The San Francisco call., 1910-04-23

ment was held at Rice Institute today.
when the ritualistic installment of the
new department officers took place,
speeches were made by retiring officials
and a resolution was adopted urging
Governor Gillett to ask the people of
this state to properly observe flag day.
The meeting adjourned at late hour
this afternoon. and the veterans dis
banded. Those remaining with friends
and members of the auxiliaries will
take an excursion to Yerba Buena
island tomorrow.
The Woman's Relief Corps completed
the election of department officers to-
night.Sa formal instaliment taking place
at Central hall.
The officers follow:
Department president, Mrs. Carrie W.
Dfhble: senior vice president Mrs. Effie
Patterson; junior vice president. Mrs.
Georgia Hodgeman; treasurer, Mrs.
Sarah J. Farwell, and chaplain. Mrs
Hattie Onyett.
The offices of secretary, conductor,
color bearer and guide are appointive
offices and will be filled at the pleas
ure of the department commander.
At a late hour the election of depart
ment officers for the Daughters of Vet
Grams was completed showing the fol-
lowing result:
Department president, Mrs Effie z.
Edmans of San Jose; senior vice presi-
dent, Mrs. May Drips of Orange; Junior
vice president, Mrs. Eva Ewing of San
Jose; inspector, Mrs. Ella Renwick of
Los angeles; chaplain, Mrs. Jean Her
rick of Los Angeles; members of the
department. council, Mrs Lizzie Belle
nant of Oakland and Mrs. Eloise Holly
of San Jose; delegates to the national
convention to be held at Atlantic City,
n. j., in September. Mrs. Carrie Murray.
Mrs. Frances Davenport and Mrs. Ella
Renwick, all of Los Angeles.
The appointiye offices of the Daugh-
ters of Veterans were filed at the for
NAL installation tonight as follows:
Judge advocate. DIR. C. E. Case of Los
Angeles; instructing guide, Miss Flor
ence Haines; secretary, Mrs. Whitesides
of San Jose; musician, Miss Nellie Rum
mel of San Diego; color bearers, Mines
Marks, Baldwin. Conners and Stanford
all of Los Angeles; guard. Mrs. Murray
of Los Angeles; guide, Mrs Mentz of
San Jose.
Department officers of the Ladies of
the Grand Army of the Republic were
elected as follows:
Mrs. H. v. Parker of Fresno, presi-
dent; Mrs. Helen M. Eustice of Oakland.
senior vice president; Mrs. Myrtle ].
Hunt of Eureka. junior vice president;
Mrs. Ida e. jenkins. treasurer: Mrs.
f. Russell of San Francisco. chaplain.
On account of the parade today the
Sons of Veterans postponed the open
ing of their twenty-hfth annual con-
vention, which had been scheduled to
take place this morning at Lincoln hall,
until tomorrow morning at $40 o'clock.
WAR Is THREATENED
Because two companies of the first
battalion of the Fifth regiment of in
fantry, national guard, in command of
Major M. w. Simpson, were placed be-
hind the cadets from the University of
California by civilian grand mar
shal Fl. n. Gard, in the parade today,
war impends. On one side are Com
panies A and r of the first battalion,
marshaled by Major Simpson, and on
the other side is Civilian Gard in all
his loneliness. What the outcome will
be no man can say at this time. al
though every militiaman and militia
officer that had to take the dust of the
cadet striplings is up in arms.