Evening star., 1905-10-27
COMMITTEES NOMINEES.
Slate Named for Department officers
of w. R. G.

The campaign committee of the Womans
Relief Corps OF the Department of the Po-
tomac w. R. c., held the first meeting of
the year at the residence of it's chairman,
Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd of the Lincoln Memo
rial Home. Tuesday evening, and nominated
a full ticket. which the committee pledges
itself to support in the department conven-
ton in it's coming annual session. Mrs. Old
royd being indisposed, Mrs. Annie w. John
son presided.
Mrs. Oldroyd was reelected chairman,
and Mrs. Emma c. Littlejohn, president of
George H. Thomas Relief Corps, and secre-
tary Of the Department of the Potomac W.
r. c.. was reelected secretary. Mrs. Little
john protested against her reelection, but
was elected over her protest. She there
upon resigned, declaring she could not de-
vote the necessary time to the work Of the
committee. The committee expressed by
resolution Its appreciation of Mrs. Little
johns services. and after accepting her res
fgnauon elected to the office of secretary
Mrs. Mamie G. Davis, past president Of
Lincoln Corps and past department secre-
tary.
lief Corps present and thirty-six of them
are said to have permanent votes In the de-
partment convention.
Mrs Mamie G. Wyman, president Of La
fayette Corps, presented to- the committee
the name of Mrs. Vina NJ. Calhoun, past
president of the corps, a candidate for
department president. Mrs. Calhoun re-
ce1Yed the unanimous support of the COM
mittee, and was declared the nominee The
other nominations, on which there was no
contest save in one instance We're as fol-
lows: Senior vice president. Mrs. JULIA Rob-
ertS Farragut Corps; junior vice president,
Mrs Lucy West Hamilton, Charles Sumner
Corps; treasurer. Mrs. Morgan George Fl.
Thomas Corps; chaplain, Mrs. Johns Lin
coin Corps: executive board Mrs. Alice
Burke of George U. Morris Corps was re-
elected. Her associates are Mrs Mamie G.
Davis. Lincoln Corps; Mrs. Mary " R.
Noerr. Burnside Corps; Mrs. Cromwell Nor
ton Corps; Mrs. Kaufman, George H.
Thomas Corps.
For delegate-at-large Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball was proposed by the past president of
Lincoln Corps Mrs. Mary V. Goundie and
received the unanimous support of the COM
mittee. many of the members, notably Mrs.
Oldroyd. Mrs Hart. president of the depart
ment; Mrs. Annie w. johnson. Mrs. Little
john and Miss Jordan speaking In compi-
mentary terms of the work in the national
convention which Mrs. Ball had performed
in the four years which she had represented
the department as delegate-at-large
In accepting the nomination Mrs Ball de-
clared that she had once decided that she
would not again take the office as It meant
to her days of arduous labor and little
pleasure. but with SO many commenda-
tions. and such brilliant prospects before
her as had been outlined in the speeches
among them elevation to the high office of
national president, she could not decline.
till later date
Mrs Calhoun. wife of Col Calhoun of the
Old Guard who is the nominee for depart-
ment president. has been identified with Re-
lief Corps work since its inception. and is
engaged In furthering the principles to
which 1t stands pledged. She is said to have
filled many of the higher offices in the
corps. number In the department. and has
been upon the national staff She was a
delegate to the Denver convention
All the corps of the department, with a
single exception, were represented In the
committee by their presidents and many Of
their members. The next meeting will be
held late in December. when the nomina-
tions will be completed.