Evening star., 1902-01-27
LINCOLN RELIEF CORPS
ORGANIZATION HOLDS A LARGE AND
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING.
Officers Chosen and Varions Commit
tees Announced for Ensuing Year
The Reports Submitted.

Lincoln Relief Corps held a meeting FRI
day night, with Mrs. Mary E. Hall presid-
ing.
Lincoln is now the largest corps in the
Department of the Potomac" Mrs. Hall
said, land is auxiliary to the largest post.
I'VE believe" she continued, that we
shall have in our post president, Mrs. Old
royd, the next department president, and
since the national encampment is to be
held in Washington that will mean extra
work for all our members
The corps has annually Endorsed Miss TIL
lie Dunham of Thomas Corps for senior
vice president.
Business Of the corps was suspended
early in the evening and tribute was paid
to the memory of the late, President Nc
Kinley, the speakers being the president,
Mrs. Mary E, Hall; Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
Mrs. Jennie Street, Mrs. Jennie Raub, Miss
Katie Phillips, Mrs Ball, Mrs. Annie w.
Johnson and many others.
The altar was draped with a large flag
and a picture of the late President.
New Oficers Announced.
The following officers and committees
were announced by the president: Mamie
G. Davis, secretary; Katie NJ. Phillips,
pianist; Isabel Worrell Ball, press corre-
spondent.
Mrs Davis has filed the Office of secre-
tary for several terms under earlier ad-
ministrations. She is also past president
of the corps, and has served it in various
other capacities. She has also been depart
ment secretary. Mrs. Phillips has been
pianist of Lincoln Corps for several years
The employment committee, whose duties
are to secure work for those who come to
them seeking employment, is as follows:
Jennie Raub, chairman; Helen Stone, Ida
A. Oldroyd, Sarah Van Doran, Ida Emory
The relief committee, which expends
funds in relieving the necessities of those
dependent upon their charity, has for its
chairman Jennie Street, and her associates
are Jennie Wheeler, Sarah Turnbuii, Lizzie
Mason, Mary Sims. Marion Mcclure
Mamie G. Davis is chairman of the con-
ference committee; other members of the
I Naylor, Margaret A. Walker and Annie
w. johnson.
The executive committee is comprised
. principally of past presidents Annie w.
johnson is chairman, and Ida L. Chase,
Ida A. 0ldroyd, Saliie r. Jacobs. Sarah
z. Newiands, Hannah lDevoe. Helen Stone.
Bessie Boone Cheshire. Marion M. Lewis,
Eliza F. Naylor, Francis 7. Holmes, Nam
! ME G.. Davis, j. Emma Evans, Isabel Wor-
rell Ball are the ether members of the
committee.
The program cemmittee-Katie NJ. Phil
lips. chairman: Mary Glennon, Francis E.
Warden, Addie Feathers. Clarinda Marks
The printing committee is composed of
Mary Gonndie. Ida A Oldroyd. Alice Tally
d9uit1HB c9IH1H1llSe-hatle M. PHIL
! lips. s. E. harrison, Mary Bushy +
Good of the order-Eliza f. Naylor
chairman
Sewing Circle n Finnnciul succexx.
The directress of the sewing circle for
the hast four years has been Mrs Ida A
oidroyd. The ladies have made and dis
trfbuted for charity hundreds of garments
during that time. and turned a great real
of money Into the treasury of the corns
from the sales. AIRS. Ofdroyd could not
serve another year, and Mrs. Helen Stone !,
wife of Department Commander Stone. was
appointed to that position By the president
and her action was unanimously indorsesi
by the corps. Mrs. Stone is past president
Of Washington Corps, Lawrence, kan. be-
ing organizer as well as FIRST president.
Joseph "A. Repetti of ar Pennsylvania
avenue southeast has protested to the
Commissioners against the erection OF
telephone pole in the rear Of his premises.
The electrical engineer has reported that
this pole. instead of being an obstruction
to Mr.. Repettfss premises. fIl assfst IN
war1tng on teams from his fence.