The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-03-13

and Miss sibley's remarks were instructive
and timely. Comrade w. l.. Smith, editor of
the Veteran, led of in the old army songs, and
Miss Smith, a beautiful and gifted young lady,
gave q spirited rendition of Barbara Fret
chie.' The capital city and the Department
/ Corps promises to be grand success The
| enrolment reaches ninety names to date. Miss
| Sibley was handsomely entertained by DR..
and Mrs. Shank, who made her sojourn in the
| city most pleasant.
| Leaving lansing Miss Sibley went to Stau-
| ton, Mich, where she instituted Stanton Relief
| Corps No. 8, ard in the evening installed the
| following officers: President, Mrs. Mary Z.
| Kinds; senior vice president, Mrs. Addie
Turner; junior vice president, Mrs. Mary
| Nye; treasurer, Harriet Youngs; chaplain
! Mrs. Almira Finch; conductor, Mrs. Carrie E.
| Stevens guard, Maria Lucas The conductor
| is the wife of the Post commander, Colonel Ste
| yens, whose welcome remarks to the Corps
/ upon that occasion were most happy. Mrs.
| Kinds responded in q few well-chosen words.
| This lady has been the efficient president of an
independent Auxiliary that has done good
work, and the Corps may be counted upon for
/ faithful service Comrade Kinds spoke in be-
half of the Corps, and with his good wife enter
tanned Miss Sibley very Hospitality during her
/ stay.
Since the issue of the General Order of De-
/ partment Commander Shank the Posts in
Michigan are rapidly falling into line and
numerous applications are pending for charter.
| Miss Sibley instituted Fairbanks Corps, De-
troit, Wednesday, of which we shall have a
/ full report.
A HEALTHFUL BREEZE FROM THE NORTHWEST.
/ woNEwoc, WIS, February 81 1854
! To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
| As you wish to hear from every soldiers Aux
! iIary in the United States we report with pleas
F! George w.
Bell Auxiliary Relief Corps. We have
been duly mustered by Post Commander John
Jenewein and fully equipped for work, with
| every prospect for good working Corps Our
first efforts viii be directed to the formation of a
relief fund While working independent
Auxiliary presented the Post with a beautiful
blue silk banner which cost seventy dollars We
also presented them with hat cords. We have
regular soldiers outft-tin plates tin cups,
own spoons, knives and forks, and ready for
any emergency. The first of the winter had
q rousing Campfire and cake and coffee festi-
val and then q bean BANQUET enioyed by all. We
feel that we have great and glorious work, and
we are bound, as true women, to do ali in our
TRIBUNE. 1t IS great help to us all in Relief
Corps work. Yours, in f.. C-and L.,
MRs. MARY JESEwETS,
Secretary.
Lucy Webb Hayes, wife of ex-President R.
B. Hayes is the name that heads the applica-
tion of Eugene Rawson Post, Fremont, Ohio,
for a Relief Corps charter. Mrs. Hayes did
noble service in behalf of the recent fair, which
placed s., 400 in the relief fund. Mrs. General
Buckland and Mrs. Colonel Haynes are among
the charter members. Mrs. d. A. Rauck, who
was mustered in at GAINESVILLE, is doing good
work as an organizer.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Comrade A. II. Bowen. Hastings, Neb., in
stalled the officers of Silas A. Strickland Relief
Corps, No. 8, on the evening of February 23d,
as follows: President, Mrs Emily o. Dilworth
senior vice-president, Mrs. Julia s. Bowen;
junior yice-president, Mrs. Mary l.. Garmon
secretary, Mrs. Jane Fl. Harlocker; treasurer,
Mrs. Agnes A. Hurd; chaplain, Mrs. Katie E.
Judd conductor, Mrs. Emily Stoeting; guard
Mrs. Mary L. Gould. Comrade Bowen says the
Corps starts ont with twenty-eight members
and bids fair to double that number IL very
short time.
And here comes Nevada swinging into line,
Carson City having started off with Custer Relief
Corps, No. 1, numbering twenty seven mem
bers, under the leadership of Miss FL. K. Clapp,
an able, earnest woman The officers, installed
!. by Comrade G. A. Witherell, commander OF
Custer Post, are: President, Miss H. K. Clapp
senior ce-president, Mrs. Mary Robson
Junior vice president, Mrs. Katie d. Martin
secretary, Miss Henrietta NeVeus; treasurer
Mrs. Ida G. Howe; chaplain, Mrs Cecilia Swift
, conductor, Mrs Eleanor Witheren; guard, Mrs
Barbara e. Tenant.
Lincoln Post and Relief Corps Topeka, Kan
are holding series of Camp-fires which, with
music, speeches, declamations, and dancing, ars
merry as marriage bell. The relief fund is ac
cumuiating, and much good done. a popular
subscription has swelled the sum.
The family of General James L. Gilbert
Topeka, Kan, are receiving the coincidence Of
many friends over the death this gallant sol
dier and valuable citizen.
An additional list of Relief Corps formed di
rect from National Headquarters appears to
. day-122 in all. In some cases the names o.
presidents have not been returned. Now, vii
not the officers these Corps send lists to TIL
TRIBUNE at once? We desire to note the for
, nation of every Corps in every Department.
: Applications have been forwarded through
! the Woman's Department to the following com
rades: r. E. Reed, adjutant of Major Lightfoo
! Post Buffalo, Iowa; A. L. Burnell, commando
of CottreH Post, Pattersonville, Iowa; G. w
+ Kerr, commander of Ruckel Post, Monclova
Ohio; S. w. Cass, commander of c. B. Mitchell
Post, South Toledo, Ohio; John B. algate
Henderson, N. Y; J. W. Lemon, Dillsboro'
Ind; J. E. Perry, FL. w. Curry Post, Tomah
r Wis.
Iowa is coming rapidly to the front in Relic
Corps work.
Michigan has now seventeen Relief Corp
and numerous applications pending. 1t is nov
|
April.
} Mrs. C. A. Hunt, of North Denver, Col.
president Of the Ladies Auxiliary to th,
Grand Army of the Republic Post, of Denver,
in her annual address makes the following
assertion
The National Relief Corps claims great things t,
itself, but think we greater than they. The,
confine their abors to the Post to which they ar
attached. while auxiliary to all the Posts o
our city with charity for all and partiaiity to none
This will be news TO the National Relic
Corps, whose principal charity work all over TIT
country is among those who are neither con
nected with Post nor Corps. and reminds US o
a certain doorkeeper at Washington, who pub
iished to the country what he no doubt be
! HeVed to be true, that he was "now bigge
: man than old Grant"
q Dakota Territory is now in line with th
States. The officers of Carleton Relief Corps, Nc
1, Parker, d. t. have been installed by Com
rade w. H. Ranbro, p c., as follows: Mrs Wm
= M. Morton, president; Mrs. M. NJ. Brooks
senior vice-president Mrs. Irwin King, JUNO
vice ce-president; Mrs. A. L. Morton, secretary
Mrs. l.. o. Webster, treasurer; Mrs. A. Miner
chaplain; Mrs. T. w. Gage, conductor; Mrs. c
!, Van Ness, guard. Carleton Corps starts off wit
: the best wishes of the Post. Fitzpatrick Corp:
3 No. 2, Huron, should now report.
, ComTade Richard Enoch, commander. Chas
; Lawrence Post, installed the officers of Chas
: Lawrence Relief Corps, Port Chester, n. Y
February 21 as follows: Mrs g. III. Mosiel