The National tribune., 1883-10-11

great soldiers Reunion at Hastings, Neb., the
loyal women present organized (provisionai)
State Department of the Relief Corps, a full ac-
count of which will appear in the Womrn's
Tribune of October 10. The same issue will
contain great variety of matter vital to relief
work The Tribune is ably edited, and the
Order has found stanch friend in its editor.
EXPENSE OF STARTING RELIEF CORPS.
In response to many inquiries, we would
say that the expense of instituting Relief
Corps of twenty members, including charter
fee, So; set of officers badges, $3.50; set OF floor
badges, 81; set of rules and regulations. 81;
cash book record book, blanks, rolls, ETC., is
S1942. The expense for each additional MEM
ber is about twenty-five cents on badges, etc.
THE WORK IN OHIO.
Ohio is moving off steadily in Relief Corps
work, the Senior Vice President, Mrs. Kate B.
Sherwood, having been appointed Chief Muster
ing Officer for the Buckeye State Mrs. Sher-
wood has appointed as her first assistant Miss
Emma Sibley, Toledo, Ohio, young lady of
many qualifications for the work, and thor
oughly welded to work for the soldier, as is
her mother and four sisters. Ohio is now
ready for State Department, though the or
ganization may be delayed until the Encamp-
ment of the G.. A. R. in January.
Fayette, Ohio, is wide-awake Grand Army
town, and the Ladies Auxiliary there will
shortly be mustered in as Relief Corps, No 8,
Department of Ohio. Mrs. NJ. III. Garlick is the
very efficient secretary.
Mrs. n. Y Dyer, Secretary of the South
writes that the Post at that point has mem-
bership of ninety-eight, with several applica-
tions pending
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Mrs. President Barker serves with Mrs. NJ. E.
alXv On hn rtniv1 1rn,af
and visitors for October at the Massachusetts
Soldiers Home. The Ladies Aid Association,
of which Mrs. Micha Dyer is Junior President
and ". II. Ralph Secretary, rendered a recep-
tion to the trustees October IL.
A Massachusetts correspondent writes US of a
little girl, whose mother devotes much time to
Relief Corps Work, tone Of the officers of the
National Order,} who remarked to another
little girl while out playing: shall be so
glad when l am a soldiers widow orphan,
for then my mother will devote all her time to
me. She loves them just awful"
Kansas has now the requisite number of
Corps for the formation of a State Corps, and,
| as will be seen by correspondence from De-
| partnent Headquarters at Topeka, she pro-
| poses TO lead the States at the next Encamp-
ment in the glorious work This is the true
| spirit, and we bid the Banner State GOdspeed.
General Bangs, of Maine Past Senior Vice
Commander-in-C Chief, G. 4 r., and Mrs. Bangs
and son were the guests, upon their return
! from San Francisco, of General and Mrs. Bar
ker, Maiden, Mass. Mrs. Bangs represented
Maine at Denver in the formation of the Ma
tional Relief Corps. General and Mrs. Bangs
and General and Mrs. Barker expect to visit
Washington together the coming winter.
For the information of all those interested in
Kansas widow" we may say that we have a
| communication from |. n. Phillips, quarter
| master, Post 81, Eldorado, Kan, saying that
the comrades of that place have taken up the
case, and will see that the family, if in need,
are supplied with the necessaries of life, OF
| the delicaces in case of sickness"