The National tribune., 1909-12-23

National President, Woman's Relief
Corps.
Potomac left their cards for the Ma
tional President and Secretary during
the day. The Department President,
Mrs. Dow, and Mrs. Isabel Worrell
guests of the National President at
lunch at the Ebbitt House, and later,
accompanied by the Department Presi-
dent, the two guests were taken to visit
the Lincoln Memorial Home, where
Capt. o. H. Oldroyd keeps his famous
collection of Lincoln relics. Nearly
two hours We're spent in viewing the
collection. 1t will be remembered that
Mrs. Ida A. Oldroyd. wife of Capt.
OIdroyd, is a Past National Junior Vice
President.
Thursday evening beautiful recep-
ton was rendered the honored guests
by the President of the Department of
the Potomac, Woman's Relief Corps, in
the white parlors of the Ebbitt House.
The long French windows were cur
tanned with handsome bunting flags,
and the bay window in which the Ma
tional President and Secretary stood
had large Flags draped over and around
it. The Department President, Mrs.
Dow, headed the receiving line, and
the presentations were made by the
Chief of Staff of the Department. De-
partment Commander Holbrook and
Assistant Adj't-Gen. o. H. OldrOyd were
invited to receive with the National
President and Secretary. The National
President was handsomely gowned in
white liberty satin and the National
Secretary in silver gray satin, and both
carried armioads of flowers presented
by friends in the Department. The Ma
tionai President had a tremendous bou-
quet of pink carnations, presented her
| by the Ellen Spencer Mussey Tent,
II nf Wet ha
Mrs Mary A. Crenshaw, making the
presentation speech
Among the many distinguished guests
who came to pay their respects to the
| National President were Capt. Hull, of
Iowa. Chairman of the Committee on
Military Affairs of the House of Repre-
lsentatives; Past Senior Vice Command
er-in-Chief McElroy, Past National Ju-
nior Vice President Mrs. Ida A. Old
royd, and several Of the Past Depart
ment Presidents and Department Com
manders. Refreshments were served
thruout the evening.
The Isabel Worrell Ball Flag Asso-
citation, of which Mrs. Annie E. Hoag-
| land is President, and Mrs. Christine
Walton Dunlop, the founder and Or
ganizer, presented the National Presi-
dent with a handsome leather postal
card album, containing 400 views of the
| city of Washington and its environs.
ne Views were dGIduBtu
sequence, beginning with large Flag
followed by the Union Station, then the
National Capitol, the Library of Con-
gress, on down thru the main avenues
of the city to Fort Myer, Arlington,
Mount Vernon and other historic places.
| The postal cards were arranged first to
show the exterior and then the inte-
riors, with the many historic happen
ings and other objects of interest. The
Flag Association also presented a large
photograph of the members as they
were grouped upon the monument of
Maj. b. +. Stephenson, the founder of
ithe Grand Army of the Republic, at
the patriotic exercises on the Fourth of
July, in which they were invited to par
ticipate by the District Commissioners.
The National Secretary, Mrs. Nc
lClellan, received from the Association
| a very handsomely bound volume of
war history. The presentation was
made by Mrs. Ball, Past Department
President, for whom the organization
is named.
On Friday the National President and
National Secretary and Mrs. Annie w.
johnson were the guests of Mrs. Ball
for a long automobile ride over the
city. Mrs. Ball informed the National
President that it would be her en-
deavor to live up to the pOstal-card
album and the views 1t contained, and
she must prepare herself to see every
thing represented by the 400 postal
cards. The first stop was made at the
Capitol, where the opening of the
House was witnessed from the Speak
er's gallery, and later a visit was made
to the private room of the Speaker
when the National President and Sec
retary were presented to the Speaker
of the House, Hon. Joseph G. Cannon,
and received from him autographed
photographs of himself.
Later the ladies were presented to
Vice President Hon. James S. Sherman,
who, upon suggestion of Mrs. Ball, also
presented his autographed photogra phs.
The ladies also met Hon. Serene Payne,
the leader of the majority in the House: :
Representative James Tawney, of Min
nesota, Chairman of the Committee on
Appropriations, who was a little lad
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