The National tribune., 1884-04-10

sons and daughters OF The soldiers are all grown
up. let Them and take peep at our family at
Staawneetowns H., where there are seve.,-sges s
father q soldier. 4 he did away from home
wiien he enlisted ia, fhA 1my. lam twelve; name.
Ida j. Cash; rny,ssteF has written you before
We are seven and our home is Muscoda, Wis.
where THE TRuguNH finds happy little family.
am ten uarne3 Artbnr NJ Wilson. and there are
Izora. Lauretsa, and Grace. and Generous. Wal
lace and Charlie. Charlie goes TO school, and we
had one little SISTER who is not, for God took her
My father Captain H. E. Farnsworth, company
Il. 10th New York cavalry, served four years lack
ing two months, atd was wounded but once,
though in the battIesof Gettysburg, Salem Church,
Cold Harbor. aud many Others. had two uneies
Killed III battle Papa, mamma, sister oa, ana l
spring from which TIE TKIBuNE's faithful friend,
Jennie f. FarIiswortii, will write.
am a Green Mountain girl, eight years old, and
my papa IS q veteran of company *, 10th Vermont
Infantry, and lives at East Crattsbury. His name
is Haver Bradley. and my name is Clara; l have
four sisters and two brothers. Three cheers for
THE TRIBUNEi
My name is Nellie c.
My papa marched with Sherman to the Sea-
know he was always loyal and true
He carried the musket and wore the blue
Perhaps my age you'd like to know,
was just fourteen a month ago.
want to join the young recruits;
hope you will let me in, If 1t suits.
Glasgow, Iowa.
/ am a little girl of eight, and am reading with
papa's help. Saving the Nation" He explains
everything to and it makes me more proud
than ever that j am soldiers daughter. We.ive
at Saugertics, n. Y, and papa served in company
u, 9th New York heavy artillery, rom 1867 TO the
end. Last year he was COMMANDER OF Iappen Post.
We take number of papers, among others the
Saugerties Telegraph published here. ltofien says
low, vile things against the soldier, and 1t makes
/
long as live think all soldiers little girls should
! stand up for them think that those who say any
thing against soldiers must be very cowardiy for
| il they had not been afraid they would have been
soldiers, too. / know that my papa is good and
! brave, and believe all soldiers are. / send my
love to ali the little girls who read THE TRIBuNE,
and TO the editor, who papa says, Is the soldiers
/ frielid.-Efie M. Cartwright.
NY father served three full years in the Army of
the Potomac, and was in many hard fought battles,
such the Wilderness, spottsylvania, Cold Har-
| Dor, and others. am eleven; name. arthur G
/ Marion, and have younger brother Perry our
| home, Newfield, n. Y. We all think The TRIBUNE
q grand paper.
Ny name is Mary Grace Washburn, and will be
/ ten IN June. My father, Aaron Washburn, Rich
field Center, Ohio, served IN company +, l4th o.
/ " l. have two brothers, Willie and Bertle. we
all like 20 go to school, and like TO speak pieces
| for the Grand Army socias. Papa belongs to the
| Grand Army Post and mamma To the Relief Corps.
| They trying build hail. Grandpa WASH
burn has given them the ground to build 1T on. ana
/ they have got their stone all hauled and papa IS
| drawing logs to mill most every Gay lOr IL, anu
mamma is out half of the time soliciting. Would
| you believe it. dear TRIHUNE, / have had to wash
the dishes all alone for five weeks, besides going
| TO school?
Relief Corps Work.
THE WOMEN OF NEBRAsKA-BANNER PRE-
! sENTATIoN BY OHIO woRKERs-ALL ALONG
THE LINE.
By another week THE TRIBUNE hopes to re-
port the successful formation of the Depart
ment of Nebraska. Mrs. Louise u. Merrill,
| president, Cauiey Relief Corps. st. Paul, Neb,
| and chief institnting and installing officer for
the Provisional Department, writes us that the
State is full of noble, helpful women who only
| need to learn how. to take hold of Relief Corps
work with all their womanly enthusiasm. In
closing an interesting personal letter Of hen
work in this grand Soldier State, one of the first
to organize in the West, Mrs. Merrill says-and
she will pardon the liberty in publishing
must add my mite of gratitude for the good
THE TRIBUNE is doing for the soldiers, by making
it tie medium Of intercourse between them and 8
grateful Nation. aIy' husband was in the army
one of six given by the same mother To save ths
Nation. Two OF them, dear boys are among the
s5 go who gave their lives in Andersonville whc
viii waken only at the summons OF the last re
/ yeille One is among the unknown y near Alex
andria. Two. besides my husband. were spared
j. with little spent two years with or nea
him. and did what could toaid IN caring for ths
soldiers, only wishing that could have done more
A BANNER FERMENTATION.
The Wooster tOhiol Democrat and RepabIica,
give splendid send-off to Given Relief Corps
No 10, upon the occasion of their first instalia
ton of officers by Department President Lott,
~ Myers, as follows: President. Mrs. Lenue
JeGries senior ce-president, Mrs. g. p. En-
| rich Junior vice president, Mrs. ID. w. Bech
tel; secretary. Miss Susan Given; treasurer
Mrs. G. v. Hard; chaplain, Mrs Perry Strow
conductor, Miss Lizzie Powers; guard, Mrs. a
| n A ID l.oI ,t.-5l 80
for the occasion and crowded with comrade
|, and loyal ladies. At the conclusion of the i'm
pressive installation service as conducted b,
Mrs. Myers, a coor-guard consisting OF Mrs
. Wiley Mrs A. A. Carr, and Miss Lizzie Powers
! retired TO the ante-room and returned. bearing
: magnificent silk banner. Hating before tn
| commanders station they were met by Mis-
Susan Given, daughter of the reyered Coione
! Given, for whom the Post is named, who il
, eloquent words presented the flag to the Post
Captain A. S. Mcclure made ringing response
in which he paid fine tribute. The ban
; ner suspended from a gilded rod, is truely
! : beauty. 1t is of tatfeta silk, white on one sid
j and blue on the other. The white side bear
in the center gilt design of the G.. A. r. badge
e surrounded by the inscription, also 10 gilt
Given Post. No. 133, G. A. R., Wooster,
while the blue side bears the inscription Pre-
E sented by the Wonans Relief Corps, No. 10.
The presentation scene was one OF great enthu
3 siasm and the comrades were carried bacl
! to the days when the ladies came forwar
, with the coors which they so heroically cal
d ried on many hotly ly-contested field. After tn
d "Amphions had sung the glorious Sta
e SpaDgled Banner the ladies were in turn SUI
|. ! prised, when General Aquila Wiley came foi
= ward and presented. from the comrades of th
e Post a beautiful copy of the Bible for the ehaI
: lain's use Mrs. .Jeffries making an appropriat
' acknowledgements for Given Corps. Music b
!, the "Amphions" addresses by the comrades
e and explanatory remarks of Relief Corps wor
h by Mrs. Myers, whose gentle dignity and ri
d fined and pleasing manner won for her man
friends, here as everywhere she goes conclude
an evening to be long and pleasantly remen
beTed.
ALL ALONG THE LINE
/ Charles T. Foster Post, Lansing Mich, su
prised the Relief Corps with the present of
very fine organ, a few days since. which wi
add greatly To the interest of the ladies' NEE
ings The Post has also rendered the ladi,
the free use of their hail.
Mrs Goodale the new Department Preside1
of Massachusetts,, is making a very popul;
"a and efficient officer.
r Mrs Joe T. Boyd, president, Ladies' Auxi
III iary, Dodd Post, Golden, Colo, writes us th.
sr their society, organized last July is to become
= part of the National Order, and forwards
= application, with charter fce So, which h
been referred to National Headquarters. "
are sure both ladies and comrades will ear
IN | acknowledge the wisdom of this course ar
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