The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-10-30
MRS. HARRIET FARMER CHOSEN
PRESIDENT AND MES. EICK-
NAN SENoR VICE.
MISS Sadie D. Chapman Of Huntingdon
Department President, Prasides AZ
the Convention.

\, .l,r annual convention OF tho Firsi
W.S; Virginia district OF the Woman
Ici..: corps. held yesterday IN NSer =
hail Tnirty-cIShta street. "t"H::S Tor
-, ensuing year were elected, mo-
u3n was adopted by the large dHieSt-
ron present indorStnS the food con-
:.rvat,ou movement. II telegram WAS
sent Senator smooth % C;ah. c''nl'lrui-
iry hin, upon his enacted bill In in
crease Civil war widows pensions. a:d
several brief addresses were mad" by
prominent officers OF the West Nlr-
:,iEia and Ohio W. +. l..
The officers elected for the First dis
:rict. which includes the Holiday AMI
laird corps, were:
presidcnt-Mrs. Harriet Farmer.
Senior NIce-McS. N:tunis Hickman.
Treasurcr-aIrS. Lydia Smith.
Press rc<pondent-Mrs. LiElan
Cox.
Patriotic Instructor-Mrs. Eizabt h
Cuukir.
All the officers elected are residents
o. Wheeling except Mrs. Crnkls., who
lives in MuundSvill".
Tn. convention was. presided over by
Miss Sadie D. Chapman OF Huntington.
deDurtalent president OF the West Viz
.tnia W T. c. Miss Chapman did not
Gciirer 4. formal address. but spoke on
the great work that had been done Ivy
ti:. w. K. &. during the past several
Years in West Virginia and throughout
l:rr northern states N giving assistance
"a the. Union veterans and distributing
t:.h!tS and patriotic enbiernS and naSS
- inspire tho coming generation ~
Loyalty and love foc their country. Miss
Chapman answered dozens of questions
that were pat into the question box
during the session.
AT the conclusion of the session last
evening 4 motion vas made that all the
members sigu cards indorSinE the food
conservation project to help In winning
the WAY. The scores OF delegates pres
cnt Endorsed the movement by their sig
ratu 'cS. The telegram sent 10 Senator
SmGor OF Utah. father Of the bill in
Gre lSe the pensions OF Civil war widows
from sl2 to s25 a month. read iti part:
We. the Wornan's Relief Corps Of the,
Grand Army OF the Republic. OF tho
First district OF West Virginia. as
scInbled in annual convention. wish tn
thank YOU for the conmendahle act upon
YOUR part in framing and having en-
acted into a law the bill to increase
the pensions Of al, widows Of veterans
OF the Civil war.
Among the prominent officers OF the
". r <. from abroad present and sew
eral OF whom made BRIEF speeches, We're
Mrs. Harriet Nalway Of Cleveland. past
state inspector OF Ohio; Mrs. Linnie
Vernon OF East Liverpool. past president
OF IN" national aid department: Mrs.
Annie Thompson OF BellsGre. past state
CORES ndent OF Ohio: Mrs Hattie Pol
lock Of Huntington. prominent West
Virginia. state officer.
Miss Chapman. who has the: distinc-
ton OF having been reelected depart
ment president OF the W Z. {. ut the
annual state convention held in this
city several months ago. will leave to-
day for ParkersburS. where she will as
sist in the annual convention Of the
second district OF the organization. Miss
Chapman is past state department presi-
dent Of Ohio. She was born and reared
In the Buckeye stete. Since she has
been president Of the ". z. G. Of West
Virginia much prominent work has been
done under her supervision. including
the presentation Of flag to the West