The Minneapolis journal., 1906-08-14

ment headquarters are besieged with re-
quests for, "Just one badge, please.'
The delegates badges to the conven-
tion were, given out Yesterday and they
are very handsome affairs of heavy yel-
low satin with picture of Commander
Tanner in the center. AS each dele
gate presented her credentials to the
committee she received her badge
Mrs. Emma T. Kline of Corvallis,
Ore, who is a candidate for national
junior vice president, arrived yesterday
from California, where she has been as
sisting the Red Cross in caring for the
San Francisco sufferers. Mrs. Kline
has winter home in California, which
was sadly damaged by the earthquake.
She is the president Of the Oregon Red
Cross and has worked with the organ
lzation many years. At the time of
the departure of the United States
soldiers to the Philippines, during the
Spanish war Mrs. Kline turned her
home into a regular factory for COM
! tort Tor the soldiers. Mrs. Klein is ac-
companied by her daughter, Miss Hazel
r. Klein, a Mills college graduate, who
has been studying music in New York.
Mrs. Jennie McGhee of Denver has
lot Of sympathy for Mrs. Ida X. Mar
tin, department president for Minneso-
ia, for Mrs. MCGEE was the department
president of Colorado last year when
tEe convention was held in Denver and
ohe Knows just exactly what it means
to entertain some thousands of guests.
Colorado is splendidly represented. The
delegation includes Mrs Irene B.
ent GoMie Ms G1 s04lder s%5s dspartPent presi
ior vice president; Mrs. Lily 1nman,
Pueblo; Mrs. Fannie D. w. Hardin,
Denver; Mrs: Eloise Lee Howe, Den
yer; Mrs. Mary L. Carr, Longmont;
Mrs. Jennie L. Wilson, Denver: Mrs.
Bessie French and Mrs. Lu Reid, Pueb-
10; Mrs. Sarah Ferguson, Greeley:
Mrs: Luce of Boulder, Mrs. Ruth Dana
OF Colorado Springs is delegate at large.
The Andersonville prison board will
meet tomorrow at 4 pm. in the ma
tional headquarters Of the West hotel.
The national auditing committee met
this morning in the national headuuar-
Gers and went over the treasurer's re-
ports. t ~ ..
When the W. R. G.. convention was
held in Minneapolis in 1884, Miss Mary
E. Elliott Of Somerville. department
secretary of Massachusetts, attended
her first national convention. She has
since and feels as tho Minneapolis had
first opened the, way to an annual
pleasure for her. >-N =
Mrs. Abbie Adams, national presi-
dent Of the w. R. c., and her staff. the
past national presidents, secretaries and
treasurers, with the past department.
presidents, the members of the national
executive board and the Andersonville
prison board, had an automobile ride
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seventy-five in the party, and the ride
took them about the city to see the
decorations. From until clock the
same party attended the reception
which Mrs. H. H. Kimball gave at her
home.
The Massachusetts W. r. C. are going
| to do their share of entertaining and
will give a reception this evening
for the g. A. R. and all the patriotic
$40 West Hotel. The hours win be from
to $3.50 CLOCK and the rooms will be
elaborately decorated. The receiving
line will include the department. presi-
dent and Mrs. Mary Gilman, the candi-
date for the national presidency.
The New Hampshire w, r, G, dele
CATION went out to Minnehaha Falls
yesterday as the guests Of the Mime
sofa hostesses. After wandering about
the grounds delicious picnic luncheon
was served by the hostesses. The New
Hampshire women have with them Mrs.
Fanny D. Minot Of Concord, who was
national president last year. Others
in the delegation are the department
officers, Mrs. Mary Proctor Howe,
president; Mrs. Mollie F. NICK emma,
secretary, and Mrs. Sarah M. Proctor,
treasurer, all Of Wilton, and Mrs Mar
tha s. Pillsbury. Derry, delegate-at-
| Warren, Rochester; Mrs. Arvilla Wig
gins, Manchester; Mrs. III. Lizzie NC
Intyre, Concord; Mrs. Ellen A. Collins,
Rochester; Mrs. Emma j. Morrill,,
Franklin; Mrs. Kate i. Perkins Of
NARROW, past department. president.