Evening star., 1899-02-02
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
Annual Encampment, Department of the
Potomac, to Convene Tonight.
General Orders Issued by Mrs. Anna
A. Peck, Presfdent-Appointm
Of Committees.

General orders No. have been promul.
gated by the president of the Department
of the Potomac, w. r. c., Mrs. Anna A.
Peck, and calls attention to the fact that
the tenth annual convention win be held
| in Grand Army Hall. beginning this even
ing and continuing until Saturday. the time
and place being the same as that of the
Grand Army.
The following committees have been ap-
pointed:
On credentials-Julia Mason Layton, vina
NJ. Calhoun, Lizzie Bradley, Gladys J..
Thompson, Katie Phillips.
On presidents address-Annie b. Frost
Indiana Cowling, Julia C. Collier, Mary
Fletcher
On senior vice presidents report-Joanna
w. Turner, Julia A. Dony. Grace NJ. Low
ry. Mamie p. Dorsey, Mary Sullivan.
On Junior vice presidents report-Ida J..
Chase, Julia E. Hamilton, f. A Chambers,
Kate Steine. Marion Gregory.
On secretarys report-Mary NJ. North,
Lula S. Chase, j. Emma Evans, Annie NJ.
Dykes. Adaiine Fletcher.
On treasurer's report-Ida V. Hendricks,
Tillie Durham, Ellen Scott NJ. B. Tew
Gertrude McElwee.
On chaplain's report-Eliza Naylor Min
ME NJ. Cowlins. Miranda w. Fuller, Mary
Griffin, Anna NJ. Hamilton.
On inspectors report-Nora Edgar, Mary
w. S. Thatcher, NJ. l.. Jordan, Jane Nc
Lean, Ida Brown.
On counselor's report-Matilda B. Will
kins, Hattie Rebb, Mary Howard Clara
kalstrom, Julia A. Dony.
On l. and l: officers report-C, A. Kibbey.
Emma f. Emo, Corinne Strickland, Ida
Oldroyd, E. w. Marshall.
Chairman of executive boards report
Alice Burgess, Frances Holmes Lucinda
Gruber, Anna " Tompkns. Lizzie Crisp.
On report of delegate-at-large-May Ell
bridge, Emma Hempier, Clara T. Chase,
Salie Jacobs, Julia Roberts.
On report of chairman of empioyment-
Helen j. Durfee, Emma Cochran Marion
III. Lewis. Emma kibbey, Kathrine McMon-
igal.
On chairman of reliefs report-Carrie F.
Rrookfield, NJ. e. Hall, Mollie L. Crandall
Lillian Overacker, Emma Ferguson
On report of committee on patriotic
teaching-Pauline B. Floyd, Marguerite
c Davis.
Committee on press correspondents re-
port-Bessie b. Cheshire. NJ. J. Thompson
Margaret Carroll Rosamond Is. Meacham,
On emergency fund committees report
Lena G. Shepherd, Florence l. Howells H.
V. Saunders, E. A. V. Anderson, Hannah
]. Devoe.
Committee on resolutions-Georgia G.
Balm, Georgia d. Van Fleet, Mary P. Rip
ley.
Committee courtesies-Ida V Hem
6ricks Vina NJ. Calhoun, Matilda r.
Sprague.
1t is expected that the national president
Mrs. Flo j. Miller. will be present at the
convention. The first session will be de-
voted to hearing reports of officers on the
years work
The election will, in all probability, occur
Friday evening. There is more or less spec
ulation regarding the outcome for depart
ment president, Thomas and Farragut
corps have indorsed Mrs. c. A. Kibbey,
president of the latter corps, but the
strongest corps in the department have
taken no action I'm the matter. 1t is prob
able that other candidates will be brought
forward before the time for voting arrives.
Mrs Gladys Thompson, on account of pro-
longed illness, has withdrawn her name
from the list of candidates.