The National tribune., 1883-08-02

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was built upon rock foundation, they strong
pillars in the church, but find it is on sand for
when went to walk the house would tip over on
one side. After little however, the house and
got solid again, and we have staid SO, as for rs
whisky pickles are concerned. L wish could
say as much for that family. That mother had three
blight little boys, from six twelve years of age,
and where are they now? They all fill drunkard's
graves, and know their first taste for whisky was
acquired from those very pickles. There is no
for whisky in any form. What causes all the sui
edes and devilment we read of in every paper? 1t
Is the cursed whisky. have no boys, but others
have, and l would as soon. or rather, see their
innocent Threats cut while young, than see them
grow up and, through the influence of whisky do it
themselves. am great reader of THE TRIBUNE,
but do not want any whisky in it. God never in
tended man to sink below the beast, and a whisky
osKA1oos sa IOWA. Nssp''' N. MN.
Our Weekly Experience Meeting.
GREETING FROM LITTLE GIRL-WoMEN WHO
ARE WORKING.
Our first letter is from loyal little girl of
ten, who is very proud that her papa was a
soldier and tells his story like little heroine.
Are there no more little girls who are glad
their papas were soldiers and who will write
us all about them like little Bessie Brickel?
Bessie is welcome, and must come again.
sEDAL1A, Mo-, July l6. 1883.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have been wanting to write to you ever since
papa first began to take your paper, to tell you
now mucn we all enjoyed it. Last winter mamma
would read us little story every night while she
was getting the baby asleep, and the rest of us
would sit as still as mice. am the oldest and will
be ten years old the 1st of September, and have
four brothers, whose ages are seven, five, three
and one. Don't you think rich i'll brothers?
Mamma says she hopes YOU will keep up the house,
hold department. for she appreciates 1t so much.
We feel very proud because papa was soldier
and served all through the war. Papa's name is
John l.. Brickel company l., Second Kentucky
lkiipatrick's) cavalry, and he was with Sherman
in his march to the sea. At one time papa might
have been killed by shell, which exploded and a
piece lodged III his haversaek Papa has the piece
of shell yet / hope that our soldier paper may
live and flourish forever.
remain, your little friend, BESSIE BRIcKEL.
A SOCIETY WITH BRIGHT PROSPECTS.
ELeIN, July IT, 1888.
To the Editor NATIONAL. TRIBUNE:
1t may interest you to learn that our society
is progressing finely, with bright prospects for the
future. number of our ladies met Thursday,
July /, and succeeded in organizing Womans
Auxiliary of Veteran Post, No 80, G. A. R. We
begin with a membership of eighteen. The officers
elected are: President, Mrs. ID. Il. Beebe vice.
president, Mrs. NJ NJ. Briggs; secretary, Mrs. A.
Manahan; treasurer, Mrs z. C. Gilbert In the
eternal fitness OF things il seems very appro-
pirate that woman, the soldiers help in war,
should be a helpmeet in every good work in time
of peace NELLIE r. MANAuAN,
Secretary, Woman's Auxiliary.
THE FIRST AUXILIARY IN CALIFORNIA.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
We claim the first Auxiliary in California organ
lied last evening IN the hail of Heintzeman Post,
No. 80, G.. A. r, Commander J. p. Jones assisting
IN the organization The officers are: Mrs. Mary
p. Jones PRESIDENT Mrs. Nellie Stutler, senior vice.
president; Mrs. J. w. Leonard, Junior vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. III. B, Rice. secretary; Mrs Lucy Dam
nails. treasurer; Mrs. Maria Palmer, chaplain Mrs.
II NJ. Crewell, conductor; Mrs. Jennie Roberts,
guard On the evening of July Sd, Mr.. r.
F. Kirk, professional gave benefit for
this Post, the net proceeds - about Sll0- going
to the Post. He is to give another next Thurs
day evening, July 18th, for the same purpose, the
proceeds to be applied to the building of hall to
belong exclusively TO the e. a. r. here. Several
hundred dollars have already been subscribed, also
lot donated, and as the requisite funds
secured the hall will be built which we hope to be
able TO do yet This fall The Post is prospering and
additional members added nearly every meeting.
Yours, in F., c., l., W. J. wHIrsEy..
SAN DIEGO, CAL. Late Co. A, 57th p. V.
FROM AN EXCLUSIVE AUXILIARY.
MARLBORO, MASS, July 20 1888.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
have read with interest the discussion in THE
TRIBUNE concerning the admitting of loyal women
to membership in Woman's Auxiliaries IN the
month of December 1870. Auxiliary to the Post
of this place John i. Rawlins, 10. 49, formed,
whose membership restricted to the wives,
mothers, sisters daughters and widows, and
such has since continued. This society has grown
from twenty TO one hundred members, meeting
monthly, on the afternoon of the Post meeting
righteousness meeting in the afternoon; family
supper and literary entertainment from 20 10,
which the comrades and ladies' equally inter
ested, the Post by bylaw devotng that evening to
u
Observation-Disclosures their families are there 1t is
home-lile, and al reunion Of old comrades. Upon
this social feature has greatly depended
IN tine past thirteen years. We have done constant
and effective work in connection with the Post.
Through these social meetings each month we
have all become much better acquainted, and
thereby carry work in greater harmony
and a.more thorough manner
AT the convention in Fitclhurg in February,
1879, called for the purpose of organizing State
Corps, the delegates from Marlboro declined to
join because they believed the basis of membership
was broader than would work successfully in
society, and we have never had reason for chang
ing our decision In Marlboro-a town of some
ten thousand inhabitants-there sre many eh,ritt-
bic societies where all loyal women can work and
IN this place all are loyal and what woman--or
man even-would own to a trace of disloyalty?
Many of those who would ask admission to the
Womans Auxiliaries have upon the stage of
life since the war, with none of the enthusiasm
born OF suffering to inspire them to work. Would
not theirs be a short-lived enthusiasm? And if
such as these were In our societies, what would
constitute its Free Masonry? AID if you admit
all loyal women, what will you do with their
husbands, who were not soldiers s.? Think of the
many occasions on which these AhxiIiaries COM
posed in part of women whose husbands were not
IN the war, would meet for business. Would the
husbands of those lady members he excluded?
And II not would those occasions be- such dstinc-
tive q. A. r. gatherings as they are and have
been?
In our society we care for each other in sickness
and need. considering it our especial duty and
pleasure. 1t Is not mere charity; one
family. Would il be the same We're all admitted?
Would our benefaetions extend MS freely to the
families of these loyal woman members? Where
draw the line without offending? For
once in the society, they have all tae rights and
privileges of that society. Not having the COM
mon memory of dead as have the soldiers and
their families they would sooner lose their inter
est, and by SO doing the Auxiliafies would be
likely to decline and finally vanish, as has many
another charitable organization. To the soldier
and his family it is q lifelong wock Why should
we weaken our forces by weakening the fraternal
feellng-a sure result if ali women were admitted
believe that / state the views of this Auxiliary
a q No ynVAul -,
If membership is confined To wives mothers
sisters, daughters and widows Of soldiers"
With us secrecy and ceremony are not essential
Mrs. EMMA j. BARNES
OF John A. Rawlins Post 43, Woman Relief Corps
The reasons which Mrs Barnes gives in favor
of combining membership to the immediate rel
atives of soldiers are not without force, but
they can be readily answered.
First. She says her society has prospered as
an exclusive organization; so has the Forsyth
(Toledo) Auxiliary and, in fact, every society,
as tar as we know, that has been organized on.
the non-eyclusive plan, while it is certain THAT
some exclusive societies have not ilourished |
Is not the prosperity of the whole Massachu-
sets Department proof OF the wisdom of the |
plan EN- which it is conducted, and is there any
reason to believe that her society would have |
been less prosperous had it affiliated with the |
Department instead of standing aloof? unless |
eirs. Barnes can show that societies which ad-
init all loyal women are less thrifty, the fact I
that her own society is thrifty is of no special
consequence.
Second. Mrs. Barnes thinks it inadvisable |