Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1914-10-06
A VERY SUCCESS
full CONVENTION
The Seventh District Women's Re-
lief Corps Gathering is
Held in Webster
City.
MANY DELEGATES ATTEND.
The Next Convention Will be Held
in Iowa Falls-Enjoyable
Program.

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The fine weather of Friday
gave ideal conditions under which
the Seventh District convention of
the w. R. C. was held in this city
at the Yeomen hall. About 1875
delegates from Dayton, Iowa Falls,
Boone, Eagle Grove, Ames, Nevada,
Parkersburg and SO from Ft. Dodge
were present. Nine state officers were
in attendance and also the corps
president from Decatur, III.
Mrs. Frederick Philpott of Du-
buque, past department president
was in the city in the place of Mrs.
Netcott, of independence who, as
department president, was to have
addressed the convention. Mrs. Net
colt was badly injured in gaso-
line explosion few days ago, and
the convention Friday voted TO
send her a telegram of regret and
sympathy and also took a free will
Offering for a gift which was pur-
chased-a silk crepe dress which
was sent to her as a token of es-
TEEN.
The address of welcome was given
by Mrs. G. S. Neel and the responses
and reports of the committees were
then given. Grandma Clifford, for
% years Chaplain of the local w. R.
c., was present Friday in an hon
orary capacity. She is in the seth
year of her age and was Friday
morning escorted to the platform
where she was the recipient of
large bouquet of roses from the Fl.
Dodge chapter. She was promised
another next year if she can attend
the next convention.
Dinner was bountifully served by
the ladies of the Christian church
in the G. A. R. hall.
In the afternoon the exercises
were opened by the local chapter
calling the convention to order with
the exemplification of the ritual.
Here the corps president, Mrs. Lii
liam Hall, did some very fine work
and many expressions of praise were
heard from the corps members for
their leader.
Following the supper in the G. A.
R. hall also given by the ladies of
the Christian church, the officers
drill was the first thing on the pro-
gram. Following this Marching
Through Georgia" was sung by the
convention. Mrs. w. L. Macgoey
rendered two highly appreciated pa
triotic solos, one of which was a
beautiful tribute to the flag. Mrs.
Anna Harris Hebdon delivered the
first address Of the evening, which
was patriotic, temperate, and poll
tical by nature, being summary of
the things which women alone could
accomplish. Mrs. Estelle Plopper Of
Iowa Falls, gave another address,
and Mrs. Mary A. Hoag read poem
entitled, "The w. R. c. Supper" A
song preceded and followed the read
ing of the poem, Home Again." by
Mrs. G. S. Jacks, which was very
finely given. The evenings enter
tainment was concluded by a farce
presented by seven members of the
local corps who styled themselves
"The Grand Aggregation of Relics. "
The farce was humorous to the last
degree and literally brought down
the house many times in the at
tempts of the seven sisters to initi-
ate a man who rode a hobby into
the mazes of the w. r. C. He prog
ressed very we'll until asked the
question, will you pay your Sec
ond street sewer assessment" to|
which he responded with the first
negative answer, 81 will mott"
Laughter and applause greeted the
performance and followed it, much
to the delight of those who now are
aware, if never before, of their his
trionic ability.
A special invitation was extend
ed by the members of the Iowa Falls
corps for the convention in that
place next year and the invitation
was accented