Author: Woman's Relief Corps

Publisher:

Published: 2015-07-22

Total Pages: 428

ISBN-13: 9781331973836

Excerpt from Journal of the Twenty-Sixth Annual Convention of the Department of Massachusetts, Woman's Relief Corps: Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, People's Temple, Boston, Mass;, February 14 and 15, 1905 The opening session of the Twenty-sixth Annual Convention of the Department of Massachusetts, Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, was called to order at ten o'clock a.m. by Mrs. Annie M. Warne, Department President, in the People's Temple, Boston, Tuesday, February 14, 1905. Mrs. Lizzie M.Richards, Department Senior Aide, led by the Color Bearers, escorted to the platform the Department Officers, Mrs. Anna Frances Fiel off P. H. Rogers Corps 25 of Waltham acting as pianist for the Convention by appointment of Mrs. Warne, who also announced the Color Bearers for the day: Mrs. Carrie M.Parks, Mrs. Alice P.Warren, and Mrs. Anna Fields of Waltham, and Mrs. Nellie M.Barney of Watertown. The Department President then appointed the following to serve as Color Bearers for Wednesday; Mrs. Hattie M.Bates, Mrs. Sadie E.Holmes, Miss Amanda J.Ferry, and Mrs. N. Marion Littlefield of Huntington F. Wolcott Corps 147 of Milton. Mrs. Warne, Department President, extended a greeting to the representatives present, and referred to the illness of Miss Sarah L. Mecuen, Department Inspector, whose presence we miss to-day. Mrs. Warne asked the assistance of all the members in her efforts to have the work conducted promptly, and closed by saying: - "May wise deliberations and perfect harmony be the leading features of this Convention." Prayer by Mrs. Elizabeth P.Sawyer, Department Chaplain. The flag salute was then given, followed by singing "America." Rev. Charles A. Crane, D.D., pastor of the People's Temple, was present by invitation to extend a welcome to his church. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.