The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1908-08-13
LAST GENERAL ORDERS:
Kate f. Jones', National President, Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Gives Final Word
COnvention Appointments.


Headquarters Woman's Relief Corps,
Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
Republic, Ilion, July %, 1908.
General Orders No. 9.
AS announced In General Orders, No.
8. NatiN1al Headquarters of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps during Convention
viii be established at the Secor, Room
II, parlor floor. All will be welcome.
At the last National Convention 1t
was unanimously voted that the Ma
tional President in her call for the Goth
National Convention, announce a
Wednesday open session. at which time
the address of the National President
shall be read, the reports of officers
placed in the hands of committees. and
instructed to be ready to report at the
Thursday session; also, that it be the
occasion for the presentation of gifts.
exchange of courtesies and the trans
action OF such business as may lead to
shorter sessions" Accordingly such
meeting will be held at the Ashland
Avenue Baptist Church at p. m.
Wednesday. Sept. 2. 1908. Greetings
from Army Nurses and Sons of Veter-
ans, memorial service and other infor-
NAL services will take place at that
time. full attendance is requested
Convention will be called to order at
Q a. m. Thursday, Sept. 8. at the Ash
land Avenue Baptist Church. easily
reached by the Long Belt and Short
three blocks of Bancroft Belt Line.
Guards will be in attendance at the
doors of the church and password taken.
The following committees are hereby
appointed:
Headquarters Reception Committee
Georgiana Griffith, Chairman: Kate L.
Gledhill, New York; Nettie B. Green
field. Ohio; Adelia Barnard, Idaho: Ella
B. Craft, New York: Isadore NJ Glad
win, Connecticut; Rose B. Graham,
Maine; Dora Rogers. Kansas; Emma
Ewing Grinnell, Wisconsin; Minnie Fox
South Dakota; DIR. Eva s. Osborne,
Washington: Juliette Morris. Wisconsin;
Mary E. McGrath, Rhode Island; Emma
L. Newton and Ida A. Oidroyd, Poto-
mac; Olive ]. Bowling, Ohio; Eliza j.
Adams, New Jersey.
Credential Committee-Eliza Brown
Daggett, National Secretary. Chairman;
III. Mott, Iowa; Ida Heacock, Kansas;
Mary I. Hayes, Connecticut.
Committee on Resolutions-Abbie
Lynch, Chairman. Pennsylvania; Sarah
E. Fuller, Massachusetts,; Emma Stark
Hampton. Michigan; Emma r. Wallace.
Illinois; Agnes Hit. Indiana
reception will be rendered the Com
Chief and his staff. Tuesday
evening, Sept. 1, from to 8, in the
foyer of the Valentine.
The following appointments for Ma
tional Convention are hereby an
nounced:
Assistant Secretary Sarah E. Phil
lips, New York; Stenographer. Masie L.
Green, New York; Platform Aids, Bessie
E. Allen, New York: Katharine Sher-
wood, Ohio; lola Miller, Illinois; Post
mistress, Maria L. Mumford. Pennsyl-
vania; Assistant Postmistress, Ella B.
Scott, New York; Press Committee,
Elizabeth Robbins Berry, Washington,
D. c.: Mary NJ. North, Maryland; Helen
L. Niddlekauff. Illinois; Color Bearers,
Susie F. Loomis, Pennsylvania; Marga-
ret Irving, Ohio: Flora Woolley. New
York; May Steadman, Ohio; Chief Con-
dutor. Ida L. Palmer. Illinois; Assistant
Conductors, Olive ]. Bowling, Ohio3
Anna F. Lippleman, Ohio; Alice
Schneider, Tennessee; Ella E. Kellogg.
New York; Rowena Lowery, Ohio;
Emma C. Tufts, New York; Alice Brett
enstein, Kentucky; Chief Guard, Eliza
beth Day, Ohio; Assistant Guards. Eliz-
abeth C. Day, New York; Harriet Tay-
lor, Ohio; May Rhoades. Ohio; Melissa
A. Wheeler. Michigan; Gertrude DAILY.
Illinois; Adelia B. Folsom, New York
The Woman's Citizen Committee will
keep open house in Memorial Hall, sec
ond floor. Rest room and lunches will
be provided by the Corps of the city in
attendance.
The Ex-Prisoners of War and Army
Nurses will be given MONDAY lunch
con Tuesday, Sept 1, at Memorial Hall
A reception will be given by the citi-
zens of Toledo at Memorial Hall,
Wednesday evening, from Z to o'clock.
In closing these. my last General Or
ders. I would express gratitude and
sincere thanks for the many kinds words
that have encouraged and helped me
all along the way, to the Commander
in-Chief and Staff for courtesy and con-
sideration, and to every member for
faithful service.
BY command of Kate E. Jones, Ma
tionaf President; Eliza Brown Daggett,
National Secretary.