The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-13

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The meeting of the Women's Re-
lief Corps. of the Thirteenth Dis,
trict, adjournal Friday evening after
camp fire to meet next year at Bre-
men Indiana Marshall county. The
time of the next district meeting
will not be set, until next
fall, when the meeting is called by
the new district chairman, Mrs.
Elizebeth Baxter of Bremen. The
new officers were selected b ythe con-
vention Friday afternoon, and are
as appear above. The afternoon ses-
sion consisted of district work, in
cluding the report of the National
Convention, by Mrs. Lulu Listenber-
ger of Bremen, who attended the
National meeting at Atlantic City, as
delegate from the Thirteenth Dis
triet of Indiana. At 7:30 O'Clock
Friday evening Camp Fire stories and
other literary and musical numbers
were rendered, after which tile meet
ing adjourned to the Orpheum theatre
At the camp fire, numbers were
heard from DR.. f. NJ Burkett Ply
mouth Mrs Lucy Clark of Michigan
City, w. B. Hess Plymouth, W. f.
Bailey Plymouth, and Mrs. Gertrude
Seeley of Valparaiso. The Miles III.
Tibbitts Post of the g. A. R., partici-
pated in the camp fire session. ALI
of the numbers were exceptionally
interesting. AT the Orpheum theatre
the convention was treated to sur
prise. A representation of old army
camp life, was demonstrated by
George W. Knoblock, and Sam vii
son of Plymouth, and Jacob Myers
of Culver. An army tent had been
erected on the stage, arms were
stacked, camp fire burning under
the troopers kettle, aud the scene
when the curtains rose, brought forth
long burst of applause from the
audience After attending the thea
tire the delegates separated to their
respective trains, and the District
convention was over.
Over two hundred delegates to the
district convention, were present at
the noon meal, served at the Star
Restaurant, Friday. OF these one
hundred and fifty were visitors from
out of town. The district is not de-
fined by the lines which bound the
Congressional district. The TERRITORY
embrased in the 18th district of the
W. r. c., includes the following
counties-St. Joseph, Marshall. La
Porte, Starke, Porter and lake
Delegates were present from almost
every corps located in the district
- Meeting Success.
The District Meeting held at the
Apollo Club rooms, Friday, was o
great success, thanks to the efforts of
the local members of the W. X. C.
and their officers. Preparations had
been made for the convention foi
several weeks, and Its success was a
forgone conclusion. The officers OF
the local corps are the following
Pres. Mrs. Netta Heminger, Senior
Vice. Mrs. Mary Kaufman, Junior
Vice. Mary Wilson. Chaplin Mrs
Jennie Dickinson. Secv. Mrs. Martha
Field, Treas. Mrs. Mary Randall
The retiring officers of the Thirteen
tn District. who conducted the con
vention Friday were the following
President Mrs Jennie Dickensor
Plymouth, Senior Vice Pres. Mrs
Mary L. Howe Michigan City, Junior
Vice Pres. Mrs. Julia Smith Soutl
Bend, Secretary Mrs. Martha Field
Plymouth, Treasurer, Mrs. Lulu
Listenberger Bremen, Chaplin Mrs
Jane Mosher Hibbard, Conductor
Mrs Nettie Heminger Plymouth, As
sistant Conductor Mrs. Ida Reynold,
Union Mills. Guard Mrs. Louisa Bot
sett, Plymouth, Asst. Guard Mrs
Nettie Vail New Carlisle, Patriotic
Instruetress Mrs. Daisy Bare Nortl
Liberty. All of the Offices from TIL
treasurer, are appointed by The lis
trict president.
The ai'ernate to the National Con
vcntioI, is Mrs. Grace Hrbaaid e.
South Bend. She is of the Norman
EI.Iy Corps, Number :.