Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-07
DINNER TO MRS. HENRY
NATIONAL PRESIDENT GUEST
OF G.. A. r. LADIES.
Large Reception in Her Honor Is
Attended by Members of All
Local Circles.

MIS- Della rawlings Henry, national
president Of the Ladies of the Grand
Army Of the Republic, has been the guest
of the circles Of Washington for the last
three days. and has been much enter
tanned She was the guest of U. S. Grant
Circle at a dinner last evening which in
cluded the department commander, Ed
win Holbrook. and Mrs Holbrook, as well
as members of all the other circles, and
after dinner held a reception in Scottish
Rite Hall. where she received an armload
of Richmond roses from Mrs. Holbrook
for Grant Circle.
A reception was rendered Mrs. Henry
last evening in the red parlors of the
Ebbitt House by the three circles of the
city-Wiliam Mckinley Circle, Mrs. Mary
Milligan president: Lincoln Circle, Mrs.
Nina Peabody president. and L. s. Grant
Circle, Mrs. Ida w. Lawrence president.
Among the guests of the evening who
greeted Mrs. Henry were Representative
Anthony of Leavenworth, Kan; Repre-
sentative and Mrs. Borland of Kansas
City, Mo-; Representative Charles Scott
of Kansas Gen. G.. C. kniffin, Depart
ment Commander Holbrook, Senior Vice
Commander Henry A. Johnson, Asst.
Adjt Gen o. H. Oldroyd, George NJ
Rowe chief mastering officer; Col. A. s.
Perham, patriotic instructor; Mrs Mary
A. Dow. president Of the Department of
the Potomac, WOman's Relief Corps, and
her staff Miss Annie Roberts and Miss
Spencer representing the Daughters of
Veterans, and many others.
Greetings of the Order.
All these were presented to the ma
tional president. Mrs. Henry, by Mrs.
Isabel Worrell Ball Of U. s. Grant Cir
Gle, and during the evening all made
brief speeches, presenting the greetings
of the order which they represented
Speeches were made by Representative
Borland, who is the son Of a Union vet
eran, and by Col. John McElroy, both Of
whom eulogized the fifty thousand la
dies who comprise the Ladies' of the
G. A. r. Mrs. jeanne Street recited the
'Star Spangled Banner" and Mrs. Isabel
Worrell Ball gave a talk on the neces-
sity of protection of the flag from de-
grading commercial uses
Mrs. Leavitt presented bouquet of
crimson carnations to the national presi
dent in behalf of Lincoln Circle, and
Richmond roses for u. S. Grant Circle
The national president. who is the wife
of Capt w. N. Henry. past department
commander OF Missouri, accepted the
been lavishly showered upon her in a
brief speech.
She spoke of the energy of the mem
bers of the Ladies of the G. A. r., of
y
and their wives could spend their declin-
ing years together, and of other homes
erected especially for the dependent
widows, mothers and sisters of veterans.
Praise for the Women.
She gave praise to all the patriotic
organizations of women for their efforts
in behalf of the rapidly passing veterans,
but declared that the Ladies of the
G. A. r. are closer to the veterans
than any others. because they are lineal
kin of the men who wore the blue, and
will be to the veterans of the civil war
what the d. A. r are to the revolutionary
veterans.
After the program was completed
reception followed. the guests being pre-
sented to Mrs. Henry by Mrs Peabody
and Mrs. Ball. Refreshments were serv-
ed. Mrs. Mary ]. Milligan presided over
the program.
Mrs. Henry will leave tomorrow for At
lantic City. where she will meet Com
mander-in-Chief Van SAINT. and select
headquarters for her organization for
the national encampment of next Sep
TENDER. The party. which will include
the national president of the Womans
Relief Corps. Mrs. Jennie Iowa Berry
of Iowa, will be the guests Of honor at
big reception in Philadelphia Saturday
night.