The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-05-15
NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY 1

1URoDA1, MAI 10, loo4.
and the Maltese cross, like the lamp of Aladdin.
will cause the palace of beauty to spring up In
every corner of the land.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
A beautiful Memorial Day order has been
issued by Department Commander Lloyd of
Ohio, in which he cordially invites the Woman's
Relief Corps TO join with the Posts in the OBJ
servance of the day. In the same order COM
mander Lloyd says: " 1t is gratifying to know
that Relief Corps in connection with our Posts
are rapidly organizing throughout the State.
We again urge Post commanders and all COM
randes to encourage and assist IN the formation
of Corps and to cooperate cordially in all efforts
for this purpose. These loyal women are do
ing noble work for our comrades, for the
widows and orphans, and they must have our
warmest sympathy and aid at all times"
Comrade d. A. ScovilI Post IA, Aurora, De-
partment of Nebraska, has been forwarded ap-
plication for Woman's Relief Corps; also, Com
rade G. G. Shanklin, President of the National
Association of ex-Prisoners of War; Cleveland,
Ohio.
Mrs. NJ. E. Hausbeck, the efficient Depart
ment Secretary of New York, who has been
temporarily residing at Jersey City, should
now be addressed at No. 40 Morton street. New
IOJh city HST pTeSGub ESSiupICS. mTS. 1lduS-
beck writes US that supplies have just been
issued to Bacon Relief Corps, No. "a, Utica, N.
Y, and adds: "Will be able in the near future
to record Corps auxiliary to Bidwell- Wilkinson
Post, No. 8, Buffalo; Watrous Post No. 80,
Binghamton; Thorp Post No So, Belfast;
Herendeen Post. No. 107, Shortsyille; Pratt
Post No. 127 Kingston; Doty Post, No. 226,
Hornel.sville, and Marshall Post, No. 397,
Rochester. For some reason we do not grow so
fast fShjn I homo II iG no pauGp6 Ev the
doubt of the final decision of the question of
loyal women. / hope not for ] will admit
them, or as least vote for their admission and
advocate their cause"
Mrs. Frances T. Russell, of Zanesville Ohio,
instituted Relief Corps No. 27 at New Holland,
Ohio, April "a, with a public installation in
the evening. Mrs. Russell writes favorably of
the new Corps and says: "The president is the
wife of the Post commander lady of rare in
telligence and plenty of energy. Not the slight
est danger of the Corps being idle whilst she is
at the head" The following are the officers:
President Mrs. Glars Kennedy; senior vice.
president, Mrs. Zlpha Mallow;s junior vice.
president, Mrs. Ellen Asher; secretary, Mrs
Jennie Vlereborne; treasurer Mrs Bessie
Welch; chaplain, Mrs. Florilla Cooley; con-
ductor, Mrs. Bette Johnson; guard Mrs. Josie
Thomas.
Cawker papers can be ably conducted by
women. During the absence Of the editor of the
Journal in the East, settling up vast estate,
that paper was edited by Mrs. Mcbride, and
when we were sentenced to the State conven-
ton, Mrs. E. B. Alrich took charge of the Rec
ord, having it all ready upon our return. 1t is
but due her TO say that she has done a large
share of the work on the Record during the
past year Alaric, our fifteen year old son, has
made up" the present ISSUE and "set" the
circus ad which appears on another page. He
has been engaged in the Office hardly year,
half of each day being spent in SCHOOL, Cagksr
City Kan Public Record.
Mrs. Alrich is the able president of the Relief
Corps, wife of the editor, Comrade Alrieh, and
the mother of Alaric, whose work on the Public
Record is very handsomely done.
Hamline Relief Corps, No. 2s, Wellington, O.,
was organized April 15 by P. 2. G. Colonel w.
F. Herrick, and officers installed as follows
President, Alice NJ. Clifford senior vice -presi-
dent Annie Wilber; junior vice-president,
Florence Jordan; secretary, Cecilia L. Thomas;
treasurer, Hattie Stanard; chaplain, Georgia
Mckee; conductor, Mollie Biggs; guard,
Amelia Horton. The secretary Mrs. Cecilia
| Thomas, says: "We start cut with good deal
of zeal and encouragement. We started with
forty-four members; have added three since,
and more are coming. We have taken care OF
a poor, sick woman for some time, and hope to
do much good in that direction"
Steedman Relief Corps, Cleveland, Ohio, was
instituted April "a, by Mrs. President Myers
and the following officers installed: President
Susan Newton; senior vice-president, Adelis
H. Fairbanks; Junior vice president, Jennie
| Oliver; secretary, Susan L. Gilbert; treasurer
Sarah Whitney; chaplain, Ursula Rich; con-
ductor. Alice Jones; guard, Mary Seymour.
We have Forwarded Relief Corps information
to Mrs. L. L. French Susquehanna, Pa.
A paragraph in THE TRIBUNE concerning
the reorganization of Arthur L. Brooks Corps
Hamilton, N. Y, stated that the National
plan was chosen because of the eligibility of all
| loyal women, this being the meaning we drew
from hasty perusal of circular received
| Miss Abbie De Johnson, president of the Corps
writes that this is an error; that Arthur l.
! Brooks Corps confines its membership to the
wives, mothers, sisters and daughters of sol
| diers Mrs. johnson is an active worker in the
good cause, having instituted Corps No. 81
Gloversyille; Corps No. %, Brookheld; Corp:
| No. 20, Syracuse, and next goes to Norwich Il
| perform a similar service
| An Illinois correspondent asks If the State
! Department w. E. c.. was legally formed since
of the five Corps formed but delegates from
| four were present. We answer that it wa.
legal, since all the Corps were notified to senG
| delegates. and it was no fault of the four rep
resented that the fifth did not respond.
| A correspondent at InayaIe, Neb., writes u.
| that Mrs. Julia S. Bowen, of Hastings. Neb
| instituted Woman's Relief Corps at Red
| Cloud May 3, TO be known as Garfield Reie
| Corps, No. Ia. A public installation took place
/ in the evening, when the following officers
| were installed: President, Mrs. Emma B
| Knight; senior vice-president Mrs Antoinettt
| McNitt; junior vice-president, Mrs Julia L
| Warren; secretary, Mrs. Ella NJ Ferman
treasurer, Mrs. Belle Miller; chaplain, Mrs
| guard, Mrs. Carrie L. West. After the install
| Bowen, of Hastings and short speeches bl
some of the members of Garfield Post.
A correspondent at North Collins, N. Y.
sends US the following list of the officers of tht
| Relief Corps auxiliary to S. c. Noyes Post, o
that place: President, Mrs Elma A. Davis
senior vice-president Mrs. Josephine Hihbard
! junior vice president, Mrs. Ann Hussey secre
tary, Mrs. Emma Train; treasurer, Mrs. A E
! Hilliker; chaplain, Mrs. Linda Smith; con
/ d1ctor, Mrs. Eva Sherman; guarf Miss Mar,
Rogers.
On Decoration Day tbs ladies pf Ellsworth
Relief Corps, No. IL, of Ellsworth, Kan, vii
appear in uniform.
Comrade e. G. Burnette, Parsons, Kan, write.
US that Relief Corps was organized at tha
| place on the 25th ult. with forty-fve charte
members.
IN SPITE OF ALL OBSTACLES
where Is the who has the power and skill
/ To stem the current of a wonlan's will =?
| For 4 she WILL she will you may depend ont;
And If she wont. she wont. SO there's an end on's.