Norwich bulletin., 1922-05-19
HARTFORD WOMAN PRESIDENT
 oE BEREAVEMENT W


 Mrs. Bertha A. Morse of Hartford l was chosen president of. the Department of Connnecticlut, Woman's Relief Corps at the annual election of officers held Thursday morning at the Methodist Episcopal church, New London. Mrs Morse Is member of the Robert Tyler corps, N 6, of the capital city and last year served as state senior vice pres ident She succeeds Mrs. O. E. Clark of New London.
 Other officers elected were: Senior vice president, Mrs. Eva Ruon of the D. C.. Rodmar corps, No. 19. Glastonbury: ju- nior vice president Mrs. Flora War riner of the Elias Howe, Jr., corps, No. 5S, of Bridgeport; treasurer. Mrs. Flor {, ence L. P Haydn of Meriden corps, Meriden chaplain, Mrs. Cora Starr of l the Stanley corps, No. 12, of New Bri- tain executive board, Mrs. Kate White ] Chapin of the Edward R. Lee corps, No. | 41, of New Hartford, chairman Mrs. Louise Ogden of the Samuel Ferris corps, No. 63, of New Canaan Mrs. Julia Battersby. of the Mason Rogers 1 corps, No. 46, of Branford Mrs. Mar garet Eldridge of the Williams corps, No. | Az of Mystic and Mrs Lena Pukallus of the Sedgwick corps, No. Is. of Norwich. At the afternoon session which con vened at 2 o'clock the secretary. inspec- ] tor, counsellor, instituting and installing l officer. the patriotic instructor. senior l aide, press correspondent and the deI- egates and alternates to the fortieth national convention of the Woman's Re- lief corps were elected and the officers were installed.
 Treasurer's Repor.
 Tn presenting her report as department treasurer, Mrs. Florence Hadyn of Mer- l den stated that the balance on hand in the general treasury on<April 27, 1921, | was $29222; the receipts for the year lwere $3,519.17; the expenditures, S2,- 912.15, leaving a balance on hand May Il IT, 1922, of S607.56. In submitting her financial statement of several funds in- trusted to Mrs. Haydn as department treasurer, she stated that during the past year the corps shad contributed S245 to the Grand Army encampment at South Norwalk S52.50 to the Southern Mem, orial fund $22.50 to the Army Nurses fund and S143 to the Near East. The , receipts of the Womens Relief Corps Home. Inc, of Cromwell she placed al $9,970.62, and the expenditures at SS,- 468.73, leaving balance on hand of S1.- 510.S9. This last report was received with rounds of applause. The genera receipts included S1,575.10 from the state Cdpild ld&
 In concluding her report, Mrs Haydr said in part:
 Again we come to the close of tht official year In department work. anC it seems fitting that we should pause fo1 a. while to survey the results of anothe years work. a year of hard work fo the president, secretary and treasurer
 Many hours have been spent trying t
 work out plans to meet expenses, an,
 while we have by strict economy an, with the financial help from several o
 the corps and in the department aides
 been able to meet all obligations. tn
 amount in the treasury is not what W | wish it were. and I trust this conven ton will legislate wisely concerning som
 expenditures, prominent among them be ing the matter of department journal:
 Corps have responded very generous
 ly to all appeals made through genera
 orders for special funds. Those who wer present at the department encampmer
 held at South Norwalk recently, whe e our department president. Mrs. Clark pre- s sented a check of $245 to the departmer e commander could not help but feel tha e the generous contribution from the corr e was fully appreciated. The enthusiasr j. displayed by the Veterans and the heart e cheers given them proved without doub
 the loyalty of the Grand Army of tn $ Republic to it's auxiliary, the Woman n Relief Corps.