Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-02-06
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
SEVENTEENTH ANNUAL CON-
vENTIoN IN PROGRESS.

The seventeenth annual convention of
the Department of Potomac. woman's Re-
lief Corps. was opened last evening In
Grand Army HALL Mrs. Marian Gregory
was appointed pianist and Mrs. Emma l..
Newton. assistant secretary. Mrs.. Ida J..
Hart, department president, presided, and
was surrounded by the department stan.
The credentiai committee reported i55
members entitled to votes in the conven-
ton. the largest number In the history of
the Department of Potomac, w. r. c. Mrs.
Isabel Bonts was appointed convention con-
ductor and Miss Grace Leonard assistant
conductor: Mrs. Lizzie Brady and Mrs.
Sarah Van Doren. guards. The features OF
the evening were the address of the de-
partment president. Mrs. Hart. and the re-
ception of guests from the Grand Army OF
the Republic The election OF officers will
De held this evening, and the routine bust
ness of the convention then resumed.
The department president In her address
said the financial condition of the depart
ment is excellent. She spoke of fraternal
visits and referred to the reception given
early in her administration. The courtesies
or the convention she mentioned with grat til
tude, and recalled the interesting Iabors
OF love on Memorial day and the splendid
manner in which her corps had performed
us duties at the cemeteries, including Ar
huSton, When ABOUT ,O.UUW graves or Union
soldiers were strewed with flowers.
The work of the relief and employment
committees was praised. The national
convention trip was described in glow
ing manner.
OF the Flag day work of the depart
ment Mrs. Hart declared that it was
through the efforts Of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps of the Department of the Po-
tomac that patriotic work is now exem-
plified in the public schools of the city"
The department president said it was
with regret that she noted slight loss
of membership. but added that the present
membership Is alive and active.
The soldiers and sailors temporary
home was referred to. and in closing Mrs.
Hart said that she retired from her official
position with the consciousness of hay-
ing faithfully discharged her duties.
Visits Paid and Returned.
The committee on courtesies-Mrs. Agnes
Keller, chairman: Mrs. Katharine Phillips
and Mrs. Gertrude Strickland, escorted by
the color bearers, Mrs Mary w. Thatcher,
Mrs. Margaret Walker, Mrs. Nettie G.
Lyon and Mrs. Hester Wyman-carried
greetings to the Department Encampment
of the Grand Army, and returned with a
glowing account of the cordial manner in
which they had been received. A little later
they escorted to the platform of the con-
vention Past Department Commander Chas.
P. Lincoln now a resident of Oklahoma:
DIR. Gallagher DR.. Johnson and Past De-
partment Commander Arthur Hendricks,
who had come to pay fraternal calls on the
Woman'S Relief Corps.
This party of veterans was followed by
committee of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. which came to officially extend
greetings to the Woman's Relief Corps
After the departure of the guests, escort
ed by the color bearers, the convention took
recess until this evening at 1880.
Tt,o.1 st.I
voting privileges, are:
o. p. Morton, No. 1-Aunie E. Cromwell
president; Julia NJ. Layton. Marie l.. Jor-
dan, Anna V. Thompkins. Mary A. G. How
ard. Matte r. Bowen. Cornelia Wilkinson.
Elizabeth W. Marshall, Harriet A Saun-
ders, Julia C. Collier, Mary E. Griffin.
Christiana e. Butcher and Carrie A. Thorn
as, past presidents; delegates, Rachel l..
Brooks, Mary NJ. Hutchins. Annie f. De
Vaul, Mary l.. Johnson; alternates Mary
l.. Tucker, Mary A. Shaw, Mildred Eglin,
Sophie B. Brooks.
Charles Sumner, No. 3-Jula West Ham,
ilton, president; Clara T. Knox Lula 8.
Goldsberry, Mary E. Howard Fannie Ross
Ida ID. Brown, Pauletta G. Woolford Louisa
.. Childs and Frances Frelinghuysen past
presidents; delegates, Emma Patterson
Lucy E. Proctor. Ella T. Watkins; alter
mates, Josephine Fowler, Mahalath Jack
son, Carrie Dade.
Burnside. No. Margaret ]. Gallaher.
president; Ida J. Hart, department pres
ident; Anna Hoagiand, department in
spector; Emma l.. Newton. department pa
triotic instructor; Alice Burke. department
chairman, executive board; Lucinda CRU
Der, second member, executive board: Caro-
line Fischer fifth member, executive board:
Ida V. Hendricks, past national senior vice
president; Indiana Cowling, Georgia G..
Balm, Anna S. Hamilton Anna A. Peck and
Matilda s. Sprague, past department pres
idents; Helen j. Durfee. past department
secretary; Anna b. Frost past department
trl "a S,ir L thar I'm
Strickland, Gertrude Strickland MAY A.
Eldridge, Mary A. B. Leonard Anna M.
Little, Augusta NJ. Starkey, Mary v Noerr.
Hattie M. Robb, Carrie F. Brookfield, Lob
b. Hauptman, Augusta Raab past pres
idents. Delegates Mollie L. CrandaIl,
Christine w. Dunlap, Rosalie Shelton Nan
cy j. Ayres. Mary Z. Peck, Katharine
q keefe, Anne Rogers. Josephine Seboid
Emma Seward, Rosa Noske, Gail Terry.
Nettie E. Lyons. Nellie c. Quill. Mary Col
Ter
Other Delegates.
Farragut, No. 5.-Mrs. Mary A. George.
president; Marion B. Parker, department
senior vice president; Mary A. Dow.-mem-
Der executive board; Clara GaIlaher. past
department secretary; Julia Roberts. past
department treasurer: Anna NJ Dykes, ].
Lizzie Bradley, Emma Kibbey, Clara Kali
strom Grace Lowrey, Sarah Bunyea. past
presidents. Delegates. Mary p Ripley
Louise L. Davis. Alternates, Maggie Ii
carione. Mary Stoddard.
Lincoln. No. 6-Jeanne H. Street. presI-
dent: Fannie E. Worden, department junior
vice president; Ida A. Oldroyd, department
counselor: Isabel Worrell Ball. department
press correspondent; Helen e. Stone de-
partment chief of staff: Annie w johnson.
past department president: Ida L. Chase,
past department president; Margaret A.
walker, past department secretary; Pau
line B. Floyd, past department treasurer;
J: Emma Evans. Mamie G. Davis.
Frances T. Holmes. Eliza F. Nayior. Mar
ian M. Lewis, Mary E. Hall. Jennie s.
Raub Mary V. Goundie, Sarah e. Newiand,
Elizabeth B. Donohoe. Hannah J. Deyoe.
Mary j. Exley. Bessie B. Cheshire. Susie
r. Jacobs. Cornelia N. Avery, Emma Hem
pier, Nora d. Edgar. Olive A Raymond.
Lizzie 0. Buchta. Jennie T. Thomson. past
presidents; observation-disclosures 8. Ferguson.
Katharine Phillips. Sarah J. Turnbuii,
Martha j. Johns. Laura Seymour, Ceiia
Newland. Sarah Van Doren, Isabelle Bontz:
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS s. Corrick Susie s.
Williams. Fannie Avis, Mary J. Stiles, Alice
DAILY, Lizzie Mason, Charlotte T. Lewis,
Stewart.
Logan. No. Emily A. Frisbie. presl-
dent; Margaret B. lew. past department
president: Julia A. Doney, Eliza p Watson,