The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1900-09-13

costing about $500, Is to be erected ovel
Providence Spring. Mrs. Turner also rec
commended that ground he decided or giver
to such States or associations as desire
to erect monuments to the memory of the
dead Of Anderscnyillc Prison.
The National Convention voted to pre-
sent the Grand Army of The Republic
$1,000, 20 aid it in pushing the pension
work before Congress. 1t also recognized
the splendid work of Past National Treas
urer I.izabeth Turner by presenting
her with check Tor 81 900. Mrs. Turner
served the organization during its first sin
years without compensation. and has beer
one of the energetic workers Mt all times
The National Treasurer has been a sal
AIRED officer for the past five years. Th,
Committee also voted to raise $4,000 fol
the National w. Il. G.. Home, which is il
straitened circumstances and whose af
fairs are to be rigidly investigated at once
FRATERNAL VISITS.
There were fratcrnal visits from the
Grand Army of the Republic, Daughter.
of Veterans, Sons of Veterans, Ladies OF
the q. a. r., the Blue and Gray Assccia
ton and Past COmmandcr-in-Chief Pau
Van der WORT, who issued the order
which called the Relief Corps into being
Capt. Wallace Foster, of Indiana, under
whose guidance the patriotic teaching OF
the Relief Corps has so prospered, accom-
panied Past Commander Van der WORT
who came to pay farewell visit. Boil
addressed the Convention, and then when
the Past Commanderin-C Chief said he was
going to Cuba and hoped to establish both
Post and Corps there, the enthusiasm
broke loose. Mrs. Matilda Il. Spraguc
President of the Department of the Pc
tomac, took from her breast the pretty
nurses Association, 80 in number
the big Past Commander-inC Chief. In less
than minute badges were piling up OIL
the stage, and the two Commanders looked
like walking advertisements for ribbon
counters and jewelry houses when they
marched away.
a little later the members of the Army
Nurses Association, 80 in number,
marched in and We're taken to the plat
form and introduced to the Convention
producing n profound impression.
One Of the most touching incidents OF
the Convention was the presentation by
the Corps of Twin Cities, st. Paul and
Minneapolis, Of n fine garrison flag to the
University of Atlanta, school for the
education of colored boys and girls,
through Mrs. Alice Y. BOardwcl, National
Patriotic Instructor. Mrs. LiZabeth Tur-
ner, in a voice broken with emotion, told
how the University had been trying &c
earn II flag, and how they would prize
the splendid present. Mrs. Julia Mason
Layton, of the Department of Potomac
in a ringing speech, which brought her
many cncOmiums, accepted the flag in The
name of her people, the negroes Of the
whole country.
The contest for National President and
Treasurer was spirited, but never at any
time rancorous. For National President
Mrs. BODICE was placed in nomination by
Flo Jamison Miller, but quickly declined
the complimentary honor given by n ris-
ing Convention of many hundred women
Mrs. Mason, of California, nominated
Mrs. Mary u. Hartwci, of her State The
name of Mrs. Ida Wilson Moore, of Kan
sas, was presented by Mrs. Belle Harris,
of the Sunilowcr State. Mrs. Flora VIII
son, of Minnesota, nominated Mrs, Ic-
dusky Taylor. Mrs. 'TeIford, of Colorado,
placed In nomination. Mrs. Mary l.. Carr,
of the Centennial State, and Mrs. Camp
bell, of Massachusetts, placed in nonlina-
ton Mrs. Mary L. Deanc, of Massachu-
sets. T'hc ladies are all Past Department
Presidents of their States. The nominal
ing speeches were noble tributes to wor-
thy women, and seconds for each fell like
snowflakeS at Christmas.
NATIONAL OFFICERS.
When the Convention grew little
qniet, it was plainly seen that Mrs. Carr.
of Colorado, had the lead, and there was
an immediate stampede to her camp. Ore
after another the names of other cnEdi-
dates were, withdrawn, and Mrs. Carr
was finally elected by the National Sec
rotary casting the unanimous vote of the
Convention.
Mrs. Mary L. Carr, Of Longmcnt, Colo,
is the widow of the late Byron Il. Carr,
formerly AttorneyGcncral of the State.
She was charter member of the Wom-
ans Relief Iorps, at its organization in
Denver in 1888, and is how q member of
Corps, of Longmont, of
which she has been President for two
years. She was President of the Depart
mcnt of Colorado and Wyoming in 1892
'93 and National Inspector in 1855. Mrs.
Carr has also been Right Worthy Grand
Matron of the Order of the Eastern Star,
and has been prominently connected with
the suffrage movement. She is n lady of
education and refinement, good speaker,
and is noted for her fine executive abil-
ity.
Mrs. Belle T. Satterly, of Missouri, was
elected National Senior Fice-Prcsident in
about two minutes; Mrs. Abbie Flagg, of
then came the short, sharp struggle for
National Treasurer. The incumbent,
Mrs. Isabelle II. Bagley, one Of the strong
est women in the Order, had held the. po-
sition for five years. The sound financial
condition of the Order is no doubt due
largely to her splendid executive ability.
1t is Il salaricd position, however, the only
one in the Order, and there was strong
feeling that it should go for year or two
to other worthy women. The other can
didates were Mrs. Sarah f. Phillips, of
New York, and Mrs. Abbie Lynch, of
Pennsylvania, both Past National Secre-
taries. Mrs. Lynch withdrew before the
balloting began, and Mrs. Phillips was
elected. The other officers elected were:
Chaplain, Mary A. Sims, Indiana.
Executive Committee-Georgia Wade
Iowa; Laura Sherman Rem
age, Louisiana; Anne NJ. Williams, South
Dakota; Nancy Danford, Wisconsin,; May
l. Barton, Oklahoma.
Members of the w. r. G. National
Home Board, Harriet J. Dodge, Connect
cut; Emma Stark Hampton, Ohio.
Member of the Andersonville Prison
Board, Ellen NJ. Putnam.
National Patron Council Of Women,
Harriet l.. Reed, Massachusetts.
The following officers were appointed
by Mrs. Carr, the newly-elected President
OF the Corps:
Secretary, Fannie Harden, Denver.