The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-24
GLBERT COUNTY WONANS'
RELIEF CORPS
Report of Past President.

ANA ASpOiI VI lut WOrk OF the
w. h. c. of Elbert county during
the two years of its existance, |
herewith present the following:
Eibert County Woman's Relief
Corps No. 30, auxiliary to Post
No. l03 Grand Army of the Re
public, was organized in May,
1898, and was duly Instituted on
the 14th of May at Ebert by Mrs.
Fannie ID. Hardin, sixteen mem
oers being present at the time.
The Post to which our Corps is
auxiliary was mustered in Sept.
23rd, 1897, under the command
of Col. John Pace, who was re-
elected the following December.
On the first anniversary Of Post
No. 103 Elbelt County Relief
Corps presented them with flag
which has been carried by them
at all regular meetings ever since.
Twenty-seyen dollars and forty
cents were also turned over by
the Corps to the Post TO assist in
payment of expense of Campfire.
During the first year several
members were added to our
Corps and we were called to
mourn the loss-by death-of our
beloved sister, Catherine Georgia,
who died July 9th, 1898, and
whose burial services were con-
Quoted by the Corps on July 11th
at Elbert.
The first election of officers,
Dec, 1898, resulted in the re-
election of all the principal officers
who had the honor of being in
stalled by Mrs. Lucy NJ. Camp
bell, Department President. In
May, 1899, our Corps sent dele
gates 10 the convention the irst
time-the President and Mrs.
Olive KILN and Mrs. Stem as
FIRST and second delegates. Since
our organization considerable re-
lief work has been done success
fully, which has been due in
great measure TO the earnest work
of Mrs. KILN, who secured the
cooperation of other Corps and
also of the Department in the work.
Total amount of relief expended
since our organization, $50. 90 in
money and FIVE in other relief.
On September 23rd, 1899, at
their anniversary campfire Post
No. l03 presented the Corps with
a most beautiful banner, and
10 the members of oul Corps | want
to say the department banner which
we saw hanging in the convention,
was not one bit nicer or more
pleasing to the eye than the one
with which our comrades pre-
sented us. One of our delegation
remarked that next year sour
banner should go with us if we
could be allowed to hang it in the
Convention. AT our last con-
vention, March, 1900, our Corps
was doubly honored, first, in hav-
ing one of our members, Mrs. O.
A. KILN, nominated as Junior
Vice President. Secondly, that
the nomination was made by
the mother of our Corps-Mrs.
Fannie D. Hardin, Past Depart
ment President
Unfortunately the delegates of
Corps 30 had been sent from the
room on committee work and were
thereby deprived Of the pleasure
of voting for our sister.
Our Corps ought all to have
heard tho friendly remarks of
Past Department Inspector Irene
De Tolliver. We owe this sister
many thanks for her good opinion
and kind words.
Before closing would like to
say that | think l can speak for
tho Corps in an earnest request
t, the sons of old soldiers Of Ell
bert county tbat they take sleps
to organize a company of Sons Of
Veterans. We have enough ele-
gable to make large company and
am sure they would find it enjoy
able to meet with Post and Corps
each month and would help to
keep up their respect for the men
for their fathers-who fought
a. hard TO preserve the govern
ment which protects them as did
the earlier patriots who won its
independence. Boys of Elberi
.ors nf old soldiers. think