The National tribune., 1885-05-21
Department Gleanings.

cient direction of Mrs. Minna G. Hooker De-
partment President. and Mrs. Lenora Howe,
Department Secretary, Headquarters Bratte-
boro. The following is the substance of the
neat
GENERAL ORDER, NO. B:
In accordance with the tme-h onored CUSTOM
Saturday May 30, will he observed throughout our
State and Nation as Memorial Day.
Upon that day the members of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps in Vermont are urgently requested to
meet with the Posts of the Grand Army of the Re-
public within the State TO assist them in decorating
the graves of the brave defenders of our Nations
life and to attend the public services which
held to commemorate their vaior and patriotism
The members of the Womans Relief Corps are
Army Posts Sons of Veterans, and all soldiers or
sailors of the civil war in attending the memorial
services appointed for Sunday, May "a, in honor of
the heroic dee l.
DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA.
Article 2 of Memorial Day Order Of Depart
contains fraternal mention of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, in the following:
Comrades show to the world your loyalty to the
memory of those who were loyal in their country's
need Let the exercises be of such nature that 1t
will indeed be Memorial Day, and not holiday.
Let a fraternal and cordial invitation be extended
to the Woman's Relief Corps and to your citizens
to join you in these beautiful ceremonies. Ear
nesty request the clergy of your towns and cities
to hold appropriate memorial services in their
churches Sunday, May 81. and let each Post attend
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DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
Comrade John NJ Ewing Adjutant of Rob-
bins Post No. 81, Upper Sandusky. o., writes
US of the institution May of Robbins Relief
Corps. No. 70, Department of Ohio, Mrs Eliza
beth Mansfield Irving Insttuting and Install
ing Officer. Fifty charter members took the
obligation in the afternoon, and in the evening
the officers were installed at Shines Opera
House. Mrs. Kate Robbins President of the
Corps, is the widow of the lamented Maj. Rob-
bins, 18th Ohio, who gave his services to his
country in her hour of need. and sealed his
devotion with his blood. Her election gives
the greatest satisfaction to both Post and Corps
as she is a lady of grace and ability. The re-
naming officers are as follows: S. V.-P., Mrs
Laura d. Petit; j. V.-P., Mrs. Addie Gipson !;
Sec, Mrs. Willimine M. Van Marter; Treas,
Mrs. Julia G. Gordon: Chap, Mrs. Mary E.
Hale; c., Mrs. Amanda +. Nelson; g., Miss
Carrie E. Robbins. The Post attended the in
stallation in body; the Little Six Band fur
nished excellent music, and Mrs Irving rem
dered some Of her finest selections receiving a
return welcome, as her Campfire recitations of
last Winter were held in very pleasant remem-
brance. Comrade Ewing in conclusion says:
Remarks were made by Comrade ]. P. Dry after
which the President-lrs. Robbins-delivered her
inaugural address, which was most to the point
and the most appropriate for the occasion that we
ever listened to- AS she alluded to the dread caai-
ties of war and the sacred trust left by its conse
quences to the Relief Corps and TO the comrades of
the Grand Army, many an eye became moist
Robbins Relief Corps cannot fail to succeed with
such an efficient corps of officers. Everyone of
them as well rs the members, among the most
esteemed ladies of Upper Sandusky. Success to
The NATIONAL TRIBUNE and its noble work.
DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Our Corps has recently been
called upon to don the badge of mourning and
drape our charter in memory of a dear sister, who
no longer can ninge with us or help US in our great
Mira NTH L. aoah2 20
OF our charter members, and the beloved wife of a
comrade of Veteran Post, has obeyed the summons
of the Great Commander of us all. She died of
consumption, after many months ofillness April l6.
Four children mourn the loss of their dear mother.
Veteran Corps. No. 3, W.R.C, attended her funeral
i'll body OH Sunday, April 10, 1885. At the grave
the beautiful burial service of the &C. was used
after which the members all passed around the
casket and sadly deposited thereon their floral
tributes Our sister literally buried under
flowers. Six members of Veteran Post, GAR. in
uniform, acted rs pall-bearers.
In the year and half since our Corps was organ
lied this is the first death we have to record. No
loss in membership has occurred. We now num-
Der 20; received eight applications at last meeting
and as many more have been balloted for and will
soon be added To the list As the result of recent
entertainment $50 will be deposited with our relief
fund. Permit me to express my appreciation of
Orders, No. 6, of our National President. Be it
ours to care for those who have borne the burden
and heat of the day, and the widow and orphan
Nellie X. Manahan, Corps Secretary.
Mrs Leila p Roby, National Corresponding
Secretary, has been instructing Dar"eau Corps.
No. 16, Norris H., in the work of the Order.
Miss Jennie Bross Is the President SISTER of
Gov. Bross) and the Corps is doing much in re-
lief. They have held semi-mOnthly 15-cent So
cials; havea wellequipped cupboard. and have
added an organ 10 the Post room. April 80
they gave "War Concert" Ex-Congressman
p. c. Hayes is Post Commander.
Potter Relief Corps, No. Is. Sycamore Ill +,
was instituted May Is. at Sycamore, ILL.,, by
Mrs. Department President Sine, and the fol-
lowing officers installed: Pres, Mrs. Lcttie
Bross; S. V.-P.. Mrs. Elmira Dustin; j. V.-P.,
Mrs. Ward; Treas Mrs. Minerva Peters, Chap,
Mrs. Abhie Blanchard; Con-. Miss Zada Dus-
tin; G., Mrs. Malinda Harrington.
DEPARTMENT OF IOWA.
At tn second annual Convention, Depart
ment of Iowa, the following officers were duly
elected ana installed
Pres, Mrs. Hattie Z. Marshall, Of Wyoming.
S.V.-P., Mrs. Florence Salada, of Des Moines.
j. V.-P., Mrs. Eliza Day, of Manchester.
Sec Miss Maggie Monroe. OF Agency City.
Treas, Mrs C. w. Hart, of Clinton.
Chap. Mrs. Preston, of Newton.
Con- Miss Libbie Seamen, of Grinnell.
Inspecting Officer, Mrs. Harriet B. Sutton, of
Marshalltown.
Guide, Miss Fhebe Wade, of Parliersburg.
The following Delegates to he National Con-
velItion to be held in June, at Portland. Me-,
were chosen: Mary Girard, of Clinton, at large !;
Mrs. Clara S. Nichols, of Des Moines; Adelia
Brown, of Clinton; Mrs. McConkay, of Cedar
Rapids; Mrs. Anna Patterson, of Newton; Mrs.
Anna Brown, of Marshalltown; Mrs. Elizabeth
Jones, of Manchester. Alternates Mrs. Hart,
of Clinton, at large; Mrs. Daily, of Lyons:
Mrs. Rhodes, Of Cedar Rapids; Mrs. Manning,
of Newton; Mrs. Harris, of Newton; Mrs. DIR.
Bradley, of Manchester.
Since the convention Mrs. Hart has rendered
Department Treasurer, has been appointed
Treasurer pro tenn, pending the action of the
Board of Directors.
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI.
Missouri comrades should send to Mrs. Mary
Nj. Stark, Department Secretary, WOman's Re-
lief Corps, No. 221 Market street, ST. Louis,
Mo, for circular OF instructions in regard TO
forming Corps. Tho Department of Missouri
is in good hands. The following are excellent
recommendations from General Orders, No. 2,
issued by Mrs. Henrietta Stiesmeier, Depart
ment President:
All Corps who have rot OS.Giand ne new officers
and membership badges requested to do so.
Those Corps who not using the Good and
Welfare Cards should order them that the work
may be uniform throughout the Order. Corps that
have not yet ordered the electrotype of the floor
badge for the Corps stationery, must do
the price Is 80 cents il and all other supplies must
be ordered from Mrs. Hattie NJ Warner, Depart
mcit Treasurer, No. 72S Main street, Kansas City.
IL having been recommended by our National
President that Corps officers commit the ritual to
memory, systematically discharge all duties. pay
proper attention to and obedience of all orders,
rules and regulations, 1t Is earnestly recommended
that i'm this this will be faithfully