Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1911-06-15
NATIONAL RELIEF CORPS,
Rev. Leroy w. Coons Gives Address Of
Welcome,


The annual convention of the Depart
ment of Maine of the Woman's Relief
Corps opened at 1890 A. NJ. Wednes-
day at the Congregational chapel on
State street with an attendance, which
was unusually large and taxed the
seating capacity of the chapel to the
utmost. The officers present at the
opening of the convention We're: Pres
ident. Ada c. Ely, Augusta; senior vice
president, Mabel Pierce Blake, Mon
mouth; junior vice president, Ida c.
Rolfe. Clinton; treasurer, Hattie c.
Sprague, Bangor; chaplain, Helen NJ
Perkins. Kennebunk; Lizzie F. Holds
don, Oakland. Belle J. Palmer. Monroe,
of the executive board; department
secretary, Maud NJ. Merrick. Water
vile: department counsellor. Sarah Z.
Putnam, Auburn; department inspec-
tor. Rehecca Israelson, Rumford Falls;
department patriotic instructor. Cora
L. Prince, Portland; department press
correspondent, Harriet P. Andrews,
Monmouth; department senior aide and
chief of staff. Elizabeth ]. Savage,
Bangor.
A considerable part of the day was
ports, including that of the depart
ment president. Mrs. Ada C. Ely of
Augusta.
1.-THE True Auxiliary"
The Department President, Mrs Ely in
the opening of her address said: I'm
1883 when we We're allowed the privilege
of being endorsed as we'll as created by
the @ s. n w only no
round of the ladder. but we trust as years
have gone by we have earned the right to
be called The True Auxiliary of the Grand
Army of the Republic, gaining the top
round by round. May we be true to the
principles laid down by our order and its
growth and prosperity will exceed our
fondest hopes
OF the growth of the Order she says:
Our numerical growth has not been
large, but the increase has been strong
and We have endeavored to assist the
weak corps Many of these corps have
assumed new courage and are reporting
a steady growth with renewed interest.
a charter has been sent to Lowell, where
a new corps is being formed by Mrs.
Lillian Rice of North Waterford and We
trust that at our next convention we may
have a report from this corps. Personal
letters have been sent to Post comman-
ders where no corps exist, but without
success thus far. We have received
three calls from corps who were about to
surrender their charter. but after visit
ing them We received the gratifying re-
port that they would still press on. The
several corps have grown into a better
understanding of what their duties are;
also in the proper exemplification of the
ritualistic part of our work" The
president speaks of the district conven-
tons at Biddeford and North WHITEHEAD.
where rituaistic work was carried out In
most perfect manner and recommends
that the district conventions continue TO
be held under the direction OF the de-
partment president and department in
spector.
The official acts reported by the pres
ident are: The issuance of eight general
orders. cipher for one password. one
charter, the approval of three circular
letters, issuance of one circular letter,
granting of several dispensations and one
decision, and the forwarding of one Ma
tional password, She alludes to the re-
ceptions given her by Kimbali Corps and
by Seth Williams Corps of Augusta.
where she was the recipient of beautiful
flowers and cordial welcome. She also
tenders sincere thanks to Thatcher Corps
and u S. Grant Corps for their many in
vitatons and courtesies shown during the
past year. Mention is made of the Camp
Benson G. A. r. Assn meeting in Au-
gust where the president repre-
sented the departm ent on ladies' day
and was royalty entertained by Capt