Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
RECEPTION OF REPORTS
woMAN'S RELIEF CORPS WINDS
UP BUSINESS.
Arrangements Made for Installation
Ceremcnies-Listo Of the Officers
Completed Last Night.

The Department of Potomac. Woman's
Relief Corps, Mrs. Vina NJ Calhoun, depart
ment president, last evening finished up its
business and took a recess until the in
stallation of officers can occur, which, 1t
Is understood will be Monday evening at
80 O'Clock.
The installation of officers, which was ar
ranged with the committee of the Grand
Army of the Republic last evening, will, it
is stated. be joint and public, and all who
wish to do so may attend. All the details
of the ceremony are left in the hands Of the
newly elected officers of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps.
The election of officers as completed last
evening. The ticket as elected is as fol-
lows: Department president Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball, Lincoln Corps; senior vice
president, Mrs. Anna E. Hoagland, Burn
side Corps; junior vice president, Mrs. Jen-
ME Wheeler. Lincoln Corps; treasurer. Mrs.
Annie A. Cromwell, Morton Corps; chaplain,
Mrs. Jennie r. Cusick, Thomas Corps.
Mrs. Christine Dunlap of Burnside Corps
was elected chairman of the executive
board. The other members of the COM
mittee chosen are: Mrs. Emma Harlow of
Lafayette Corps, Mrs. Kate Harris of
Thomas Corps, Mrs. Marian NJ. Lewis of
Lincoln Corps, and Mrs. Sara Jacobson of
Burnside Corps. Miss Iiiiie Durham OF
large, and Miss Emma Patterson of Sum-
ner Corps delegate.
Mrs. Hester Wyman of Lafayette Corps
was elected alternate to the delegate-at-
large, and Mrs. Marie Smith of Burnside
Corps alternate to the delegate.
The department chaplain, Mrs. Lewis, re-
ported that the women of the department
had decorated something over 10000 graves
on Memorial day, and that this beautiful
custom was generally observed in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The report of the department secretary,
Mrs Sue NJ Carey, showed eight corps in
good standing, all prompt in their business
relations with the department., and no de-
linquents. She stated that the work of
the year had been entirely harmonious The
department treasurer, Mrs. Gertrude Nor
gan. reported the finances of the depart
INIT in good condition with about $3.50 In
the treasury. She also reported about 81 goo
worth of relief work done by the corps in
the last year. She stated that the small
Department of the Potomac had sent $50 to
the earthquake sufferers in San Francisco
besides doing many other commendable
things.
Reports Submitted.
The reports of the various officers were
presented last evening. The department
counselor, Mrs. Jennie Wheeler. stated that
she had filed that office about a week,
having been installed at the last depart
ment council meeting, hence her duties had
practically been confined to voting in the
department convention. The department
patriotic instructor, Mrs. Emma Myers,
made the same statement, she also having
been appointed and installed less than a
week previous. so both presented the re-
ports Of their predecessors. The counselor
stated that the harmonious year had left
her nothing to do. The patriotic Instructor
reported several prize contests, the presen-
taton of medals for best compositions on
patriotic subjects written by school chill
dren, and that the day had been generally
observed by the corps in the department.
The department instituting and installing
officer, Mrs. Agnes Keller, reported that
no news corps had been formed, but that
she could report that one would be ready
to institute in very snort time. She had
been invited to install the officers of three
corps, and believed that all were in a
healthy condition.
The report of the chairman Of the execu-
tive board Mrs. Mamie G. Davis. was read
by the secretary, Mrs. Davis being very III
at her home. Mrs Davis reported excel
lent work by her board for Memorial day,
when nearly 5000 lunches were furnished
veterans and their friends at Arlington
from the kitchen of the historic old Airing
ton mansion. She also reported large
New Year reception. which had been at
tended by all the allied patriotic organiza-
lions in the city.
By Delegate-at-Large.
The report of the delegate-at-large, Mrs.
penings of the national convention held at
Minneapolis last August, was presented to
the convention, Mrs. Ball stating that it
was the fifth time she had made such a re-
port, and that it was also her last, a state
ment that was greeted with applause and
laughter Mrs. Ball, having been elected
department. president. has a permanent
ported that kindly greetings had been sent
by her to Mrs. Ida v. Hendricks past ma
tional senior vice president; Mrs. Ida A.
Oldroyd, past national junior vice presi-
dent member of the National Temporary
Home committee; Mrs. Annie w. Johnson,
Mrs. Georgia G. Balm and many Others.
A vote of thanks for courtesies extended
was given The Washington Star and
other newspapers of the city. and an
other vote of thanks to Mrs. Julia Mason
Layton for her services as acting secretary
of the convention.
midnight it was to the joint public installa-
ton with the Department of Potomac, G..
A. R., at Grand Army Hall, on Monday
evening at 1880 o'clock.
Mrs. Calhoun, the retiring president, was
congratulated by Mrs. Annie w. johnson.
Mrs. Oldroyd, Mrs. Hart, Mrs Ball and
many others for the eminently fair and
conscientious manner in which she had, as
they believed, presided over the delibera-
tions of the convention for three trying
evenings.
1t is stated that the eighteenth depart
ment convention of the Department of Po-
tomac, w. r. c., Is notable for having
called out the entire vote of the depart
ment with but ten exceptions. While par
tisan feeling is stated to have run pretty
high, 1t is thought the majority of the men,
bers Of the department are pleased with the
results, and that the wheels will run
smoothly for the incoming administration.
DENATURING OF ALCOHOL.