Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1921-09-30
OMEN HOLD
Mate SESSIONS
TO FINISH WORK
Kindred Organizations to
G.. A. r. Name National
Officers.

Closing business sessions of the var1-
GUS womanis organizat ions holding their
national conventions in Indianapolis this
week in connection with the G. A. r. en-
campment. were continued late into last
night, national officers being elected in
some instances.
Mrs. Anna Kitchener of Philadelphia, Pa.
was elected president of the Ladies of
the G. A. R. with Miss Ida Z. Manson
of Crawfordsvidde, Ind, as senior vice
president.
Other officers include Marybell Ross OF
Chicago. treasurer; Amy Clarke Of Mis-
souri,, chaplain: Ethel NJ Irish OF Wis
consin, counsellor; Genevieve Lucy Of
Chicago. Mrs LOra Giuders Of Colorado
and Sarah z. Fov of Texas, council of
ADMINISTERS ton MabelIe Nissen of Penn
sylvania, secretary, and Eva ]. French,
patriotic instructor.
Miss Louise Benson of Oakland. Maine.
was elected national president Of the
Daughters of Veterans at the session yes
terday evening. Other officers named In
clude Mrs. Lola S Elliott, Des Moines.
Iowa, senior vice president; Druselia
Thayer, Illinois, Junior vice president !;
Lottie Merrill, Pennsylvania, chaplain
Ella Morrison, Ohio treasurer, and Edith
Clark, Michigan inspector.
MRS. MUZZY PUT FORWARD
FOR ARMS COMMISSION.
The resolution urging that the name OF
Mrs Ellen Spencer Muzzy of Washington
D. c.. sponsor of the Daughters OF
Veterans. be presented to President
Harding and urged by the body as a
member of the national disarmament
commission, was passed by the Daughters
at their last session in the Central avenue
Methodist Church. The president will
send the appeal to President Harding
at once.
The order declined TIE invitation ex-
hended by the National Association OF
the Naval Veterans, to become its
auxiliary for the reason that 1t would be
contrary to their constitution as the body
is to be an unofficial auxiliary to all
patriotic organizations connected with
the Civil War. They pledged their CO.
operation and aid to the association
Miss Bonnie L. Parke Of Detroit. Mich.
was elected commander in chief of the
National Daughters of the Grand Army
of the Republic, at the Hotel lincoln.
An indianapolis woman. Mrs. Elizabeth
Allen, was chosen as auditor. Other of
f1cers included Mrs. Mary Baker of Chi
cago. senior vice president; Mrs. Lucre-
tia Biles of Racine, Wis, junior vice
president; Mrs. Isabelle Perry Of Jack
son, Mich. chaplain general; Gertrude
Hassis of Chicago, patriotic instructor
Ruth B. Young of Battle Creek. Mich.
quartermaster general; Gertrude Fair
: Of Racine Wis. officer of the guard; Mrs.
Della Larson of Madison. Wis. national
historian; Mrs. Ruby Esser of Milwaukee.
sentinel; Nellie ". Ray of Waukegan,
H., registrar; Mrs. Mamie Gerou of Chi
cago Mrs. L. Cummongs of Battle Creek,
Mich, Miss Lillian Stoddard of Detroit.
Ms, Mae Berg of Chicago and Mrs. Ell
sic Rittman of Racine trustees The or
der presented the retiring president Mrs.
Grace Armstrong, with a strand of pearls
as a token OF appreciation for her work
during the last year.
" R. c. INSTALLS
NEW OFFICERS.
Installaticn of the newly elected Off
sers closed the business session of the