Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-29
Illiteracy in the District.
LINCOLN POST RECEPTION.
Entertainment in Honor of Members
of Woman's Relief Corps.

Lincoln Post, Grand Army of the Repub-
lie, rendered a reception to its auxiliary
Lincoln Woman's Relief Corps, in the ban
quet hall of Pythian Temple last evening
which was one of the largest affairs ever
held in that building. Covers were laid
for 300 guests, the carnation-decorated ia
bles being laid out in grdiron form, with
the post commander Col. Honey the presi-
dent of the corps, Mrs. Jennie T. Thomp-
son, and the staff of the two officers oc-
cupying the long table at the head. Com
mander Honey presided until the attack on
the "rations began, and after that Capt
0. II. OldrOyd chairman of the committee
on entertainment for the post, was intro
duced by the commander and acted as
POSTMASTER. The program was largely i'm
prOmptu, and not the least of TIE eniov-
| ment OF II was found in the unique intro
ductory remarks that Capt Oldroyd gave
each of the speakers.
Commander Honey brought guests and
hosts to attention Immediately after they
assembled, and the colors were brought
then placed at the head OF the prettily
decorated gridiron. just back of the com
mander and president Commander Honey
then offered prayer, and fall in for grub
was the next order. The entertainment
committee of the post acted as walters
When the table daiuties had been fully
discussed, Commander Honey called the
president of Lincoln Corps to her feet and
assured her that no post had ever had a
finer auxiliary, nor corps a more deserving
president than Lincoln post and corps The
reception, he said, was rendered by Lin
coin Post to Lincoln Corps as very small
token of the esteem and love felt by the
post for its corps, without which 1t would
be adrift. Mrs. Thompson president of the
corps. replied to the remarks In a few we'll
chosen sentences, which were highly APP
plauded.
Capt. oldroyd took up his pleasant task
Of POSTMASTER at this juncture and In
troduced several veterans of Lincoln Post
including Past Commander Walker, Major
L. p. Williams, Col. Raymond and Past
Commanders Pipes and Bingham Capt.
Oldroyd then called upon the ladies who
flew to arms during the war to relate
some OF their experiences. He said he
knew they were all young and pretty, but
despite that fact, he also knew that some
of them had had war experience Mrs.
Annie w. Johnson, past department presi-
dent, was then presented. Mrs. Johnson
said she was rather too young TO have
experiences, though she, like all children
had finger. in all that was going on.
Mrs. Mamie G. Davis and Mrs Ida L.
Chase past presidents of Lincoln Corps
told how. as children, they had scraped
lint, made bandages and worn their An
gers out making housewives for the SOL
diers. Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball told an
incident of camp life. Mrs. Ida A. Old
royd, past national junior vice president
was introduced last. She told of the trials
of a patriots family IN southwestern Mis-
souri, at the breaking out of the war.
The officers of Lincoln Post, which has
200 members, are: George w. Honey, COM
mander; J. D. Bloodgood, senior vice COM
mander; Robert Arton, junior vice COM
| mander; S. w. McElderry, adjutant; j. E.
| McCaber quartermaster; A. E Johnson,
! surgeon; w. d. Yingling, chaplain; George
| w. Street. officer of the day; C. H. Wor-
| den. officer of the guard.
! The entertainment committee included O.
| o. Oldroyd, chairman; J. J. Feeland, s. w.
| McElderry, John S. walker ]. e. McCabe
| George w Street, Dan Williams C. H.
| Worden, J. II. Burgess and DR.. A. E. John
/ son.