The Washington bee., 1910-12-03
Commissioned as an Assistant Ma
tionai Inspector.

k1OlEdA AiiSP<(lOAs
Mrs. Belle E. Harris, president of
the National Woman'S Relief Corps,
of Emporia, Kans., has just appointed
Mrs. Julia Mason Layton to inspect
the corps of the South. Mrs. Harris
says Il am going to honor you and
honor your race by sending you to
the Southland to inspect the detached
corps" etc, etc. Mrs. Layton will
very soon start out on her work of
love. She will go to the following
cities in Georgia: Tallapoosa, Fitzger-
aid, and Savannah. Florida: Key
West, Jacksonville, Tampa, and ).
Jacksonville. North Carolina: New
berne, Elizabeth City and Wilmington.
South Carolina: Beaufort, Charleston,
Hilton Head and Bluffton. Tennes-
see: Nashville, Memphis, Ridge
dale and Pulaski. Virginia; Norfolk,
Portsmouth, Waterway, MachipOngo,
Hampton, Savagevilie, Mappsville,
Suffolk, Cheapside and Petersburg.
Also possibly TO Mississippi and Lou
isiana. The expenses of this entire
trip is borne by the National conven-
ition. For years it has been a pleas
ant trip during the winter months for
some member of the other race to take
this long trip. This department was
organized in 1900 1t has had II corps,
nine of which were white and two col
ored. At present there are nine corps,
two are colored and seven white. The
colored, o. P. Morton No. I, and
Chas. Sumner, No. ?, have always
stood in the foremost ranks. Among
some who have made brilliant rec
ords as corps presidents, and also on
the Department Council, may be
mentioned Miss Matte R. Bowen,
Mrs f. w. Marshall, Mrs. c. Wilkin-
son (deceaseO, Mrs. c. z. Butcher,
DR.. Carrie II. Thomas, Mrs Mary Z.
Griffin, Mrs. Mamie Hutchins, Miss
Marie L. JordOn. Mrs. Julia c. Collier,
Mrs A. f. Cromwell, Miss Sophia
Brooks, Mrs. Mary Duvall, Miss Hat
tie Saunders (deceased), Mrs. Rachel
Brooks. Miss A. '. Thompkins, Miss
Annie Grinnage, Mrs. Julia West
Hamilton, Mrs Lula Chase Colds
berry, Mrs. Clara Chase Knox, Miss
Emma Patterson, Miss Mary Howard.
Mrs. Fowler These good women and
many others have done and are doing
now yeOman service.
This department has had 2I years
of constant service, and Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton has been in some way
connected with every administration.
She has served as senior vice pres
ident, press correspondent Give
terms), department secretary under
seven presidents by appointment, and
is now department secretary, depart
ment Inspector, past national assist
ant inspector, past national special
aide; been elected three times as del
egate-at-large, and secretary of near
ly every convention. At the last De-
partment Convention she was pre-
sented with a costly jeweled ring
made by Tiffany, New York City. The
center is a large pigeon ruby, brought
| from the mines of South America,
and presented by one of the first pres
idents she served. This ruby is sur
rounded by small diamonds for as
many years as the Department is old
(2I), This was given her by her
friends of both races in the Woman's
Relief Corps and Grand Army.
Mai. Gen. Wood, chief of staff, in
his annual report to the Secretary OF
War, paints a gloomy picture of the
lack of preparedness of the army ir
case of war.
A procession of 10000 students
bearing flags invaded the Nevosk
Prospect and sang hymns in honor ot