National
Woman's Relief Corps (U.S.). John F. Reynolds Post No. 1 (Fargo, N.D.)
Records, 1885-1965
2.4 linear feet (Mss 242)
The
John F. Reynolds Relief Corps No. 17 of the Woman's Relief Corps was organized
on September 23, 1885 in Fargo under a Dakota Territory Charter with a
charter membership of 18. Activities of the Corps included participation
in Memorial Day observances, contributing to the Soldiers Home at Lisbon,
N.D., presenting flags to various institutions.,entertaining Company B
of the North Dakota National Guard in 1898 and 1917, donating money and
materials during World War I , Red Cross work, and adopting war orphans.
The Corps ceased to function in 1965.
The
John F. Reynolds Relief Corp records include some correspondence, meeting
minutes, Past President Club meeting minutes, membership rolls, financial
records, Col. Carroll Junior Club records, and subject files.
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