The National tribune., 1883-07-12

mhrT1age, pOstpOned The ceremony, and sent
their lovers to the front choosing bravey between
| duty and happiness. In how many cases were
| those loved ones killed imprisoned, or numbered
| among the missing leaving almost wiyest TO mourn
them. fail to distinguish the difference in such
cases between sweethearts and wives. One suffered
all the latter did without the consolation of bearing
the name of the she loved, the acknowledged
| right TO claim him as her hero.
| could give you hundreds of cases in support of
my views, were it necessary, but need not, since
we share the same opinion. feel very strongly
| upon the questions because the imputation of dis
loyalty rests upon all women who are kept out of
G. A r. work by means of prejudice. A patriotic
| woman feels precisely a patriotic man does.
Patriotism and honor keep step together. And
| does it not seem hard that women who worked
faithfully during the war in hundreds of ways are
now debarred from privileges shared by women
| who, at that time, were mere schoolgirls? Many
of G.. A. II. meIabers have married since the
war As often said the eligibility question seems
to be divided by the husbands loyalty and the
woman's work. have always taken an interest
| in Forsyth Post Toledo. and, if you remember,
shortly after the lawn fete given by its ladies In
1879, quite box of relics was loaned Captain w.
| III. DefIart, commanding the Phil Kearny Guard
of this city, for the company fair held in 1880.
was manager of the relic department, and had to
| unpack pack and ship the box. We had fine
exhibit, and the various articles We're valued at
$4,000. was responsible to Captain DeHart for
them all, and took pride in packing and handling
| everything myself Not single article was broken
or lost. But, oh! the responsibility of it For two
| weeks scarcely closed my eyes.
VETERANS ADVICE.
PARKER Cry, PA, June 60 Iss3
| To the EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
/ have been very much interested in the depart
and Women's Work, Post Auxiiiaries, &C., and
| will say indorse them fully. But there seems to
be some difference of opinion to the privileges
which the women workers should enjoy Some
seem to think they should be admitted during Post
meetings. If the Auxiliary has secret organiza-
ton and the members bound to secrecy, 1t would
be we'll to admit them after the opening exercises
and indeed it would seem emnently proper when
the subect-matter before the Post was connected
Wi fhRir wit chs of n
might also add loyalty, too as we seldom meet
with greater incentives to loyalty than those given
by the ladies. But those only who are loyal in
every should be admitted and fer this reason
/ would recommend that Auxiaries be conducted
on the secret order principles that they have Sc
cret sign for recognition, passwords and grips.
1t is not necessary that they be oath-bound their
word of honor should be sufficient. and they
should be admitted on the recommendation of q
committee whose test should be character and loy-
atty. Another thing: The mothers. wives and
sisters, who have borne the brunt of hardship and
suffering in the past from wars crueltes seem to
want their position understood. This think
proper, and viii suggest a simple means Of doing
SO. Let a badge be furnished to each member
something like this viz. suspend pendant silk
ribbon from the figures containing the number of
the Post to which their Auxiliary Is attached, the
silk ribbon to contain the national coIors, same as
the G. A II. badge. On the lower end of this rib
bon place large white metal letter, which shall
at glance give the standing and past history of
the wearer. with bar across for soldiers widow
plain W., a soldiers wife; :" S. a sister; " NJ
mother &C. While those who who; bear no e relation alton
I
This any loyal woman would be proud to wear on
any occasion. and do not see why she should not
be allowed to do SO.
As to making the Auxiaries national affair
have taken that into consideration also 1t is easily
accomplished. Each Auxiliary is or should be at
tached to some Post of the G. A. Il. They should
be working hand in hand together. The members
of the Post. at least committee of them, should
often confer with a similar committee from the
Auxiliary in regard to work finances and in fact
everything that is common between them. These
should be reported to the Post quarterly, and at
together, II not oftener These reports with rep
resentatives should be again forwarded to Depart
nlent headquarters and thence to the National.
The G. A. R. is national and its machinery in
working order. The Auxiliaries can easily be at
tached and carried on just the same. All are
| working for a common good and to a common end,
and, in union there is strength. think it would
at the same time strengthen both just as much as
keeping house. / always have maintained that
had II not been for the Ioya women and their work
twenty years ago ours would have been in vain.
We would all have got discouraged and deserted,
or thrown down our arms and quit had IL not been
for the encouragement we got from our wives,
mothers, sisters and sweethearts at home not only
good things to eat as change from the army fare,
good warm shirts, socks, Sc.. which loving hands
had made at home; and, better still, loving words
| of encouragement and promises In the future.
Cynics may say what they will, we the crea-
lures of hope Hope has sustained many one on
the battlefield, or in camp and the prison-pen. 1t
cheered me for long weary months and noticed
tha. those that gave up and lost hope soon gained
/ their six feet of earth Were it not for the fact
one-may come from these lines, / would not sit
with aching brow and nervous fingers writing
situation seems to demand it, and am willing to
add my mite Of experience, whether it be well
taken or not r. Z. BLACK,
Late Co. E, 103d Pa. Vet. Vols.
woMAN's AUXILIARY WORK.
f A Woman's Auxiliary Society was organized
: at Henry, H., June 16 which bears the name
of Tie Bright Prospect Auxiliary Society Of
/ Inol OF No ~ 70
, Illinois The society is to meet at G. A. r
Hall the first and second Saturday afternoons
of every month. The preliminary address was
made by Mrs. Royal Olmstead, who, in few
, eloquent words, stated the objects of the organ
; ization. At the close of the address the eonsti
t tuition and bylaws Of the Auxiliary Society o.
Forsyth Post, of Toledo, Ohio was read by Mis-
Nellie Hoagand after which an election fol
officers was held with the following result
President Mrs. Howard Young; vice-president
Mrs Jacob Robertson; secretary, Mrs. Alfred
j. Diehl; treasurer, Mrs. Walter Scott. Tht
officers elect were duly installed into their re
u spective offices by the Commander of Lookou
. Mountain Post, g. A. r., when the following
'- committees were appointed: Visiting and sup
: ply committee, Mrs. J. c.. Townsend, Mrs
e Samuel Maxwell, and Mrs. Charles Gamer: ex
: ecutive, Mrs. F. Werner, Miss Blanche Brown
e and Miss Nellie Hoagland home and employ
e ment, Mrs Royal Olmstead, Miss Nellie Hoag
of Henry, turned out III force for the grand All
= of July celebration.
= There has been organized, with headquarter
at Warsaw, Ind, what is known as the Suprem
Head OF the Ladies Relief Corps of the G. A. Il.
State of Indiana The organization is modelled
after the Masonic plan, is secret society, ha
q charters, rituals, and officers, as follows: w. G
:. President w. q. ce-President, w. G.. Seere
l. tary, W. g. Treasurer, w. G. Chaplain, w. G
Conductor, w. G. Guardian, w. G. 0. Guard
and w. G.. Executive Committee, composed @
five members and three trustees. France
:, ii. Olney is the w. G. S.
ID Dahlgren Post Aid Society, Elizabeth, N. J
r at special meeting to fiji vacancies caused b
- the resignation of the president and vice-presi
k dent owing to Ill health, elected the following
e, President, Mrs. b. O. Horton vice-presden
G. Mrs G. c. Saunders; secretary, Mrs. S. /
as Drake; treasurer, Mrs. /. j. Hall; guard Mis-
n. Kate Matson. Meetings will hereafter be hel
or twice month The new president, Mrs. Hol
N ton, is the wife of the Adjatart of the Post an
r. pronounced by Taps +" a lady who will make a
is excellent officer, being very pleasing in appear
of ance and manners, and possessing all the neces
e. sary ability"
n. at the unyeiling of the soldiers monumen
s at South Toledo, Ohio, June y, memorial poem
le were recited, with dramatic effect, by Mrs. Z,
becca Steedman Mccain and Miss Hattie Mel
t. rill. An eloquent address was delivered b
D. John $. Kountz, ex-Comnlander of the Depart