The National tribune., 1900-08-02
WESTERN COAST AFFAIRS.
Reports Show Prosperity and Increase of
Membership.

This Department has added two new Corps
and Upton, 8, at Dayton. The membership
ment during the past year. The 10th An
nual Convention was held at La Grande In
June. and the following officers were elected
La Grande; s v. p, Eunicc Sargent, Port
land; ]. V. Co. Emily Anderson, Forest
Gboys Trea Nary Aldrieh Ina Gr1Pds ns
gates-at-Large to National Convention, Emily
Kelley, Heppner; Alternate, Nancy Pancake
Halfway; Delegate. Annie J.. Pool, Orient
Alternate, Susanna Bowers Eugene. Ap-
pointed officers: Sec, Rose TAFT. La Grande;
ins., Mondana G. Thorp, Corvallis; |. and l.
Officer, Emma GaIlaway; Oregon City; cSnn- Gun
respondent Lizzie ulrich, The DaIleS; Pa
triotic Instructor, Mary A. Hare, Hillsboro
COLORADO AND WYOMING
This Department is in flourishng cond-
ton. The relief work, cash and estimated,
amounted TO the sum of s3,IlI for the past
year, Both Soldiers Homes are in excellent
condition. Patriotic instruction In the public
schools is receiving more thoughtful consid-
Grafton every year, and Ps plans are made I for for
Of the Department officers: Pres, Minnie
Il. Kingsford, Rawlins, Wyo.; S. v. g., Jen-
ME Paddock, Leadville, Colo; J. V. c.; Sarah
Ashbaugh, Central City, Colo: Ins., Sarah
T.. Waldo. Denver: /. and j. officer, Emma
Johnson, Denver; Counsellor, Alice NJ. Leeds,
Cripple Creek; Patriotic Instructor, olive
KILN, kiowa, Colo; Delegate-at-L Large, Hell
en- f. HObrOOk, Colorado Springs; Delegates,
Eloise Leehon. Denver, Hattie Burr Fort
Collins; Alternate-at-Large,. Stella A. Kyle.
Cripple Greek; Alternates, Mary Hader, Lar
annie, Wyo, Olive Killen. Kiowa, Colo.
IDAHO.
At the Sixth Annual Convention OF this
Department, held at Weser the following
officers were elected for the ensuing year:
Pres, Clara l.. Campbell, Boise; 5. v. T.,
Christine Morris, COeur d'Alene; J. V. p,
Mary Il. Dempsey, Nampa: Treas. Emma g..
Ewing. Boise: Chaplain, Jennie Holt. Mos
tion, Sara Watkins, Murray; Alternate at
Large, Jennie Russell, Boise: Delegate, Sarah
Wilson, Weiser; Alternate, Sarah A. Rouley.
Lewiston. The following appointments are
announced by the Department President:
Sec, Jennie Russell, Boise; Ins... Ella Bar
rack. Salmon City, J.. and !. Officer. Annie
V. Cancroft, Boise: Press Correspondent, Jo-
anna Hibbs, Genesce. Two new Corps have
been added to the roster of this Department
C. a. Hobart, II, ut Nampa, and McCon-
yille II, at Weiser.
WORK OF ASSISTANT NATIONAL PRESS
CORRESPONDENT.
In closing my years work in the interests
OF the Order of the WOman's Relief Corps.
wish TO express my appreciation of the coGr-
tesies extended to me by the editor of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE, Washington, D.. c., and
to all others vino have published reports and
in any way assisted me in my efforts TO
faithfully report and represent the work be
ing done by the Order throughout the Dis
trct assigned me by our loved and honored
National President, Harriet J. Bodse.
Hoping that my successor In office will find
pleasure in culling items from this great
Western field, with its everlasting sn0wclad
hills and warm valleys, its grain feds and
orange groves, among all of which viii he
found people witt! hearts as loyal as are
found in any other part of our grand domain.
in Fraternity. Charity and Loyalty. JENNIE
WHITLEY sSYDER, Assistant National Press
Correspondent, W. Il. o. San Diego, Cal.