Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-18
CORPS INSPECTIONS.
Mrs. Hart, Department President w.
r. c., on Annual Rounds.

In the round of department inspections,
Mrs. Ida J. Hart, president of the Depart
ment of Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps,
last evening visited Lincoln Corps, accom-
panied by her department staff, to witness
the inspection of that corps by Mrs. Anna
Z. Hoagland, department inspector. The
corps room was in gala dress for the occa-
sion, flags and flowers vying with each
other. The chandeliers Were almost hidden
by trailing English ivy, and chrysanthe
NUNS and roses were Upon the stand of
the president. One OF the pleasing features
of the early evening was the presentation
of bouquet of giant chrysanthemums tied
with red ribbons, the department color, TO
Mrs. Hart by Mrs. Mary V. Goundie, past
president of Lincoln Corps. Mrs. Hart ac-
cepted the flowers with many expressions
of pleasure.
Mrs Jennie T. Thompson. president of the
corps, presided. All the rtualstic work of
the order eXemplified.
The department president, Mrs. Hart, ac-
companied by the junior vice president, Mrs.
Jennie Worden; treasurer, Mrs. Sarah
Beach; secretary, Mrs Emma c. LittIejohn;
inspector, Mrs. Anna E. Hoagland: chair
man of the executive board, Mrs. Alice
Burke: Mrs. Mary A. Dow, Mrs. Caroline
Fischer, Mrs. Gertrude Morgan and Mrs.
Lucinda Gruber. members of the board;
press correspondent, Mrs. Isabel Worrell
Ball. chief OF staff, Mrs Helen Stone, and
Mrs Ida A. Oldroyd, department counselor
and past national junior vice president,
the platform by the color bearers, Mrs.
Mary A. Hall, Mrs. Margaret Walker, Mrs.
Ranke and Miss Jean Newlands. On reach
ing the platform they were greeted by the
president and presented to the corps by
which they were received with enthusiastic
applause. The attendance of corps MEM
bers was large, and every corps in the de
partment was represented by large delega-
tinns.
Mrs Hoagland's questions at the end of
the arduous labors of the evening brought
out the statement that Lincoln Corps had
over $500 in its general fund and over $1C0
In its relief fund.- with some 500 more in
sight That it had, during the year, spent
about $500 in money and about 5000 more
in clothing and other necessary supplies in
alternating the sufferings of veterans and
their families.
The department inspector in addressing
the corps referred with generous praise
to the large amount OF relief work that
had always been done by Lincoln corps
and said the splendid manner in which the
corps had conducted itself throughout the
evening completely overshadowed the very
few criticisms that she felt called upon TO
make She especially complimented the
color bearers and said Lincoln corps had
always been noted for the perfect manner
IN which 1t had always exemplined the nag
ritual, which was quite difficult. She also
smoke of the work which had been done
by the conductor, Mrs. Isabella Bontz upon
whom deyolved the most of the executive
work of the evening, in conjunction with
the Meia assistant y. Conductor. Mrs. Ferguson
Addresses were made by the department
president and by all the members or the
department staff. Mrs. Hart expressed
Measure that Lincoln corps. the second
largest in the department, had kept to its
high standard of work during the year.
Mrs Ball spoke briefly from the stand
point of the delegate-at-large to the ma
tIonal convention and said that she had
been particularly proud of the departmental
representation at that convention, and de-
ciared that It's standing had been first class
among the delegations from the other thir-
ty-fve departments. Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
past national Junior vice president, spoke
national councils of the Department of
Potomac. and of Lincoln corps, and she,
too. declared that there had never been
department delegation better received than
this department had been at Denver.
During the evening the corps voted con-
tribution Of 40 70 the depArtmG2 fFom