The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-12
WIVES OF VETERANS
ENTERTAIN THEM
SOCIALLY
Woman's Relief Corps Tend
ers Reception to Delegates
to State G. A. R. Encamp-
ment, Which Opens Today
in This City-Capt. Isaac
Mahan Slated for Depart
ment Commander.

More than 800 veterans and their
wives attended the annual reception to
the Minnesota department of the Grand
Army of the Republic given by the
WOman's Relief corps at the Metropol-
itan hotel last night. Socially the af-
taIr was the most successful ever held
by the Relief corps.
Many notable women, members of
the state and national organization,
We're present. The guests were re-
cefved by the department officers, as
sisted by Mrs. Lodusky J. Taylor, ma
uonal department commander, and
Mrs. Ada E. May, national secretary.
The parlors of the hotel where the
reception was held were tastefully
decorated in red, white and blue bunt-
ing, American flags and department
and corps colors. Light refreshments
were served in the ladies' ordinary
during the reception.
Those who received the guests We're:
Mrs. Cora F. Wright, department pres
ident; Mrs. Alice Herring, senior vice
president; Mrs. Mamie Amstead, jun
Tor vice president; Mrs. Augusta Ball,
chaplain; Mrs. Flora L. Dodge, inspec-
tor; Ida K. Martin, department sec
rotary; Mrs. Bertha NJ. Allen, depart
ment treasurer; Mrs. Cora J. F'itz, in
stalling officer; Mrs. Libbie Clark, in
structor; Mrs. Mary J. Ainey, chief
ah E. Milham, Mrs. Mary E. Leavens,
Mrs. Mary SilloWay, Mrs Adelaide F.
BlsSell and Mrs. Leydia G.. WhitmOre.
Much important business is to be
transacted at the thirty-seventh annual
encampment of the Minnesota depart
ment of the Grand Army of the Re-
public, which will open it's session this
morning at Minnehaha hall, Ninth and
exchange streets. 1t is expected that
more than 500 delegates will attend
the convention.
AT the opening meeting, Department
Commander Starkweather will deliver
his annual address, after which the
reports of the retiring officers will be
read. Then will follow the general
business session.
Would Give Inmates Their Pensions.
A resolution favoring the repeal of
the bill which obliges inmates of the
state soldiers home to contribute their
pension money to the support of the in.
stitution will be introduced The
present law compels veterans who re-
side at the home to turn over to the
state all but 81 Of the funds which
they receive as pension money from the
federal government. A resolution ask
Ing the state to provide cottages at the
state home for the wives of INDECENT
soldiers will also be presented.
Isaac Mahan, the present senior vice
commander of the department, is slated
to succeed Perry Starkweather as de-
ypartment commander, and will be elected
without opposition. There promises
to be fight over the selection
OF a successor to Mr.. Mahan. Junior
Vice Commander Harrison White is q
candidate, but friends of Judge Collins
are urging him to enter the race
Should he do so, there are likely to be
contests for all the positions with the
exception of department commander.
Tonight a camp fire meeting will be
held at the Central Presbyterian
church, which will be addressed by
Past Communicating Chief Ell Tor
rance and other prominent G. A R.
men. The election of officers will not
take place until tomorrow.