Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1899-02-24
WESTINGHOUSE BIRTHDAY
1t Was Fittingly Celebrated In Devils
Lake by the w. r. G. and
G. A. r.

puOllc were nOuOr0N Oy C00 presence,
as their guests. Of the ladies Of the
Women's Relief Corps. and the pro-
gram Of the exercises had special refer
ence to Washington's birthday. A
bounteous repast was spread By the
gentlemen, VIM; Evans, being chef in
charge, and the ladies greatly enjoyed
the novel feature of having nothing
else to do but partake Of a feast pre-
pared by others. Following the SUP
per, POSTMASTER Judge D. G. Duell
announced the following order Of
exercises:
WashlGstonaReepon;e By T; c: ssnudsrs.
observation-disclosures BY T.. q. McGahsn.
Lincoln-Response by George vannier.
Observation-Disclosures Eritschs' Dy Addie Elliott.
The Volunteer sOldler-Rssponss BY r. L. Glove
North 6stc.. response BY 4. N. Powell.
Impression: Of North p.kot.-R..pon.. BY Mr..
Company D-Jaas. pss!', it: ar.t captain.
The @. A. R.-Mn Albert Roberts.
The W.. q. C:-Mr. Albert lohs.ts.
Marching Through dsorgts"-Jao. N. Miller and
chOrus.
The response to the several toasts
though necessarily brief were of a high
order. The 1nter-Ocean regrets that
l tuOA VI op6CO Iouu0I6 ~ l4UO80IUlo W
make a more extended notice of the
ing outline of Comrade Albert Roberts
response to the toast, "The Woman's
Relief Corps"
By a resolution Of the seventeenth
annual encampment Of the G. A. r.,
held at Denver in 1888, the w. r. G..
was formerly recognized as auxiliary
to the G. A. r. How we'll the w. r. G.
have proved themselves worthy Of this
recognition they have shown by rend-
erlng to US, as the G.. A. r., such valua-
BILE assistance, that their services
could not be dispensed with.
That little band of earnest and loyal
women, who In the name of Frater-
nifty, Charity, and Loyalty, added
another woman's organization, to those
which were already making the world
better and wiser.
In the years that have come and
gone since that time, when they gath
cred together in that city Of the plains,
within the shadows of the snow-oapped
peaks of the Rocky mountains; from
that first meeting eighteen years ago,
the w. r. G. have meet annually with
the national encampment of the G.. A.
r., In the various large cities of the
union, both north and south, growing
into a vast army with q memberships at
their last encampment, held at Cincin-
natti last September, Of q grand total
of 1885. They have established
corps in every state in the Union, OK
cept one, in all the territories and In
the District Of Columbia. They have
met in national convention in fifteen
Of the great cities of the Nation, where
Vkhn~- In,1 1o-sc1ckol g. o
as to add new dignity to womanhood
only from the grand organization to
others with minds broad enough to
recognize the fact that women have
minds and souls. They have done
more, far more than that, tney have
expended hundreds of thousands OF
dollars in the alienation Of want, they
have been the protecting shield that
interviewed between thousands Of sold
iers of the Union, their widows and
orphans; and cold and hunger and suf-
fering. They have stood by the bed
side of fathers and mothers to whom
the parting from the world had come,
and comforted their last moments with
the assurance that their loved and
dependent ones would not be left
friendless. They have built homes
for the aged and inf1rm and destitute
that their last years might be spent in
peace and plenty. They have scattered
flowers ver the graves of the men,
who made it possible for this grand
organization to meet here tonight,
this 22nd day of February-Washing-
toms birthday, under the protecting
folds of our starry banner. This band
of patriotic women have worked faith.
fully and diligently for the past six
teen years for the object Of their asso-
cidtion which are: First. to specially
aid and assist the G. A. r, and to per-
petuate the memory Of their heroic
dead. Second, to assist such Union
veterans as need their help and pro-
lection and to extend needful aid to
their widows and orphans-to find
them homes and employment, and as
sure them of sympathy and friends; to
cherish and emulate the deeds OF
our army nurses, and of all loyal
women, who render loving services to
our country l n her hour of peril.
! Third, to maintain true allegiance to
the United States of America; to in.
~culcate lessons Of patriotism and love
Of country among our children and in
the communities in which they live:
and encourage the spread Of unive rsal
liberty and equal rights to all.
There Ia another association 81 milar
to thistle G. A. Circle-worktng fol
bths ssms grand ends, only they DO nol