Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-26
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
ANNUAL CONVENTION CALLED TO
MEET FEBRUARY z.

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Mrs. Ida L. Chase department president
Of the W. r. c.. Has dss6ed orders. coun-
tersigned by Margaret A. Walker, DEPART
ment secretary, for the sixteenth annual
convention of the Department of the Po-
tomac, w. r. c., February I. 1905. at
Grand Army Hall. Pennsylvania ave-
nue.. The convention will be called to
order promptly at 1880 p.rk, when all vot-
ing members are rslueste& to be in their
seats. @sk
1t Is announced that credential cards for
all voting members of the convention will
be forwarded to corps presidents on or be-
fore February 1. sas
The appointments Of Nora b. Atkinson,
conductor; Gertrude Morgan, assistant con-
dnctor; Lizzie Mason, guard; Jeane New
land, pianist, and Emma L. Newton assist
ant secretary, are also announced. together
with the following committees:
Credentlal committee-Margaret A. Wal
ker, Emma l.. Newton. Julia Mason Lay
ton.
Committee on courtesies-Mary w. s.
Thatcher, Addie E. Feathers, Annie E.
Hoagland, Susie r. Jacobs
On presidents address-Margaret B. Tew
Matilda r. Sprague, Anna S. Hamilton,
Olive A. Raymond
On report of senior vice president and
chairman of employment committee-Agnes
Keller, Matte Bowen, Maria l., Jorden
Marion Gregory, Augusta Rabb.
On report of junior vice president and
chairman of relief committee-Helen r.
Stone, Eliza P. Watson, Frances Frelin-
huysen, Sarah A. Bunyea, Maggie Magee.
On report of department treasurer-Annie
B. Frost, Annie v. Thompkins, Eliza F,
Naylor, Sue E. Cary, Alice Burgess.
On report of department secretary-Mattie
E. Mcclure, JEANNE T. Thomson, Hester
N. Wyman. Georgia G. Balm, Carrie H.
Thomas.
On report of department chaplain-Kath.
crime McMonigal, Corrinne Strickland, Jane
r. Mccain, Sara E. Newland, Clara Karl.
strom.
On report of l. and 1. officers-Mary J.
Exley, Sarah E. Beach, Gertrude Strick.
| land, Hattie A. Robb, Mary Mangan.
On report of department inspector-Rosa
| niond B. Meacham, Mamie p Dorsey, Sarah
| A. Vandoran, Virginia Carrick, Anna
Hutchins.
On report of department patriotic in.
structor-Marrian M. Lewis Gertrude Nor
| gan. Mary E. Crawford. Lulu Chase, Paul
| eta G. Wolfeford
On report of department cOunselor-Annie
w. Johnson, Emma c. Littlejohn Emma s.
Ellis Lillian Overacker Marion NJ Parker
ent-Mary V. Goundie, Ida A. Oldroyd
Mamie G. Davis. Jennie Wheeler, Lydia
Johnson.
On report of delegate at -large-vina NJ
Calhoun, Jane r. McClain Mary v. Noer,
Julia West Hamilton, Julia c. Collier.
On report of chairman of executive board
Mary w. 8. Thatcher, Mary Simpson, An
ME f. Hoagland, Georgia d. Van1eet, Id
V. Hendricks. g..
On report of hospital committee-Augusta
C. Starkey, Mary j. Ayers, III lie Durham
Emma Ferguson, Rachel A. Brooks.
Color bearers-Florence N. Hoagland
Ellen Nolan, Hannah. ]. Devoe, Mary E.
Hall. NV(z
The membership Of the convention, it Il
stated will consist of the department Of
ficers, past department presidents, secre
taries and treasurers all corps president.
and past corps presidents of this depart
regularly elected delegates from each corps
In her last general order Mrs. Chase
states she extends TO all who have in any
way assisted her in her work her most SIN
cere thanks. All courtesies, she says, have
been extended by the Grand Army of the
Republic and other organizations, and the
spirit of fraternity, charity and loyalty ha:
at all times been fully exemplihed.