Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1915-10-28
ANNUAL MEETING
OF ". R. c. CLOSES
WOMEN'S RELIEF CORPS HOLDS
OPEN MEETING FOR SONS
OF VETERANS.
RECEPTION PLEASES

Entertained at "Movies" Following
Supper at Hall; Resolutions Ex-
press Praise For o.
tumwa.
Following supper in the M. w. A.
hall and an entertainment at the
Princess theater, the w. r. c. closed
it's convention in the Masonic temple,
Tuesday evening, in form of an open
meeting for the Sons OF Veterans.
While only few of the sons attended
the meeting, speeches encouraging the
younger generation to take up the
work of their fathers were made. A
flag drill, given by sixteen Centerville
ladies under Mrs Grace Gilchrist, was
the feature of the evenings program.
1t was the universal opinion of all
the ladies of the w. r. G. attending
the convention that the meeting was
one of the best held in years and In
their resolution are loud in their praise
of the reception rendered them in OF
tumwa. Each corps was represented
by a delegate and the work of the or
SANITATION was carried out fully.
The feature of the afternoons pro-
gram was the poems given by Mrs.
McMilen, aged SO of Sigourney.
In the evening supper was served
and the entire assembly marched to
the Princess theater where they enjoy
ed an hours program. The building
was decorated in the national colors
and following the program Annette
Harrington sang "The Star Spangled
Banner and large flag was flashed
on the screen.
Flag Drill Given.
Following the picture show a meet
ing was held in the Masonic building
and paper prepared by Lula B. White
of Oskaloosa, on What Is our work
for the Sons of Veterans" was deliver
ed by Mrs. Ida B. Workman of Oska-
loosa. Mrs. L. l.. Schrack of Parkers-
Vile, department president, gave a
short address in which she said, THE
w. R. c. is always ready to stand by
the Sons of Veterans as 1t has stood
through it's work spelling w. R. c., G..
A. R., Iowa and U. s. A. Mrs. Duck
worth of Centerville, sang several pat.
riotic songs and short talks by Thomas
r. Buckley, James King and Barney
Toms followed.
The afternoon session Of the w. r.
C. convention was almost entirely oc
cupied with the ritualistic work
which was exemplified under the SUI
pervision and instruction of the de-
partment president, Mrs. Lu l..
Schrack o; Parkersburg. The officers
of Cloutman w. R. G. are Mrs. Louise
Adler, president; Mrs. A. E. Parks,
first vice president; Mrs. Minnie
Langdale, second vice president; Mrs.
Amy Owens, conductor; Mrs. Mary
Dougherty, guard; Mrs. Edith Baker,
assistant conductor; Mrs. Mary King,
assistant guard; Mrs. Martha E.
Farmer, secretary; Mrs. Mary E: As
bury, treasurer; Mrs. Caroline Tout
chaplain; Mrs. Louise Traul, patriotic
instructor; Mrs. Carrie Moon, press
correspondent; Mrs. Grace Peck, mu.
siclan, and Mesdames Emma Davis,
Ida Ferguson, Armetta Wright and
Luella Joseph, color bearers.
Preceding adjournment a silver
spoon was presented to the president
of the state organization, Mrs.
Schrack, by Mrs. Louise Traul, patri.
otjc instructor of Cloutman post, In
the name of that corps and J. M
futile corps of South Ottumwa. A
brief response was made by Mrs
Schrack in answer to the appreciation
expressed by Mrs. Traul in presenting
the gift.
Each corps in the district was rep
resented by delegate and each one
submitted a written report. The fol
lowing were in attendance: Mrs. Mar
gal ct Senseney, Bloomfield; Mrs. lda
M. smythe, Charlton; Mrs. Daisy
Duckworth, Centerville; Mrs. Verona
Sharp, Keota; Mrs. Nellie Anderson
Knoxville; Mrs. Elmira j.. Mitchell
Cincinnati; Mrs. Elizabeth Enyart
Eldon; Mrs. Mary Darner, South OF
tumwa; Mrs. Amelia Wilson, S1gour
nky; Mrs. Anna Pearson, Oskaloosa
Mrs. Stella Walker, Russell, and Mrs
A. E. Park, Ottumwa.
Resolutions.
We, the committee, extend greeting
and best wishes to the department
president for her greeting and instruc
lions to all assembled, to W. r. G. No
1874 and No. 327, with their royal wei
come and fine entertainment.
| We extend to all corps in the distrtc
+! our thanks and commentator TO
their large attendance and good re
ports rendered and to Sister McMille1
| for the poems 50 beautifully rendered
We especially thank the drill team TO
the fine work and great help in makin'
this convention success.
| We also extend thanks to No. 13
for their good work in exemplifyini
the ritual and to the Royal Neighbor
for the bounteous meal and good sci
vice. To the press who so kindly sen
reporter and lastly, we the commit
tee of the sixteenth district HEARTH
endorse the candidacy Of Ida M
Smythe of Charlton, for department
[ president of the W. R. c. and earnest
ly hope for her election.
Respectfully submitted in F. G. an