Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-25
WITH NEW LEADERS
Departments of 6. A. R. and
w. R. C. Begin Work of Year.
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
Presentation of Flowers and Other
Mementoes Features of Cere-
monies Last Night.

monies Last Night.
The Department of Potomac. G. \. r..
and OF the W r. G., respectively. held
joint installation services last night al
Grand Army Hall. The walls of the hall
were almost hidden by flags. and the
platform, after the presentation of ali
the flowers was over. looked like rose
garden. The guests OF honor were the
ranking past national president Of the W.
r. G., Mrs. Kate Brownies Sherwood
wife of Representative Sherw God of Ohio,
who was the second president of an or
EanizatiOn which now numbers 1917 ,OG
women: Mrs Carrie Sparkin Reed OF
Missouri. past national president: Mrs
Eunice Munger of oklahoma, past ma
tional Junior vice president: Mrs. Ida \.
Oldroyd. past national Junior vice presi-
dent, and Mrs. Isabel Worrell Ball. ma
tional officer These were escorted to
the platform by whi,egowned women
carrying beautiful silk flags.
The installation of the officers of the
G. A. r. came first. with Col. George II
Slaybaugh. past department commander
as mastering officer, and Capt John G.
Maynard commander of Garfield Post
escorted by women, forty in number
dressed in white and carrying the col
orS OF the nine corps of the department
These formed a hollow square, almost
a compact wall of flags, inside of which
the installing ceremonies took place.
List of Officers.
The elective officers installed were Ill.
A. Johnson, department commander;
n. 1a,-
j. D. Bloodgood, junior vice commander:
DR.. Thomas Calver medical director; y.
S. Miller, chaplain; r. II. Marcellis, Ed
ward Webster, w. L. SchmaIhoff. +. r.
Davis and j. w. Butcher, department
council The appointive officers installed
were: Quartermaster. Francis l.. Nc
kenna; assistant adjutant general. o. II.
Oidroyd; chief mastering officer, John q.
Maynard inspector, John Finn; patriotic
instructor. A. S. Perham: judge advocate,
George B. Davis; chief OF staff, Charles
r. Garrette.
Commander johnson made a brief adj
dress, and at the close he was presented
with an immense bouquet of carnations
and roses by the Legion of Loyal Women,
of which Mrs. Johnson, his wife, is pres
ident: bunch of American beauty roses
from the Daughters of Beterans, a bou-
quet of red carnations from L. $. Grant
Circle. Ladies of the G.. 4. r., and a
cluster Of pink carnations from Mr.. Ford
of the Soldiers Home, which were given
in his name by his daughter, Miss Mary
Ford.
Woman's Relief Corps.
The installation of the officers of the
Department of the Potomac, W. R. C.,
was presided over by Mrs. Mary A. Dow,
retiring department president until the
arrival of the installing officer, Mrs
Anna 4. Peck, when the gavel was turned
over to her to complete the ceremonies
The forty color bearers escorted Mrs
Peck to the platform, and again formed
the hollow square within which the cere-
monies were concluded.
That the officers of the G. 4. r. and W.
r. c. are quite acceptable to the members
of the organizations of this department
was proved by the rounds of applause
which greeted each of them when pre-
scented. If there was any difference In
the strength of the applause 1t was prob
ably when Department Communicated
Johnson and Department President-elect
Mrs. Nora 3. Atkinson moved forward
under the escort of color bearers and sub
scrihed to the charge and obligation. Mrs
ductor and Miss Gussie Palmer as plan
list.
The following officers were installed:
Mrs. Nora Il. Atkinson. PRESIDENT Mrs
Fannie T.. Worden, senior vice president
Mrs. Fannie NJ: Page. junior vice pres
Mrs. Julia West Hamilton, chaplain
The executive board is composed of Mrs
Ida Ferguson, Mrs. Grinnag Mrs. Ritner
Mrs. Mary Mangum and Mrs. Robinson.
Counselor, Mrs. Rosamond E. Beacham
SECRETARY, Mrs. Julia Mason Layton: in
spector, Mrs. Alice Burgess: patriotic in.
structor, Mrs. Georgia d. Van Fleet;
and l. officer, Mrs. Mary E. Thomas.
Flowers as Mementos.
Mrs. Atkinson. on accepting the ONCE
made a brief address. in which SHE
pledged all her energies to the department
for the coming year. She was presented
with bouquet of carnations by the mem
bers Of Thomas Corps and flowers from
many other sources. The chairman of the
executive board, Mrs. Anna Robinson, re
ceived d great bouquet of yellow tulips
Mrs. Marion Lewis, the defeated candi
date for president, a handsome basket OF
carnations from her friends and support
ers; the installing officer, Mrs. Peck, &
bouquet of American beauty roses from
the department president. Mrs. Atkinson
and bouquet of Mckinley carnation.
from John a. Logan Corps, of which SHIT
is a member, and there were many othel
presentations of flowers.
when Past Department Commander Hen
bricks presented Mrs. Julia Mason Lay
ton a gold ring set with precious stones
Col. Hendricks stated that in presenting
this ring. which was but a small token o.
the esteem of the friends who gave IL 4
Mrs. Layton, he was gratifed to do ~
because of the long and effective wori
that Mrs. Layton had done in the depart
| ment. Mrs. Layton. who is considered
one of the orators of the Women's Relie
Corps. accepted the ring with few word:
of thanks and briefly sketched the career
of the department since its organization
Receives Gold Watch.
! Mrs Feathers. chief of staff. in behalf
of the friends Of the retired president
Mrs. Dow. presented to her a gold watch
and chain and set of crystal and gilt
| condelabra. Mrs. Myers. president OF
Lincoln Corps. presented the basket OF
flowers to Mrs. Lewis. who is a past
president of Lincoln Corps.
Mrs. Dow, previous to her retirement
| called to the platform all of the past
department presidents. which include Mrs
Anna ". Johnson. Mrs. LYDIA A. Oldroyd
Mrs. LYDIA j. Hart, Mrs. Margaret B.
| Tew. Mrs. r. b. Measham and Mrs
Isabel Worrell Ball. whom she presented
\ RI he audience amid aS