The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-11
WOMAN,s RELIEE CORPS.

Fourteenth Annual Session in Branford
 Tomorrow and Thursday-It win bc n
 Notable Occasion.
 The fourteenth annual convention of the Woman's Relief corps will be held in Branford this week Wednesday and Thursday, May 12 and IS, under the auspices of Mason Rogers Relief corps of that town,
 The sessions will be held in the Con gregational church. The opening ses- sion will take place at p. m. on We'd nesday and the reception Wednesday evening will be public. The reception will be held in Music hall beginning at D. m. An opportunity will be given to visit the Blackstone Memorial H. brary on Wednesday evening at 7:SO, while 1t is lighted with electricity, and this alone will be worth the trip. Half fare return checks will be furnished on application to Mrs. Charlotte D. Wright, department secretary at the convention.
 The express train on the Shore Line due In New Haven at 11:S7 p. m. will stop at Branford Wednesday night to receive any who may wish to return that night after the reception
 Extensive preparations are being made for the meeting. The Grand Army post in Branford, which will CO., operate in receiving the state corps, was organized mainly through the eff forts of Captain Calvin r.. Ely of the Twenty-seventh Connecticut. Dr. Ely is we'll known dentist of Branford and for many years after the war had his dental office In New Haven in the Phoenix building on Chapel street. The first officers of the post were in- stalled July 2S, 1881, by General Frank D. sloat of New Haven He was as- sisted by comrades from Parmelee and Admiral Foote posts There were twen- ty-eight comrades mustered in that evening as charter members, and Cal win l.. Ely was installed as commander and J. Atwood Linsley and Walter E. Fowler as senior and junior vice-com- manders. Other comrades were mus tered in from time to time until it's roll showed total membership Of sev- entysix. Deaths, transfers and other causes have reduced the numbers to the present total of thirty-four.
 The post was named in honor of Ser geant Mason Rogers, Company B, Fifteenth Connecticut, who died at Newborn, N. C. He was the son of Elizur Rogers of Branford. The first efforts of the comrades were directed toward the erection of soldiers mon- ument. A fair was held, contributions $1,000 from the town a monument now stands upon the highest point of the green
 By contributions of the members of the post two handsome national flags were procured and presented to the schools of the town in 1890, thus fore stalling legislative enactment. The post was also largely instrumental in pro curing the celebration of Columbus day in 1892. A fourishing auxiliary of the w. R. c. has been organized and has rendered valuable assistance to the post. Like all posts of the c. A. R., it has taken it's members from the whole country, seven states, the marine corps and the United States navy being rep resented on it's membership rolls. The present officers of the post are: Commander, Edward J. Bird; senior vice commander, Samuel G. Cook; jun for vice commander, Michael Kinneen; chaplain, Henry w. Hubbard: quarter master, Ammi B. Barker; surgeon, Wal ter H. Quirk, M. D.; officer of the day, J. Atwood Linsley; officer of the guard, Matthew Sullivan; sergeant major, Eli zur c. Johnson; quartermaster ser geant, E. M. Thayer. Samuel G. Cook is also an aide-de-camp on the national staff, with the rank of colonel. J. E. Towner is the adjutant.
 Mrs. Emily M. Fowler is the chair man of the committee on accommoda- tions. A committee on information will be at the railroad station in the town to receive and direct the delegates on their arrival. Satchels and bundles will be taken care of for the delegates dur | ing all the sessions without expense 1 No pains will be spared in making the wives and daughters of the veterans | welcome in the town.