The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-07-31

chivalrous and soidierly sympathy and operation
of the Commanderin-Chief in the first year OF our
work as national organization. -
Rcsolred, That as the united testimony OF the
members of our Order, we owe much Of the unex-
ampled prosperity which has attended the organ
ization of Corps and Departments i'm the East and
the West, and in the awakening of a warm hearted
interest in our work among the comrades OF the
Grand Army.
Resolved, That being deeply sensible of the high
character and exalted services of the Commander
in Chief we beg to assure him that his good work
in our behalf win be cherished in our hearts so long
as we shall live to perpetuae the memories OF our
beloved comrade.
The resolution was adopted amid great ap-
plause Mrs. Sherwood made few remarks
before the close of the session, in which she
made very graceful and feeling allusion to the
noble services of the retiring President and
expressed her regret that she declined to con-
tinue in office. At her suggestion it was unan-
imonsly voted to bestow upon Mrs. Barker, at
the next Eneampment at Portland, a suitable
testimonial for the fidelity and efficiency with
which she has served as President.
AN EXCEPTIONAL HONOR.
A resolution was offered by Mrs. Sherwood,
and unanimously accepted by the Convention,
making Comrade Paul A. Van Dervoort, Past
Commander-in Chief, an honorary member of
the Woman's Relief Corps. Gen. Van Dervoort
is the first gentleman to receive this distin-
guished honor from the society, and as the
rules forbid the election of more than one
honorary member year, he will enjoy the
monopoly for twelve-month at least.
The retiring President made a few remarks,
expressing her satisfaction with the new Off
GERS and the assurance of her continued heart
felt interest and cooperation in the work. The
society then adjourned sine die, having previ-
ously accepted an invitation from the Grand
Army of the Republic to be present at their
installation of officers in the afternoon, and to
also install their own at that time.
RELIEF CORPS NOTES.
An important action of the Woman's Relief
Corps was to make the Office of Secretary
Corps Department and Nationai-an appointive
Office by the President instead of by election.
A qualifying clause makes removal from Office
conditional upon two-thirds vote by the Corps,
and in Department and National two thirds
vote of the Board of Directors and executive
officers.
Mary E. Elliot, somerville, Mass, has IN
press History Of the Woman's Relief Corps"
with report of Denver and Minneapolis Con-
ventions; sketch of the first National Presi-
| dent, e. Florence Barker, and other officers of
national reputation, with compilation of the
/ tributes to woman's work by prominent Grand
Army comrades.
| Mrs Lottie l.. Myers, President of the De-
partment of Ohio, came to the Eneampment
with a roster of 81 Relief Corps.
The ladies of George n. Morgan Corps Min
neapolis, deserve great credit for their excel
/ lent arrangements for the Conventions but it
/ is a little hard on sore feet when the elevator
breaks and the hall is in the fourth story.
The eligibility of all loyal women was car
riedy by a vote of rs to Ia grand welcome to
/ all who would work for the Union soldier.
josephine P. Cleveland, Springfield, H.. was
among the visiting ladies at the Encaanpment.
Miss Cleveland has copyrighted z portrait of
| the late Maj. B. Z. Stephenson, founder of the
Grand Army of the Republic, and viii dispose
of the same for the bsnefit Of the widow of our
late comrade. Miss Cleveland has the indorse-
ment of Stephenson Post, Springfield, and lead
| ing comrades of the G.. A. T. in Illinois.
Mrs. Kate E. Jones, OF Ilion, n Y, is born
orator, and made a strong and able plea for all
| loyal women, and the granting to them of the
| privilege of working for the sorroWlul and dis
tresscd.
i ALWAYS LOYAL WOMAN.
Mrs. Jennie E. Gauslen Maish, who was in
stalled Guard of the Woman's Relief Corps,
was loyal daughter of S. F. Gauslen of Win
chester, Va, although her mother was rebel
! and her brother in the Confederate service.
Mr. Gauslen. after the battle OF Winchester,
filled his house with wounded veteragis of the
Union, and there and in the hospitals Jennie
Gauslen did her heroic work. While helping
to nurse and feed l, 500 veterans, she was cap
tured, with A other nurses, taken to Rich
mond, and confined Is days in Castle Thunder.
She made the acquaintance of her husband,
now Lewis Maisb a. @. 81. G., Departmental
Minnesota, g. A. r., while in the discharge OF
her duties, and at the close of the war they
were married. Comrade Maish served in the
S7th Ohio and was prisoner at Libby Macon,
Savannah, Charleston and Columbia.
Relief Corps everywhere viii rejoice in the
retention of Mrs Elizabeth A. Turner, one OF
the noblest women of the Order, as National
Treasurer. And they will kindly bear in mind
that they will continue TO order all supplies and
send all money to her.
Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller leaves the Office of Sec
rotary, which she has filled so acceptably, for
that of Senior Vice President, in which she
will do noble work in the East.
Commander Henry n. Neyius, the gallant
one armed veteran who commands the Depart
ment of New jersey, desires to have the various
Auxiliaries of his Department unite in Relief
Corps work.
TIE NATIONAL PRESIDENT, W. R. C.
Mrs. Kate B. Sherwood who succeeds Mrs
Barker as National President, is the wife OF
Gen. /. r. Sherwood, Toledo, who was the
! Colonel of the 111th o. v. T., and who received
his stars for brilliant service at the battle O
Franklin, and whose entire soldier record is
brilliant one. He was member Of the ASS
. Congress- and is at present Probate Judge Of
Lucas County, Ohio. Mrs. Sherwoods work
! for the soldier, literary and otherwise, began
with her husbands enlistment in 1861 as
private in the 14th o. V. l., "0ld Chicka
manga" Steedmans regiment, and has con
, tinued ever since. She comes from a famil!
who always stood for civil and religious liberty
her ancestors having been prominently iden
! titled with the Scottish struggle of tie Refor
! nation. She was from 1879 the President o
! Forsyth Post Ladies' Society, when Com
mander-in-C Chief Kountz was Commander o
, that Post, until that society became Forsyth
I Relief Corps, No. 1, Department of Ohio, 0
! which she is now President, and she becam
National President of the w. r. c., after hay
ing served last year as Senior Vice President
She is the editor of the Toledo TO- Journal AM
y of the Woman's Department of THE NATIONAL
7 TRIBUNE, of the value and usefulness of which
she considers her election as National Presi
e dent an Endorsement.
z Sec. Sarah E. Fuller's Report