The National tribune., 1907-03-14
DEPARTMENTS OF POTOMAC.
Brilliant Installafionh ssrrNewton Ferre
and Isnbel WorrelF 82M-FlaEs, Flow
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ers and Presents. yos
The Departments u Potomac. Grand
Army of the Republic, and Womans
Relief Corps. held a Joint installation
the night of March 4, fl the G. A. r.
sions of that kind in washington. The
great hall was packed 70 the last seat
in the galleries. and. for the first time
in the history of the two Departments,
every patriotic organization in the city
was represented. The walls were near
ly buried under flags and bunting, and
the platform was canopied with flags
and set with palms and plants.
Back Of the stage were blue banners.
upon which were the words. in gold:
the night of March 4, in G. A. R.
1907" and "W. R. c." On each side
were the mottos. "One Country" "One
Flag" On the long side wall were the
three watchwords of the Relief Corps.
Fraternity. Charity and Loyalty"
The retiring Department officers were
escorted to their various stations by 16
color bearers, dressed in white, while
Mrs. Kathryn Phillips played Marching
Through Georgia." The same color
bearers escorted the Department Mus
tering Officer, Col. George Slaybaugh.
to the platform.
Mrs. Annie w. Johnson, Past Depart
ment President. was the Installing OFF,
Ger for the officers-elect Of the w. r.
c. Department. She was escorted to the
platform by 16 color bearers with wav-
ing flags, led by the Department mas
cot. tiny Josephine Tiefenthaler, who
was dressed in white, with sash and
hair knots Of tri-colored ribbon, and
| carried a pretty silk flag presented her
by Mrs Ball.
A burst of applause greeted the pre-
sentation of the Installing officer upon
the platform. The Is color bearers,
| representing the eight Corps of the De-
| partment. forming a wall of flags at
| crossed tips clear across the long plat
| form, while the pianist, Mrs Phelps,
| played softly 1.-THE Stars and Stripes
| Forever"
Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. the new
Department President, has always pro-
tested against the installation of off,
GERS Of the Woman's Relief Corps be-
fore those Of the G A. R., and at her
earnest solicitation the Grand Army
committee arranged to install the G. A.
| r. officers first Mrs. Ball objects to
the principal being made secondary to
the auxiliary. and then she insists that
nothing should precede the Grand Army
of the Republic.
AS a tribute of respect and regard
for the older organizations. Capt. ].
Walter Mitchell, commanding the Dis
trict of Columbia Department of the
Spanish War Veterans. accompanied by
his staff. attended the installation in
full dress uniforms
The Spanish War Auxiliaries, Of
| which Mrs. Ball Is Past Department
President. were represented by Mrs
| Ida M. Galloway, Senior Vice President
| General: Mrs. Lizzie Calver, President
and Mrs. Anna NJ. Baden, Past Depart
| ment President Of the District S. w. A.
| Mrs IiZZto Ashton mai nj fod hNyf n
members of the Edith Roosevelt Aux
| iliary, of which she is President, and
Mrs Ball Past President, were in the
audience Mrs. Hunter Myers, Presi-
dent of the Legion of Loyal Women,
and several other Presidents Of patriot
ic organizations. Were also on the plat
| form.
Among the Past Department Presi-
dents upon the platform were Mrs. Ida
A. Oldroyd, Past National Junior Vice
President; Mrs. Rosamont1 b. Meacham
Mrs. Margaret B. Tew, Mrs. Sprague,
Mrs Chase. Mrs. Ida I. Hart, Past De-
partment Presidents, and many others.
Capt. ]. M. Edgar, commanding the
Old Guard, was Officer Of the Day, as
he has been for 20 years at Department
Installations.
Soon after the assemblage was called
to order by B. p. oEntriken, retiring
Department Commander, Col. Slay-
| baugh was presented.
The officers Installed were as fol-
lows: Department Commander. New
ton Ferree; 8. v. Commander, John s.
Walker; ]. v. Commander, e. H. Hol-
brook; Medical Director, DR.. A. E.
Johnson; Chaplain, Rev. C. w. Gala
| CHER. DR.. A. Z. johnson Is Past Sur
geon General.
Commander Farree then announced
the following appointments: Asst
ADJ Gen., James A. Allen. Asst. @. NJ.
Gen., Francis L. McKenna: Judge Ad-
vocate. George p. Davis; Chief Mus
tering Officer, Henry A. Johnson: In
spector. W. W. Eldridge; Patriotic In
structor. ]. H. Bradford; Chief of Staff
John Finn.
Commander Ferree was presented
with bouquet Of beautiful roses from
the Legion Of Loyal Women, by Mrs
Ada Weiss, Past President. In his in
augural address Commander Ferree
said, in part:
I'm this Department we are blessed
with many kindred organizations that
have been doing a great work and rem
dering great assistance to US in many
ways. especially In extending relief to
the needy and suffering wards Of the
| Grand Army. That this work may be
continued during the coming year Is
my sincere hope and desire.
| 1T is source Of great satisfaction
| to record that a feeling of warm friend
| ship is now established between the G.
A. r. and the young comrades of the
United Spanish War Veterans, and II
| affords me pleasure to state that the
| present Department Commander of the
latter organization, Capt. ]. Walter
1 Mitchell, is a patriotic, energetic CO.
worker and warm friend of this De-
| partment."
1 In making recommendations. he
urged that every man who wore the
blue uncover when the flag goes by,
and that they teach their children to
do SO, and tell them the reason why.
! A pretty little tribute was also paid
by Junior Vice Commander Holbrools
to late Senior Vice Department Com
mander Martin, who died while in the
line of review at Minneapolis.
u The installation of the officers of the
Department of the Potomac, Woman's
Relief Corps. was brilliant scene, the
i flowers, the flags and handsome
| ly gowned women forming a ka-
leidoscope Of color. Mrs. Annie W.
Johnson. Past Department Presi-
dent, Is known as the finest In
stalling Officer in the, country, being
letter perfect in the ceremonial work,
and possessed Of siageIpresence and a
voice that can be heard in the largest
hall. bs
Grouped in front Of the stage were
the color bearers. bearing large flags.
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