The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-11-27

the helpless and needy This Corps has taken
a room at the Soldiers Home at Chelsea to fur
nish. The different Corps in the Department
are each taking a room, and / hope before
another year that every Corps in the State will
be represented there. 1t makes one proud of
the Massachusetts, G. R. men to visit that spa
cious, comfortable Home, and look over more
than 100 men, who are spending the remnant
of their shattered lives in peace and comfort
Comrade j. Ii. Perkins, late Co. /, 18th Iowa,
and Officer of the Day of Stevens Post, Seattle,
Wash. Ter, reports Stevens Post and Stevens
Relief Corps in fOurishing condition. Dur
ing the past 10 months Stevens Post has added
6o new members, making an aggregate MEN,
bership of 115, with 10 applications pending.
Comrade Perkins has recently organized Candy
Camp, No. 3, Sons of Veterans, with II charter
members Stevens Post is proud Of its Relief
Corps, which has cleared $3.50 from a recent
fair, opening with a musical and literary enter
tainment, when Comrade L. T. Miner, Judge
Jacobs and others made appropriate addresses.
Mrs. Mary Jenewein, Secretary of George w.
Bell Relief Corps, No. 3, WonowOc. Wis, re-
ports visit from the Department President,
Mrs. Sloane, who was rendered a warm recep-
ton. Mrs. Jenewein says the Corps finds THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE of great value in their
work, adding, 1t comes to US like beacon
light"
Mrs. Eliza Hughson, Secretary of Seward
though their membership is not large,-3S in
all,-they make up for numbers in vitality and
zeal. The Department President, Mrs. Sarah
q. Nichols, is . member of the Corps and
greatly beloved, and the present President
Mrs. Annie Birdsell, comes in for her share of
commentator from her co-workers. The Corps
presented the Post with a fine flag for Memo
rial Day, and in deeds of charity have tried to
do their duty.
In letter from Mrs Sarah E. Fuller Ma
tiOnal Senior Vice President, of Boston, re-
ceived after our report Of the New Hampshire
Convention was in hand, she gives a glowing
account of the pleasant relations existing be-
tween the GAR. and the W.R.C in New
Hampshire, and cOmmends the action of the
Department Convention for their hearty and
unanimous vote to cooperate with the Grand
Army Ill the work of founding Soldiers
Home in that State. Mrs. Fuller, who is De-
partment Secretary of Massachusetts, reports
the inspections progressing admirably in that
State, and predicts much good to result there
from.
Some time since it was recommended that
Relief Corps laying aside their old badges
should embody them in crazy quilt, to be
sold for the benefit of the Corps funds. Each
member could put her badge in her piece of
work, writing her name, with date of MUSTER
on the white stripe Some Of the Corps are al
ready at work on these quilts, and we learn of
in handsomely.
The National Treasurer, Mrs. L. A. Turner,
No. IA Temple Place, Boston, will furnish the
red, white and blue badge ribbon Also few
officers badges, at cost for those who would
like to use the same for patchwork, or hold
them souvenirs.
Denver Relief Corps, No. 6, was organized
and installed on the 7th inst. at Grand Army
Hall, Denver, Colo The officers are: Pres,
Mrs j. w. Anderson; S. V.-P., Mrs. A. w.
Hogle; J. V.-P., Mrs. A. Macarthur; Sec, Mrs.
J. K. Elderkin; Treas, Mrs. Ell A. Brooks;
Chap, Mrs. A. c. Fitman; Con-, Mrs. G. E. Jen-
nings; G., Mrs. VIII Low.
H. E. c." David City, Neb, writes us that
Lincoln Relief Corps, No. A. melted a neat little
sum on election day by keeping refreshments
for the public.
vet" Elk Point, Oak: On the 18th inst
was present at the public installation of the
officers of Stephen A. Hurlbut Relief Corps, No.
y. Mrs VIM. Duncan wife of Capt. Duncan,
Sherman's chief of scouts on the Atlanta cam
paign) is President; s. V.-P., Mrs. Warren
Fiske; J. V.-P., Mrs. M. B. Kent; Sec, Mrs.
NJ: Hoffman; Treas, Mrs. B. F. Crum; Chap,
Miss Addie Rust; Con-, Mrs. Jennie Wood g.,
Mrs. Ellen Chaplin. This Corps starts off with
20 members. The necessity of this organiza-
ton in this city was shown by the spontaneous
outpouring of the people, over 300 being pres
ent. Two hundred and fifty supper tickets
were sold. This Corps can and will make a
fine record. After these exercises were con-
Guided, the magnificent silk flag recently pur-
chased by the ladies and our citizens was for
mally presented TO Stephen A. Hurbut Post
The presentation speech was made by COmrade
NJ. b. Kent, and was replete with words of
burning pathos and earnestness Commander
j. A. Wallace received the beautiful gift on be-
half of the Post in grand style. The evenings
entertainment was one of the most enjoyable
hot hos har in
many months. The exercises took place in the
new skating rink. With regard to THE TRIB-
UNE the old soldiers here look upon it as
tried friend Sometimes it occurs that it does
not come on Saturday when this does happen
it is wonderful what an amount of dissatisfac-
ton it creates; in short, it is I" our authority"
May its shadow ne'er grow less.