The National tribune., 1909-08-26
The Mississippi Case.

Inc DJiSslsslppi SaSe.
The recommendation to make a Pro-
visional Department of Mississippi and
separate IL from Louisiana, as it desired
brought from Mrs. Ball a question
as to why this was not already done, as
the convention voted to do at the 26th
National Convention. Mrs. Ball stated
that she and Past National President
Mrs. Emma F.. Wallace had pledged
their word to the contesting colored
women of that Department at the last
National Convention that this should be
done, and she felt that the National
Convention had broken faith with the
colored women of those two Depart
ments. The National President stated
that no such recommendation or deci-
sion had come to her, and that she must
perforce promulgate decisions as they
came TO her. and that was for one Pro-
yisional Department of the two States,
which she had done
Mrs. Ball somewhat heatedly declared
that she was tired of pleading for
fuller National Journal, and asked if a
had any right to edit out decisions of
National Convention. The National
President replied that nobody could do
that, and she did not think that any
body had. Mrs. Ball had many sup
porters in the convention who remem-
bered that action of the previous con-
|vention, but did not push the contro-
versy any further, as the recommends
ton Strengthened everything out.
During the day there were many vis-
iting delegations. among them being
members of the Army Nurses Associa-
ton, Ladies of the Grand Army OF the
Republic and from the Citizens Com
mittee of Salt Lake. Mrs. Mary A. Dow,
President of the Department of the Po-
tomac, presented to Mrs Gilman a bou-
quet of Golden GicWs," and the Iowa
delegation presented to, Mrs. Berry
very handsome cut-glasS vase of gener-
Gus proportions. lGfssu
The committee of heireport of Pre-
vention of Dissertation of the Flag"
commented the work of the committee
In Washington, and recommended that
Mrs. Isabel WorrelhIsalb DE again elect
ed Chairman, which theyconvention pro-
ceeded to do with hearty. unanimity. 1t
also reelected all the other members of
| the committee, as follows: Mrs. Annie
w. Johnson, Mrs. ,LidaoJ. Hart, Mrs.
Rosamond Il. Meachama Mrs. Ida A.
Oldroyd. Mrs. Ida, " Hendricks, Mrs.
Margaret b. Tow and, Mrs. Anna A.
Peck, all Past Pre5identss of the Depart
ment of the Potomac
Former Gov. Van SAINT of Minnesota,
who was elected Commander-in-Chief
accompanied by Gen. John C. Black,
PAST Commander-in-Chief, and Charley
Harris, Past DEPARTMENT. Commando of
Kansas, Col Johnny Gilman and many
others, came to pay their respects. Mrs
SAWYER, President of the Department
of Massachusetts,, took occasion to pre-
sent pair of solid silver spoons TO Col.
and Mrs. Gilman during his visit to his
wife's convention. causing a great deal
of laughter by her witty illusions to a
pair" OF spoons" All made speeches
eulogizing the w. r. C.
| At 8 O'Clock the convention came to
close with installation of officers. Mrs
Sarah ID. Winans acted as Installing Of
ficer. and Mrs. Trenary, of Illinois, as
Conductor
There was but one regret in connec-
ltion with the 27th National Convention.
and that was that the only thing done
was to listen to reports and reports on
reports and almost no time was per-
mitted for questions or for those not
Informed about the work of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps to learn anything at