The National tribune., 1903-02-12
STRONGLY DlsAppROyEs.


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STRONGLY DISAPPROvES.
The Departments Of the Potomac woman.s
Keller Corps Adopts First Resolutions Con-
demnatory Of the Lee statue Project.
The Department Of Potomac, Woman's
Relief Corps, has just closed a most har-
monious Convention, lasting through three
evenings. The Department President, Mrs.
Ida A. Oldroyd, who was Chairman of
the w. Il. @. Committee which SO hand
somely entertained the delegates to the
National Convention in Washington, con-
sidered herself and Convention highly
honored In having throughout the three
sessions, the National President, Mrs.
Lodusky Taylor, as the guest of the De-
partment.
Mrs. Taylor was shown many cour-
tesies by the Department President, these
being limited only by the time which the
President was able to take from the bust
ness of the Convention. Mrs. Oldroyd gave
a reception at her home in honor of the
National President, in which she was as
sisted by all her Department officers. The
Oldroyd Home is the historic house in
which President Lincoln died, and is just
across the street from where the dreadful
tragedy occurred. This house is now
owned by the Government, but as the
home of the Oldroyds is principally filed
with the Lincoln Memorial collection,
which Capt. Oldroyd has been engaged for
over 40 years in getting together, begin
ming long before Lincoln was elected Presi-
dent. 1t is one of the most interesting
places in Washington, and is always filled
with sight-seers. The reception was held
in the historic lower part of the house,
which was one mass of flags and flowers
On Tuesday evening the business Of the
Convention was laid aside at 10 O'Clock,
and the members of the Department En-
OF refreshments, and to greet the National
President. On Thursday afternoon Mrs.
Oldroyd. accompanied by her Department
Counselor, Mrs Annie w. johnson, and
Department Treasurer, Mrs. Lucie Ora
ham, took Mrs. Taylor on an extended
drive over the Capital City. That evening
President Roosevelt honored Mrs. Oldroyd
with invitations to the State reception at
| the White House, sending cards for the
National President, Mrs. Oldroyd, Mrs.
| Annie w. johnson, and the Press Core
| spondent, Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball, who
was also Chairman of the Committee of
| Courtesies of the Convention.
The National President endeared herself
to every member of the Department by
her gentle ways and always friendly man
ner. She expressed the greatest interest
IA tuS NOiA VI Tic 1cpdEIuleutV duQ WIS
much surprised when she heard read the
reports for Memorial Day, showing that
the Department of Potomac gave luncheon
at Arlington to the 1900 veterans who al
ways gather there, preparing every bit of
the yiands and serving the same free of
cost to the Grand Army veterans. She
also. thought the labor Of decorating the
nearly 5000 graves Of veterans in the De-
partment OF Potomac, every bit of which
falls upon the Woman's Relief Corps, was
tremendous task. Mrs. Taylor was de-
lighted with the Convention work, and said
the Department of Potomac was like one
big happy: family. She was invited to visit
the Department Encampment of the Grand
Army, Col B. F. Bingham, Commander,
and made the veterans very delightful
little talk which was applauded to the
echo. Chief Stewart was
present, and little later came into the
Department Convention to pay his re-
spects, accompanied by his staff.
The interest of the Convention was
greatly stimulated by the stirring resolu-
tons presented by Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball, condemning the attempt to place in
Statuary Hall at the Capitol statue of
Robert u. Lee. The resolutions were en-
Enthusiastically Endorsed by the Convention,
and by the direction of that body were
presented by Mrs. Ball to the Department
Encampment for its approval. The ap-
prevail was instant and unanimous every
paragraph and every Indictment being re-
ceived with rounds of applause.
The resolutions, which follow. are the
first that have been presented by any De-
partment Convention of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, and the Department of Poto-
mac is DESTROYS that eyery Department in
the United States adopt similar ones. and
protest to the members in Congress against
the Dissertation of the National Capitol.
When these resolutions were about TO
be voted upon in the Convention. the Ma
tional President asked permission to
"stand up" as she said she could NOT sit
still when such splendid sentiments were
to be indOrsed. Mrs, TAYLOR attended the
Reception at the White House under fine
escort of Mrs. johnson and Mrs. Rail
Mrs. Oldroyd feeling that her dutv was tn
remain with her Convention. and loft at
midnight for the North.
The officers elected for the ensuino veor
were: President. Mrs. Rosamond r.
Meacham: Senior Vice-President Mrs
Helen Durfee. Junior Vice-President Mis-
Maria L, Jordan: Treasurer. Mrs. Mar
garet Walker: Chaplain- Mrs. Corrinne
Strickland: Chairman Of Executive Roa ri
Mrs. T. Cnsick. Delepate-nt-Iarge MIS-
Isabel WorreII Rail: Delepote Ms E;no
NJ. Calhoun: AIfernates Mrs Marv "
Goundie and Mrs IoIs Hanntman
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