Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
WoMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
Call for the Ninth Annual Convention, De-
partment of the Potomac.
But UDne Candidate Announced for
Position of Presfslent-GeneralO Or
ders-Committecs Appointed.

The Woman's Relief Corps Department
of the Potomac, Mrs. Georgia c.. Balm.
president, will hold its annual convention
at the same time and place as will be held
the G. A. r. encampment. So far, only one
candidate for department president has
been announced, and she was brought for
ward by her corps That candidate is Mrs
Anna A. Peck, who is unanimously in
dorsed by John A. Logan Corps. She will
probably have no opposition. Mrs. Balm
has issued general orders No. 4 as follows:
The ninth annual convention of the wo-
mans Relief Corps, Department of Poto-
mac, will be held at Grand Army Hail
February B. and ). 1898. for the transac-
ton of such business may properly come
before it. Convention will be called to
order promptly at 1:30 o'clock pm All
omcers, delegates and representatives are
requested to be In their seats at that hour
and attend each session to the close.
'Credential cards will be mailed to corps
presidents who will be responsible for the
proper distribution of them to their voting
DELEGATIONS. The membership will consist
OF department officers, past department
presidents, past department secretaries and
treasurerS, corps presidents past corps
presidents and the regularly elected dele
gates.
''All members of the woman's Relief
Corps are invited to attend the convention
as visitors. The password must be obtain
ed from corps presidents.
Resolutions and Appeals.
Resolutions and appeals, to be presented
to the ninth department convention must
be in the hands of the department secre-
tary by January 81.
THE department treasurer will close her
books February ]. All orders for supplies
received later will be transferred to the in
coming treasurer. Corps indebted to the
department for supplies will please forward
the amount before that date.
The credential committee will meet at
the hall at O'Clock pm. to receive creden-
tial cards from the presidents.
Each corps president is requested to i'm
mediately send report of chairman of her
committee on patriotic teaching to Mary
5. Gist, chairman of the department COM
mittee on patriotic teaching, 1906 Z street
northwest
Corps treasurers who have not already
destroyed all old requisition books in their
possession, are requested to do so at once
to avoid confusion.
Revised rituals are now i'm the hands of
the department treasurer. 1t will be neces-
sery for each corps to procure the rituals
to enable them to perform the new flag
work, which is plainly shown by diagrams.
The revised work calls for four color
bearers. They will be appointed by the
president.
Corps secretaries are requested to for
ward to the department secretary the
names of members lost by death during
the year, that they may be reported at
convention.
ITO the memory of our past department
junior vice president Mrs Georgiana Cham
bers, the Department of Potomac desires to
pay its tribute of love and respect. A dear
friend, and faithful worker for the old
soldier, has been taken from US, and is
now in that Far away home for the soul
The loving sympathy of the members of
this department is extended to the be-
reaved husband and children.
LAS this is my last general order, I de-
sire to express my appreciation and sim
cere thanks to all who have aided and as
sisted in the work of the past year. l trust
that all who attend the coming convention
will have in their hearts that fraterEal
feeling which binds us together as sisters
and may all of our deliberations be guided
by spirit of justice and charity"
The Convention Committees.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed
On credentials-Julia Mason Layton, Hat
tie NJ. Robb, Grace NJ. Lowry, Mary S.
Parker Minnie Bridaham.
On presidents address-Anna A Peck,
Lillian Overacker, Laura c. Wheeler, Anna
V. Thompkins, Florence /. Howells.
On report of senior vice president-In-
diana Cowling, Clara E. Kalstron, Alice