The Newark star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1909, 1909-08-25
WOMEN RIVALS IN
DRILL EXHIBITION

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Members of the Cleveland Degree
team of the Daughters of St. George,
who are in this city today attending
their twenty-first national biennial
convention, have all preparations COM
pleted for giving an exhibition drill in
Hillside Park tomorrow night, together
with the Chicago degree team of the
same organization. Mrs. Bessie AL
peters, the captain of the team. is con-
ndent that her drill will not show up
second best in the competition.
Their regalia consists of dresses of
pure white, with English buttons pinned
on the shirtwaist. They carry large
American flags to show their present
nationality, and thefr4eader has a large
British standard wrapped about her to
designate the nature of their order.
Considerable difficulty was exper-
fenced by the Cleveland delegation in
securing accommodations in the city
when they arrived here Monday eve
ming. They were finally provided for
in the Hotel Lenox, however, where
they will stay the remainder of the
week.
AT this mornings session the dele
gates heard the reports of national Of
ficers read and found them to be salts
factory. The total membership was
given as 6.752, It was decided to revise
the constitution, and this matter was
placed in the hands of the national
executive committee.
Mary E. Jones, of Buffalo, addressed
the convention. advocating that the
next gathering be held in her home
city. She distributed literature and re-
ceived promises of many votes.
Mrs. HIATT Mott, of Cleveland, pre-
scented the order with an altar cloth
in memory of her mother, Mrs. Sarah
Handy, who was one of the charter
members of he organization, having
Joined it in 1885.
The delegates adjourned at 1870
o'clock and left fer Coney Island, where
they will spend the remainder of the
day.
AT 2 o'clock yesterday the delegates
and many members of Newark lodges
went to New York on a sightseeing
our. At night a avn fete and garden
party was given by Mrs. Alice Vaughan,
chairman of the reception committee,
at her home in Mckinley avenue, East
Orange. Two special trolley cars took
the delegates from this city to East
Orange.
Delegates in the Hotel Lenox are:
From Chicago-Mrs. Clementine Hunt,
Mrs. Diana Boullen, Mrs. Ada Waight,
Mrs. Bessie Steman, Mrs. Mary Her
mann, Mrs. e. w. Baker. Mrs. P. Eng
land, Mrs. A. j. Donahue, Mrs. G.. A.
S~tahlnecker, Mrs. A. c. Preslau, Mrs. p.
Stevens, Mrs. R. S. Smith, Mrs. F.
Graham, Mrs. F. Feare. Mrs. r. c..
Cook. Mrs. c, M. Manchester, Mrs. E..
Burchett, Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mrs. ]. G.
Gray, Mrs. Harry Jeffreys, Mrs. F. G..
Reeves, Mrs. VIM. Morfoot, Mrs. w. H.
Belk, Mrs. J. M. Porter, Mrs. George
Oscar. From Bridgeport. Conn.-Mrs.
H. Bowling, Mrs. NJ. A. Martin, Mrs.
NJ. Barrow, Mrs. ]. Morley. From
Chardon. Ohio-Mrs. Bessie Alperter.
From Cleveland-Mrs. Sarah Higgin-
bottom. From North Lawrence, Ohio
Mrs. H. M. Lee. From Detroit-Mrs.
NJ. A. Birkbeck. From Wadsworth,
oHlO -MFS. A. u. WllneIm.
In the Continental Hotel from Provi-
dence, r, l., Mrs. Belle Atkin, Mrs.
Mary J. Atkin, Mrs. Margaret Rushton,
Mrs. Lizzie Blackwood, Mrs. Gertrude
Martin, Mrs. E. Cornell, Mrs. S. Lind
sey, Miss NJ. Morton, Mrs. F. Gregson,
Mrs. S.. Cooper, Mrs. r. FOURIER, Mrs. J.
Walker, Mrs. r. Waterman, Mrs, Mel
vim F. Boiler; from Woonsocket, Mrs.
G. Portion; from Fall River, Mrs. Anne
liza Hoyle, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, Mrs.
Ann Sunderland, Mrs. William ]. Pack
er, Mrs. j.. w. Meads and Mrs. Arthur
Ranger; from Philadelphia, Mrs. Sarah
Beech, Mrs. Florence Craft, Mrs. Es-
Their Greenwood, Mrs. Harriet A. East
wood and Mrs. Sarah HILBERT. From
Joliet, ILL.,, Mrs. May F. Abel and Mrs.
Harriet E.. Boyd. Mrs. S, e. Ickering-
i'll from jamestown, N. Y; Mrs. Emily
Clark from Jacksonville, o., and Mrs.
James w. Fox and Mrs. William Car
rington from Pawtucket, r! l.; Mrs.
Alfred Taylor from ~Torrington, Conn;
Mrs. Edward Speer from Waterbury,
Conn; Mrs. Martha E. Scott n Mrs.
S. Chapman from Pittsburg; Mrs. EN-
ma Green and Mrs. Mary Pascoe from
Ishpeming, Mich; Mrs. Charles e.
Johnson from Rochester; Miss e. La
than from Philadelphia; Mrs. Mary E.
Jones from Buffalo; Mrs. Libbie Fow-
Ter from Utica; Mrs. Mary E. Jones
from Buffalo; Mrs. Sarah A. Burchliff
and Mrs. J.. Oldham from Pittsburg;
Mrs. G. w. Garside and Mrs. w. f.
Berry from Chicago; Mrs. A. X. Har-
rington, Mrs. K. Powell, Mrs. w. j.
Mott and Mrs. Baker from Pittsburg;
Mrs. A. Maidens from Washington, d.
c.; Mrs. G. H. Frankton and Mrs. A.
Rowland from Baltimore; Mrs. Nellie
Kenyon from Paterson, and Mrs. May
Llyod from Shamokin. '