The National tribune., 1885-04-30

Color Guard" grand military drama, the Sec
ond week in April. May 1, according to usual
custom, John A. Dix Post have grand picnic
excursion to Santa Cruz and Monterey, stopping
at all points of interest.
| The California delegates to National Conyen-
| tion are Sarah NJ. Steele, San Jose; Kate III.
McGrew. Oakland; B. Jane Russell, Oakland
| Flora E. BOwley, San Francisco. Alternates,
Olive A. WEIGH, San Jose; Luta s. Warfield,
| Healdsburg Lois Apgar, Oakland; De Irena
| Fields, Oakland.
HELPING OUR ARMY WORKERS.
| incose S. for the Carroll Fund from Given Re
lief Corps, Wooster, Ohio. 1t should have been
sent before, but we hope il is not too late to do
good.-Louise w. StOddard, President
Inclosed find 81 contribution for the benefit of
worthy women who need and deserve much at
| the hands of comrades of the G.A.R.-J H. Wheeler
| Adj't, Post 2il, Northboro, Iowa.
! Additional contributions were as follows
Arthur Dutton Post, Walingford, Conn, 81 !;
| Chandler Relief Corps South Haven Mich,
| 81 Meade Relief Corps, Berrien Springs, Mich,
| 81 Relief Corps No. g. Hartford, Conn.,, So
| Hooker Corps, Mt. Vernon. Ohio, 81; Garfield
Corps st. Paul, Mimi, So NOrthboro Post,
Iowa, 81.
Miss Josephine P. Cleveland, Springfield, ILL.,,
| forwards % cents from the sale of portrait of
Major Stephenson (the founder of the GAR J
to Mrs. A. c. Sterritt, President of Custer Corps,
st. Joseph, Mo-, present from Corps to Post.
Those desiring the portrait will remember
that for So Miss Cleveland will send this fine
portrait, donating 20 cents of the same to the
relief fund.
OREGON COMRADES, ATTENTION.
The Department of Oregon, W.R.C., has a
staunch friend in the New Department Com
mander, Col. l.. II. Lamb as the following most
complimentary notice, taken from his General
Orders, No. 9, will clearly testify:
Comrades again urgently requested 10 take
action upon the formation of Woman's Relief
Corps auxiliary to the Post.
Where Posts are weak the Relief Corps will be
found of great assistance in maintaining the organ
ization. Ii Posts are strong, 1t will add materially
to the interest and harmony and be of great assist
ance at Reunions and Camp-fres.
Whether the Post is strong weak a Woman's
Relief Corps Will be advantageous. Wherever the
ladies are associated with in any work there will
be found the greatest interest, harmony and pros
perity. The Importance OF this association
iliary to our Order cannot be overestirnated.
The Department Commander urgently recon-
mends that Posts not having a Relief Corps, con-
slider the subject of its formation as the first ues
ton under the head of new business upon the night
when this order isread. Let some comrade having
the interest of his Post at heart that the ques
ton is brought up.
Mrs. Agnes f. Dinsmoor Department Secretary
Woman's Relief Corps. Salem, Ore, will cheer
fully furnish any information desired upon this
subject.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
VIC HdNC copy VI LHG JOuFHdl VI
Proceedings of the Organization and Institu-
ton and the Second Annual Convention Of the
Womans Relief Corps Department of Michi-
gan, held respectively at Lansing, April 2, 1884,
and at East Saginaw, Feb. II and II, 1885," 1t
is creditable report, issued in handsome style,
and winds up the successful administration of
Past Department President Ella w. Shank and
her earnest corps of workers.
The Iowa Convention, April % and %. to be
held at Davenport, was to be honOred by the
presence of both the National Junior Vice
President, Mrs. Lizzie Anderson, and National
Chaplain, Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer, who went
into soldier work from Iowa in " the brave days
of DID," and has done SO much ever since TO
honor the State and the Nation.
Mrs. Jennie B. Atwood, Provisional Presi-
dent of New Jersey, has issued call, acting
under advice of the National President, for the
formation of a permanent Department at New
Brunswick, May 6. The Department of New
Jersey is ably differed, and the present admin
istratiOn will without doubt be perpetuated. as
this will be without question in the best inter
ests of the Order, and is besides courtesy due
those who have had all the hard work
The celebration of the Goth anniversary of
Lees surrender by Sion S. Bass Post and Corps,
Fort Wayne Ind, was grand success On that
evening National Aid de- Camp T. F. BOltz pre-
sented to the Post, in behalf of Mrs. DR.. j. w.
Younge pictures of the army corps badges and
VI buS ~ OHiOL tHc ~ icStilIg
Confederate Commanders which were accepted
ON behalf of thePost by Commander Graham.
4 General Orders, No. 2, of Mrs. Department
President Kent, of New Hampshire, is full of
useful information and valuable suggestions
Mrs. Custer has now been eight years widow
and during the most of these years she sup
ported herself by acting as Secretary to the
Society of Decorative Art. Her pension from
the Government was only $50 a month, but
such TODD was raised by the newspapers and
public about this niggardly way of dealing
with brave officers widow that short time
ago her pension was doubled. So now she is
enabled by close economy to live without work
ing, and this she does in most charming way.
She has little fat in house on East 18th
street. New York, and prettier or more at
tractive apartment it would be hard to find.--
The (1iich.) Veteran.
S. w. Lee Post, Winchester, H., and M. A.
Ewing Post, NeOga, have taken out applications
for charter. Corps No. 13, Chillicothe, is a
fourishing Corps, numbering host OF good
workers. Corps l. Rockford, Mrs. Depart
ment President Sine's Corps,-celebrated its
second anniversary on the evening of April II.
The Corps has increased from % to 149 members,
and during the period of their existence have
expended over $500 for relief.
Chase Relief Corps, No. p, of Titusville, Pa,
was organized April 10, with Ii charter men,
bers Past Department President Mrs. Terese
L. hOItnOuSe, OF AlleSdlly Olty, actlng us H.
shutting and Installing Officer. The following
is the list of officers: Pres, Mrs. Alice NJ.
Payne: S. V.-P., Mrs. Susan f. Pussy; j. Y.-P.,
Mrs. Lucia L. Andrews; Sec, Mrs. Nan Y.
Leslie; Treas, Mrs. Annie Bettes; Chap, Mrs.
Alice s. McCord Con-, Miss Alice Coats; c.,
Mrs. Isabella Beverly.
Our dear National Chaplain, Mrs. Annie
Wittenmeyer. who has been rejoicing the hearts
of the soldier boys in Iowa and Kansas, and
doing grand missionary work for the Woman's
Relief Corps, organized Corps at Newton,
Kan, with u noble workers and the following
officers: Pres, Mrs. Georgiana Edwards; S.
V-P Mrs. Clara Bowman; j. V.-P., Mrs. Nor
ris; Sec Mrs. Sallie Wafer; Treas, Mrs. Many
Jenney; Con-, Mrs. Hildreth e., Mrs. Owens.
Lew Gore Relief Corps, Manhattan, Depart
ment of New York, was organized September
last with % members and has now more than
doubled i'll numbers with corresponding in
crease in interest. Various entertainments
have been given throughout the Winter, which
have been very successful A lunch social net
ted $i5 and the oratOrio of Esther Melted
$I05 Forty. five dollars was turned over to
the Post. Families have been supplied with
clothing and other necessaries; old soldiers
helped, and widows and orphans cared for.
The Corps is true to its obligations and has q
record to be proud Of.
Kansas Association of Union Ex-prsoners of War.
To THE EDITOR: The annual meeting of the
Kansas Association of Union Ey-PrisonerS of
War was held at Fort Scott, Kan, last mouth.
The utmost good feeling prevailed, and de-