The National tribune., 1883-05-24

newer civilization are not so heavy upon them,
the women of the Grand Army may find time
and means for a complex and expensive organ
ization, but all through the West, where the
soldier element predominates, the demand is
for something combining utility with dispatch
and economy with both This is the express
sion which reaches us from all sides, and it is
earnestly hoped that when National organi-
cation is effected at Denver that the constitu-
ton may be made so broad and liberal that it
will not squeeze out of existence the large
number of fiourshing Auxiliaries that cannot
perpetuate themselves under the red tape rule.
Nor is this feeling confined to the West, as
witness the following letters from the Old
Keystone State and its neighbor to the east,
New jersey addressed to Mrs. Kate B. Sher-
| wood, Toledo, o.:
| DEAR MADAM: l now write you, asking you
| few questions, which please let me know about
soon you can without inconvenience to your
self. i have already heard from several Depart
ments in the East, bat those societies too COM
! plcated and enlarged for our little place, and
would cost too much money to get them in working
order. AS far we have investigated your branch
of the society favor it. Have you a constitution
and bylaws in connection with your society? Can
others than mothers, sisters, wives, or daughters
of soldiers join yours? If so, that would suit us
| here, we have many helpers outside OF those
| mentioned. think, from reading over your arti-
| cles in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE that all ladies can
society only those before mentioned can join Be
| pleased to give such information as you can
conveniently, and obige,
Yours, with respect,
AUSTIN CURTIN,
| Commander No. 26l, Dept. of Pa, and A. D. G. to
| Commander-in-C Chief.
! MILESBURG, PA.
DEAR MADAM: am anxious to form Woman's
Auxiliary, but fear that if membership is restricted
to the relations of the comrades only our numbers
would be too small for success. L have read your
articles in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and am highly
| pleased with them; and now, will you be so kind
as to send me ali necessary information for the
plenty of young ladies here ready and anxious to
aid us if they can be started on the right track.
| Hoping to hear from you at your earliest conyen-
| fence, am, yours, ia F., c., and L.,
| CEDARyILLE, n. j. T. A. DARE, p. @.
THANKS FOR REUNION POEM.
| Permit an old soldier to thank Mrs. Sherwood
| for The Memories of the War" 1t is fraught
with the strongest sentiment, and the exact coun-
terpart of my soldiers life Oh, how it made my
heart thrill when read it in the last number OF
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE! ], too, am native Of
good old State when six years old enlisted as q
private in company c, Thirty third Illinois infan-
company Fl. sixty-third Illinois infantry I am
now old and broken down in health, but the spirit
of patriotism stills burns on the altar of my coun-
try. Allow me to congratulate the author and
THE TRIBUNE, and may God bless you in all your
| efforts for the right. Yours, in F., C., and L.,
COLORADO SPRINGS. s. G. PARKER.
| INDIANA WORKERS.
DEAR Mrs. SHERWOOD General Candy Post
No. 2, G. 4. r., has organized an Auxiliary So
ciety, with the following officers and members
We want to be in full working order for Memorial
| Day President Mrs. L. A. Decker; vice-presi-
dent. Mrs. N. W. Perry; secretary, Mrs. T. NJ
Robertson; treasurer, Mrs. It. N James.
Charter members-Soldiers' wives-Mrs. T. j.
Smith, W. 8. Wolfe, Carrie L; Coffey. w; w; Car
ter, A. NJ. Menough Z. E Giilen, j. NJ Boothe, L.
J. McLain, L. ]. Decker, j. III. Owen, Mahlon
Barker L. D. Roberts, s. S. Pullen, Calista Lank-
| VIM. Byers, G. w Lewis, Thos. Douglass J. G.
Clifford, L E. Decker, Henry Alberto, Henry BURY
Soldiers daughters-Mrs. Alma Fischhaber,
| Mrs Maggie Mers, Misses Cora Z. Smith, Clara
Ellis, Mahala Wheeler, Ida Coffey:
Now. that we have taken the initiatory step, we
! would like to know what is further necessary, in
order TO complete organization Is it necessary
for an officer of the Post to muster US in, can
some one be empowered to install officers? &c. So
far as we know the society at Warsaw, Ind. is the
only Auxiliary in the State, hence go TO you
although we know your time is overtaxed with
questions, and trust to your fervor in work for an
BRAZIL, IND. Mrs. L. A. DECKER.
In reply to the above and many letters of a
similar nature, Mrs. Sherwood would call at.
tention to the form for organizing WOman's
Auxiliary, with constitution and bylaws fol-
the governing of the same, which appeared in
| THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE of March 18th, and
which has been followed with explanatory ar.
| ticles each week since that date The good
women of Brazil have other sister workers be-
sides those at Warsaw, as note the following
from Kendalville, under date of May 9th:
A PERTINENT INQUIRY
The ladies of this place have organized an Auxil
larry Society to the G. A. r Post, and have had one
entertainment for the benefit of the Post. But the
proceeds still in the hands of the treasurer o.
| the Auxiliary, the majority veting TO retain the
amount until the Post asks for it. + o.
those who think it the duty of our society to turn
that money to the Post for relief fund or &c
furnish the hall. Some of our members want tC
furnish the hall ourselves, but as we have never
occupied it, think the Post had rather furnish II
to suit themselves. If you will write us the proper
obliged. Mrs. j. l.. KINNEY, Secretary.
| KENDALvILLE, IND.
The Kendalville ladies, as will be seen, have
taken the right course in beginning work al
once, and their zeal cannot be to strongly com.
mended TO others. Their only mistake seems
to have been in working independent of the
| Post. Every Post which organizes a Woman's
Auxiliary should have a standing conference
committee to confer with the Auxiliary. And
in all matters in which the q. A. L. comes be-
fore the public for raising money the Post and
its Auxiliary should act in concert. They
should haye their joint committees and bend
their united energies to the accomplishment OF
a grand success. The Toledo plan, adopted by
the G. A. r., of appearing before the public but
once year. and of working up an entertain
ment that enlists the entire community and
results in great financial success, is the best
that can be recommended to any society, as six
years experience has demonstrated the wisdom
of 1t. We should suggest that the kendaivllle
g. A. r. adopt this plan in future, as neither
the Post nor the society can have pronounced
success working alone. To adjust the present
difficulty we would suggest conference be-
tween the Post and the Auxiliary, when dis
position of the funds can be agreed upon and q
better understanding as to future work be
brought about.
KANSAS INQUIRER.
Mrs. G. w. Sparr, writing from Ellwsorth
Kansas, asks THE TRIBUNE how to conduct an
Auxiliary so as to make it financial success
In reply, we may say that she may find some
points in the above worth considering. Oh
course every Post, by conference with its Aux
iliary workers, must, to some extent, devise
ways and means for creating funds for charity
or patriotic purposes. Winter socials and sup
pers, summer lawn parties and picnics con-
certs, lectures, ETC., may be devised, as may suit
the wants of the particular locality for diver
sion and amusement. But perhaps, the most
satisfactory plan is to give a series of annual
entertainments running through several even
ings, in which case the following programme
of the sixth annual benefit of Forsyth Post Re-
lief Fund, which opens for one week at To-
ledo, Ohio, May 21st and 26th inclusive, may
contain valuable suggestions The benefit is
known as the Mid May Carnival, and differ
ent programme is provided for each evening
to be held at Wheeler's Opera House, from to
10 o'clock. The entertainment is then followed
by dancing, (the floor of the parquette to be
raised for the occasion,) and the serving OF
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