Evening star., 1915-09-16
Patriotic Societies to Hold
Conventions Here During
the Encampment.
RECEPTIONS TO BE GIVEN
FOR VISITING VETERANS
Headquarters and Meeting Places
and Lists of the Committees
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in Charge.

women affiliated with the Grand Army
for their participation in the semi-cen-
tennial celebration here. Each of these
organizations has appointed its COM
mittees.
The auxiliary of the Grand Army, the
Woman's Relief Corps, with a member
ship of almost $4,000 members. will
be the guest of the citizens committee
and the Department of the Potomac,
represented by the president. Mrs.
Mamie P. Dorsey.
The national president, Mrs. Sarah f.
Fulton, has appointed the following
committees for the thirty third annual
convention, which will be held in Met
ropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church.
Az and c streets northwest John
Marshall place.. beginning Wednes-
day. September 90, at pm, and con-
tinuing through Thursday and Friday
and until all business is finished. The
committees are as follows:
Relief Corps Committees.
Headquarters reception committee,
parlor 116. Hotel Raleigh-Addie E.
Unangst, national senior aid. chair
man; Mary Alice Tirrell. New York;
Agnes E. Livermore, Florida; Sarah
Harwood Darling. Illinois; Carrie E..
Torrey Michigan; Josie c. Bennett,
Nebraska: Minnie n. Van Ness. South
Dakota: Verna S. Irwin. Texas; Matte
B. Stewart, Colorado; Elizabeth Glad
ding, Rhode Island; Lu L. Schrack,
Iowa; Clara c. Holland. California;
Kate Scott. Indiana: George l. Smith.
Minnesota; Anna. Eaton Carter, New
Hampshire; Anna l. Mccoy, Ohio;
Mamie f. Smith, Pennsylvania; Eliza
beth ]. Savage, Maine. and Elnora D.
Washington, Mississippi
Credentials Eliza Brown-Daggett.
national secretary, chairman; Inez ].
Bender, Illinois; Grace R. johnson,
Ohio: Mary E. Holbrook, Massachu
setts: Lois Irene Earl Connecticut, and
Clara A. Lukens. South Dakota.
Press-Rose Z. May, National Press
correspondent. chairman; Isabel wor-
rell Ball. Potomac; Elizabeth Robbins
Berry, Massa chusetts: Nellie A. Tracy,
Massachusetts,; Mary NJ. North, Vir
ginia.
Miscellaneous Elizabeth
Darcy Kinne. California, chairman:
Flo Jamison Miller, Illinois; Kate G.
Raynor, Ohio; Lodusky J. Taylor, Min
nesota; Fannie NJ Jones, Massachu-
setts.
Assistant secretary-Ida shotts Pen
treath. New York.
stenoerapher-Mary Brown, Indiana
Postmistress - Alice c. Dilworth,
Assistant postmistresses-Mar B.
Palmer, Potomac; Ella Mercer. New
York
Chief conductors-J. Frances Albro,
New York.
Assistant conductors Harriet NJ.
Burton, Illinois: Julia E. Killam, Colo
RADIO: Kate Williamson, Massachusetts,;
Hattie Ford, Rhode Island; Marie L.
Basham. Iowa: Alice Montgomery.
Ohio; Minnie Horseman, Oregon; S.
Nevada Hereford. South Dakota; Nellie
B. Tatten. Massachusetts,.
Color bearers-Mary W Goundie,
Potomac; Evelyn Simms. Potomac;
Jennie Stretch, Potomac; Rebecca Rit-
ner. Potomac.
Chief guard-Agnes H. Parker, Mas
sachusetts
Assistant guards-MabeI P. Thomson,
Rhode Island: Geraldine Tenton, Wis
gia p Eastman, Kentucky; Clara B.
Smith. New Jersey; Julia B. Sheehy,
Montana.
Platform aids-MabeI Lynch, Penn.
sylvania; May E. Jones, Iowa
Musician-Ada G. Mohr, New York
Physician-Dr. Carrie Thomas. Poto-
mac.
Nurses-Freda Heuser, Massachu-
setts: Jennie E. Cusick, Potomac.
National headquarters are in parlor
1l6. the Raleigh. where the G. A R.
and members of all patriotic organi.
cations will be welcome
The national aids appointed on re.
ception to be held in rotunda of Can't
tol. Wednesday evening. September as.
Will meet the national senior aid.
Addie e. Cnangst. in parlor 1IS. Hotel
Raleigh. that day, at O'Clock am,
for instructions.
Monday. September 27, the national
patriotic instructor. Laura /. Smith,
will present flag to the Central High
School: also one to the NJ Street High
School on the same day.
Ladies of the g. A. r.
Mrs. Mary A. Jameson, national presi-
dent of the Ladies Of the G. A. r., will
call the twenty ninth annual conven-
tion of that organization to order
Wednesday. September 20. at pm, in
the First Presbyterian Church. An and
c streets northwest and Thursday
morning at o'clock. continuing until
business is finished The three circles
here. Grant, Mckinley and Lincoln, are
cooperating with the citizens commit
tee to give their guests 4 good time.
The national president has appointed
as chairman OF credentials, Mrs. Gene
We've Hager Longfield Lane, Chicago,
ILL., The assistant national press cor
respondents are: Sarah Fitzsimmons,
Newark, y. j.; L. Ludo Beemer, Scran-
ton, Pa: Martha j. Van Duzor, Chicago,
Ill. Margaret Hall Laird. Oakland, Cal
Maria Dennison. Topeka. Kan; Mabel
PROVOST. A!ya, OKLA. Nora Kidder, FIRE.
mont. Neb-: Isabel H. Crombie, Rich
field Springs. y. Y: LYDIA E. Manson,
Charlottesville, Ind Catherine NJ Dun
lam, Jackson. Mich; Martha Showalter,
Lancaster, Wis; Ida T. Koontz. Nor
Rantown, W Va: Alice c. Boswell,
Portland Ore: Lillian X. Tanner, Salt
Lake City. Utah; Rose NJ. Seton. Wash
ington, u. C.; T. 8. Collins, Fort Smith,
Ark. and Charlotte Il. Morgan, Water
loo, Iowa.
The army nurses are under the espe-
cial care OF the Legion of Loyal Wom-
en- during the encampment. Mrs. Re-
becca Lane Price. the national presi-
dent has appointed committees. but the
only one which will be called upon for
work is the credential committee with
Miss Cornelia Hancock, secretary, as
chairman. Headquarters and meetings
are at the Gordon.
Program for D. Of v.
The Daughters of Veterans will have
headquarters at the New Willard, and
will hold their convention there.
National President Mrs. Lulu NJ Car
lin says:
The convention will be held In the
banquet hall, New Willard Hotel, and
will be called promptly at $50 O'Clock
Tuesday morning. September 2s, and
will continue until all business has
been transacted
The committee on credentials will
be at headquarters parlor, Monday
September q. from 2 to 5 o'clock pm
The National Alliance, Daughters OF
Veterans. Will tender a reception to the
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