Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-09-08
LAD|ES0F GRANDARMY
TO ENTERTAIN VISITORS
National Organization to Meet Here.
Greeting by President Will
son Expected.

The three Washington circles of the
Ladies of the Grand Army of the Re-
puoilc, an organization of mothers,
~iVes' sisters, daughters. granddaugh-
and nieces of the soldiers and
sailors of the civil war and eX-army
| nurses, are making extensive plans for
the entertainment of the veterans and
kindred patriotic organizations during
the encampment.
The Ladies of the Grand Army of the
Republic are to hold their own twenty
ninth annual convention here during
the encampment. Miss Rose NJ. Seton,
as president of L. S. Grant Circle, No.
| l. and past president of the Daughters
| of Veterans, will be the official hostess,
| end will make the welcoming address
at the opening of the convention in the
| First Presbyterian Church. John Mar
| shall place between c and D streets
northwest
| The three Washington circles are
| Grant. No. l: Mckinley, No. 2. and
Lincoln. No 3. The national headuuar-
| tiers will be in the New Willard Hotel,
i in charge of a reception committee,
where all members of the order. kim
| dred organizations and friends will re-
ceive a warm welcome.
| quarters Monday. September 81.
Greeting by President Wilson.
! A semi official meeting will be held
! Tuesday evening. when it is expected
that those attending will be greeted by
President Wilson. The COMMANDMENTS
chief of the G. A R., David J. Palmer,
| and the representatives of all the G. A.
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| addresses.
| Wednesday. September 80, at pm.
there is to be an open meeting In the
First Presbyterian Church, where greet
ings will be extended, followed by a
| memorial service.
Wednesday evening from to 10
o'clock the Ladies of the Grand Army
will tender a reception to Commander
! in chief Palmer and his staff in the
New Willard Hotel. The national Of
! ficers and the department presidents
are to be in the receiving line. All G.
A. r. and affiliated organizations will
| be welcomed.
Thursday morning, September 80, at
| 9 O'Clock, the opening session of the
convention is to be held in the First
| Presbyterian Church. Business sessions
are to be held Thursday and Friday.
and on both days luncheon will be
served to the voting delegates.
| The Ladies of the G. A. f. now have
] a membership of more than 10000. Re-
| cent reports show an annual eXpendi-
ture of $4,000 for relief and mainte-
| nance of homes and $1,000 given in cash
| to various G. A. r. posts. In several
departments homes for wives, widows.
! etc, of veterans have been establish ed
and are being maintained by this or
ganization.
National Officers.
! The national officers are: President,
Mary A. Jameson, Marine City, Mich. !:
senior vice president, Ethel Irish, Fon
du Lac, Wis; Junior vice president.
Hattie NJ. Warner. Kansas City, Mo-:
secretary, Genevieve H. Lane, Chica go,
| ILL.,: treasurer, Nellie r. Mcmillan.
Leavenworth. Kan: chaplain. Catherine
| A. Hoyt Minneapolis. Mimi: counselor,
| Edith B. Brown, Pacific Grove, Cal:
council of administration, Eva r.
French, Monterey. Cal: Nellie Conner
| ford. Detroit, Mich; DR.. Mary b. Mar
! tin, Seattle, Wash; patriotic instructor.
Sarah J. Ehrmann, Lackawanna, n. y;
| Inspector, Annie Kitchener. Pittsburgh,
Pa; press correspondent, Nellie Under
wood. Chicago. ILL.,; registrar, Orpha NJ.
Whitaker, Philadelphia. Pa; CORE
spending secretary. Hannah Hardness.