Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-14
LADIES OF G. A. 4.
ELECT new OFFICERS.
Lively Competition for President
Resolutions of Thanks TO
Everybody.

At the meeting of the new council
of administration with the old council
of the Ladies' of the G.. A. r. in the
parlors Of the Kenyon hotel this
the business OF the orgniza-
ton so far as the annual convention
for this year is concerned. was clean
ed up. The old council which is com
posed of Mrs. Florence NJ. Wallace,
China, Me-. Mrs Lulu A. Shannon,
fllsrenerton, Wash, and Mrs. Josie
5Slinker Of Jeanette, Pa, turned over
the books and other documents Of the
organization and explained the details
Hof the business.
N The final meeting Of the organiza-
ton was held yesterday afternoon at
Tho First Congregat onal ~ church,
when the officers for the ensuing year
were elected. The fight for election
Was about the strongest competition
that the organization has ever seen.
BY a majority of Just five votes Mrs
Della Rawlings Henry of Kansas City,
( Mo, won Mrs. Margaret "A.
Stevens of Newark. n. j. Mrs. Henry
received Is votes and Mrs. Stevens
10.
z The officers elected were. Mrs Della
L Rawlings Henry. Of Kansas City, Mo-,
+ president; Mrs. Mary Jameson. Marine
Mrs Mary u. Martin, Seattle, Wash,
Junior vice. president; Mrs. Catherine
dc Lacey Roach treasurer: Mrs. Flor
Sence Martin, China, Me, chaplain. The
council is composed of Mrs. Mary. II.
Duddieston of Chicago, the retiring
+ secretary !; Mrs G. Allie Fisk of Seat
{ tie, Wash. and Mrs. Hattie Williams,
sof5 Emporia, Kan.
Mrs. Nellie r.. Mcmillan. of Leaven-
worth, Kan. was apr ointed secretary
fby the new president. The officers Of
patriotic instructor and Inspector will
be filed by the president In the next
few, weeks.
a Mrs. Hannah Nj. Chamberlain of
2.NlbanS,sN. ". is announced as a can :
9didate for president next year. She Is
well known and prominent in G. A.
r. circles throughout the United
States.
The session closed with the usual
bouquets in the form of resolutions
thanking Salt Lake and her people
for their courtesies as we'll as "a num-
Der Of special resolutions Of thanks
RESOLUTION & OF THANKS.
The resolution was as follows:
Resolved, That vote of thanks be
staff OF Utah, the county officials Of
Utah county, the mayor of Salt Lake
and his board of trustees, and the
citizens of Salt Lake City. for the
many courtesies extended to us dur
ing our%convention. 81. rs
That the; thanks Of this convention
sbe rendered Reynolds circle of Salt
Lake and the ladies who served us
isuch bountiful luncheon.
That the thanks of this convention
be rendered Sister Jean Milton. ex-,
army nurse and chairman OF the COM
mittee OH decorations, for the many
beautiful flowers furnished headquar-l
tiers and our convention, also to the
Lincoln circle of Ogden.
To the citizens committee for the
handsome souvenir badges and to 81.
X. Davidson for the delegates badge
TO the trustees of the Congrega-
tional church for the use of that
cdifice during our sessions.
TO OFFICERS.
To the officers connected With the
tabernacle choir for the tickets Tor {.
the concerts and the many courtesles
they have extended.
THAT our sincere thanks be rendered
10 the Ladies of the G. a. II. band for
tbir music. and that we also feel very
PROUD to think that this band con-
nected with our order is the only
ladies' band connected withEany branch
OF the Grand Army of the Republic.
That our thanks be extended to
the press for their well written no.,
tees of our convention and organliiza-
stion. \, -,
That we extend our thanks to the
citizens of Salt Lake City in general
for their entertainment. their beauti-,
ful decorations, and all they have done
TO make our sojourn in their city
That we extend our thanks to our
national president and all national Of
flcers for good work and conscientious
t,i,linrs.