The National tribune., 1907-10-03

sleep, and Mrs. Lue Stewart Wadsworth,
Department Senior Vice President, who
made one of the best National Patriotic
Instructors the Woman's Relief Corps
ever had, and Elizabeth Robbins Berry,
who was the same for the press work
when she was National Press Corre-
spondent. The reception was largely
attended, because everybody feels as
tho Massachusetts, is the mother De-
partment, and it is like going home to
go there.
Another reception of exceptional bril-
lance was that given by the Depart
ment of Potomac Womans Relief
Corps at their headquarters, Cottage
Four of the United States Hotel. The
invitations to the reception were eagerly
sought as souvenirs, as they were done
in red, white and blue, and had at the
head the Flag and Jack crossed, thus
recognizing for the first time in the
Woman's Relief Corps the two arms of
the service. The badges worn by the
Potomac women We're also of the same
design, and had for a bar pin a picture
of the National Capitol These badges
were among the most popular at the
Encampment. The Department Presi-
dent. Mrs. Isabel Worrell-Ball, was as
sisted in receiving by the members of
her staff and several Past Department
Presidents, and all members of the De-
partment in the city We're invited to
/ help entertain. Department Command
er Newton Ferree also assisted thruout
the evening. The two Departments
went first to pay their respects to the
National President. Col. John McElroy,
editor of The National Tribune, and
Mr.. D. L. Rice, business manager,
thru whose courtesy Potomac headquar-
ters were established in Cottage Four,
also assisted in doing the honors of the
evening for the nearly l 0U0
who comprised the National officers of
all the patriotic organizations, includ-
ing the Woman's Relief Corps and
Grand Army of the Republic and many
other distinguished people. Among
| those who shared the pleasant duties of
the evening in assisting the long line of
ladies receiving were Capt o. II. Old
iroyd, Capt. Bunyea, Capt. Parker, Com
mander O'Mera, Capt J. Walter Mitch
ell, Col. Porter. of Pittsburg; Capt. Chas.
Worden, Capt. Littlejohn and many
others.
The reception rooms were handsomely
decorated with over 100 flags in grace
ful festoons which nearly hid the walls,
and many beautiful flowers were ar
ranged about the rooms by the ladies of
Saratoga. The crowded rooms thruout
the reception hours gave evidence of
! the popularity of the ladies from the
National Capital.
| Those assisting the Department
| President in the line were Department
Commander Newton Ferree; Junior Vice
| President Mrs Jennie Wheeler; Treas
urer Mrs. Annie +. Cromwell; Counsel
or, Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd; Patriotic In
structor Mrs. Ida j. Hart: Mrs. Mamie
G. Davis, Inspector; Mrs. Christine Wal
ton Dunlap. Chairman Executive Board;
Miss Emma Patterson, Delegate; Mrs
Cora l.. Smith. /. and I. Officer; Mrs
Agnes Keeler. Mrs. Sarah Bunyea. Mrs
Fannie Worden, Mrs. Georgia d. Van
| Fleet, Miss Chambers. Mrs. Mary Man
gum, Mrs. Mary NJ. Hutchins and many
others. Mrs. Emma C. Littlejohn, De-
,partment Secretary. presented the
guests. Mrs Marion b. Parker was
Mrs. Mary V. Goundie, who was unable
to attend.
The Department of Vermont, Kate d.
Lee. Department President, assisted by
her staff. gave a largely attended re-
!, Iception. Other Departments that en-
tertained at receptions were Indiana,
) Mrs. Meribah L. Walker, President;
Iowa, Mrs. Estelle Z. Plopper. Presi-
dent; Ohio, Mrs. Matte E. Lear. Presi-
dent; Pennsylvania. Mrs. Susie f. Loo
/ mis-. President, and Connecticut, Mrs
Lura E. Dutton. President. all giving
delightful receptions largely attended.
, The Department of Illinois gave a re-
!. ception on Wednesday evening in the
long salon parlor of the United States
3 Hotel, which was one of the largest OF
S the week. The receiving line, which
was headed by the Department Presi-
dent. Mrs. Annie B. Tuck, was nearly
. as long as that given of the National
4 President. II included Mrs. Flo Jamisor
. Miller. Past National President: Mrs
: Florence o. McClelland National Chief
t of Staff: Miss Jennie T. Bross. Past Ma.
tionai Secretary; Mrs. Lorraine J. Pit.