The National tribune., 1884-05-01
BOYS VERSION OF OLD ARMY STORIES.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Papa says his company was divided into four
messes, viz: The Russian boar. Tumble-bug Pee
Vice. and Buzzard You see when they would
the rebels coming the boys could get behind their
balls and the hogs could copper right down,
while the buzzards and pee-wees could fly so high
that the Johnnies couldn't manage them. Then
the Johnnies could march right up into the
North and cause the weeds TO grow in the streets
of Chicago and other large towns but first they
would have to drive the bugs out from behind
their balls; but they couldn't drive the hogs for
they could crawl in their holes and pull their holes
i'll after them. will now tell you joke about one
of papas comrades. He went and told the orderly
few days. Why, what you going to do. Will
liam? - asked the orderly. II found an old well
down here and want to dig it up and cut it up
into post-holes and peddle them out, the
answer. William was at our house the other night,
and he and papa sat up till L o'clock, when they
concluded they on the third relief and retired
/ have read all the war histories can get hold of
and would like to be in your office and read
OF yours am thirteen years OIL will send you
a sample of my drawings. BYRON NEyTSs.
And very clever the drawings are. Try and
take some lessons in drawing, Byron, and you
may make book designer some day.-ED.l
Relief Corps Work.
DEPARTMENT OF KANsAs-NEw CORPS IN GIN
cINNATI-THE TRIBUNE IN MASSACHUSETTS
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Department of Kansas, organized at
Topeka, February and Z, with eighteen Corps,
dent, has been doing noble work. Eleven new
Corps have since then been instituted and are
now in good working trim, as follows: No. 10,
Eskridge; 90 Minneapolis; 81, Augusta; p,
Wyandott; %, Baxter Springs; "a, Smith
Centre; 25 Nickerson; g. Blue Mound; q,
Parsons; % Spring Hill 20, Stockton.
Mrs. Brown, Department President, is also
the very efficient president of Franklin Corps,
No. 3, Of Olathe, which has a membership of
eighty and is doing a noble work IN assisting
Franklin Post in caring for the sick and needy
soldiers families
Mrs. President Brown installed the officers
of General Custer Corps, No. 2S, Spring Hill.
Kansas, April II, as follows President, Mrs
A. Adams; senior vice president, Mrs. Mary
Bell; junior vice-president, Mrs. A. Snyder;
secretary, Mrs. En-. Yandeveer; treasurer, Mrs.
Laura Rutter; chaplain, Mrs. III. Simpson :;
conductor, Miss L. Merdick; guard, Miss c.
Merdick.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER PRESENT.
cIscINEATI. o., April, 1884,
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Welcomed by Commander J. NJ. Hunter and
Comrades Guinten, Hubbell, and Seeher, Mrs
Josephine Weller, institutng and installing officer
Department of Ohio, installed the following ladies
as officers of George III. Thomas Relief Corps, No
%, Cincinnati President, Mrs. Lydia Morrison;
senior vicepresident, Mrs. Esse A. Kinsey; junior
vice-president, Mrs. Lloyd; secretary Mrs. Anna
Narcotic; treasurer. Mrs. Florence NJ Whitfield;
chaplain, Mrs. FANNIE W. HUNT; conductor, Mrs.
Helen n. Hunters guard Mrs. Lucy A Utter De-
partnent Commander Lloyd member of this
Post, accompanied by Comrade Kinsey. came in
during installation, and the newly-installed presi
dent called upon him for speech He responded
in earnest, heartfelt address to the nsble
who were willing to renew the good work begun
long ago by the aid societies.
George Fl. Thomas Post viii succeed in all it
undertakes, not alone because il has an enrolled
membership of 500, but because of the energy
and enterprise of its young commander, who
although slight in form, is giant in intellect and
tact. OF the Relief Corps especially, great things
may be predicted, for better differed Corps does
not exist, each lady seeming perfectly fitted for
her Office. The junior president is the wife
of our gallant Department Commander, thor
ough soldier and gentleman and the conductor is
the sweet-faced young wife of the Post commander
When it is remembered that the relief committee
of George r. Thomas Post made over two thou
sand calls. expending thousands of dollars, last
year, and that the ladies expect TO rally at to
their aid in the distribution of charities it will be
seen that this is to be idle band To the ques-
ton of the National President. Are you ready to
work. each replies enthusiastically am. :"
Expect good reports from the George H. Thomas
volunteers. MALTESE Cross.