. L. MAJ.
William T. Harrison acted as POSTMASTER,
and after explaining the object of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps and welcoming tne
guests, he introduced Commander-in-chief
}. n. Walter. He paid a glowing tribute to
the part the women took in the civil war
and said that they were the power back OF
the boys in blue that urged them on. TO
victory. Had it not been for them ne douet-
ed if they would have been successful in
the struggle from 81 to 90. The Woman's
Relief Corps is the right hand of the Grand
Army of the Republic and the one thing
oommander-in-chief was the combination of
all women's Organizations in one gram
woman's relief CORPS The department
president of the Woman's Relief Corps,
Mrs. Anna NJ. Hamilton. followed and gave
an interesting history of the organization
and how it had grown until now its me:h-
hers numbered throughout the country
10000. Mrs. Eliza A. Naylor, ex-preside1t
Mrs. Emma A. B. Anderson, the first pres
ident of the corps, after she had been pre-
scented by her sisters with a handsome
piano lamp.
Other Speakers.
Mrs. Holmes, ex-president of the corps,
was also compelled to make a speech in
reply to the graceful compliment paid her
by the Woman's Relief Corps in present
ing her with handsome gold badge.
Senator Hawley, who was introduced as
the soldiers friend, was the next speaker,
and he gave number of personal remi-
niscences of the part the loyal women took
in the civil war. He interspersed several
amusing anecdotes and said the greatest
compliment he possibly could pay the wo-
men who did so much good during the war
was to marry arother one of them. He had
already married two army nurses.
Mrs. McCabe and Mrs. Davis, past presi-
dents of the Lincoln Corps, also made
speeches. At the suggestion of Col. Pipes
the post gave three rousins cheers for the
coIlmander-in-chief. and then Maj. Will
Eams, past commander of Lincoln Corps
concluded the speech-makiEg The toast
master then announced that the COM
mander-in-chief would be glad to shake
hands with all present, and the large as
sembIy passed in review before the head of
the Grand Army Of the United States.
Those Present.
Among those present were Mrs. Avenel,
Mr.. H. E. Marks, Mr.. Thos. E. Johnson.
Mrs. N. H. Merrill Mr.. and Mrs. Seymour,
Miss Nellie E. McCabe, Mrs. E. G. Har-
borer, Mr.. NJ. Mahony, Mr.. and Mrs. A. P.
Knight, Mr.. j. L. Thornton, Mr.. L. S. Nc
Cleary, Miss E. H. McCleary. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean, Mr.. c. Excl, Mr.. E. McDermott,
Mr.. P. Litz, Miss NJ. Hamilton, Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Nj. Roue, Mrs. D. j. Apple, Junior
Vice Commander G. W. Hazer. Surgeon A.
E. johnson. Mrs. Annie NJ. Hamilton, Mrs
Eliza F. Naylor, Mrs. Mamie g. Davis
Mrs. S. F. Van Dorm, Mrs. Susie II. Rose
Mrs. Emma Ferguson, Mrs. Marion M
Lewis. Mrs. n. H. Winans, Mrs. E. c. Bar
Miss r. Agnus Thornton, Mrs. F. T.
Holmes, Mrs. Emma A. V. Anderson, Mrs
S. U. Legg, Mrs. I. L. Chase. Mrs
Annie w. johnson, Mrs Susie NJ. McCape
Mr. and Mrs. Cole, Mr.. G. p. Bassett, Mr.
G. H. Dodge, Mr.. James Cuthburt, Mr.. and
| Mrs. j. H. Burgess, Mr.. and Mrs. S. A
| Campbell, Mr.. w. A. Moore and daughter
| DIR. D. W. Jones and daughter, Mr. and
u.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bresnahan, Mrs. B. L. Dona'
| hue, Mrs. S. w. Folk, Mrs. L. F.. Bushbee
| Mr.. j. H. Brunemer, Mrs. Helen L. Norton
| Mr.. and Mrs. II. H. Martin, Mrs j. A. Chap
NJ Braden, ]. F. Vinal, P. c.; J. H. Reeve
| Mrs J. D. Bontz, Mrs. H. c. Bontz, Mrs. w
| T. Graham, w. T. Kelly, Mrs. W. T. Kelly
| NJ. r. Adams. Mrs. NJ r. Adams, Mrs. Ell
Tenor Morris. MIS- NJ. E. Hail. Mrs. Bertha
S. Rogers, Mrs. G. Evans, Mrs. N. ]. Paxson
| Mrs. NJ. E. Alcorn. Mrs. ]. Selzle, Mrs Sarah
| s. Poynton, Mrs. Ellen c. Posey, Mrs. F. A
| Bogia, Miss c. Braden, Mrs. NJ. Myers, Mrs
| A. l.. Ellason, Mrs. M. A. Burke, Miss Aboie
| r. Conner, D. J. Byrne, G. w. Smith, Pat
rick Meehan, James Harrison. P. c.; J. W
| Underwood, ]. L. Daily, E. ]. Bowling, Mrs
| E. ]. Bowling, W. H. Black, Mrs. w. H
Black, H. E. Williams. Mrs. H. e: Will
| Jams, c. w. Shelton, Mrs. c. W. Shelton
Capt: Charles Mckenzie. Mrs. Charles Nc
Kevite, Sergt. Dennis Coughlin, A. Bur
| CESS, Mrs. Alice Burgess, George H. Han
sell, Mrs. S. A. Hansell. Mrs. and Mrs. ]
Maddren, w. T. Cathcart, quartermaste
Johnson, Mr.. and Mrs. Holtz, Mrs. Saral
A. Holtz, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. P. Williams, Mr.
and Mrs. ]. r. Young, Mr.. and Mrs. Ma
conley, MIR. and Mrs. ]. J. Freeland. A. K
Miller, Benz Auglaze, John Connolly. A
| Kightlinger. Joseph c. Cavis, Benz. Butter
worth, Pennsylvania; James McCrea, Thos
| McCabe, w. F. De Knight, David Holland
J. H. Holmes, Mrs. ]. c. Peacock, Mis-
Fanny Cerbus, Mrs. Elsie V. Anderson
Miss L. K. Farquhar, H. F. Ashton. Mrs
| L. X. Thomas, j. E. Heffner, Mrs. E. r
HeTI er, Mrs. N. E. Stowell, Mrs. S. E
| Hefner, W. H. Stull.
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