The National tribune., 1884-03-27

signed her office in view of her removal with |
her husband, Comrade Sheldon Jacobs to To-
peka, Kan. Mrs. j. A. Boyd has been elected |
to fill the vacancy-a most worthy choice.
The national secretary, Mrs. Sarah E. Fuller, |
was to install Custer Corps, Lewiston, Maine, |
March Is. Applications are on file from Bow |
doinham and Fairfield.
The new Department charters are out-neat |
and inexpensive.
Commenting upon the visit to the Massachu- |
setts Soldiers Home by the Commander-in-
Chief Gen. r. B. Beath, the New England Yet
eYan says: st is compliment to the officials
of the Woman's Relief Corps that their manage
ment Of the Order has been such as to receive
the commendation of the highest officials of
the Grand Army, whose Endorsement has been
given after thorough investigation of the
plans and results of its work"
Fairbanks Relief Corps is oficered as follows
Emma S. Hampton, president; Helen T. Glib
bons senior vice president; Lizzie NJ. Beard,
junior vice-p president; Frances C. S. Curtis sec
retary; Fannie l.. Huff, treasurer; Maggie B.
Dixon, chaplain; Laura P. Moore, conductor
Anna P. McWillams, guard. Mrs. Hampton
promises to be a most able presiding officer and
has begun right in committing her ritual and
requiring the same of the officers of the Corps.
We commend the example as one worthy of
emulation n the entire Order.
A wide-awake Grand Army town is Wause-
ON, Ohio, fonrishing Buckeye town in the
northwest corner of the State, on the old camp
ing grounds of the Ottawa Indians, the town
having been named for noted chief of the
tribe Losure Post has now a magnificent Re-
lief Corps Of fifty-fou charter members, mus
tered in by Emma d. Sibley, assisted by Mrs.
Frances Woolson, both of Toledo. The COM
rades turned out in force to the evening install
lation. at the close of which a detail filed out
ir,o fIea,i
a long table laid, completely surprising the
ladies with a regular camp supper-hard tack
not excepted. Music, songs, and patriotic
speeches by Comrades Murphy and Handy, the
past commander and the mayor of Wauseon,
filled up happy evening. Losure Post has
quite substantial relief fund, and they
propose to entrust the entire work TO the Ia
dies who are faithful, efficient workers It is
proposed, also, to complete the soldiers monu-
ment now well under way. Miss Sibley ex-
planned the aims and objects of the Relief
Corps, and the variety of ways in which they
can work for the Grand Army greatly TO the
satisfaction of all present. The following off,
GERS were installed: President Mrs Mary
Eager; senior vice-president, Mrs. Mary E.
Aldrich; junior viee-president, Miss Jennie
Sherwood secretary, Mrs. Phoebe w. Clark
treasurer, Mrs Belle Handy chaplain, Afrs.
Libbie Lyon; conductor, Mrs. Hattie B. Sohn
guard. Mrs. Mary ]. De Witt. Miss Sherwood
| is a niece of Gen. Sherwood, of Toledo, 111th
O. V. /.
Comrade D. T. MeGillicuddy, fourth district
mastering officer Akron, Ohio, says it affords
| him infinite pleasure to report the successful
! organization of Buckley Relief Corps, whose
officers were installed ON the evening of March
| 14th by Mrs. Lottie NJ. Myers, President De-
| partment of Ohio. Hesays such an organization
| meets a want long felt by the older comrades
/ of Buckley Post, who are " now assured of the
| permanency of their Order, and that it is now
| ON the broad road to future usefulness" The
officers of the Corps of this city are: President
| Mrs. B. T. Battles; senior vice-president Mrs.
Elias Fraunfelter; Junior viee-president, Mrs.
| w. 81. Cain; secretary, Mrs. A. P. Baldwin !;
| treasurer Miss Fanny Hine; chaplain, Mrs. A.
| H. Codding; conductor, Mrs. Perry McMillen !;
/ guide, Miss Mary Morrison. The installation
was before Buckley Post and the meeting
| turned into Campfire full of enthusiasm and
! pleasure. An Akron paper says: " Mrs. Bat
| ties, president, delivered her ugural address
In fine style and was roundly applauded, as
were also all the remarks. Mrs. Myers made
an eloquent speech, setting forth the duties and
| objects of the Corps. She said that at the time
! of the Department Encampment at GAINESVILLE,
there were only thirteen Auxiliary Corps, and
| now the one she had instituted was No. %.
She found great energy and zeal manifested IN
the matter everywhere she had been, and felt
confident that the close of the year would find
Corps in every town where there was a Grand
/ Army Post. Captain Biliow commander OF
Buckley Post, delivered one of his eloquent
speeches, pledging the ladies Buckley Posts
| hearty support and cooperation. He thanked
them for the interest they manifested in the
cause and predicted for them complete success.
Short speeches were made by Comrades L. d.
MeGillicuddy, Superintendent Elias Fraunfel-
ter, DIR. A. E. Foltz, J. Ell. Morrison, E. T. Tag
CART, B. F. Manderbach, B. T. Clark, Captain
Steele and L C. Gibbons, ali of which were well
received.
Mrs Sarah C. Nichols, of Auburn, NJ Y.
president of the New York Department
Woman's Relief Corps has been engaged dur
ing the past week in inspecting the workings
of the various Corps in New York City and
Brooklyn, and having accomplished the object
of her visit left yesterday for Boston. where
she viii consult with the national officers in
regard to affairs in her Department.. Mrs
Nichols writes that there is much to be done
and that it is the duty of every officer to sex
how well her duties can be performed.
Mrs. Mary E. Bennett. Worthington, Minn.
writes US that Stoddard Relief Corps, No. /, wa:
organized on the 9TH inst, with the followin:
officers; President, Mrs. Kate R. Town; senior
yice-president, Mrs. Cynthia Mcdowell junior
vice-president, Mrs. Susan Wells; chaplain
Mrs. Free; secretary, Miss Hattie Smith treas
urer, Mrs Bennett; conductor, Mrs. Brant
After the installation, speeches were made by
Junior Vice Department Commander Miller
Post Commander Lange and Comrade Loyeless
of Stoddard Post.
J. w. Lee. Van Vert, Ohio, writes US tina
Wcman's Relief Corps No. Is, was organized
at that place on the 4th inst, and that the fol
lowing officers were installed: President, Mrs
S. Z. Roebuck; senior vice-president, Mrs. J
w. Hetrick junior vice-president, Mrs. j. A
: Gleason; secretary, Mrs. ID. l.. Clipinger
treasurer, Mrs. A. J. Gleason chaplain, Mr.
C. w. Webster; conductor, Mrs. j. w. Lee
guard, Mrs. j. J. Snyder.
Mrs. s. s. Gibbs, Milesburg, Pa, writes o
| that the entertainment held last month b,
Woman's Relief Corps, No. g. of that place
was a great success. We are indebted to he
also for the following roster of the officers @
the Corps: President, Mrs. S. S. Gibbs; senio
vice president, Ellen K. Rynder; junior vice
president, Laura Beerley; secretary, Alic
/ | Wetzler; treasurer, Annie Stonerode; con
, ductor, Fannie Neff; guard, Mary A. Cross
2 mire.
Custer Relief Corps, No. 5, was mustered a
I Lewiston, Me-, on the 18th inst. by Mrs. Saral
E. Fuller, with the following officers: Presi
! dent, Mrs. Augusta 9. Getchee; senior vice
: president, Miss Nellie G. Ham; junior vice
: president, Mrs Knowlton; secretary, Mrs.
I'll. Penty; treasurer, Mrs. A. Bagley; con
ductor, Mrs. Rose Prentiss; guard, Mrs. JOSH
: Sherman After the installation, speeches wer
n made by Past Commander Nelson Howard, Pas
T Commander Field, Chaplain Barrows, Comrade