Pictured here is a flag stand found among our military collection.
The Woman’s Relief Corps was an official Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, a fraternal and political organization composed of veterans of the Union Army who served in the American Civil War.
The WRC was founded in 1883 and is still active today. “The
WRC promotes patriotic education and support, by visiting schools, presenting flags and scholarships, holding patriotic essay competitions, visiting Veteran's hospitals, assisting Veterans, and holding Memorial, Veteran, and Flag Day ceremonies.”
The largest Ohio group is located in West Farmington. This consists of women as young as age thirteen who exhibit “good moral character and correct deportment, who have not given aid and comfort to the enemies of the United States of America and are citizens thereof, who would perpetuate the principles to which the association stands pledged.”
To learn more about the WRC, refer to the Website of the West Farmington, Ohio Corps listed below.
Sources:
Wikipedia.org – Grand Army of the Republic.
Website: Hall #104 Woman’s Relief Corps.
http://www.farmingtoncommunity.org/wrc/index.html
