The National tribune., 1885-03-19
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National HeadqHar-
ters--Notes from the Departments.

| UIS--NcleS lIUh Tic departments.
HEADQUARTERS WostAN's RELIEF CoRPs
| TOLEDO, o.
KATE B. SHERWOOD National President.
| EMMA ID. SHELLEY, National Secretary.
TOLEDO, o., March 10, 1885.
Where the tired mind may rest and call it home
| There is a magic in that little word"
Home! Blessed haven of rest. The weary
| heart, though long adritt and tcmpest-tossed
| upon the dark waters of misfortune's sea, here
| IS safely moored. Narrowing scenes of wrecked
| hopes arc forgot in the smile of welcome that
| is ours and the roar of the breakers upOn the
loneliest island of Fate is hushed in the mur-
! mUr of loved voices. Home, sweet Home, ="
| God pity the man whose soul does not respond
TO this the purest sentiment of the human
breast. God pity them who sigh for home and
| have none.
| CARING FOR THE HOMELESS.
Our readers will remember in recent letter,
mention being made of Mrs. Alice Mack, an
| old army nurse, found living, poor and alone
and with greatly impaired health, in the city
of New York. The attention of National
! Headquarters was first directed to her through
| the kindness and solicitation of lady of that
city, and subsequently the case was given into
| the hands of Mrs. Maggie A. Davis, National
|
| prompt attention and true wOmanly sympathy
| which Mrs Davis has shown in the matter
| deserves highest commendatiOn from all,
and cannot, it seems, fail to bring its reward of
substantial assistance to the object of her sacred
| trust. The more to perfect and expedite the
prosecution of her work, she has lately issued
a circular setting forth the services of Mrs.
| Mack and descriptive OF her present needy
condition, together with extracts of letters
| from several well-known parties tcstifying to
| the worthinesS of the nurse and commencing
| her case to the charitable consideration of the
| old soldiers OF others to whose attention it may
| come.
Thus more and more is felt the need of =
| general relief fund at National Headquarters
| to meet the exigencies of just such case as
| this, and it is certainly devoutly to be hoped
that ere long such a fund will be established
sufficient to enable the National Officers to ex-
tend the hand of charity with the promptness
! which the heart dictates.
RELIEF OF ARMY WORKERS.
The National President acknowledges CRATE
| fully contribution of 10 cents from an ex-
army nurse to the army workers fund. 1t is
not always the amount received that does the
most good. The incentive that is given in a
| contribution like this to continue the work
| begun for our neglected and suffering ones is
worth more than many dollars to those who
are seeking to awaken a greater interest in
|
| wards 20 cents to the relief fund Boomer Re-
lief Corps. Tekama, Neb., 81. For the Ohio
orphans, Oracle Washburn, Richfeld Center
| o.. So; Relief Corps, Jackson, Mich, $1.15.
| Mrs. Abbie Nj. Gannett, Chairman of Relief
! Committee, has received the followsng cOntri
buttons: Scudder Post, Equinunk, Pa, S285 !;
Nudge Post, Mcrrimac, Mass, $235; Nudge
Relief Corps, Merrmac, Mass, 81 50; Friend"
York. Neb., 10 cents; Tonganoxie Post, Tonga
noxic, Kan, s.; Grant Relief Corps, Melro5e,
| Mass, So; Furguson Post, New Holland, o., 81 !;
| Ward Relief Corps, Worcester, Mass, $3.50;
Beck Post, North Cambridge, Mass, $2.85;
Beck Relief Corps, North Cambridge, Mass,
S370; Lyon Relief Corps, Hartford, Conn.
$247.
EXTENDING OUR LINES.
| One of the brightest encouragements of the
week comes in the form of q report from Mrs.
Jennie 3. Atwood, Provisional President, De-
partment of New Jersey, being that OF the in
stitution of j. B. Morris Corps, No D of Long
Branch Village, on Feb 16. Mrs. Atwood was
assisted by Mrs. Elizabeth S. Adds, Depart
ment Secretary, and Mrs. Hannah Westphal,
! Department Treasurer together with officers of
| Mai. Werner Corps of H0bokcn The ladies
were most Hospitality received by an escort of
the comrades of the Post, and throughout their
stay most delightfully."- entertained. The in
| stallation took place at the Post hall in the
! evening. when pleasant program was carried
out, and following this collation. served. all as
q compliment from the Post The Corps starts
under most favorable auspices the Post having
| borne all expenses Of organizing, aud have also
! donated the use Of their hail. The President,
Mrs. Jennie S. Morris. is the widow of the
comrade whose name the Post bears, and is a
| lady in every way qualified to fill the position
with dignity and grace.
| The officers are: S. V.-P.. Hannah Anderson !;
J. V.-P., Sarah f. Dennis; Treas Estela
| yrIia
Smith; g., Madaline Briney. Secretary not
! yet appointed To Comrade Cobb, Commander
of the Post the ladies feel particularly grateful
for assistance in forming the Corps, having
himself procured the names of over 80 ladies as
| charter members, and in many other ways
| proving that he has the welfare Of the Order ut
| heart.
| Mrs. Atwood also reports steps having been
| taken TO organize Corps at Freehold, Asbury
! Park, Trenton, and Patterson. She has visited
| other Corps of the Department, and pronOunces
| all in excellent condition. A call for CoDven-
| ton to organize permanent Department will
therefore be called in the near future, the per-
| feet success of which is assured by the very
systematic and business-like manner in which
affairs have thus far been conducted.
APPLICATIONS FORWARDED.
Since our last report applications for charter
have been issued as follows To Comrades T..
Il. Kib0urn, Commander, Bullock Post, Cherry
Creek, n. Y; A. Frahm. Commander of Post
No. 260, Watervilie, Kan; c. T. Lord, of Wood
bury Post Adrian, Mich; A. X. Thompson,
Alma, Colo; J. b. Dean, Adjutant Post No.
49, Colon, Mich; john w. Horton, Com
mander Evans Post, Bryan. o., and to Mrs. NJ.
J. White, Oquawka, H.; Mrs. l. S. Pound,
Jones, Mich, and Mary L. Bradley, Frankfort,
Oak.
GENERAL NOTES.
The election OfComrade J. J. EitzgerTell, of Las
Vegas, as Department Commander of New Mex
leo. extends the interest already attending the
organzatio ofRelefCorps in the far Southwest.
ComIade Fitzgerrell was one of the earliest ad-
vocates of womans work in the Grand Army,
and introduced the resolution which passed in
the Department Convention recognizing the
Relief Corps as tie auxiliary of the GA. X. in
the Department of New Mexico. In letter to
the National President he writes as follows:
~ have Just issued my General Order assum-
Ing command, and in it urge the organization
of Relief Corps. Hope soon to have Corps enough
to organize Department. Ii can in any way
aid III the great and glorious work, please COM
mand me-"
The National Presiden! is in receipt of an
invitation, issued in very handsome style, by
Department Commander Thomas s. Free, of
Dakota, to attend the second annual Encamp-
mcnt at Huron. March Is and 10.
The Cttmp,fre, a bright little semi monthly
published by Comrade Converse, at Utica ~
Y, is among the new allies of the Woman's
Relief Corps welcomed at National Headquar-
tars MAVJNEE