Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-02-08
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
PROGRAM OF THE COMING ANNUAL
CONVENTION.
Memorial Services to BE Held Febru-
airy 1S-Omcers and COM
mittees Named.

Mrs. Margaret B. Tew, the president of
Department of Potomac Woman's Relief
Corps, has just issued the call for thir-
teenth department convention to be held
February IS, at O'Clock pm, In G. A. R..
Hal. There Will be short memorial SER
vice the first evening (Tuesday), in memory
of past department officers. The officers who
have died during the past year are given
as follows: Mrs. Joanna w. Turner an
army nurse and first president of this de-
partment; Mrs. E. A. V. Anderson, first
department senior vice president; Mrs
Charlotte A. Kibbey, president in 1899; Mrs.
hittie Waggaman, junior vice president the
same year; Mrs Alkaline +. Fletcher, a
member of executive board Mrs. Tew will
deliver a short eulogy upon the life of eX-
President VIM. Mckinley.
In general orders No. the following
changes On official staff are announced:
Patriotic instructor, lnez j. Lyon, vice A.
B. Frost resigned; press correspondent,
Julia Mason Layton, vice Mrs. Short; chief
of staff, Ann J. Lyon, vice Belle House.
officers and Committees.
The officers and committees for the con-
ventlOn follows:
Conductor, Lucinda Gruber; assistant con-
ductcr, Hattie NJ. Robb; guard Marion
Gregory; assistant guard, C. Kalstrom; as
slstant secretary, Julia NJ. Layton; pianist,
Susie r. Jacobs; color bearers, No. l. Ann
j. Lyon; No. ., Mary w. b. Thatcher; No
g. Emma Furguson; No. 4, Amelia Grimes.
Committee on credentials-Emma l.. New
ton, Mary Hogue, Julia NJ. Layton.
Presidents address-Anna A. Peck, ].
Emma Evans Georgia G. Balm, Sallie r.
Jacobs. Miranda w. Fuller.
Senior vice president-Corinne Strickland,
Matte NJ. Mcclure, Jessie V. Bruner, Anna
Hutchins, Maria L. Jordan.
Junior vice PRESIDENT. Emma Evans,
Mary E. Hainan. Grace Lowery, Margaret
Walker, Augusta c. Starkey.
Secretary's report-Vina NJ. Calhoun, Ag-
mes Keller, Eliza L. Watson, Helen j. Dur
fee, Julia w. Hamilton
Treasurer's report-Gladys L. Thompson,
Mamie G.. Davis, Jane Brdaham, Georgia
G. Balm, Tillie Durham.
Chaplain's report-Lida A. Gilroyd, En-
ma S. Ellis, Cornelia Wilkerson, Ida j.
Hart, Ada Feathers.
Counsellor's report-Indana Cowling, Jane
S. Mclean, Julia c. Collier, Mary NJ. Simp-
sen, Cornelia N. Avery.
Patriotic instructCr-Mary V. Noerr, Lola
Hauptman, Rachel Brooks, Matilda R.
Wilkins, Emma Kibbey.
Inspector-Anna w. Johnson Mary Man
gan, Lulu S. Chase, Anna NJ. Dykes, En-
ma Emo.
I. and I. officer-Katherine McMonigal
Sarah Van DOran, c. e. Butcher, A. E.
Chambers, Julia A. Doney.
Executive board-Eliza Naylor, Rosamund
B. Meacham, Mary NJ Carter. Mary E.
Ripley, Amelia Grimes.
Employment - Emma Hempler, Mary
Ham, Mary Hall, Margaret ]. Gallaher,
Carrie King.
Reief-Matfda R. Sprague, Mamie P
Dorsey, Emily Frisby, Clara Kalstrom. Ma
rion Gregory.
Chief of staff-Anna s. Hamilton, Maggie
Thompson, Susie r. Jacobs, Elizabeth c.
Months, Ida l.. Chase.
Delegate at large-Alice Burgess, Mary
w. B. Thatcher Ida V. Hendricks.
Resolutions-May Eldredge, Hattie Robb,
Georgia D. Van Fleet, Anna V. Tompkins.
Jane S. Mclean.
Courtesies-Anna B. Frost. Agnes Keller,
Sallie r. Jacobs.
A large number of national and past ma
tional officers and visiting members of the
order are expected to be in the city at this
time, and many will be present at the con-
vention.
There are understood to be but two can
didates for department president before the
convention, Mrs Ida Oldroyd and Mrs. j.
Emma Evans, both past presidents of Lin
coin Corps Mrs. Oldroyd was unanimously
presented for candidate by that corps. Mrs
Evans is an independent candidate.