The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1911-05-18
RELIEF CORPS IN
A SESSION TO-DAY
Corps Commander Makes Re-
port-Contest for Next
Commander Hot One.

With the Gennett theater crowded
to its capacity, the aisles and en-
frances filed to overlooking and chairs
placed on the stage for the accommo-
dalton of the officers and stan, the
Woman's Relief Corps Auxiliary to
the G. A. r. met this morning at 8
O'Clock for the morning business SEES
sion. It was the only open session OF
the w. r. C. during the convention and
was attended by visitors as well as
members and delegates. The depart
ment president, Alta M. Boram, pre-
sided, introducing the business and
speakers in the usual form and call
ing for the reports Of committees as
fast as they could be read. In a short
and pointed report the department
president alluded to the work OF the
w. r. C. in q most pleasing manner,
giving a summary of the birth of the
Corps and its development during the
twenty-eight years of its existence.
The president touched on the present
condition of the Corps giving an out
line of its work for the past year She
made four recommendations to the w.
r. C. for their consideration, as fol.
lows:
Four Recommendation.
1. That committee be appointed
to redistrict this department and re-
port at the next department conven-
ton.
2. That the decision of the last can
vention requesting the printing Of
blanks for the statistical report Of the
department senior vice president be
rescinded..
8. That the present system of in
spection be abolished, and that as
many assistant inspectors as are re-
quired be appointed to inspect all the
corps in this department, corps to bear
all expense of inspection.
1, That the incoming department
president appoint a committee Of past
department presidents to formulate
some better plans of conducting in
spection. and report to the next de-
partment convention.
The reports Of the stan officers and
Of the several committees were then
read and accepted by the Corps. At
GAS a short but impressive memorial
service for departed members was con-
Quoted by the department president
Following this, two visitors were an
nounced. Col. Darling of Chicago, and
Capt Foster Of Indianapolis. Col
Darling spoke for about ave minutes
issuing an urgent invitation for the
w. r. C. to attend the meeting at
which he Is to speak this evening. and
this invitation was heartily accepted
by the corps. Capt. Foster made a
short address on teaching patriotism
in the public schools.
| This afternoons session of the Wo.
mans Relief Corps will be held in
the Gennett theater, Immediately af.
ter the parade. 1t viii be 4 private
business session. at which the nomina-
tons for the officers for the ensuing
year win be heard and approved. This
morning it was announced that the
candidates for the once of depart.
ment president for the coming year
are Estella Huffman Of Hartford City:
Kate Scott of Richmond. and Beulah
Fraser Of warsaw. II ID said that an
exciting time II anticipated at this
meeting. and the prospects are that
the entire afternoon win be taken up
with the ONCE Of department president
Nominations for other o6lces are to be
made. but win doubteless be carried
over to another meeting.
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