The National tribune., 1910-03-10

stalled by Mrs. Anna A. Peck, Past De-
partment President, who was escorted
in by the 40 Colorbearers who were on
duty and again formed the hollow
square All the officers of 10Th the
Grand Army and the WomanS s Relief
Corps were roundly applauded as each
came forward to take the solemn obii-
CATION, which was proof positive that
the two Departments were thoroly sat
isfed with the officers that they had
elected OF course, the two chiefs of
the Departments, DR.. Johnson and Mrs
Atkinson, were received with prolonged
applause. Mrs. Atkinson is tall, grace
full, fair woman, whose. veteran hus-
band was seriously i'll at home and un-
able to see the honors conferred upon
his wife. AS has been stated, she is an
Ohio woman, and was very proud of the
presence on the platform of Mrs Sher-
wood, whom Ohio and the National
w r. c. has so much hOnored, and
also of the other National officers who
honored the occasion with their pres
ence Mrs. Atkinson is Past President
of her Corps, has filled many Depart
ment offices and has been twice De-
partment Treasurer. She is an attrac-
| tive, energetic woman, big-hearted and
will make an albright President. AT
the close of the installation Mrs. Atkin-
son was presented with handsome
|
Corps by the President, Mrs. Thapha-
gen.
| The other officers OF the WOman's
Relief Corps are: S. V. p, Mrs. Fannie
E. Worden; J. V. P, Mrs. Fannie NJ.
Page; Treasurer, Mrs. Edith Emerson;
Chaplain, Mrs. Julia West Hamilton.
The Executive Board is composed Of
Mrs. Ida Ferguson. Mrs. Grinnag, Mrs.
Ritner, Mrs. Mary Mangum and Mrs.
Robinson.
The appointive officers installed were;
Counselor, Mrs. Rosamond b. Beacham;
Secretary, Mrs Julia Mason, Layton; In
spector Mrs. Alice Burgess; Patriotic
Instructor. Mrs. Georgia d. Van Fleet;
|. and /. officer, Mrs. Marie Thomas.
! Mrs Mamie P. Dorsey. military lit
tie woman Past President of Thomas
Corps, was unexpectedly detailed as In
lstalling Conductor, and, as always. did
her work perfectly. The pianist was her
sister, Miss Gussie Palmer. Mrs. Dor
sey was appointed by Mrs. Atkinson
Chief of Staff. Mrs. Atkinson's remarks
were very brief and to the point. She
promised to the best of her ability to
do everything that could be done to lift
I'D the Department of Potomac, Wo-
mans Relief Corps. and enhance its
prosperity, and to aid in every way pos
sible Commander Johnson and the
Grand Army of the Republic.
JOlld mason Layton was ONt VI 'hc
surprised ones of the evening Past
Department Commander Hendricks, in
an eulogistic speech, presented Mrs
Layton with a splendid jeweled ring
which he said was but a small token OF
the esteem of the friends who gave II
to Mrs. Layton after her long service Of
Il years in the Department, nearly hall
of which was as Department Secretary
; at one time and another. Mrs. LaytoI
was much pleased. and while everybody
was expecting from her an outburst o.
, oratory she declared that she was fo
once in her life without words. Mrs
? Layton is a charter member of o. p
Morton. l, of the Department.
Mrs Mary A. Dow received from he
, friends in the Department very prett
gold watch and chain and from ne
, Aids a set of gilt and crystal candela
bra.
Following the installation, before a
audience which packed the big hall t
the very doors, Mrs. Sherwood CAV
I one of her good talks. congratulatin
: the Department on its acquisition o
E Mrs. Atkinson, an Ohio woman fror
President McKinley'S town, and sal
; she knew what splendid work this De
E partment could do. Mrs. Reed an
. Mrs Munger were also especially com
> plimentary and spoke amidst applause
. The newly installed Senior and Ju
!. | nior Vice Presidents, Mrs. Fannie
Worden and Mrs. Fannie Page, receive
: beautiful flowers from friends Mr.:
- Anna Robinson, Chairman of the Exec
= utive Board, received a great bouque
|, of yellow tulips, and Mrs. Marion Lewis
!, the defeated candidate for Presiden
9 received a handsome basket of flower
:, from her friends and supporters.
, The exercises closed by the singin
= of America" by all.