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Bssutifal and Impressive Services u ths
O A. h. and W. n. c.
A. T MrIlryHOid post. No. 10, Grand
Army OF the Republic. and the Woman'l
Relief corps No. 5. held joint public
Installation 10 sanders hall last Satnr.
day evening. MTs. G. u. Warner acting
rs Installing ofIisrr for the W. r. c.
and Col. u. II. BndsOng for the O. A. X.
The corps was called to order by the
retiring president, Mrs. kabrina Ban
croft, and the following officers were in
sfaIlfd: Mrs. Christina Morris, presi-
dent; Mrs Nellie GiIIett, senior vice:
Mrs. Hannah Nudge, junior yicp; Mrs.
Hannah Nettleton. chaplain: Mrs. Ellen
Mcclure, conductor; Mrs. Matte Bad
long, treasurer: AIRS Bertha Ellis, Sec
Rotary; Mrs Luiah Morton, assistant
conductor; Mrs. Margery kussei, guard;
Mrs. Adelaide Eischo assistant guard;
Mrs. Alta weeks. Miss Annie Chrlsten-
sou, Miss Ollie Self, Miss Mary Duncan,
color bearers. The services, both beau
tifnl and impressive. held the close at
tentiOn OF the audience throughout the
installation. After the installing officer
had taken charge, the color bearers took
up thrir positions at each end Of the
alter. and dipping their 1ags. presented
a beautiful spectacle. Thus as each of
iicer Was presented, she took her obi
cations under the folds OF the banner
Mrs. Colleague presided at the organ and
furnished music for the installation.
The q. A. r.. installed the following
officers for the ensuing term: James
Reid, commander: Samuel SawIey,
sei,ior vice; A. b. Med;uire. junior vice !;
c. ID. Warner. surgeon; II. L. Bancroft.
qnartermaster: Edwin Crockett, chap
lain; John Hagsr, officer of the day
Isaac Gilbert. officer Of the guard: Geo.
L. Hays. qnartPrmaster; Michael Shat
nrr, sergeant major.
A short program was rendered after
the installation. consisting of recita-
tion by z. E. DaylODg. recitation by
Miss Florence Bancroft. entitled THE
Dashing Ride of Jennie McNeii:" and a
dialogue by Eddie Bndlong and Mary
Thomson. after which light refresh
meuts were served.
The objects of the Woman's Relief
corps are to incnlcate lessons Of patriot
ism and love Of country. aud TO perpet-
uaie the celebration OF memorial day.
The motto Of the order is fraternity,
charity and loyalty. The national corps
WAS orgaDiz-d in Denver, Colo, in 1883.
now has membership OF over $4,000.
and is constantly growing The local
corps WAS organized in April, 1913, now
has membership of thirty-ioar Ia good
standing. and is IA aourishing con-
diti0n.
The objects Of the G. A. r. are 20 per-
petuaie feeling OF fraternity toward
one another. charity for the widows aud
orphans Of soldiers OF the civil war, aud
loyalty TO government. the motto being
the same AS the ". r c., fraternity.
charity and loyalty The first post was
organiEed at Decatur. Ili, April 6 1866.
10y Dl B. F. Stephenson. aud posts were
thereafter rapidly. established. A de
pariment convention WAS held at
Springfield. Ill.. July ", 1865, when
Gen John NJ, Palmer was elected de-
pErtmrnt commander, and on Novem-
ter 2Oth OF that year, the national en-
campinent WAS fairly organized. Ae-
coming TO the last official report. issued
June ~ 1883. the nnmber of members
ia good standing were 3O5.GO3. A. I.
MrReynolds past was organized Novem
DER 8. 1899. Unlike the W. Il c., the
ranks of the G. A. r. are constantly
growing thin, as large number Of vet
Grams pass away each year, and there
are no others Ia take their piacrs.