The National tribune., 1902-09-18
DAUGHTERS OF VETERANS.
Preparing for the Thirteenth National Con
vention In Washington.

He eadquarte National Department
Daughters of Veterans, United State.
Of America, Washington. D. G.
General Orders No. 5.
The Thirteenth Annual Convention Of
| the National Alliance Daughters Of Veter
ans will be held in Washington, D. c., the
week of Oct. 6. 1902.
Headquarters will be in Room 4S, Eb
bitt House, corner Of F and 18th street:
northwest, where all members should re
port upon their arrival in the city, and
where members of kindred Orders and al
other friends will be cordially received
Council will meet at 1 80 p. m. Monday
Oct. 6. Sisters are requested to place
credentials and last due receipt with the
Credential Committee before noon of We'd
nesday, Oct. s.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Chairman
Of the Woman's Auxiliary Committee OF
Washington, d. c., has invited the Ma.
tional President and her staff to receive
with herself and the Reception Committee
from 8 to 1890 p. m., Oct. 8, 1902, in
Convention Hall. This courtesy is hereby
accepted and my staff will please take
note of same.
Convention will open promptly at 8 a.
H., Thursday, Oct. 8, in Society Temple,
corner of 9Th and G streets northwest
Second floor). Luncheon will be served
to the officers and delegates during ses-
sions of the Convention by Auxiliary 81,
Ladies' Union Veteran Legion of Wash
ington, ID. G. l hereby express the sim
cere thanks Of the Daughters of Veterans
to this patriotic Order for their courtesy.
A Reception to the National Officers will
be held at $50 p. H., Thursday, Oct. 8, in
Society Temple. All Past National Pres
idents and the Original Members (signers
of Articles of 1ncOrp0ratiOn) are invited to
receive with the present National Off
GERS. Badges for the Convention can
tee, and l urge each member to secure one
of these.
The following committees are hereby
appointed:
Credential-Nat'l Sec, Minnie F. Tres
colt, Ohio, Chairman; G.. Millie Leighton,
Massachusetts; Mary G. Cannon, New
Hampshire.
Badge-Carrie A. Westbrook. Elmira,
n: Y: Jennie McMurphy, Concord, N. H.:
Blanche Gebhardt. Cincinnati, Ohio.
Reception-Bertha Martin, Dept. Pres.
Ohio; Myrtle Kramer, President, Illinois,
Estella n. Edgecomb, President, Nebras
ka; Eta NJ. SOuthwOrth, President, New
York; Ida E. Warren, President. Massa-
chusetts: Minnie NJ. Pieper. President,
New Hampshire: Carrie b. Kilgore. Pres
ident, Philadelphia.
Greeting-Ellen NJ. Walker, Massachu-
sets: Jessie Scott, Illinois; Carrie Wood,
Indiana.
Press = Julia Phillips, Illinois:
Alice L. Hansen, Illinois: Ella Zeigler,
Ohio.
Committee in charge of headquarters
Carrie A. Westbrook, New York; Lillian
Phillips. Illinois: Maude Amadon. Ohio:
Anna Clark, New York; Anna Costello.
Lucy Ferguson. New
York; Ella Adair; Illinois: Jennie McMur-
ply, New Hampshire; Katharine Flood
Massachusetts; Florence V. Croft, Ohio.
Exempliication of floor work will be in
charge of Ida Il. Warren, Massachusetts,
In closing my last General Order, I
wish to express my grateful appreciation
to the sisters for many loving words and
kindly acts and their loyal support. be-
speak for my successor the same loyalty
and trust the coming term will be mem
orable one.
Submitted in F. G. and L..
BEARDsLEY-STANLEY Ma
tiOnal President.
MINNIE F. TREsCoTT, National Secretary.