The National tribune., 1902-10-16
GREETINGS FROM OTHER ORDERS.


TO bring the love and greetings of the 3tt
National Eneampment, and to say tina
Ithey were grateful for the great wor
II done by their sisters-the WomaEs Re
- lief Corps. He recalled wartime rem
iaiscences of the work of women on th
iield, in the hospital and in tile home.
Col Brakeman, Commander of the De
partment of New York. also paid tribut
to the work of the w. X. c., and said h
!. was promoter" for the Order in hi
: State. Col. Brakeman has been very help
fui with the patriotic work of the Order
I also. Miss Barton, whose health would no
permit her to appear and speak, sent til
D following letter:
Ladies: have this message to you.
: regret that l cannot give it to you witt
my own voice.
i The first knowledge 1 had of the deaf,
' of our beloved comrade, Gen. Paul Val
Der WORT, was the following letter:
Miss Barton: l am the son of Pau
Van Der WORT. He is dead in Cuba. Whei
, lie was taking ship for his last voyage Ii,
turned back to me and said: If | do no
live to return. tell Clara Barton to see t.
it that my wife has a pension"
!. Ladies. what can do but to pass thi:
message to you. Shall we see to it that
this request as from the dead be held as
ours? r.- -.-...-.,.. s..
motion prevailed that flowers be sent
to UoN- DIiSs, Oh MlciiSah Mrs. bliss, VINO
was delegate to the w. X. &. Conyen,
tioD. accepted the flowers and good wishes
OH behalf of her husband. Flowers were
also sent to Commander BIackmar, of
Massachusetts. who was thrown from his
horse in the parade Wednesday and severe
liy injured.
The following resolution was passed
the entire Convention rising in approval:
Resolved That the Womans Relief
Corps Auxiliary to the G.. A. r.. repre-
senting State Departments and Is other
States and Territories, aud numbering
100000 women banded in fraternal chari-
ty, send greetings to Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States.
Resolved. That we recognize in him the
moral hero of the crisis of 1902, and bid
him Godspeed in his efforts to bring order
| out of chaos and peace out of dscord.
A committee from the Ladies of the G..
A. X. came to present the greetings of
Mrs. Emma Wall, National President.
They We're: Mrs. Ella e. West, New York
Mary Clutter; Ruth L. Dugan. Chica go:
NJ. g. Hager, Chicago; Catharine Roach,
PENNSYLVANIA. Mrs. West, who is Presi-
dent of the Department of New York.
made graceful little fraternal speech that
was received with hearty applause, and
Mrs. Jones responded in like yein She
said that she hoped the time would come
| "hCh an IVY bOmcu NOiiu unite ullutf
the same banner and work shoulder to
shoulder for the veteran and his loved
ones.
Capt. Wallace Foster was then escorted
TO the platform to extend formal greetings
to the WOman's Relief Corps, and to read
| them brief address on its patriotic work,
of which he is the sponsor. Capt. Foster
being deaf could not hear the applause,
so he was greeted with the Chautauqua
salute.
Greetings We're received from Mrs Ell
len Spencer Mussey, Chairman of the Wo-
mans Citizens Committee, who came to
offer the hospitality of the city to the
Woman's Relief Corps. She bade the
ladies welcome, and assured them that her
committee had done everything possible
TO give them pleasure and add to their
comfort during their stay in the city She
vas escorted to and from the room by
Mrs. Kate Il. Sherwood and the color
bearers, and was accompanied by num-
ber of her committee.
Mrs. Margaret Ray Wickins, Chairman
of the Committee on Greetings to the
Ladies of the q. A. r.. reported that she
and her committee had been most pa
triotically received, and that their call had
been pleasant one.
GREETINGS TO THE G. A. r.
About 5 o'clock the committee from the
F" ohidu ittDel tDIpS went 10 the Nj
tional Encampment of the G. a. r. to ex
tend greetings. The committee was COM
prised of Mrs. Calista Robinson Jones; :.
Mrs. Ell Torrance, wife of the Command
er-in-Chief: Mrs. Isabelle II. Bagley. Chief
Of Staff; Mrs. John A. Logan, Miss Clara
Barton. Mrs. John G.. Black. Mrs Sarah
L. Fuller, Mrs. Lizabeth Turner, Mrs. Kate
Brownlee Sherwood and Mrs. Elizabeth
darcy kinne. the last four Past National
Presidents. They brought back glow
ing report of their reception. Gen. Tor
rance broke all precedents by leaving the
platform to go to the door, where he gave
Miss Clara Barton his arm, and Gen.
Shafter. from the California delegation,
gave Mrs. Logan his. As these distin-
guished couples passed up the aisles it is
hard to tell which received the greater
ovation, the veterans or the two ladies'
whom they escorted. Miss Barton is well
nigh idOlized by the old soldiers, and Mrs.
Logan, as the wife of one Of the old COM
manders, was received with an ovation
only second to that given Miss Barton and
the Past National Presidents. Mrs.
Logan's greeting was splendidIy presented.
it is said, and the ladies were roundly
cheered as they left the platform.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The evening Convention was brief and
businessiike. The roll call of Convention
developed 1888 voting members of the Con-
vention.
The National President called for nomi- |
nations for President. Mrs. Winans. Mrs.
Sparklin and Mrs. Taylor were nominated. |
Mrs. Taylor's nomination of Mrs Ada G. |
May was one of the finest things heard |
in the National Convention. Mrs. Sparklin |
withdrew her name.
The tellers announced that Mrs. Lo- |
dusky j. Taylor, of Minnesota, had been |
elected National President. Mrs. Gernl- |
dine Frisby. of California, was elected Ma |
tional Senior Vice President by unani-
nous vote.
Mrs. Taylor, the new President. was
born in LIE Sueur. Mimi, being the daugll- |
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Patton, who We're of |
New England Puritan stock, and were
early pioneers of the North Star State. |
She has q long record of able service in |
the Woman's Relief Corps, and ever since |
the organization in the West Mrs. Taylor |
has been prominently identified with it. !
She was member of the second Corps /
formed in Minnesota, founded the Corps |
in her own city and was for five success |
siye years its President. Was twice elected |
to fill the office of Department President, |
three times chosen as Counselor and served !
upon the National Executive Board. the |
Soldiers Home Board and in various re- |
ligous and philanthropic societies, always
with honor to the cause and credit to |
herself. Her work, whether in her own |
Corps, the Department or upon the Ma |
tional Staff being marked by the same |
painstaking devotion, earnest effort and |
CONSCIENTIOUS discharge of duty.
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