Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-09-20

be one Of the features OF the encampment
of the organization.
A reception for Dan ". Hall, command
err chief of the G. A. R., and for the
national presidents of the Daughters Of
Veterans. at the Statehouse tomorrow
night viii be another of the features Of
the weeks program.
| The first business session win be held
/ ut the Knights Of Columbus Hall to-
morrow morning at o'clock, Instead Of
the StatehOuse, as previously announced.
The chief business of the Daughters Of
Veterans on the first day of the encarnp
ment was taken up with registration of
members and delegates, who began ar
irving Sunday and were registering at
the headquarters at the Hotel SEVERN in
/ large numbers.
| It was estimated that over a thousand
d. Of v members had registered. Of
which number approximately four hun
dred were delegates.
| Committee meetings constituted the
official business Of the organization, the
following committees holding meetings
| Press. credentiaI, national executive coun-
| ell and the national council.
/ AT the national council session reports
/ for the last year were read and the books
were closed.
In the afternoon a conference OF the
/ chief Of stan with the national and spe-
| cial aides was held.
/ MKINLEY AIDED
| ORGANIZATION IN 1865.
| The Daughters OF Veterans was incor-
porated Dec IL, 1866, with the assistance
of Mai. William Mckinley, late martyred
| President.
/ At the present time approximately 25.-
Il A hu rf In o
been enrolled since the national encamp-
ment last year ar Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Clara Yengling Of Cleveland. Ohio,
is national president of the organization
Mrs. Nellie Goodman OF Roxley, Mass.
senior vice-president; Mrs. Lola Elliott
of Des Molnes, Iowa. junior vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Ida Duran& of Casper. wyo.,
treasurer; Miss Blanche Anderson OF
! Denver, Colo, chaplain, and Mrs. Estelle
Moore of Chicago is chairman of the ma
tionaI council.
The other members are Mrs. Sara
! Ward of Pittsburgh, Pa; Mrs. Nellie ID.
/ Orchard Of New London, Conn; Mrs.
Davenport of Los Angeles, Cal; Mrs.
Smith of Boston, Mass.
/ Mrs. Charlse Parker of Minneapolis,
! Mimi. patriotic instructor.
Mrs. Phloe Young of Independence
i Kan, is one of the color bearers.
Mrs. Resale Mex Shelton of Washing
ton, d. c.. is chairman of the press cor
responding committee.
i Other members Of the committee are
! Mrs. Anna MINER Of New York Mrs
Nellie D. Orchard Miss Myra Dunbar Of
1 Massachusetts,.
GET ACQUAINTED"
PARTY SCHEDULED.
A The Sons Of the Veterans Auxiliary
morrow night at the ballroom of the Ho-
tel Severein under the auspices of the
Benjamin Harrison camp as the big fea-
ture of their weeks convention.
Registration consumed the larger por-
ton Of the day at the headquarters at
the Severih.t
The business sessions of the convention
will be held tomorrow at the Eagles
Lodge ROOM.
Today. two closed sessions Of the Ma.
tional Council were held.
w. &c. MEMBERS
KEPT BUSY.
Throngs of women wearing the ribbon
badges Of the Women's Relief Corps
practically filled the mezzanine floor OF
the Claypool Hotel this morning, where
the credentiaI committee was kept busy
registering the long lire Of women dele
gates, in the national headquarters.
Mrs. Eliza Brown Daggett, Of Attic
boro, Mass. Mrs. Inez Bender of Ieca-
tur, III, and Mrs. Emma w Campbell Of
Minneapolis composed the registration
trio. ss
A few hundred have arrived today and
the women expect fo-register between 500
and 700 delegates from the $500 corps
over the country.
Regular meetings Of the corps Will
lot open until tomorrow, when the first
session will be held In Central Avenue
Church, Twelfth street and Central ave-
nue.. et
This afternoon meeting of the ex.
/ ecutive committee will be held In Par.or
e at the claypool Hotel.
Mrs. Abbie Lynch of Pittsburgh. Pa.