The National tribune., 1902-10-23

a scale of magnitude never before attempt
ed at National Encampment.
REUNION OF PATRIOTIC WOMEN AT CAMP
ROOSEVELT.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Chairman
of the Woman's Auxiliary Committee, in
troduced many unique ideas in her COM
mittee work along the line Of entertain
ing. One was big Campfire Reunion
for women of the patriotic organizations.
This occurred ON Tuesday afternoon in one
of the great Reunion tents on Camp Roose-
welt. 1t was probematical whether TINS
idea would take or not, but 1t dld. Inc
program was III measure lmprOmpta.
There were splendid patriotic addresses by
Mrs. Margaret Ray Wickins, Past Ma
tional President of the Woman's Relief
Corps; Mrs. Emma FOrter, Department
President of Kansas, and Mrs. Kate B.
Sherwood, of Ohio. Mrs. Harris, of Kan
sas, National Senior Vice President, sang
the Star Spangled Banner, and the great
ModOc Club of KANSAS sang some of their
sweetest songs.
Mrs Isabel Worrell Ball told the Story
of the Flag, illustrating it in an entertain
ing manner by means of set of flags
made by herself, examples of the various
flags that have fioated over United States
territory in the last 400 years. She had
for her color bearer Miss Abbie Johnson,
daughter of Past SUPERINTENDENT, DIR. A:
Il. Johnson. Miss johnson IS beautiful
girl, an ideal American maiden, and
descendant of John and Abigail Adams.
The tiny Flag page, who gave the salute
to the Flag was Miss Josephine Oldroyd
Tiefenthaler.
Mrs. Mussey presided most gracefully,
and before the reunion was over the flaps
of the big tent were all drawn up and
fhn nyU.lr Arfn In1 out into In
and was largely composed Of veterans.
There were many distinguished people
upon the platform.
Just before the reunion program was
opened carriage was driven up to the
tent, and there emerged a pathetic figure,
supported by crutches and leaning either
arm on that of comradc. Ii was Mrs.
Spencer, of Oswego, n. Y, the oldest sur
viving Army Nurse.
DEPARTMENT OF POTOMAC RECEPTION.
On Tuesday evening Col. Z. T. Bing-
ham, Commander of the Department of
Potomac, &. A. R., and Mrs. Lida A.
Oldroyd, President of the Department of
Potomac, W. X. c., assisted by their
staffs, gave reception to the National
Encampment. Over 5000 guests partook
of the hospitality Of Department Of Po-
tomac.
The list of callers represented most OF
the National Officers Of the q. A Il.
and w. Il. G. and delegations from every
State in the Union.
Lincoln Relief Corps kept open house on
Friday evening and extended greetings
to Encampment guests through its Pres
ident, Mrs. Mary E. Hall, and her staff.
This is the Corps of Department Pres
ident Mrs. Oldroyd, and the Department
Commander, Col. Bingham, who assisted
Mrs. Hall, is member of Lincoln Post.
JOINT RECEPTION BY PATRIOTIC oRGANI-
CATIONS OF WOMEN.
The crowning glory of the social part
of the National Encampment, however,
was the great joint reception Of all the
patriotic organizations Of women on
Thursday evening at Convention Hall.
This is the largest hall in the word
under an unsupported roof, and 10000
people can easily move about in it. The
arched ceiling was covered with yellow
bunting crossed in squares by deep ruff
f1es Of blue. the waving effect under the
electric fans being fine. Each of these
squares was outlined by electric globes.
The side and end walls were hidden un-
der draped folds Of hundreds of garrison
flags. The effect was magnificent.
The National President of the Ladies
of the Grand Army Of the Republic, Mrs.
Emma Wall, assisted by her staff, Past
National Presidents and several specially
invited guests, received from to 8 o'clock.
The ladies in the receiving line were Mrs.
Annie Michener, National Treasurer,
Pennsylvania; Mrs. Anna l.. Dyke Learn
ard, National Secretary, Kansas; Mrs.
Eta Lee Toby, National Counselor, In
diana; Mrs. Eliza Holloway Waggoner,
National Senior Vice President, Califor-
mia; Mrs. Jennie B. Hormell, National
Junior Vice President, Kentucky; Mrs. l..
G. Brainard, National Chaplain, New
York; Mrs. Maria Denison, National In
spector, Kansas; Mrs. Ella E. Wade, Ma
tional Press Correspondent, Kansas; Mrs.
Rachel Doran, Pennsylvania; Mrs. Mary
Il. Hager, Illinois; Mrs. Olive l. Allison,
Indiana, National Council of Administra-
ton.
Mrs. Ellen Spencer Mussey, Mrs. Isabel
WorreIl Ball, Mrs. Laura Lennon, Mrs.
Emma Allyne Hawkes. of Washington,
ID. G. and Mrs Emma Forter, Depart
ment President of Kansas, also assisted
Mrs. Wall.
Mrs. c. R. Jones, National President of
the Woman's Relief Corps, had the floor
from 8 to 8 o'clock. The ladies receiving
were Mrs. Belle Harris, Senior Vice Pres
ident; Mrs. Minnie Kyle, Junior Vice
President; Mrs. Sarah E. Philips, Treas
urer; Mrs. Eliza G. Brown, Acting Sec
retary; Mrs. Emily Clark, Chaplain; Mrs.
Kate Jones, Patriotic Instructor; Mrs.
Mary NJ. North, National Press Core
spondent; Mrs. Belle #. Bagley, Chief of
Staff; Mrs. Fannie Minot, Inspector, and
Mrs. Rachel A. Hall, /. and l. Officer.
There were also in line the Past Ma
tional Presidents of the WOman's Relief
Corps, Mrs. Kate Il. Sherwood, Mrs. Liz
abeth A. Turner, Mrs. Sarah Fuller, Mrs.
Emma Stark Hampton, Mrs. Elizabeth
Darcy Kinne, Mrs. Margaret Ray Wick
ms, Mrs. Agnes Hit, Mrs. Harriet j.
Bodge, and Mrs. Mary L. Carr.
From 8 to 10 o'clock the reception Of
the Women's Auxiliary to the Citizens
Executive Committee, of which Mrs. El-
len Mussey is Chairman, WAS held. The
several organizations that were repre-
scented at this reception were Women's
Relief Corps; Ladies of the Grand Army of
the Republic, Mrs. Emma Wall, National
President and Staff; National Association
of Army Nurses. Civil War, Mrs. Della
A. y. Fay, President and Staff; Daughters
of Veterans, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Stanley,
National President, and STAFF; Ladies' Aid
Society, Sons of Veterans, Mrs. Ida To-
mer Miller, National President, and
Staff; National Association Ladies Ma
val Veterans, Mrs. Margaret b. Dixon,
President, and Staff; Women's National
Association Auxiliary TO Union ex-Prison-
ers of War, Mrs. William Paul. President
and Staff; National Relief Union Veter-
ans Union. Mrs. Belle S. Morgan, Presi-
dent. and Staff.
The ladies of the Executive Committee
who assisted Mrs. Mussey were Mrs. Ro-
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