Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1908-09-18
RELIEF CORPS AND
G. A. A. NEWS NOTES
Southern Oregon Encampm ent
Will Be Held at Jackson.
Vile Next Year.

The Womans Relief Corps held their
semi monthly mestiug IN their hall
on Front street Saturday afternoon,
September IL A large membership
was present.
The reports of the various Relief
committees were most satisfactory,
each member taking just pride in
her special work and last, but not
least, is the social hour spent at the
close Of each corps meeting consisting
of short literary program and re-
freshments served by prearranged
committee in alphabetical order.
The Southern Oregon encampment
G. A. r. held at Central Point last
week was well represented by the
Posts and Corps of the Rogue River
Valley. The visiting G, A. r. from
Grants Pass were Comrades Alverson,
Holman, Morris. Mott, Moore, Peter.
son and Wade. From the W. r. c.,
President W. r. c., President Mrs.
Goodnow, S. v, Mrs. Alverson ].
", Mrs. Morris, secretary, Mrs. Mary
Hildreth and Mrs. Moore. The en-
campment next year will be held at
Jacksonville, unanimous invitation
having been seat by the business men
of jacksonville to that effect.
Last week at Toledo, Ohio, there as
sembled Ia National convention, the 42d
annual encainpmeut of the Grand Army
veterans and the 26th annual conven-
tion, Woman's Relief Corps. 1t is
estimated there were fully 90, 900
Civil War Veterans in line aud what
a parade 1t was Says the Toledo
Blade: spectators looked on with
tear dimmed eyes at the broken ranks
of a once glorious army an army
composed of loyal sons of dauntless
people-an army Of heroes with n
hero's soul in every eye aud with
hearts fred with heroes purpose.
Instead of the gallant host that in 1851
marched away to the beating of
drums and carrying the flag they
loved better than life. was body Of
old men, lame aud halt. weak and
emsciated, bent with the weight Of
years. "
Nearly every state in the union
was represented. A departments being
in line. Many of the old men we're
unable to complete the long four-hour
march with its continuous ovations,
aud were forced to drop ont, but each
was tenderly cared for Some of the
more notable features Of the G. A.
r. parade: "As the veterans passed
the High School, 12O girls, dressed in
white, strewed their path with
flowers, natures beautiful emhlems
of love and peace, Before this oere-
mony, each Of the marches had been
given boutonnier by the young
ladies of the city as they formed in
line"
1t was, however, when the parade
reached the junction of Collingwood
and Jefferson avenues that the most
inspiring sight Of all met the gaze Of
the veterans, arranged in the form Of
flag on great elevated stand. were
5000 children In red. white and blue
to represent stripes and the blue field.
AS the soldiers passed the children
sang Freedom Triumphant and
nationl airs to the accompaniment Of
deafening cheers from thousands of
throats. The sight was one Of n life
time. never TO be effaced from the
memory of those who were present.
The 4Sd annual encampment will be
held at Salt Lake City, next year.
The new Grand Army officers are
Commander in chief j. Rent Hsmil-
ton, Toledo, o.; junior vice.com.
mandei in chief. Charles @. Rsyce,
Chico, Gal. surgeon general, q. Lane
Taneyhill. Baltimore, Md. re-elec.
tion. f; chaplain in chief, John r.
Spence, Knoxville, Tenn. On the
morning Of the parade the Woman 8
Relief corps through Its new national
secretary. Elizabeth Brown Daggett
Of New York, accompanied by the
new national president Mary L.
Gilman Of Massachu ueetts pesented the
Grand Army of the Republic with a
check for $1,000 for its permanent
fund. Mr.. Daggett was applauded to
the echo in her remarks which
showed that since the organization Of
the Womsn's Rieler Corps 1t bad eI-
pended over o.. 200 900 In It's work
that 1t has "a membership Of 1853, 1853
has no liabilities and has assets Of
over 20, 900. ALICE MALLORY,
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