Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-21
WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS
ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND
RECEPTION OF REPORTS.

The annual meeting of the Department
of the Potomac. Woman's Relief Corps,
was called to order last evening in G. A.
f. Hall by the department president. Mrs
Isabel Worrell Ball. and prayer was Of
fered by Department Chaplain Jennie r..
Cusick Marie Clendaniel. Gussie Pal
mer Ida Bitz and Laura Mcintosh. as
color be arers. led in the flag salute.
Seated on the platform were. Kate E.
Jones, national president; Kate B. Sher-
wood and Carrie r. Sparklin. past ma
tional presidents: Ida v. Hendricks. past
national senior vice president: Lydia A.
Oldroyd and Mary NJ. North. past ma
tional junior vice presidents: Elizabeth
Robbins Berry. past national press cor
respondent. and Past Departmental Presi-
dents Annie w. Johnson. Ida V. Hen
bricks. Anna a. Peck. Margaret B. Tew.
Vina NJ. Calhoun. Rosamond b. Macham
Annie 8. Hamilton. Ida L. Chase and
Ida J. Hart.
The national president. Kate f. Jones,
of lion. n. Y. was announced and re-
ceived with honors by an escort Of color
bearers.
Mrs Ball announced the following con-
vention appointments: Assistant secre-
tary, Mrs. Julia Mason Layton: conduct
ors. Mrs. Mary E. Hall and Miss Flor
Clendaniel. Miss Ida Bitz. Miss Gussie
Palmer. Miss Laura Mcintosh; guards.
Mrs. Laura Seymour and Mrs. Sarah Won
Daren; department color bearer. Mrs.
Hannah Devo: committee on courtesies.
Mrs. Ida ]. Hart. Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd,
Mrs. Agnes Keller.
Choice Of Officers.
The following officers were elected to
serve during the ensuing year: President.
Emma l.. Newton: senior vice president
Gertrude Morgan; junior vice president.
Emma Kibbey, treasurer: Nora B. Atkin-
son; chaplain. Edith S. Emerson: execu-
tive board. Hester A. Wyman. chairman.
Sallie c. Miller. Emily Frisbie, Nettie
large to national convention, Mary A.
Dow; delegate to national convention,
Nellie a. Rowe: aIternate-at-large to ma
tional convention. Sue NJ. Carey.
About $50 members were present and
listened to the reading of the annual
president. The paper showed that the To-
cal department Is in a flourishing cOndi-
ton, both as to membership and finances.
and that much good work was accom-
plshed in the past twelvemonth.
Announcement was made that the ma
tional president will attend the convention
tonight and will leave for New York to-
morrow.
When the session was about closing, IL
was announced that just as the gavel fell
to open the convention, the little depart
ment mascot and color-bearer had passed
away after an illness Of only few hours.
BY unanimous vote Of the convention SYM
pathy and love were extended Mrs. Old
royd, the department counselor. The de-
parement president today issued the fol-
lowing special order:
Special order No. g
Little Josephine, the department mas
cot and color-bearer. fell asleep. Thurs
day. February ~. 1908. aged twelve.
She was the granddaughter of the de-
partment counselor Ida A. Oldroyd and
the daughter of Daisy Oldroyd and the
late DR.. Benjamin F.. Tefenthaler. She
was born in the house in which Lincoln
died. 80 10th street. Washington. d. &.
Her grandfather. Capt. 0. HI. Oldroyd.
placed in her hour-old hands a tiny silk
flag. around which her wee fingers closed.
and love of the flag grew with her growth.
''She was appointed department mascot
and color-bearer March :, 1907.
the sorrow of her loved ones is our
sorrow"