The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-06-12
Relief Corps Work.

Relief Corps Work.
DECISIONS OF THE NATIONAL PREsIDENT-IN-
TEREsTING CoRREsPoNDENCE-ALL ALONG
THE LINE
The following questions from al NJ N. ""
asked the editor of Loyal Woman's Department,
seeming to require Official answers, they were
submitted to the National President, Mrs. E.
Florence Barker whose replies follow the ques-
tions They will reach case in point in many
Corps, from members of which similar ques-
tions have reached US.
QUESTIONS BY THE CORPS.
/. When a candidate is balloted for and not
elected, can there be second ballot? 2. And
If there is second and third ballot with the
same result (the candidate not being elected,
there being no objection made in the three
points in the by-laws,-(D OF good moral char
aeter; 81 Loyalty to the Union; (3) Over
eighteen years of AEGEAN the ballot be declared
illegal? 3. Can the candidate be taken in the
Corps without balloting for, on the ground that
the ones casting the black balls did not come
forward and give their reason for doing so?
ANSWERS BY NATIONAL PRESIDENT.
/. Yes; in some cases. 2. Ballot cannot be
declared illegal. 3. Candidate cannot be taken
into the Corps without balloting.
Its suggested that in order to avoid mistakes
of all Corps presidents be called to the import
ance of clearly stating all propositions for mem
beFship, giving to all an opportunity to state
objections to the candidate should any exist;
but we are reminded that no law can compel a
member to speak against candidate unless she
desires to do SO. 1t would seem, however, as a
national officer well SAYS moral obligation
we owe to each other to be frank and outspoken,
and if there are good reasons why a candidate
should not be elected we should, in the true
spirit of fraternity, protect each other and keep
our Order harmonious and at peace
THE TRUE SPIRIT.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
As we like so well to read concerning the work
of other Corps it may be ofinterest to of your
Nebraska / speak for but small part of
the State, for we are but tiny Corps of ten MEM
bers, and not another Corps within thirty miles
that know of.
We remembered Memorial Day, but as there is
not soldiers grave within our jurisdiction we
simply attended church the Sabbath, taking
our meager supply of flowers to show our willing
ness to do. We hope it may be many years be-
fore we have any soldiers graves to decorate.
Neither have we any needy families who require
cur assistance at present, but wish to be ready
when ones help is needed. In the meantime we
can do no better than to try to cheer the living by
pleasant surprises and social gatherings, deeming
it better way to show our appreciation of their
services than to wait till they are dead and erect
costly monuments or scatter flowers over their
graves.
Some of the ladies in this vicinity fear the Relief
Corps movement is not popular, SO dare not join;
others do not see how they make anything in
dollars and cents; but we feel that get along
just as well without such members to always be
pulling back. We urge none to join, for if they do
not come freely they will not work freely.
They have Post OF forty-six members and
Camp of Sons of Veterans with seventeen men,
bers. We have but village of 300 or less.
DAVENPORT, NEB. JULIA n KSowLroN.
FLORAL TRIBUTE TO THE BRAVE.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Lookout Mountain Relief Corps Henry H. pre-
pared beautiful floral offerings for the funeral of
| Past Commander Saban III. Cox, first commander
| ofLookout Mountain Post, who died of hemorrhage
following the amputation of the left limb above
the knee. Comrade Cox was wounded with a
shell whileserving in company A, 18th Indiana, and
the operation neeessitated by the disturbance
of diseased bone. Death was caused by hemor-
rhagic diathesis-a diseased condition of the blood
| from the long and painful wound The beautiful
burial ritual of the @. A. r. was pronounced by
| Post Commander Diehl and Chaplain Taylor at the
| grave, the members of the Post dropping a floral
tribute in the vault and the guard of honor and the
ladies OF the w. r. G. enveloping the grave with
| profuse covering of wreaths and spring flowers
Lookout Mountain Corps is prospering, with seven
| applications pending.
| HENRY. ILL. Mrs. A. r. OLMsTED.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
| Chas. T. Foster Relief Corps, Lansing Mich,
| has reached a membership of ninety four
| Mrs. Alice S. Garlich has been elected president
to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Mrs. Ella w. Shank, to take the office of De-
partment President
| Mrs Phoebe Holycross secretary of Woman's
Relief Corps, North Lewisburg, reports the
work going forward under the following off
GERS, the president having rendered her resig-
nation: Vice-President Mrs. r. A. Tribbit;
junior vice-president, Mrs. A. w. Tompson !;
secretary, Mrs. P. A. Holycross; treasurer, Mrs.
G. Hawkins; conductor, Mrs. E. Reems; chap
] 1ain Mrz M mil T
Indiana is to have a Department in time for
| Minneapolis the following Corps being fully
| formed: Sidney s. Lyon, Jeffersonville; Gen.
Candy, Brazil; Francis d. Matthews, Elletts-
vile; Shiloh, Elkhart; A. o. Bachman, Madi-
son. The call will be under the auspices of
Shiloh Corps Elkhart.
| President Lottie L. Myers, in her beautiful
| Memorial Day Order, announces the following
| additional appointments as Assistant Muster
| ing Officers, Department of Ohio: Mrs. Harriet
Lloyd Cincinnati; Mrs. Frances F. Russell,
| Zanesville; Mrs. Mira d. Barkley, Canton
Mrs. Sarah E. Battels, Akron; Mrs. Luella NJ.
| Cooke, youngstown.
A far western soldiers wife writes us that
the Relief Corps of which she is member find
| the work very interesting and helpful and
| thinks if there is anything noble in a woman it
| will find chance for development in such a
society. Our dear sister, in her isolated frontier
| home says: Gone needs some ties stronger
| than ordinary friendship outside of family, and
/ have not relative beside husband and chill
dren, near me and not friend of more than
two years standing, and 1 felt alone, though
surrounded by the best of neighbors. Now
| feel that / have sisters all around me and scat
| tered all over the land. / often wonder if they
| feel toward each other as feel toward them
am better physically and mentally since join
ing our Corps, for before I worked and fretted
and took no rest Now, for half day in every
two weeks l forget there is such thing as
housework. 1t is rest that buoys me up for a
whole fortnight"
The Cleveland (O.) Leader, noting the insti-
| tuition of Memorial Relief Corps, with a charter
membership of fifty, says it promises to be one
The organization of this society has success
| fully exploded the popular theory that woman
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