The herald., 1897-08-27
and the convention took a recess unit
2 o'clock.
w. C. r. CONVENTION

and the convention took a recess until
2 o'clock.
W. C. R. CONVENTION
The fifteenth national convention of
the w. r. Z. convened in Music Hall.
with fully 1000 women present, President
Mrs. Agnes Hit of Indianapolis in the
chair.
After the addresses of welcome Mrs
Hit delivered the annual report
1t set forth that while the order had
held its own for the last two years it
had not increased as it should. There
were many reasons for this, one being
the financial depression throughout the
country. With the view of increasing
the membership she recommended the
appointment of national organizer to
organize corps in States where there are
no departments and to assist depart
ments when called upon. For number
of years resolutions had come to the
national convention asking that the COM
rades of the Grand Army be admitted
to membership Considering that they
owed their existence to the Grand Army
and that the Sons of Veterans and all
other allied societies admitted them to
the Woman's Relief Corps should extend
to them the welcoming hand. In carry
ing out the great principle of the order
flags had been placed on school houses,
and patriotic primers and charts put in
the schools; but in their zeal in accom-
plishing this they had forgotten that
there was nothing in their ritualistic
work indicating their allegiance to the
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change in the ritual acknowledging this
allegiance.
After referring to the trouble in the
order at Washington, D. c., she recon-
mended that the Department of the
Potomac be remanded to the detached
corps.
She also recommended that hereafter
no appeals for contributions however
meretorious, should be sent out unless
they eminate from national headquar-
ters through the President, with the ad-
vice of the council
1t was with great satisfaction that she
said all the obligations due the national
organization from the departments and
detached corps had been met. For the
first time the Woman's Relief Corps was
neither debtor nor creditor
Commander-in-Chie Clarkson of the
G. A. r. had given the corps loyal sup
port and endorsed its work, and the de-
partment commanders Of the G. A. R.
were deserving of thanks for their kind
cooperation.
The annual report of the national Sec
retary, Ida S. Mcbride, was then read.
Isabelle Tagley of GAINESVILLE, O., pre-
sented and read the report of the ma
tional treasurer.
The reports of the Junior vice presi-
dent, national chaplain and national in
spector were also read and referred to
the different committees.
Many kilograms and letters of regret
from absent members had been read.
M'KINLEY SIGHTED
BUFFALO, N. Y, Aug. 26.-The presi-
admission to the Grand Army camp this
morning, though he had come at the
special invitation of the veterans and
everything was in readiness to receive
him.
The incident proved one of great morti-
fication among the members of the local
committee,
y To the president at first it was a trife
episode he was having hearty laugh
over it and excusing the official who
refused him entrance, by saying that the
man was perfectly right to obey or
ders, no matter who demanded admit
tance."
The reason for the refusal was that
the sentry had been ordered to admit no
carriages to the camp.
Later the president visited Cayuga
island, the site of the Pan-American ex-
position, and with mallet on which his
name was inscribed drove a stake in the
grass plot in the center of the island
Returning from the island, the presi-
dent lunched with Frank Baird, and
then, with Mrs Mckinley, Gen. and
Mrs, Alger, Miss Alger and Mr.. Fred
Alger boarded Senator Hannas yacht
for Cleveland.
NAVAL VETERANS
The Naval Veterans completed their
list of officers for the ensuing year as
follows: Rear admiral, D. F. Kelley of
Philadelphia; commodore, ]. d. S. Fass
of Minneapolis; captain, w. F. Van
Hanlon of Newark, N. j.; commander
A. B. Neal of Buffalo; lieutenant-com-
| mander, w. A. Paul of Boston; senior
| lieutenant, e. T. Lincoln of Chicago:
Junior lieutenant, Thomas E. Laton of
New Bedford; paymaster, E. E. Duston
of Providence, r. l.; surgeon, c. A. VIII
son of st. Louis; engineer, M. H. Gerry
of Minneapolis; chaplain, A. S. Nc
Williams of Detroit.
nted-Nat tional secretary, Fred
E. Haskins of Brooklyn, N Y; boat
swain, ]. E. Robbins of Neward, NJ
The Foresters' Sessions