Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-31
IN MEMORY OF THE DEAD.
Lincoln Relief Corps Pays Tribute to
Departed Members.

Lincoln Relief Corps. at its last meeting
in the year 1904, held Wednesday evening,
conducted memorial services for those
Members of the corps who have died since
the enrolment of 1904. The president, Mrs.
Mary " Goundie, presided. The altar was
covered with roses, lilies of the valley and
carnations, and bouquets of the same BIOS
SONS stood upon the stands of all the Of
ftcers. Large bouquets of Golden Gate and
bride roses ornamented the desks of the
president and secretary. The chairs OF
the three members whose memory was to
be honored were draped in black and placed
IN front OF the altar and twned with roses
and laurel AS the officers and members
responded to their names in the services
each advanced and dropped flowers upon
the fragrant burden in the chairs.
The members OF the corps who have join
ed the silent majority were Mrs. sailie
Jacobs. wife of Capt. George Jacobs,
member of Lincoln Post, a charter mem-
her Of the corps and past president Mrs.
Goundie. president of the corps, made
short address, in which she paid
high tribute to the worth and work
OF Mrs. Jacobs. Mrs. Nellie Hyer-Weber
died next and Mrs. Genie Street spoke In
eulcgy of her, whom she said had been will
ing beyond her strength to live up to her
obligation as a member of the Woman's
Relief Corps. The last deceased member
referred to was Mrs. Mary Taft, charter
member of Potomac Corps. Mrs. Annie
w. johnson, past department presi 1ent,
spoke of the splendid work which Mrs.
Tans willing hands. prompted by her ten
der heart, had always done for the needy
veterans and their families. Tho memo
rial exercises were accompanied oy song
service.
Mrs. Ida A. OldrOyd national junior vice
president of the Woman's Relief Corps,
who has just returned from visit in Illi-
nois and Missouri, was treated as Il guest
of honor of the evening, and presented by
the president Mrs. Goundie, with d large
bouquet of Lawson carnations.
AS it the last evening that Mrs.
Goundie would hold the gavel over the
corps as its president. she made a fare we'll
address, in which she expressed to the
corps the pleasure it had given her to pre-
side over the deliberations of so large
body of patriotic women during the year,
and thanked the officers and members for
the unfailing loyalty with which they had
supported her during many trying mo-
ments.
The installation of officers of Lincoln
corps will take place Wednesday evening.
January 4. at Grand Army Hall, and will
be held jointly with Lincoln Post. The ex-
ercises, which will be open to the public,
will be of a patriotic character Throughout.
The officers of Lincoln Corps will be in
stalled by Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. Mrs.
John A. Logan, Mrs. Isabelle T. Bagley,
past national treasurer of the Womsns
Relief Corps: Mrs. John G. Black, wife of
the past commander-n-chief, and Miss
Clara Barton will be the guests of the
corps for the evening.
The Department Encampment of The De-
partment of Potomac, Grand Army of the
Republic, and the convention of the De-
partment of Potomac, Woman's Relief
Corps, Will open in Grand Army Hall Tues
day evening, February T.