Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-16
PUBLIC INSTALLATION
Testimonial to Mrs; MCGEE, Retiring
President Of Relief corps-Union
Veteran Legion.

George H Thomas Post, Grand Army of
| the Republic, and its auxiliary, Thomas
! Relief Corps. held a joint public installa-
! ton at Northeast Temple last evening The
/, large hall was handsomely decorated with
| flags, and there were present members Of
| the various posts and relief corps of the
| city and their numerous friends.
Department Commander Ivory G. KIM
| bail. accompanied by his staff; the president
| of the Department of the Potomac, w. R..
| c., Mrs Rosamond B. Meacham and staff,
and Past Department Commander Bingham
were the guests OF honor mastering Officer
| Roe Of Lincoln Post installed the post Off
GERS and Mrs. Rosamond B. Meacham.
| past president of the corps and department
president officiated for the corps. Both
| officers were received with enthusiastic ap-
pl-1uSe when presented
was the presentation to the retiring presi-
dent of the George H. Thomas Relief
Corps, Mrs MCGEE, of beautiful past rank \, !:
| Inscribed. Refreshments were served at
| the close of the exercises, the installation
being followed by progrom Of music and
Those taking part in the entertainment
| were Mr.. Glenn Dorsey. cornet solo: Miss
| Rosamond Meacham, solo, Eddie Webster.
| violin solo; Mr.. Maxwell and Mr. Rowan,
songs; Mrs. Morgan and Miss Heder. reci-
| tations. Mrs. Morgan's recitation. Sher-
mans March to the Sea-, she explained,
was recited by its author at the national
| ed his mannerisms and style. She finished
| the recitation amid great applause
Speeches and Stories.
Speeches were made and stories told by
Commander Kimball Assistant Adjutant
| General B. F. Chase. Past Department
| Commander Bingham, Captain Entrikin and
others.
Colonel Warden of Lincoln Post was Of
ficer of the day, and Mrs. Agnes Keller
conductor for the corps. Commodore Leavy
accepted the honors newly conferred in a
brief speech pledging his support and that
of his post to- the Department of Potomac,
G. A. R. and to the Relief Corps, without
which latter organization, he said, the
Grand Army could not prosper.
The department president, Mrs. Meacham,
in presenting the badge to Mrs. MCGEE, re-
ferred to the many years they had worked
together in the Relief Corps, and the valua-
BILE assistance which Mrs MCGEE had al
ways rendered. Mrs. MCGEE, in accepting
the tribute from her coworkers in the corps,
declared that while she had done her best
as an officer she would work with renewed
interest and vigor as floor member.
Mrs Atkinson, in accepting her charge.
assured the members of the corps tnat she
must have their hearty cooperation and
that of the post to make her administration
a success.
The Officers Installed
The officers Of the corps Installed were:
President, Nora B. Atikenson; senior vice
president, Minnie E. Lloyd; junior vice
president, Lizzie Grisps treasurer Gertrude
Morgan: chaplain Alice Cody; conductor,
Mamie P. Dorsey: guard. Florence Gates:
color bearers. Mary W. s. Thatcher, Tillie
Durham. Sarah E. Beach. Sarah j. Hill:
pianist Miss Lola Keller. who was elected
for the fifth time; assistant conductor,
Emma w. Webster; assistant guard. Mary
Honn.
The officers of George H Thomas Post
were installed as follows: E. P. Seavy,
commander: James ID. Thurston. senior vice
commander; II. H. House junior vice COM
mander; VIM. Honn, chaplain; B. P. En-
trikin, quartermaster: H, A. Dobson, sur
geon; VIM. Hanthen, officer of the day;
Theophfle Ttverney, officer of the guard;
Samuel Beight, adjutant: Edw. Webster.
sergeant major; Z b Crisp. quartermaster
sergeant
Union Veteran Legion.
The installation of new officers of En-
campment No. III of the Union Veteran
Legion last night was made memorable by
the address of Major lisa Black of Pennsyl-
vania, who took occasion to pay a high
tribute to the personality and services Of
the late Gen John B. Gordon of Georgia
Major Black said the life and work of
Gen. Gordon illustrated how entirely the
wounds of war had been healed and the
sections of the country reunited.
The installation of officers was made
joint affair by the encampment and it's
auxiliary. No. 80 of the Ladies' Union Vet
eran Legion. The officers of the encamp-
ment were installed by Col Thomas j. Shan
non, chief mastering officer of the legion.
The new officers are as follows: Colonel
Charles L. Wilder; lieutenant colonel, James
A. Allen; major. P. ]. Hollger; chaplain
n
Newell; officer of the day. Walter I. Hines
quartermaster. w. L. Foulke; adjutant, H.
II. Brewer; officer of the guard. Samuel
Lyon; sergeant major. NJ. c. Connolly;
quartermaster sergeant. H. F. Underworld
color bearer, o. A. Carpenter sentinel. W.
A. Fraley
The auxiliary officers We're installed by
Mrs. James Tanner. past president of the
AUXILIARY and past national president of the
union. The new officers are: President
Mrs. Ada H Weiss; senior vice president
Mrs. Ella s. Knight; junior vice president
Mrs. Z. h. Mckenzie; chaplain. Mrs. Sarah
Berry; recording secretary. Mrs. Eva A.
Callaghan: corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Sarah e. Pittman; financial secretary, Mrs
Harriet Allison; treasurer Mrs. Elizabeth
j. Allen; conductress, Mrs. Mary V. Noerr;
guard. Mrs. Mary V. Moore; color bearer
Mrs. Mary Tryon; pianist, Mrs. Elizabeth
A. Hilton.
Union Veterans Union Installation.
A special meeting of John A. Logan Regi-
ment, No. 2. u v. u. was held at its head
quarters, 719 9Th street northwest, and on
motion of Quartermaster General F. F.
Bogia the regular order of business was
suspended. and the installation of new
officers for the ensuing year was proceeded
with. Commander in chief Gen. A. NJ. Legg
and the commander of the Division of the
Potomac, Maj Gen. John Hammond were
escorted to the platform.
The following named officers were then
installed by Quartermaster Gen. F. F. b.
gia; Lemuel Fugitt, colonel: A. c. Haw-
ley. lieutenant colonel; John T. Ryan,
major; w. D. Yingling. chaplain: A. c.
Crosby, quartermaster; f. w. Sowley. adj
jutant; NJ. S. Carey, officer of the day;
Thos, Wheeler officer of the guard; J. w.
Carrier surgeon.
After the installation of the regimental
officers the following named officers of Lo-
gan Womens Relief Union were installed
Mrs. Wheeler having been appointed to If
ficiate: Mrs. M. I'M Armour, president;
Miss e. Ricketts,, senior vice president;
Mrs. ]. Hopkins, Junior vice president Mrs
Bates, secretary Mrs. w. D. Yingling
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