The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-27
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS--NoteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
TOLEDO, o.
KATE Il. SHERWOOD, National President.
EMMA ID. SHELLEY, National Secretary.

TOLEDO, O., Nov. 49, 1884.
AS naturally as the smoothest and rosiest
apples come to the top row in the basket, do
the sweet, glad messages from orr youthful
members rise to the first place in our Head
quarters notes.
devoted and efficient Secretary of the Depart
ment of Wisconsin, Miss Sophia Nelson, accom-
panying her quarterly report, and shows a
comprehension of the noble work worthy an
old soldier in the cause. She says:
/ am pleased to say that the work is being very
vigorously taken up throughout the State, and was
1t not for the excitement attending the political
campaign. we would be kept quite busy forming
new Corps Nevertheless, the comrades are TAX
ing up the work and are trying to interest the
ladies, and we nave six eight applications
pending, and have added six Corps to our Depart
ment since its organization last June. The new
Corps have the largest attendance and the most
enthusiastic workers, showing the increased inter
est in the Order since the final decision admitting
all loyal women. Corps was organized at Kill
bourn City few weeks ago, and great enthusiasm
was manifested in general turnout of the GAR.
Post and citizens and the people from the surround
ing country. Our Department is now free of debt,
and we hope TO push the work until we are fairly
to the front with other Departments. Our report
does not show much expended in relief during the
quarter, but let me say that each and every Corps
has done its share toward aiding those who were
needy, not directly through the treasury, but by
administering unto the sick and supplying the
wants of the poor through personal Efforts and in
a sisterly and charitable manner, thus sowing
seed from which we hope to reap abundant harvest
in the name of Fraternity, Charity, and Loyalty.
Mrs. Minnie M. Kyle (nee Minnie Owen,
Department Secretary of Illinois, sends neat
and business-like report, with sparkling little
letter that almost makes poetry ont of facts
and figures, while Miss Maggie Monroe, Iowa's
talented young Secretary, contributes her first
report in clear, systematic order, and frequent,
happy communications of the progress of the
work in that Department, both in the capacity
of Department and National Corresponding
Secretary. And so on throughout the broad
extent of our territory of Relief Corps work,
the
FRESHNESS AND vIGOR OF YOUTH
lends its share toward the attainment of the
glorious objects of our Order, showing that
when tried hands that have labored so long
and SO faithfully In the cause lay down the
burden forever, others will take it up as pre-
ciOus heritage, and bear it proudly and cheer
fully on.
INSPECTIONS AND ELECTIONS
General Orders are fast being issued by the
various Departments, in view of the annual
inspections and elections, reproducing in sub
stance the advice Of the National President as
to form and conduct of the meetings, and bear
ing such further information as is necessary
for the guidance of Corps.
General Order, No. a, Department of New
York, Mrs. Sarah c. Nichols, President, espe-
cially directs the attention of Corps to the i'm
portance of showing clear record on the Treas
urer's books, calling on each member to
promptly pay all dues, and otherwise aid in
swelling the funds of the Corps. Appointments
of Assistant Inspectors have already been
noticed.
General Order, No. 2, of Mrs Matte Dawson.
Department President of Iowa. is also most
cOmmendable for its completeness as means
Of information and general instruction to new
" - ,I.,~e hove Iac,
Gus of organizing She also joins most heartily
with the National President in recommending
joint meetings of Post and Corps and further,
as PRONUNCIATION of the principles of the Order,
that citizens and their children be invited to
meet with them in fire or other form of
entertainment. The following are the Assist
ant Inspectors appointed and the Corps as
signed them for Iowa: Corps No. /, Mrs. Belle
Reynolds; No. 2, Mrs. Mary E. Hargrove: No.
3, Mrs. Martha Preston No. 4, Mrs. Sarah A.
Demmng; No. 5, Gerda Pease; No z, Mrs. N.
n. Wyatt; No. 8. Eda Appel. graceful COM
pliment is paid the National President and her
official staff for their executive management
and to Past Commander-in -Chief Paul Van
Dervoort for his generous assistance in the De-
partment. The new
PROVISIONAL DEPARTMENT OF OREGON
starts out with full equipment of energy and
ability that must bring about the speedy Or
ganzatOn of a permanent Department Cen
eral Order, No. 1, Mrs. Ida NJ. Babcock, Presi-
dent, announces the following appointments
Mrs. Agnes Z. Dinsmoor, of Sedgwick Corps,
No. 1, Secretary; Miss Emma Crawford of
Sedgwick Corps, No. 1, Treasurer; Mrs. Clara
Summers, of George Wright Corps, No. 2, In
spector; Mrs. Thankful Thompson, of Sedg
wick Corps, No. !, Assistant Inspector; Mrs.
Eliza Caukin. of George Wright Corps, No. 2,
Assistant Inspector: Mrs. Hattie Cooper of
Gushing Corps, No. 3, Assistant Inspector.
Headquarters of the Department will be at
Salem. The order closes with the following
eloquent appeal to all earnest CO workers in the
Department.:
Corps officers the necessity of at once committing
their part of the Ritual and of renewed activity
and energy in the discharge of their respective
duties and upon every member of our Order the
fact that we engaged III IL noble work for the
needy and destitute wards of the Grand Army of
the Republic. A work grand that it should
overshadow everything of a personal nature. If
we are worthy of filling the place of the noble
women OF the war, we must subordinate our own
feelings and ambitions to the good of the cause In
which we are engaged
Mrs. Kate C. Wright Provisional President,
DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA,
in her General Order, No. 1, makes appoint
ment of the following staff officers: Mrs. II. M.
Fox, Secretary. Minneapolis; Mrs. Agnes ID.
Roberts, Treasurer. Minneapolis; Mrs J. X.
Mars, Inspector, Wnona. All Corps Presidents
are appointed lnStltutlnS ana Installing OlH-
GERS for the more convenient organizing of
Corps. The Department has now six fully
formed Corps, with a prospect for greatly in
creasing that number during the coming Win
ter. And last we have General Order, No. ], of
the new President Of the
VETERAN DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
Mrs. Adelne p. Kent. In it are reported 50
Grand Army Posts of the State and 90 Relief
Corps. 1.-THE end to which our ambition
reaches in the extension of our work" says the
order, =" is apparent when we hope for an Aux
iliary to every Post and toward such an end
earnestly ask foryour co operation and renewed
efforts" With the following excellent corps OF
officers surely such an achievement seems near
at hand: President, Mrs. Adeline p. Kent
Portsmouth, N. H.; S. V.-P., Mrs. Celia +. 7.
Foster, Milford J. V.-P., Mrs. Sarah w. Green,
Pittsfeld; Sec, Mrs ANGELA M. Hayes, Kit
terry, Me-; Treas, Mrs Emily S. Kent Ports
mouth; ms, Miss Charlotte S. Robbins Mil
ford Chap, Mrs. Louisa Nj. Deering, Pittsfield;
Con-, Mrs. Clara A. Johnston, Manchester; g.,
Mrs. Phebe Perkins, Claremont.
UTAH TO THE FRONT
Applications for charter issued during the
past week are: To Comrades A. II. Gleason, of
Emmett Post, Wabash, Ind; Emory Sibley,
Commander of Joy Post, No. 152, Pioneer, O.,
and L. II. Baird, Post Commander, Brownsville
Pa. And now comes from Salt Lake City, |
Utah, application for charter of Corps No. /, |
auxiliary to James B. Mexican Post, bearing |
26 names, secured through the exertions of