Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-11
WOMAN'S WORK DONE
Close of Goth National Con-
vention, W. R. G.
APPOINTMENTS MADE
PRESENTATION TO PROMINENT
MEMBERs OF ORGANIZATION.
Suggestion That Late President Nc
Kinley's Birthday Anniversary 30
Appropriately Observed.

The greetings to the national convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps were hearty.
but they have all been given. The fare
wells are now filing the air, and soon the
convention will be q part Of history.
The twentieth national convention OF the
Womans Relief Corps was not an event.
full one in any way. Everything was Sc
rene no battles were fought, no serious
questions disturbed the even tenor OF
colorless business meeting. A few heart
aches remain because Of defeated ambitions
on the part OF candidates who lost, but the
hurt does not lie deep and will soon be
forgotten. But the ladies closed the con-
vention with universal regret that for the
second time in its twenty years Of exist
ence. no word of recognition had come to
1t from the newly elected COMMANDMENTS
chief Of the G. A. r.
There is every manifestation of salts
faction at the election Of Mrs. Lodusky
Taylor for national president. and Mime
sofa Is overjoyed al the honor which has
come to her. Mrs. Taylor will be surround
ed by a corps of efficient officers during
her administration. the national convention
having elected to support her some excellent
women. After The Stars report closed
yesterday the following were elected, fill
ing all the elective offices:
Mrs Jennie L. Day Of Gorham, Me. was
unanimously elected chaplain.
Other officers elected were: Executive
board-Mrs Mary L. Gilman. chairman.
Massachusetts: Mrs. Allaseba Bliss. Mich
igan; Mrs. Georgia B. Worker. Iowa; Mrs
Harriette L. Welton. Oregon. National
chairman. Indiana. Member Anderson
vile prison board-Mrs. Sarah D. Winans,
Ohio.
The Routine Business.
The late afternoon and most Of the even
ing was given over to routine business and
presentations. One of the very beautiful
presents was a very large hand-painted
punch bowl which has taken the prize at
two ceramic art exhibitions of the Con-
servatory Of Art in New York city. This
bowl was presented to Mrs. Ell Torrance
of Minnesota. wife Of the retiring comman-
der-in-chief. who was one Of the ablest OF
the assistants of the national president, as
an aid. during the past year. MIS- Mar
garet Ray Wilkins, past national president.
made the presentation speech. and the
handsome present was accepted by Mrs.
Torrance in a graceful response, in which
she said that she would keep the bowl and
hand it down to her children's children as
a precious memento Of the happiest year
of her life
The guards and conductors of the con-
yention presented Mrs. Jones, the retiring
national president. with dainty silver
loving cup. Mrs. Scott of Ohio, who has
been chief conductor for years in national
conventions. making the presentation
speech in q most charming and deftly COM
plimentary manner. Mrs. Jones accepted
the present with a few words of thanks.
Mrs. Taylor. president elect, received a
huge bunch of red roses from the Department
of Minnesota, a bunch of white roses from
Capt. Wallace Foster. a bunch of white
dahias from l.. z. Plummer Corps of Min
neapols. also a large bunch of yellow roses
from the California Woman's Relief Corps.
"Comrade" Torrance.
In the early part of the evening session
General Terrence, past COMMUNICATIVE
chief. appeared, and was introduced as
"Comrade Torrance" He smilingly re-
sponded in a very tired kind Of voice that
the Woman's Relief Corps would find him
as loyal as "comrade" as they had found
him as communicative chief. His eulogy Of
his mother and Of every other earnest loyal
woman was splendid word picture. He
has been regarded a tower Of strength to
the Woman's Relief Corps the past year.
Accompanying General Torrance was Col
onel Fuller, who addressed the convention
in highly eulogiStic terms. Elizabeth Darcy
Kline, past national president, and one Of
the strong women of the organization,
made the response to the remarks of the
veterans. She said the same order that
called the Grand Army Of the war of the
rebellion into being also called the women
to that armys assistance, and they had
enlisted for life service you needed us
then, you have greater need Of us now, y
she added.
Grams were escorted to the door amid the
waving of flags and the strains of March
ing Through Georgia.
The business of the evening after this was
routine. the various resolutions present ed
being very largely voted down. They were
of a nature personal to the work of the
Woman's Relief Corps. One, offered by
Mrs. Emma r. Wallace, looking to the ad-
mission as associate members, the veterans
of the Grand Army Of the Republic. will
probably become law a little later.
McKinley's Birthday Anniversary.
The recommendation of the national presi-
dent that the birthday Of the late President
Mckinley be made one Of the days for OBJ
servation as patriotic days by the Woman's
Relief Corps was adopted.
The Red Book Of the Woman's Relief
Corps. being a kind Of digest of the laws
of the Womans Relief Corps. was so badly
put together, 1t was stated. and so contra
dictory In its provisions, as to cause untold
annoyance to national presidents. and when
National President Mrs. Mary L. Carr
recommended two years ago that it be
abolished. This was done, but there seems
to be pressing need for something of the
kind which will correspond with the Blue
Book Of the Grand Army of the Republic,
the work Of the past commander-in-chief,
Robert B. Beath. The resolution to restore
| the Red Book was adopted but it is to come
back reha bilitated and harmonious a COM
mittee on revision of the laws having been
provided for at this session.
One OF the most important resolutions
adopted was introduced by Mrs. Charity
Rusk Craig, past national president. 1t
provides for the abolition of the vote of
the Independent corps In the national con-
vention. Under the law as it has always
owl Sfnd tnAn 49,
to the national convention. and the presi-
dent has the right to vote in that body.
This gives woman who Is president Of an
Independent corps Of perhaps ten members
the same right 9 the representa Of TN,