Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1913-02-18
'W0MEN'S RELIEF CORPS.
u Meeting Held at the Court House Last
Thursday Evening for the Purpose
OF Organization.

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Thursday Evening for the Purpose
OF Organization.
There is no city Of the size of Wau
Sau In the state without an organiza-
tlon or the Wisconsin Relief Corps
except our own. The w. r. Q. is an
association of women, devoted to the
PRONUNCIATION OF patriotism and an
asd TO the Grand Army of the Repub-
nc, the principles of which are
the practice of and incubation of
fraternity. Charity and Loyalty
The state officers of the Women's
Relief Corps came to Wausau last
week Thursday, with the object of
Organizing branch of the Corps in
THIS city, but because of the insutfic-
iency OF previous notice given and the
extreme cold on that day, tile number
vi ladies' present was too small and
LIE organization was put off to later
ds.te. AT the meeting held Thursday
afternoon in the court room, Mrs.
Sophia Strathern, of Kaukauna, past
department president of the w. r.. e.,
al present national patriotic instruct
OF OF the Corps, spoke to the small
audience, 1mpressing upon the persons
present why it is desirable that a
corps should be instituted at Wausau,
OF the work to be done by the same,
much of which, especially, in imbu-
ing the proper spirit in the youth
ol The land, can be done much better
Dv women than by men and made
strong appeal to the women for an
organization. She made it q particu-
lar point to dwell upon the fact
that 1t was not necessary to be wife,
widow or a relative of a veteran to
become member, but that any good
woman should be a member
Col. j. A. Watrous of Milwaukee,
the well known Wisconsin veteran
ana writer, arrived Just at four
O'Clock, after having addressed the
pupils OF the high school on the
patrlotlc duties of citizen and where
ne had given short historic resume
Oh the consequences of the victory of
Com. Perry on Lake Erie and of the
wars IN the past, which had come on
IN this country and were in each
Instance wars of defense rather than
o1ense, into which the American
people were drawn by force of circum-
stances which they were not RESPONSE
lille for At the meeting in the court
house he reviewed the good work done
by the w. X. G. and expressed his sur
prise that no branch of this organiza-
ton existed yet in Wausau.
Capt. Chas. H. Henry, a former res
ldent, well known here, now residing
in Eau Claire, one Of the trustees Of
the Waupaca Soldiers Home, referred
to the good work done by the ladies
for the Home and strongly advocated
Of Of r ho
of Veterans which should assist the
ladies of the w. r. c., which he felt
here would soon be started in Wausau.
In the evening the same audience
listened to the address of Mrs. L. E..
Maloney of Fond du Lac. state presi-
dent of the organization, who ex-
pressed her determination to see to it
that Corps would soon be in existence
in Wausau, saying that she felt it in her
heart that there were hundred or
more women here who would gladly
join, If the object OF the society was
brought home to their knowledge.
Mrs. W. Grinnell, of Beloit, past
state president now inspector of the
w. r. O., gave her experience in Wis
iting the homes of Confederate SOL
Ciers, in the south and of the fratern-
tween the men in blue and the men
in gray
There were present from Amigo,
Mrs. S. d. Warren, Mrs Edw. Gano,
Mrs. w. j. Thayer, Mrs. j. r. John
son, Mrs. Clara Cunningham, Mrs. O.
G. Sherwood, Mrs. A. G. Muzzy and
Mrs. M. j. Burdick. The ladies had
come with the state organizer to aid
in the installing of branch, and
were somewhat disappointed at seeing
so little interest manifested I'm Wau-
sau respecting the organization Col.
Watrous spoke again in the evening,
as did also Capo. Heu..Jy, 'sllsep' Ey2.1.,po
assured the ladies present OF san the
assistance in his power and so did
l.. A. Pradt, Louis Marchetti and
g. B. Bird,
Before adjournment resolution
was unanimously adopted, to the effect
that Women's Relief Corps should
be organized in Wausau without de-
lay.
OF the Wausau ladies present, Mrs.
W. G. Dickens, Mrs. A.C. Lucas, Mrs.
Sarah Dodge, Mrs. Helena Wheeler,
Mrs. M. HI. Thielke, Mrs. w. E. Johns
ton, Mrs. Emma Chellis, Mrs. Mar-
SdlOU DOldllSCl, Miss IOd IIuODdTu
and Mrs. j. G. Sturdevant agreed to
become members and constituted
themselves as a committee with Mrs.
Dickens as chairman to make can
vas and get the ladies of Wausau
interested in the organization.
The work of the w. r. G. is not a
trying one-doeS not exact very much
time of their members; the duties are
of pleasant nature, and there should
be scores of ladies ready to enroll
their names. 1t is earnestly hoped
there will be many willing to join the
association and established corps il
this city, which will be credit, not
only TO the city, but to the state.
What is expected of the W.tR. G. is
tersely expressed in circular letter
sent out by the National instructor
of the w. r. G. in which it said: &
Through the branch of your SER
vice we establish forever ouri perma-
nency as patriotic and philantropic
organization, which by our efforts will
continue to be a potent influence in
our land, to stimulate our youth, to
attain the qualifications that make
for good citizenship"