Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1919-06-29
brought about by the relief corps
some twenty years ago.

brought about by the relief corps
some twenty years ago.
Mrs True. treasurer of the corps.
| recited tribute to the flag. patriotic
served and a social evening ended, to
| be repeated in July and August.
w. X. C.-Mrs. Alice Slime. depart
ment president. held council. meet
| ing at her home. the Mount vernon;
| The department completed its Red
| Cross work and turned 1t over 10
! headquarters before June l.
Grant Circle, Ladies Of the G. 4. r..
! held a reception Tuesday evening at
| Grant Army Hall in honor of DIVISION
Commander j. Clinton Hiatt OF the
! Maryland Division. Sons of veterans.
| T. S. A. who has just been elected to
! that position at the annual encamp.
| ment held at Baltimore. The Sons of
Veterans organization IS auxiliary to
| the Grand Army of the Republic and
| many members and their wives and
daughters of the several G. A. r.
posts were in attendance Mrs. Alice
X. Mulligan, president of Grant Circle.
was in charge of the ceremonies. as
sisted by Mrs. Ella Gross Clements.
past president Division Commander
! Hiatt is an honorary member of Grant
Circle. Department Commander H. b.
tomac. G. A. r.. accompanied by his
chief of staff. Col. A Finn, and also
Mrs. Snyder. and Past Department
Commander J. NJ. Pipes, Col. Samuel
r. Stratton of Rawlins Post, No. ].
Col b. Burgess and other officials of
the several G. A. r. posts. were pres
ent. Each congratulated the new
division commander j. Clinton Hiatt,
who is also a past commander of
William B. Gushing Camp. No. 30. OF
tn $ city. Past Commander Gurnon X.
Scott of Cushing Camp, senior di-
vision vice commander elect; Victor
L. Garrigus, a member of Lincoln
camp. No. 2. and members of Cushing,
Lincoln and George II. Thomas camps
of Sons of Veterans were present. as
well IS members of the Daughters of
Veterans the Woman's Relief Corps
and of Gushing and Thomas auxiliaries.
The hall was decorated with flowers.
American flags were displayed in
prefusion and there were patriotic
songs and recitations. Refreshments
ladies of the circle. At the con-
clusion of the reception america"
ard the "Star Spangled Banner" were
sung by all present Division Com
mander Hiatt was given bouquet.
Mrs. Ella Gross Clements. past presi-
dent of Grant Circle. and a daughter
of the late Gen. William Gross of In
diana, who knew Division Commander
Hiatt in his boyhood days. made the
presentation. The committee in
charge of the reception were Mrs.
Ella Gross Clements. chairman, and
Mrs. Beatrice Morgan. Mrs. Eva Hay
ward. Mrs. Edna Randolph, Mrs.
Laura A. Lennon. Mrs. Emma Hemp
Ter. Mrs. Anna Powers. Mrs. Mary
Miller. Mrs. Henrietta Schelley, Miss
Rose Seton, Mrs. Josephine Barber
Mrs. Alice Burgess. Mrs. E. Heirling,
Miss Mary Smith. Mrs. Almira Scott
Mrs. Belle Gibson, Mrs. H. B. Snyder,
Mrs. A. Andrews, Mrs. NJ. Brierenden
and Miss Daisy Fortier and Mrs. Alice
K. Mulligan. president of Grant
Circle.
Tuesday. mig ht at the home of Mrs
Marion Lewis, 1911 New Jersey ave
nue.. and was presided over by the
gratifying financial condition of the
union was reported by the treasurer.
Mr.: J. w. Allison. Mrs william c.
Alden acted as recording secretary.
ported the following new members:
Mrs. Isabella Grissom. Miss Eugenia
Grissom. DR.. Belle Riggles. Mrs. Man
uel Kline and Mrs. F. J; Day. making
drive began. Mrs. j. M. Nickles, supe-
intendent of cooperation with mis-
sionnary societies. led in the devo-
ttonal exercises; Mrs. Harvey Irwin,
president of home missionary socie-
ties of this presbytery, gave an
address on home missions. Mrs
Reisinger who at one time was a
missionary In India. spoke Of the evils
existing In India: Mrs. Washington
Topham, president Of the Pennsylva-
mia branch Of the woman's Mission
airy Association of the United Brethren
Church, spoke on China and the great
danger Of these unenlightened people
being surrounded with the American
brewery. DR.. Belle Riggles told of
work accomplished in California, and
Mrs. A.. B. McMannus spoke of the
work Of the Crittenton Home in this
city. Mrs. ]. w. Allison gave a de-
tailed report of the quarterly conven-
ton recently held in the Presbyterian
Church In Georgetown.
II WAS decided to omit the July and