Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1920-06-17

The 36th annual convention Of the
Department OF Maine. womHn's Re-
lief Corps, auxiliary ID the Grand
Army OF the Republic. opened for q
two days session N Odd Fellows nah
IN tins CITY Wednesday, forenoon with
q large number present ana a zes1 for
the work 10 be done.
' The morning session was gwen
! over largely 70 the reading Of the re-
ports. including Department Presi-
dent Francis Z. White. Department
Senior Eice President Myrtle c. Man
sur. Department Junior Vice P-esi-
dent Lena NJ Day. Department
Treasurer Amelia Il. Suule. Depart
ment Chaplain JENNIE 4. Adams.
Department Secretary Hattie c.
Spraeue. Department Inspector Der
tha =. Douglas. Department Coun-
seiOr Ida c RuIfe.
Governor Carr z Milliken and
Mayor BurleIEh Martin were present
during the forenoon session and
spoke To the ladies'. What they mad
10 say WIS along PATRIOTIC lines and
was very interesting Dept. Pres
Francis White was presented with d
beautiful bouquet Of roses from the
Seth Williams Corps. " E G.
Eliza Brown Dagger of ACtlehurn.
Aass.. past National President and
now National Secretary WAS Il guest
Wednesday of the Department She
mas JUST returned from tine Republi-
can National convention held II Chi
cago. For SIX different admiuisrra-
lions this capable member Of me De-
parIInent mas held the office Of Ma
tinnaI Secretary. Her presence with
the ladies Wednesday was most en-
jOyable and her talks TO them were
very inspiring
The wornans Relief Corps of Fair
field sxempIified the work AT the aft
ernoon session. Their part in the
conventions program was MOST
pieaslnEtv carried out, speaking
mighty for the enterprise Of the FAIR
field organization.
continued ut the afternoon session
ana included reports from Depart-
ment Executive Board Chairman
Alice 2. Jortton. Department Insti-
tuting and Installing Officer Rebecca
NJ Israelson. Department Patriotic
Instructor Rose Riley, Department
Press Correspondent Frances NJ. Cot
, ION. Department Senior Aide Eliza
beth ]. Savage. reports of commit :
tees.
w. r. :. Reception
Al the Augusta House Wednesday
evening Seth Williams National
Womans Relief No. 90 gave d recep-
, tiUn TO the Department OF Maine off
GERS. W. r. C.. who are here IN attend
ance al their Seth annual convention.
In the receiving line ware the de-
partment officers and Mrs. Elizabeth
kilEore. president of tine entertaining
corps. The ladies' presented a most at
tractive picture. looking fresh and
rested in spite of the strenuous day
they had PASSED. Cut flowers and
flowers of the season were prettily
used IN tine decorating as well as
streRmers OF the national cuIurs.
The ushers were -liffie Travers.
hatheIine GetcheIl. LiIlian waldron.
Ivy Coigan. Anne Drew. Mabel Dear
horn. Ethel Rankins. The singing of
"Amerlca' Was the beginning Of the
entertainment. Commander George z.
CRY of Seth Williams Post No rs
gave a speech which the ladies' highly
enjoyed. Ivy Colgan rendered a SOLO.
Robert Cuny, commander Of the Maine
Division. Sons of Veterans. spoke and
mis- words were of greut interest Mar
ciR Heath rendered solo. Comman-
der Donald c. MetraIf of James Fritz-
gerald Post, American Legion. also
Was speaker Of the evening ana Mr.
Metralf's spesch was very much ap-
| preciHted.
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