Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-29

or erection of new building for its use
will be passed by both the Senate and
House He termed the institution 1.-The
harbOr of refuge for veteran soldiers
from the states. who may come to Wash
ington on business and become stranded
while here. He also complimented Capt.
A. A. Maxim, superintendent of the home,
for his persistency in the good cause of
such a worthy institution" and declared
he had quite fallen in love with the
modest but earnest Maxim
Representative Hull spoke of law in
Iowa which makes it impossible to send
a veteran soldier to the almshouse or
to bury one in a pauper's grave. He
expressed the hope that there will be
similar law throughout the United
States.
The retiring department commander
Col. Newton Ferree, made an address
in turning the gavel. The emblem of au-
thority." over to his successor. Col. Walk
err The new commander thanked the de-
partment for the honor it had conferred
upon him. and promised to do his full
duty throughout the year of his incum-
bency.
Woman's Relief Corps.
Accompanied by pretty flag marches and
ceremonies sby the color bearers of the
Womans Relief Corps. the following Of
ficers of that organization were then in
stalled: Emma l.. Newton president: Ger
trude Morgan. senior vice president; En-
ma kibbey, junior vice president; Nora
B. Atkinson. treasurer: Edith S. Elmer
son. chaplain: Hester N Wyman. Sallie
c. Miller Emily Frisbie, Nettie Borland
and Martha Mckinley. executive board:
Julia Mason Layton, secretary; Jane Bird
aham inspector: Margaret B. Tew. coun-
selor: j. Emma Evans, patriotic instruc-
tor; Ida Goodheart. instructins and in
stalling officer; Margaret j. Gallaher.
press correspondent.
The details of the installation ceremonies
were in the hands of the outgoing and in
coming officers of the Woman S + lief
Corps of the Department of the Potomac.
bearers of the department., sixteen of
whom responded. The large silk flag
presented to the department president on
Flag day by Phil Sheridan Corps was car
ried by Mrs. Mary V. Goundie. chief of
staff and with her was her little grand
son, Master. Henry Moulton Goundie, in a
suit of white. who carried a silk flag and
took part with childish grace in all the
ceremonies of the evening.
At the request of Department Com
mander Ferree the retiring officers of the
two departments marched to their sta
tons escorted by all the flags in the hands
of members of the Woman's Relief Corps
The color bearers filed upon the platform
making a. solid wall of flags back of the
two sets of officers as they took their
places, and the effect was patriotic to the
extent that it brought rounds of applause.
The color bearers then filed down and
took their places upon the floor where. at
the request of the department commander,
they took part in all the exercises of the
evening the department flag and Master
Goundie remaining upon the platform.
The pianist o. the evening, Mrs. Kath-
arine Phillips, played for the Grand Army
installation also.
The department president. Mrs. Ball, di-
rected the committee courtesies. Mrs.
Ida J. Hart. Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd and
Mrs. Agnes Keller, to present upon the
platform all past national officers and
all past department presidents, escorted
by the color-bearers. These included
Mrs Mary NJ. North. Mrs. Ida V. Hen
bricks, Mrs. Annie w. Johnson and Mrs
Ida NJ. Galloway. Mrs J. a. T. Hull,
wife of the chairman Of the committee on
military affairs of the House. was also
escorted to a chair beside the president
The department president, who was sur