New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-05-15
G Ar. WOMEN ENTERTAIN,
,pRANGEMENTs FOR THE STATE CON
yENTIoN NOW COMPLETE.
--,v - Ec-r1oN OF OFFICERS WILL BE HELD ON
THURsDAY-MRs. sEELY EXPECTED TO
BE DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT.


tn. women Of the Relief Corps in Syracuse are
,sr,a,ning visitors and delegates who are IN
- ,or the State Grand Army OF the Republic
Convention. which is to be held this week IL Is
s,in,ated that nearly five hundred women wiz DC
..cnrnnodated by Mrs Hannah l.. Wicks ana her
o,rni,tee who have matters in charge.
~ basdouarters are at the Globe Hotel, where
.,,ton win be held tomorrow evening tor the
-, Relief Corps guests Mrs John j. Phil
Ms az chairman. with joint committee Oh
...a,,yAve members from Lilly and Root corps
arranged ali the details.
On wednesday morning the womens convention
III, o,en Al the First Presbyterian Church Mayor
Mcclure will give the ADDRESS OF "elCohe " 'lo
-. The Rev. Dr. George b. Spalding Will welcome
-. sotaga,es 10 the church. and the greeting on
hehalf of the local corps Will be gwen D! III 20
posetta Knapp, the president OF Lily corps INC
convention will then probably vote 10 AuJouiH "
49, Alhambra TO attend the Grand Army Oh 'he
Republic exercises for the REMAINDER u '"e i"''
+,.sosdav afternoon will be devoted 10 rsceiV-
~ nc ranorts Of officers and committees.
Wednesday evening the exempNhcsuon Oh rne
..,ol will take place at Empire ian oy LII!
Corps ,A wbola rom
the most interesting session OF the "Hoie No"
a,-,or will come on Thursday which VIII De oe-
''''N. 49, election of officers. Mrs. Mary Seely
- s,.racuse l. confidently expected TO WIN as
60 de,artnent president. So lar as is known at
resent the Syracuse women say there i no OPP
80 candidate though a dark horse at the last
moment is always possibility. Mrs. Seeiy mas
nost of friends who Will give her their hearty sup
mort Root Relief Corps has engaged a room al
the Globe which will be Mrs. seely headquAl 'eis
throughout the convention
Resides the officers there are fourteen oeieed'es
sDd &C many alternates elect for the Natloha
Convention and IL Is expected that the eec'los VIII
occupy all day THURSDAY. A. r, 10 a.,
Thursday evening the new oTncers VII y ~
stalled after which the convention vi. aoouIn
or Friday morning the officers Will meet III cOul'-
cl al the Globe Hotel , - .,,o &c ~ o
The reception which ii was planned 70 give as me
social function Of the convention mas zen,
m as The programme was so well nieo lhat
no time could be found for H. ,...
The following compose the convention committees
Badge Committee-Mrs. Emelne Chanee, MIS-
Rosetta Knapp. Mrs. Amanda Frantz ana MIS-
Carolyn Wright - ~, IL.
tie Z Mesler, Mrs Nellie Snyder and MIS- Mary
S'onduetors for Convention-Mrs. Margaret Beck
er Mrs Lima O. Bennett. Mrs Hattie q. Schwartz
Mrs Jennie Corrington Mrs. Jennie hae MIS-.
henrietta Beaver Mrs s Annis Davidson, Mrs
Sarah Orr. Mrs. Susie Carver and Mrs. Sarah
Guards-Mrs Josie Ransom. Mrs Mary Kelley
Mrs Jennie Korb Mrs D. NJ Wagsoner and Mrs
Amelia Bulla
Schwartz Mrs. Carrie Cornwall Mrs. Wlhelmina
Dauer Mary Kelley. Jennie Kappesser. Jennie
Chaplin. Eda G. Robinson, Julia Johnson Mrs. Pet
finger. Elizabeth Take Kate Redpath, Emma Bor
difu Elizabeth Vaughn. Jennie Joslyn, Mary Mat
fisin. Maud Simpson. Catharine MetzEer Emma
Lewis ana Katharine y. Crandell
Gussie Baumgras is pianist for the convention.