The National tribune., 1906-03-22
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS.
Report Of National Press Correspondent
On Mrs. Adams's Eastern Tour, With
Appointment OF Aids and General Or
0efD, No. 9.

The National Press Correspondent of
the Woman's Relief Corps. Elizabeth
Robbins Berry, sends from General
Headquarters, Is Beacon street, Bos-
ton. Mass. budget of news concerning
that organization. She says:
THE visit Of the National President
of the Woman's Relief Corps. Mrs. Abb
bic A. Adams, Of Superior, Neb., to the
Eastern Departments has been one of
much enjoyment to those visited and
also to those visiting. Mrs. Adams was
accompanied from her home by the
National Secretary, Mrs. Mary II. Nor
gan, Of Alma, Ncb., and both ladies'
have won the love of members of the
Order wherever they have sojourned.
Their first stop was at Chicago, where,
in addition to some official visiting.
they were guests at reception ten
dered them by the Corps of Cook COun-
ty, with Mrs. Florence o. McCleland,
Assistant National Press Correspond
ent, in charge. The affair was excep-
tionally brilliant and successful.
continuing their journey, they We're
met at Hartford, Conn, by Mrs. Liza
beth A. Turner, Past National Presi-
dent, who accompanied them to BoS-
ton. where they arrived on the evening
of Feb. IL. The next day, as the guests
of COmrade IL. b. Stillings, Past Junior
Vice COMMANDMENTS Chief, they visited
including the famous Hall of Flags
where Commander-in-Chi Blackmar
lay in state when his body was brought
back to his home from PARKWAY Idaho
Later the ladies' paid an official visit
to the headquarters of the Department
Of Massa chusetts, and in the evening
We're the guests of the 1904 Association
Of the National Convention. of which
Mrs. Turner is President.
THE National party had been aug
mented by the Treasurer, Mrs. Char
lotte T.. Wright. of Connecticut; the
Chief-of-Staff, Mrs. Eliza Brown Dag
gett. OF the Department Of New York !;
Mrs. Sarah l.. Fuller, of Massachusetts,;
Mrs. Harriet j. BODICE, of Connecticut
and Mrs Fanny r. Minot, Of New
Hampshire, Past National Presidents,
and the National Press Correspondent
The banquet was held i'm the vestry of
historic Park Street Church, and ii
happened that it was upon the ami
versary and in the very same place
where America was sung for the first
time.
AT the entertainment that followed
the dinner the guests included Miss
Clara Barton, who was listened to with
marked attention as she related at some
length her experience in connection
with the Identification of the dead at
Andersonville during the Summer fol-
lowing the close of the war.
oH fcD. Id ana II the visitors at
tended the sessions Of the eth Con-
vention Of the Department Of Massa-
chusetts, which closed OH the evening
Of the 14th with Grand Campfire, at
which Gov. Guild. of Massachusetts;
COmmander-in-Chief Tanner, Of the G.
A. r., and Mrs. Adams were among the
speakers.
ION Thursday, Feb. 10, the ladies
accompanied Commander-in-Chief and
Mrs. Tanner and Acknowledgement and
Mrs. Tweedale to Providence, r. I. Ar
irving there, Mrs. Adams and the Ma
tional officers visited the Department
Convention Of the w. r.. c., which was
In session.
"After being handsomely entertained
the party returned to Boston, Feb. Is
where there were further entertain
ments. On Feb. IS Mrs. Adams and
Mrs. Morgan left Boston with the Com
mander-in-Ch Chief and his party for Bur-
lington, VT. where they were quartered
at the Van Ness House. On the even.
ing Of their arrival the retiring officer
OF the Vermont w. r. C. gave q grand
reception to the visitors and to the G.
4. r., which was q delightful affair.
Tuesday and Wednesday were the Con-
vention days of the Green Mountain
State, ana on Tuesday the G. A. II.
gave . Campfire. In which the ladies
participated. A flag was presented to
the Burlington High School by the w.
r. c., In accordance with the recon-.
mendation Of National Convention that
. da1 should b presented to the HigA