The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1884-02-21

are carefully written, and we trust that every
one will study to make the composition, spelling,
and penmanship of the best possible order.
This is the sum of good English education.
WHAT THEY ARE SAYING.
The G.. A. r.. Clinton, Ill.,, played " The Union
the relief fund. Ny papa is member OF the Post.
and served three years III company Ii, lo1th llii-
nois. NETTIE IRWIN
My father is member of Len Cove Post Nam
haitian, Kan. He served nearly four years in
pany d, -4th o. v. T., md was wounded at Stone
River and Buzzards Roost, Ga l am fourteen.
CARRIE X. HUNTER.
Colonel Fenton Post. Fenton, Mich, holds
Ny papa. WHO is member, served in company l.
3d Michigan infantry, q regiment that did not get
home until June. 1866. My uncle served in com
pany J. 9th Michigan, p regiment that had five
coloBels killed, and papa was wounded at Will
liansbufg, My grandpa served IN company ",
I'D Michigan infantry. LoTTA NJ WINTER.
My grandpa Daniel ". Frost. served three years
in the lst Massachusetts cavalry, and now lives in
Springfield, Mass where my papa does who was too
young to go TO war. My grandma belongs to the
Woman's Relief Corps, and so will / when cid
enough. am eleven in March.
JENNIE G. FROST.
My papa, Mantorviile, Mnn thinks so much of
THE TRIBUNE he is going to make book of it.
He served in company @, 3Sth Wisconsin ] have
three brothers and one sister and we all enjoy
ourselves very much in the long winter evenings
hearing papa tell us stories about the and the
the mud and rain and slept on the ground, and
sometimes half starved. 1t was there my papa
lost his health. CORA NJ. FLINT.
My papa is James L. Smith, Cropseyyille, N.
Y. He served in company H. l25th New York,
and was wounded at Brsfoe Station in 1868, and at
| Five Forks under Sheridan, IN 1865. comrade,
VINO mas Just let the mouse OF the same company
Willard u. Greene-lost his arm at Cold Harbor
Papa says there plenty of old soldiers here. and
We ought to have Post of 100 members. am
eleven years Old and my little brother Percy, who
/ and
says the proprietor of The TRIBUNE q captain
| in his regiment. lie forwards Q renewal of sub
| scription. FANNIE SMITH.
| Ny papa. who lives at Atwood, H. enlisted in
company II, 18th Jllpois infantry. in 1864. am
twelve years old aud have two sisters and three
brothers-one brother in Lowry City, No..
CoRDELLA GROVE.
nv father would like some comrade to write an
account of the capture of Spanish Fort and Fort
BlakeIy and the march TO Mobile. He is member
of Lawler Post, Shawneetown, H., and served from
August, 1861, TO November. 1865, when mustered
ont in Texas in company c. 29th Illinois v. V. l.
lie was wounded at Shiloh. am fourteen:
! MoLLIE L. CASH.
Willie G. ManvilIe: Ny papa was a soldier in
Andersonville Prison. / have two sisters. Maude
aud Myrtle, IA little sled. and lots of fun. Papa's
ULYSSES PETTY
Iowa, was soldier, and served three years in the
35th Missouri. lie is entitled to pension, but has
1 /
CASSIE EL1Es CoURrRreHT.
/ Charles Resner, Pennington, Iowa Is my papa's
| address lie served in the war in the 81 Iowa cav
airy. and was hurt ct Memphis in 1861. am four
teen. Lulu REIssER.
UNE, but hesays he viii never do without 1t as long
as ne has dollar to pay for it. He enlisted when
seventeen years old IN the I3fth q. V. l.-hundred
day men,-and re-enlisted in the lS4th o. Y. l.,
serving until the close of the war. He belongs to
| William A. Brand Post, Urbana, Ohio Ny grand
father Peter K Blagg, served in the 18th O. v. L,
and died in the army. CHARLES I. BLAGG.
I think the e-wateh sent me is beautiful, and II
keeps as good time as papas gold one. am eight
years old. My papa lives al Allegheny, Pa, and
served in the i52d and lS9.h PENNSYLVANIA yolun-
teers. Grandpa Hague was in the 134th Pennsyl.
vania volunteers and IN the Mexican war.
GRACE HAGUE.
goY's ACCOUNT OF A BATTLE.
am q boy fen years old. Ny father was frs
sergeant in company E, 23d regiment, New jersey
volunteer infantry. | like 10 hear him talk over
the stories with other soldiers who come &c
our house. Ny father is notary public at Browns
Mills Burlington county, y. j.. and fixes pension
papers. heard him and some soldiers talking
about the battle of Salem Church There wat
about twenty rehs in a wood house near the church
firing at our troops Father said .Let's take the
fellows, boys Yes, was the answer. Father
ran up and shouted, Surrender, you rebel---.'
| As they were marching them out up rushed a com
pany of rebs and turned the tables. Father tool
ieg-bail, but some of the fellows taken prs
oners, and went to Richmond sooner than they
wanted to- We have a home and tSro acres of land
have most Of the work TO do, as father was wound
ed in the spine at the battle of fredericksburg Va
III wAnsER HAReRoyE
BIG FAMILY OF SOLDIERS
My papa, George W. Martin, Clay Center Kan
sheriff of Clay county, served in company e, 7t
Iowa cavalry and is member OF Post No. So. Al
grandpa was in company G. 9th infantry, Gray
beard" l had ten uncles in the war: Uncl
Stephen Martin, 7tb Iowa cavalry; Uncle Leonar
Martin, Indiana regiment; Uncle John Martir
California regiment; Uncle William Martin. ct
Iowa; j. NJ Morrissey, 3D. Iowa cavalry; Il. "
Morrissey. 2lst Missouri; s. Z. Ewing, Sd low
cavalry; Arch Hamilton, 7th Iowa cavalry; Wn
! Lock, Indiana regiment.
Relief Corps Work.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPsHIRE-A WELL
INFORMED coRPs-ALL Along THE LINE.
Celia T. P. Foster, the efficient secretary
I the Woman's Relief Corps, Department of Ne
J. Hampshire, sends US an interesting resume
e the work of the last quarter in the Whit
Mountain State and the outlook for the futur
: as follows:
: HEAD'Rs, DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE,
WoaAss RELIEF CoEPs,
2 MILFORD, February 6, 1854
. To the Editor NATIONAL TErBUgE:
4 We have formed two new Corps since convei
:, ton Ia October. No. y, at Amherst, organ
lied January sth, by Department Secretary an
g Past Department Conductor Mrs. NJ. Jennie Hanl
n lett. with thirteen charter members. Since the
ss they have taken in eight more, and feel quite ei
| couraged. They have the full support of the Pos
it WHO favor admitting ali loyal women and this
q going to help them wonderfully. This Corps. Cha
II. Phelps, No. 10, * ofieered follows: Presiden
Sophia &. Dodge; senior vice president, Mary
Trow; junior vice president, Sarah A. Oseoo(
secretary, Margaret B. Peabody; treasurer Fam
e. French chaplain, Mary i. Davis; condncto
Laura A. osgood; guard Flora A. Hanson. j fe
assured they viii prove themselves valuab
auxiliary.
10 Darius A. Drake Relief Corps No IL Lake W
g lage was organized Saturday, January 26, wi
N twenty charter members, by Department Pres
oI dent Mrs. Matte b. Mouiton, assisted by other
paTtment and Past Department officers. A larj
"a delegation from john l.. PerIey, Jr Relief Corr
y No. /, Laconia, was present. and the occasion w
~ one OF enjoyment and marked interest. This h
Ia been an independent Corps for several years ha
e. ing n secret work of their own Some of the
as members anxious to como into the Depai
rs nent feeling that the best results could therel
ne be secured SO they voted 10 destroy their seer
er work and disband, which they did, made appic
81 ton for charter and have become one of
u We DO most cordially extend TO Corps No. Ia Fl
d, ternai greeting The officers of the new Corps
NJ as follows President. Caroline S. Webster; seni
IT. vice president Eliza ~. Brown; junior vice. pre-
dent Carrie A. Raymond; secretary. y. Jenn
BuzZeii: treasurer, Julia A. BuZzeil; chaplain, S
of san Richie; CONDUCTOR Julia a. Twombiy; guar
Harriet &. Hicks.
The greater number of our Corps seem to cent
to in the vicinity of the last new wyorganzed Corr
For some reason, not yet apparent, the Order b
ID. not grown in this ttne soutliern) portion of o
State is l wish it might yet, tho influence en-
mating from the Department during the last We
ay has been marked, and slowly, but surely, 1
lieve the Order viii grow. When read in III
TRIBUNE each week, how rapidly this grand wo