The National tribune., 1883-08-16

| Thomas Post, Louisville. and Chief Mastering
Officer of the Department of Kentucky, is
warmly pledged to woman's work. The gal
| lant Major n. J. Franklin, of the old Forty
| fifth Ohio, now an influential citizen of Lin
| coin, Nebraska, and Assistant Quartermaster-
| General Of the Department, is stanch ally,
| and reports the Lincoln ladies anxious to or
| ganiZe 1t is needless to add that Surgeon
! General Ames and Chaplain-in-C Chief Foster, so
! distinguished for their interest under the Van
/ Dervoort administration, will bestill more help
| full under the new The same may be said OF
the able Quartermaster- General, Colonel John
! TAYLOR, of Philadelphia. who is also kept at his
| post The new Inspector-General, Colonel g.
A. Santmyer, of Carthage, Ohio, is a pioneer
organizer in woman's work and the Auxiliary
at Carthage, Of which his wife is president, was
| the second to organize in Ohio or the West,
| following the Toledo plan. So much for the
grand outlook. The fair land of promise is
before them, and with thankful and hopeful
hearts the loyal women of America will now
| Join hands with their brave defenders and 60
forward and possess it.
C. A. r. EXCURSION TESTIMONIALS.
Upon the arrival at Denver of the delegates
and comrades of the Grand Army of the Repub-
| lie who participated in the excursions via
/ Leadvile Gunnison and Manitou General
GrosvenOr, of Ohio, was called TO the platform,
when, after few complimentary remarks upon
the management, the following preamble and
| resolutions. as presented by the committee
named below, were unanimously adopted, and
/ their publication requested in the newspapers
of Denver, in THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and
in the Scout and Mail:
| WHEREAS we desire TO express our appreciation
of the enjoyable trip, now drawing to close, we
do hereby
ResoIue That the careful and efficient manage
nlent and the excellent accommodation and condi-
| ton of the Union Pacific and of the Denver Il Rio
Grande Railways have impressed us favorabiy
during the five days of our trip from Denver, ac-
compished without accident or serious detention.
2. That thanks are hereby rendered TO ID. L.
| Sturgis, Travelling Passenger Agent, and George
/ A Shute and Alex. Graham, conductors OF the
| Union Pacific Railroad Company; to n. w. sam
! pie, Superintendent of Motive Power, and w. f.
| 1ibbtts Travelling Passenger Agent of the Denver
| & Rio Grande Railway Company for their uniform
courtesy and attention 10 our comfort. and to Com
rade T. p litkin for his unwearied efforts to make
3. That We mention with grateful feelings the
spontaneous and generous effort the part OF the
people along our whole route TO give US the best
reception IN their power.
4. That we cannot forget the munifcent courtesy
of the State of Colorado in freely rendering these
excursions through the richest mining districts and
the grandcst natural scenery of the continent, the
! impression of which Will remain with us through
our whole lives and give Us enlarged views of
the extent resources and possibilities OF our united
country.
Thatwe shall return from the seventeenth annual
| Encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic,
held in the Centennial State, TO our homes, scat
tered from Maine California, with broader views
the destiny and better OF the value
of the Government we helped TO save; with an en-
1 larged sense of our duties ctiZens with full
faith that the foundations of this Nation have been
laid broad and firm as the snow-capped mountains
OF Colorado.
AUGUSTUS HARRINGTON, New York,
| DANIEL DUSTIN Illinois,
G. A. SANTMYER, Ohio,
Committee.
At the same time Comrade Z. p. Pitkin, of
Denver, who had so CALAMITY championed the
excursionist over the rock ribbed hills, was
called TO the front and asked to accept hand
some badge. TO be prepared under the direction
of General Niche, of Kentucky; General
Knifin, Washington, ID. c., and w. S. Wilkin-
son, Des Moines, Iowa. Comrade Pitkin ac-
cepted the testimonial in few well-chosen re-
marks. The following is list of contributors,
secured through the kindly services of Charles
A Roberstons EDITOR Press. Maple5on, Iowa, and
A w. Wills, A. A. g., Department of Tennes-
see, Nashville:
THE CONTRIBUTORS.
General c. H. Grosvenor, Ohio; A. w. Wills
Tennessee; g. C. Knifiin, Washington; w. Ct.
Allen, Kentucky; J. II. Hurley, Missouri T. j.
Borchardt, ]. R.West, Wisconsin; E. Potter, J. s.
kountz, Ohio Philys Cheek, Jr., Wisconsin
e. b. Brown, Mrs Kate L. Sherwood, Miss l..
K. Sherwood, Ohio; George Z. Lemon Wash
ington; Jno. L. Deal, Geo. ]. Wright VIM.
Lynch, p. s. Towle, C. L. Watrous, G. B. Ho-
, gan, A. j. Hobart, Iowa; III. r. Tinsley, In
diana; J. c. Niche, Kentucky: w. T. Red
raond, Ohio II. l.. Lantridge, Kansas n. G..
franklin, Nebraska; J. NJ Farquhar, H. Z.
Stamback, Newsfork; @. ]. Stowell, Nebraska;
\. Munshower, Ohio; W. L. Culbertson, Iowa
P. Linnener, Missouri; ]. L. Woodan, Indiana /;
VIM. Irving, Kansas; j. NJ. Armstrong, j. ;.
Sterrett, Missouri; ]. H. Culver, Nebraska
2. S. Ragan, Missouri; Z. Lincoln. j. A Brown,
ID. o. Riley, Kentucky; Z. n Lewis, Ohio; l..
w. Osborn, Nebraska; 7. NJ. MeClaren, Ohio;
w. L. McLear, J. 5. Scott, r. o. Robertson,
David Murphy, Missouri; j. d. Zimmerman,
; Ohio; l.. P Thompson. A. j. Lorish New
York; T. ID. McGillicuddy, Ohio; IL. x. Dew
, endorf, Kansas; w. j. Elliot, n. w. Bradford,
! C. T. Clark. Ohio; II. w. Pond, Kansas;
E. L. Kimball, Missouri; w. T. Wilkinson
Iowa; Wm. Hirsh, Ohio; Chas A. Rob
ertson, Iowa: r. w. Jenkins. Kansas
]. G. KertcheSon, W. N. Leeper. Kansas; NJ
D. Manson, W x. Marty, - Elliot, Indiana
A. Nj. Foster, Iowa; n Cheney, j. A Reynolds
D T. H. Sentell, II. J. Swift ]. A. Arlington, w. G
Reddy, New York; Henry Wilson, Jr., Iowa
J. L. Richardson, j. NJ. Harrenstein, w. S
Kaufman, J. l. Bennett, c. d. Gwinn, Mrs. e
e ID. Swami, Mrs. G. Patty, c. B. Hyde, Illinois
G. b. Houghton, New Jersey; David Murphy
e Missouri; Mrs. c. L. Watrous, Mrs. &. J. Ho
bart, Mrs p S. TowIe, Iowa; S. j. Alexander
4 Nebraska; Jas. ". Hatton, Iowa; Z. \. Nash
: E. Goodrich, E. c. Ostin, H. C. Hale, r. w
{ EokS, New York; c. a. Santmeyer, Ohio; ID
0 Dustin, J. w. Burst, Illinois; Oscar Mccain
e mon, Ohio; A. Harrington, New York; Z. *
!, HerTick and 5. A Harper, Illinois.
NDoRsING THE WORK.
: To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
BospoS, August. 1888
am glad that at last we have a National Relic
G Corps. And still more glad that not only til
: mothers wives, sisters and daughters of soldiers
a but that all loyal women Of good moral characte
are eligible thereto.
We hear IL said that the Sons of Veterans al
: organization formed TO peTpetnate the memory O
: their fathers. 1t Is well. j thankful we hav
J. the Sons of Veterans for that purpose; but, Nh
Editor, ask who shall for and lay 10 rest th
!, last OF our soldiers orphans unless the Woman
Relief Corps shall admit the loyal women? 1t j
> the only way can TO for soldiers
e little ones VINO are growing up to-day. am presi
dent OF a Relief Corps with membership OF ninety
r. six, and have Just soldiers mother among TIN
: number. The soldier who has mother livin
) now IS a lucky man. We have a number of com
e rades wives, and very few daughters. The sister
e IN the majority in this corps. have only fis
lt loyal women who not relatives OF soldiers.
, do not sprak for myself when l write of loya
: wOmen,-nly father, brother, three uncles, AM
u nearly all of my male relatives solders,-bu
3 want them with US for the good of our brave me
2, who were promised so much when they enlisted.
2 The advantage OF n secret order with ceremonie
OF initiation and ritual, funeral and inStailatio
= service. j. that the work is very easily taken up
l. new corps. With a secret work the world wi
1t never know when a family is assisted, and thin
thai an act OF charity, ike prayer, should be don
- IA secret. With g secret work, We tell OF
: members whenever or wherever we may meS
q / them.
e am n friend to the soldier, always have bee,
s. and always shall be, and l rejoice in a Nation.
u Relief CORDS with :, secret work for the sake