The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-09-07
THE woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
Organization Is Shown to Be In a
Flourishing Condition.

Philadelphia, Sept. s.-The seven
teenth annual convention of the Wo-
mans Relief corps began this morning
President Flo Jameson Miller of Mon
ficello. Ills, in the chair. Nearly 600
delegates, representing every state in
the Union, We're present.
President Miller's annual report was
largely a detailed review Of the work
accomplished by the various depart
ments. Mrs. Miller also made a num-
Der of recommendations. Among the
more important are the following:
That departments be given the priv
ilege of disposing of all money in their
emergency fund as they may deem for
the best interests of their respective
departments
That a committee of three shall be
appointed to urge the adoption of a
bin making the wives, mothers, widows
and daughters of soldiers living in the
various soldiers widows homes ell
igible to the same assistance as the
soldiers in state homes.
The report of Mrs Mamie Jameson
lTippett of Illinois, national secretary,
shows that at the present time there
are thirty-five department and sixty
Two detached corps with member
ship in good standing Of 115.426.
The report shows that S59, 297 was con-
tributed from the various departments
to the emergency fund to the soldiers
of the Spanish war.
The report of Mrs. Isabelle t. Bag
icy, national treasurer. shows total re-
ceipts of $4,000 to the general fund
during the year and balance Of
Sl4,14 Total cash balances in all funds,
S1S,9 0.96.
The report OF Mrs. c. j. Cummings,
national instituting and installing Of
ficer, shows that there have been sew
tod 1fIrssy ~
the year, with an aggregate member
ship of I,o16.
Mrs. Mary Z. Hartwell, national pa
triotic instructor, reported great sue
cesses throughout the country teaching
patriotism in the schools. In Califor-
mia, she said, the stars and stripes
float over every school house and ev-
cry educational institution in Nevada
and California, including universities,
have been urged to promote patriotism.
Action on the suggestion of Matte
Rudlong, patriotic instructor for Idaho,
the report states, the ministers of one
presbytery have decided to devote at
least one Sabbath in the year to ma
tional affairs The flag is hoisted over
1851 schools throughout the country
during sessions, and Is, 154 public school
teachers are engaged in instilling pa
triotic ideas in the minds of the pupils.
In 4,5SS schools, the flag is displayed
and 1922 schools possess a Declaration
of Independence chart.
The report Of the chairman of the
board of directors of the National Wo-
mans Relief Corps home states that
the home has been supporting from
fifty to seventy inmates.
In his report, A. Turner, jr., chairman
of the Andersonville prison board,
recommends that each corps contribute
y a cent per member for the quarter
ending March. 1900, to be devoted to
the care of the property.
The ladies of the q. A. r. and the
Ladies' Auxiliary Naval Veterans also
held executive sessions. About 300 dele
gates were present at the former, which
was presided over by Mrs. Agnes Wins
low of Chicago. The other. which has
branches only in Providence, r. l., New
Bedford and Salem, Mass, Baltimore
and Philadelphia, was presided over
by Captain Commander Anna r. Sears
of Baltimore. About fifty delegates
were present.
Mrs Harriet J. Badge of Connecticut
was elected president; Miss Lizzie Baer
of Wisconsin, senior vice president;
Mrs. Mary Evans of Washington and
Alaska. Junior vice president; Mrs. Isa-
bella T. Bageay of Ohio. treasurer. and
Mrs. Brown of Rhode Island, national
chaplain.