Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-29
w. r. C.. FAVORS
STRICT LAW ON
IMMIGRATION
Order Also Requests Payment
Of Pensions Each
Month.

The backing Of the thousands Of mem
bers of the women's Relief Corps in
lettering the Government immigration
laws was urged by the resolutions com
mittee in a report this afternoon at the
business session Of the national conven-
ton Of the corps in the Meridian Street
N. E. Church. The resolution probably
viii be adopted.
Other resolutions read by the commit
tee referred to the marking of historic
srots pertaining to events Of the Civil
War BY the corps; the consideration by
the body of increasing the number of
kindergarten classes in the country pc
titioning the Government to issue the
neasions of the Civil War veterans
monthly instead OF quarterly, as they 90
the Young soldiers: changing the name
of Mt. Rainier to Mt. Lincoln.
CHARTER MEMBER
VICE PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Emma 3. Alrich Of Cawker city
Kan, one of the two living charter mem
hers Of the Woman's Relief Corps, was
elected national senior vice president CT
the organization at the business session
held this morning.
The remaining officers named Included
Mrs. Alice Mae Armstrong of Kansas
CITY, Mo, junior vice president; Mrs H.
Campbell of Minnesota. treasurer; Mrs
Eunice III. Munger Oklahoma. chaplain,
and Sarah II. Darling, Mary Nelson OF
Montana, Margaret L. Becker OF Oregon
Ursula Shirley of Washington, d. C., and
Helen A. Hobbs OF south Dakota
executive board.
the convention from the American Legion
at Watertown, Mass, representing 11,00o
ex- service men. congratulating the Corps
on its work and sending greetings to the
convention. A final business session of
the corps was to be held this afternoon.
MAINE WOMAN NAMED
BY DAUGHTERS.
Miss Louise NJ Benson of Maine was
elected president of the Daughters of
Veterans at the business session of the
body held last night and the remaining
officers were to be chosen this afternoon.
Mrs Ethel NJ Irish, national presi-
dent of the Ladies of the G. 4. r., rec
commended in her address this morning
at the business session Of the order held
b ia the Second Presbyterian Church, that
with the building in complete repair,
that the order made 4 gift TO the Gov
eminent at Washington of the Grand Me
mortal Hall at Andersonville
A letter from President Harding who
is an honorary member of the ladies of
the G. a r. expressing his regret at
not being able to attend the convention
this week was read during the morning.
Greetings from organizations, The send
ing of a check of $50 to the army nurses.
the presentation of gifts to the president,
including a diamond ring from the ma
tiORal officers and members and a jeweled
badge from the convention body; to-
gether with reports from officers com
pleted the morning business and election
of officers was to be conducted this aft
ernoou
MRS. STEVENS :. OF V.
AUXILIARY HEAD.
Mrs. Margaret Patterson Stevens of
Washington, D. C., was unanimously
elected National president of the Aux
iliary to the Sons Of Veterans AuxiIiary
at the session held this afternoon in the
x. Of P. Lodge No. SO. rooms. Mrs.
Florence Spencer Duryea. National Di-
rector, Women's Organizations. Near East
Relief, spoke to the body asking help n
the work. A resolution ind0rsing the
Near East work was adopted by the Aux
Hilary. The remaining National officers
viii be elected late this afternoon.