Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-01-24
RELIEF CORPS CONVENTION
SESSIONS EXPECTED TO BEGIN
FEBRUARY 10.
Mrs. Roberts, President Of the Cam
paign Committee Corps, and
Post Officers Installed.

While convention general orders have
not yet been issued calling the depart
ment convention of the Woman's Relief
Corps, II is understood it will convene
at Grand Army Hall the night of Febru-
airy Is. and continue until the business
Is concluded. The campaign committee
of the Department Of Potomac. W. r. c..
met last Monday night to name presi-
dent for the ensuing year. Mrs. Julia
Roberts, treasurer of Farragut Corps and
past department treasurer. was placed in
nomination. and received the unanimous
Endorsement Of the committee for the
Office.
The national president, Mrs. Mary l..
Gilman OF Boston, will be the guest Of
the Department OF the Potomac, w. r.
c., during the convention. She will ac-
company the commander-in-chief direct
ly here from the department encamp-
ment of Massachusetts,. where both
national officers will be guests. Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball. member Of the
national executive committee. will go to
the encampment In Boston and return
with the national president.
At recent meeting of Burnside Corps
the installation of officers for the en-
suing year was effected. Brief addresses
were made by Department Commander
Walker. Retiring Commander Capt:
Arthur A. Hendricks. Mrs Isabel Wor-
rell Ball, Mrs. Julia Roberts and many
others. The officers installed by Mrs.
Ida v. Hendricks. past national junior
Mrs. Grace Leonard; junior vice
president. Mrs. Rose Noske; chap
lain. Mrs. Katharine McMMonigle:
ecnsSe,ei n M.: rerencs l. W. MesR
land; guard. Mrs. Annie Hoagland; as
sistant conductor. Mrs. Alice Burke: as
sistant guard, Mrs. NJ. A. Harper; patri-
otto instructor, Mrs. Aua G. Dickerson
press correspondent, Mrs; Augusta Stark
Seward; color bearers. Mrs. Lucinda
Gruber. Mrs. Rebecca Ritner. Mrs.
Christine Corruthers and Mrs. Kate B.
Waters.
Charles Summer Post and Charles Sum-
ner Corps took place in G. A. r. Hall
last Thursday night. The installing Off
Ger for the post was Maj. Charles A.
fleetwood. and for the corps. Mrs: Isabel
Worrell Ball. sergt. Alexander Oglesby
of Douglas Post was officer of the day.
The invocation was pronounced by Rev.
]. H. WEIGH.
The officers installed were as follows:
For the post. Commander, r. D. Good
c., Fred Fowler: J. v. c.. George Wash
ington. adjutant. Charles HI. Shorter;
Q. NJ. Charles Hale; chaplain. Thomas
W. West Ge-electeO; Q. M. s.. Plats
Lee; ofiicer Of the day. J. H. Smallwood
oficer of the guard. George Ross.
The officers OF the corps installed were:
President Mrs. Josephine Butler: S. V.
p. Mrs. Lucy Proctor; j. v: P. Mrs.
Nettie c. Green; secretary, Miss Emma
| Patterson (fifth term; treasurer, Mrs.
Julia West Hamilton: chaplain. Miss
| Chanie Patterson: conductor. Mrs. Jose
phine Fowler: guard. Mrs. Jennie Rich
ardson: patriotic Instructor. Mrs Francis
Frelinghuysen: press correspondent Miss
Estelle Thomas: musician. Mrs Florence
F.. Clark: assistant conductor, Mrs. Nora
| Fletcher; assistant guard, Mrs. Susie
Green; color bearers, Mrs. /. c. Allen.
Mrs. c. f. Dade. Mrs. l.. E. Green and
Mrs. Mamie Dent.