New Hampshire Woman Elected National President of Relief Corps
The Woman's Relief Corps elected its first national president during its gathering in Tremont Temple. Mrs. Fannie E. Minot of New Hampshire won after the initial ballot, with Missouri’s Mrs. Carrie Sparklin congratulating her and pledging support. The event drew about 1200 attendees, with a 700 delegate lunch provided. Ida Farr of South Dakota was chosen senior vice-president at the evening session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ficers
Woman's Relief Corps
Park Street
Anna M. Warne
Massachusetts
Harriet A. Ralph
Massachusetts Department
Sarah D. Winans
Ursula Mallison
National
Sarah E. Fuller
CORPS
Gath
Hartwell
California
Fannie E. Minot
New Hampshire
Carrie Sparklin
Missouri
Sparklin
Grand Army of the Republic
John &. King
Department of Maryland
Charles Harris
Emporia
Kan
Edward T. Wolf
Arkansas
Tremont Temple
Soldiers and Sailors
Indiana
Ida Farr
South Dakota
G. A. R. Ladies Hold Meeting at Lorimer Hall
The Ladies of the G. A. R. met at Lorimer Hall for reports and private council seating. National president Mrs. Belinda S. Bailey spoke on growth and New Mexico department formation. Minnesota touted as leading in new circles. officers to be elected today at 9 at Lorimer Hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Hall
Belinda S. Bailey
San Francisco
Cal
Jennie Varney
Minneapolis
Bailey
Ohio
Ruth E. Foster
New Mexico
Addie Ek. Krebs
Minnesota
Lorimer Ihiall
Children of the Revolution Host Reception for G A R Delegates
The Children of the Revolution hosted an informal reception at the Daughters of the Revolution headquarters in the Colonial building from 10 to 4 yesterday. Hostesses Adeline Fitz D W Ensign A Wood and others welcomed visitors, serving light refreshments amid antique furniture and relics of revolutionary days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children of the Revolution
Daughters of the Revolution
Adeline Frances Fitz
D. R
Massachusetts
D. W. Ensign
Washington Elm
A. Wood
John Dodge
F. L. Slade
Daughters of Veterans Convene in Chipman Hall Meeting
The National Daughters of Veterans met in Chipman Hall with Carrie Westbrook as national president presiding. About 100 delegates from nearly every state attended. Officers named include Ida E. Warren, Bertha Martin, Myrtle Kramer, Anna Sage, Minnie Piper, and trustees Elizabeth Stanley Ida E. Allen Elizabeth Kimball. A noon lunch at the State House cafe preceded a harbor excursion and Nantasket House dinner. convening resumes at Gilbert Hall for further business and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Daughters of Veterans
Chipman Hall
Carrie Westbrook
Binghamton
N. Y
Ida E. Warren
Worcester
Bertha Martin
Alliance
Myrtle Kramer
Chicago
Ill
Anna C. Sage
Minnie Piper
Nashua
N. H
Elizabeth Stanley
Ida E. Allen
Newtonville
Elizabeth Kimball
Fitchburg
State House
Sons of Veterans
Nantasket House
Gilbert Hall
Templars Leave Boston for Frisco Conclave Pilgrimage
Boston Commandery Knights Templars with 126 Sir Knights 88 women and 25 musicians totaling 239 persons departed yesterday under Eminent Sir Rinaldo B Richardson Sir Thomas M Carter leading Carter's Band to attend the 29th triennial conclave of the Grand Encampment Knights Templars United States to be held in San Francisco during the week ending September 10.
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Boston
Knights Templars
Rinaldo B. Richardson
Carter
Thomas M. Carter
United States
San Francisco
Ex prisoner of war recalls moment of defiance on march
Part Lieutenant A J Howard of Milwaukee Post 19 recounts a daring act on the Petersburg to City Point march. He charged a rebel officer about to strike a wounded, limping soldier and knocked him down. The soldiers cheered as Howard rejoined his ranks, and years later the officer learned who hit him.
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A. J. Howard
Post 19
Milwaukee
Wis
Belle Isle
Libby
Salisbury
Post
Petersburg
City Point
War Time Memories Vividly Revived
Veterans from multiple Civil War associations gathered in Boston for reunions. The Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry elected W W Converse as president and honored seven fallen comrades. Over 100 Twentieth Maine veterans and many from other groups spoke, with Clara Barton guesting at the Twenty-first Regiment event. Sixteenth and First Massachusetts Cavalry reunions also reported, naming officers and noting recent losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fourth Massachusetts Cavalry Association
Washington Post
South Boston
W. W. Converse
T. C. Coolidge
S. Ll. Snell
T. J. Evans
Converse
Carter
Goodnow
Twentieth Maine Regiment Association
Winthrop School
Tremont Street
H. S. Melcher
Ce Merriam
Howard II
Prince of Washington
Reynolds
Waterville
Fernald
J. F. Land
Vorenberg's G. A. R. Souvenir For Veterans
Vorenberg's Big Store distributed terra cotta miniature bean pots as G. A. R. veteran souvenirs. Each pot bears the inscription Vorenberg's G. A. R. Souvenir Aug. 15 to 22 Boston and ribbon decoration. Thousands visited the store yesterday to receive the token described as welcome as the morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. R. Veterans
Vorenberg’s
Boston
Ladies of the G. A. R. Host a Lorimer Hall Reception
Last evening at Lorimer Hall the Ladies of the G. A. R. held a reception. The room was decorated with flags bunting and flowers. In the receiving line were national president Mrs Belinda S Bailey national president Ruth E Foote senior vice president Emma E Pierce junior vice president Abbie E Krebs national secretary Julia M Gordon national treasurer Jennie Varney chaplain Annie Michener inspector M Anna Halli counsellor and other senior officers. Ushers Miss Emily J Sargent Miss Lizzie Hinckley Miss Marion Rundlett and Miss Maud R Randall assisted. A musical programme featured Lynn child dancers Miss Mabel Patten and Miss Iona Stillings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorimer Hall
Belinda S. Bailey
San Francisco
Cal
Ruth E. Foote
Emma E. Pierce
Springfield
Abbie E. Krebs
Julia M. Gordon
Topeka
Kan
Jennie Varney
Minneapolis
Man Dies After Swallowing False Teeth in Rutland
Rutland VT August 17 William C Dixon died today after swallowing a set of false teeth during a coughing fit. Physicians failed to remove the obstruction from his throat despite frantic efforts and Dixon endured severe suffering before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutland, Vt
William C. Dixon
Dixon
Naval Veil Hold Reunion At Kearsarge Headquarters
The National Association of Naval Veterans held its reunion at the Kearsarge Association headquarters at 1151 Washington Street yesterday morning. About 100 members answered roll call, Comodore Charles W. Karsner of Philadelphia called the meeting to order, and at 11:20 a memorial service listed the deceased members. He led a prayer, and last evening the Kearsarge veterans and national officers joined in a dog watch with capstan and bar as entertainment.
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National Association of Naval Veterans
Kearsarge Association
Washington Street
Charles W. Karsner
Philadelphia
Commodore Karsner
Kearsarge Veterans
National Association
Busy Day for Army Nurses Elects National President
A Tremont Temple session from 9 to 1 p.m. concluded with the Army Nurses electing Mrs. Fannie T. Hazen of Cambridge, Mass., as national president amid a contested bid with Mrs. Addie I. Ballou. Hazen had earlier received appointments from Surgeon General Hammond and later Dorothy Dix.
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Tremont Temple
Fannie T. Hazen
Cambridge
Mass
State Association
Convention of Ladies' Aid opens with 140 delegates
A patriotic serenade by the Boys Band of the Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Orphan Home opened the Ladies' Aid Society convention in Gilbert Hall Tremont Temple Tremont. A $20 collection for the boys in Boston was taken. National president Addie M. Wallace presided and Massachusetts division greetings were delivered by Hallie K. Whitney. 140 delegates attended, the largest encampment in history. The day included trips to Nantasket and visits to Chelsea Soldiers Home and the navy yard, with a reception at the Revere House for national officers by the Massachusetts Society, Ladies’ Aid.
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Indiana Soldiers and Sailors’ Orphan Home
Knightstown
Ind
Ladies’ Aid Society
S. of W
Gilbert Hall
Tremont Temple
Boston
Addie M. Wallace
Hallie EK. Whitney
Lowell
Massachusets
J. W. Morgan
Waverly
N. Y
Massachusetts
Nhtntasket
Chelsea Soldiers’ Home
Navy Yard
Revere House
Massachusetts Society, Ladies’ Aid
Steamship New Brunswick Announces Weekend Boat Trips
The steam er New Brunswick offers a 10:00 sail with north and south shore views. Ritschel's Orchestra provides music, and a fish dinner is served at a nominal cost. Saturday trips depart at 2:00 and return at 6:00 PM. Sunday features a regular day trip plus a moonlight excursion starting at five o'clock.
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New Brunswick
Ritschel
Vets Visit Mrs Livermore in Melrose Parade
More than 109 U S Grant Post 128 veterans from Chicago visited Melrose as guests of Captain Aaron F Walcott to honor Mrs Mary A Livermore. They met at the depot and walked to City Hall escorted by local post members and the Band. A grand ovation greeted Mrs Livermore before a reception at Captain Walcott's home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melrose
U. S. Grant Post
Chicago
Ill
Aaron F. Walcott
Mary A. Livermore
U. S. Grant Post 4
S. H. Buttrick
Ninth Army Corps Reunion at Parker House
About 100 veterans from New England and other regions gathered yesterday at the Parker House. The group includes Massachusetts regiments such as Nims battery, Third Cavalry, and the Twenty-sixth through Fiftieth regiments. General Thomas H. Hubbard of New York presided, with General E. L. Molineux as executive chair.
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Nineteenth Army Corps
Parker House
New England
Nineteenth Corps
Massachusetts
Nims
Third Cavalry
Thomas H. Hubbard
New York
E. L. Molineux
Extraordinary Demand for Domestic Help
New York today shows a surge of nearly 100,000 house girls available for work. Demand spans the city and distant regions as officials at Ellis Island could place 40,000 servants within 20 miles of the metropolis within three hours of arrival. Similar needs extend to the West with comparable numbers ready for placement.
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New York
Ellis Island
Third Lynching at Statesboro in Georgia
In Statesboro Georgia Handy Bell the black man named as ringleader in the Hodges family murder by confessions of two lynching victims was burned at the stake near Statesboro. The night passed quietly with wary glances among locals. Governor Terrell said he would prosecute those involved, and Judge Daly released arrestees as militia escorted them from the city.
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Statesboro
Handy Bell
Hodges
Terrell
Nashville
Tenn
Daly
Irish League men on way to New York convention
The Irish parliamentary party sailing for New York to attend the United Irish League of America convention includes Hon John P Redmond MP Waterford City Hon Conor O Kelly MP North Mayo Capt A J Donelan MP East Cork and Hon Patrick O'Brien MP Kilkenny City.
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London
Irish Parliamentary
United Irish League of America
New York
John P. Redmond
Waterford
Unknown Man's Skull Fractured in Cambridge Accident
A man, unnamed in Cambridge, was struck by a car on Bridge Street near Prison Point yesterday. He was carried unconscious to Massachusetts General Hospital where doctors reported a fractured skull. Officer MacArthur assisted at the scene.
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Bridge Street
Prison Point
Campridge
MacArthur
Massachusetts General Hospital
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Grand Army
N. H. Woman
Relief Corps
G. A. R. Ladies
Prince St
Clara Barton
Old Twenty-first Regiment
Maine Battery Association
Porter
Houston
Newell Waters
Charles F. Packard
Canaan
W. H. Rogers
William G. Smith
Richard Eddy
Sixtieth
Massachusets Cavalry Association
Lawrence M. Duchesney
C. M. Smith
Eli A. Smith
Vorenberg
Ladies OF the G. A. R
Naval Veil
Dorcas H. Lyman
Convention OF Ladies’ Aid
IAM
the Sunday Post
Boston Sunday Post
Mrs. Livermore
19Th Army Corps
Irish League
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