The National tribune., 1885-06-25
THE NATIONAL SECRETARY.
Report Of the Progress Of the W0man's Relief
Corps for the Past Year.

Report Of the Progress Of the W0man's Relic
Corps for the Past Year.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE RePUBLIc
TOLEDO, o., June Is, 1885.
Mrs. KATE B. SHERWOOD,
National President:
have the honor to submit the following report
OF the business of the National Secretarys office
and of the membership and condition of the Order
for the Ii months constituting its second year
National organization.
find entered on the roster mt the time you as
sumed command l5 permanent Departments, anG
Corps to the number of 70 in ID States and Terrific
rles not organized in Departments. Three of the
Departments having been formed in the last halt
OF the quarter ending June 80, and, therefore. not
taxed rs Departments Corps under their respective
Jurisdictions reported for that quarter direct to Ma
tional Headquarters, and were designated with the
other % not in Departments, single" Corps. o.
this number Ii were not required to report until
the following quarter. One Department Qndiana)
was found to be imperfectly organized, and conse-
quently not recognized in reports Department
until after its reorganization in September. The
actual membership of the Order therefore, at the
close of the second quarter 1884 was, as has ever
been the case, owing to the rule to tax only those
organized prior to the last half of the quarter be-
yond the power of my predecessor in office to re-
port but a careful estimate gave us record OF
1000 at the time of the National Convention.
L am now most happy to offer az an addendum
the information that, independent OF the Corps not
required TO report there was-as shown by reports
then on file and others since obtained of delinquent
Corps-a membership OF lo,tsoo IN good standing on
June 80 lSSi-5 more than the estimate to be placed
to the credit of the past administration.
but thTee quarters are properly included IN the
third and fourth quarters of S4 and first quarter o
'S5, but am deeply gratiied to be able to report
that during that time there has been u net gain oi
$40 Corps, aggregating l., ,065 members, and making
the total membership in good standing for the
quarter ending March 81, 1885 Il, 1854.
There have been organized during your admins
tration in all eight permanent Departments and
eight Provisional Departments, six of the latter
being now included i'll the list of permanent De-
rt,, f,IIx
California--Organized Provisional Aug. Is
1884; as permanent Feb. 20. 1885, Headquarters al
San Francisco.
Dakota-Organized as Provisional Aug IS, 1884
as permanent Sept IL, 1884. Headquarters at Sioux
Falls
Indiana-Reorganizcd by Special Order, No l.
Sept IL, 1884. Headquarters at Elkhart.
Kentucky-Org0niZed as Provisional June 3, 1885
Headquarters at Covington.
Minhesota-Organlzed as Provisional Aug. 10
1884; as permanent Nov. Is, 1884 Headquarters al
Minneapolis
Missouri-Organized as permanent March 4, 1885
Headquarters at St. Louis.
New Jersey-Organized as Provisional Dec. 10
1884; as permanent May =, 1885. Headquarters at
Jersey City.
as permanent Jan. 2S. 1853. Headquarters at Salem
Rhode Isand-Organized as Provisional May Is
1885. Headquarters at Pawtucket
VermOnt-OrganiZed as permanent Feb. A. 1885
Headquarters at Brattleboro.
Washington Territory-Organized as Provisional
June g. 1885. Headquarters at Seattle.
ment prior to the formation of permanent De-
partment, especalyin States and Territories remote
from those Departments regularly and perfectly
formed, has proved to be so thoroughly practical
i'll our Order that would respectfully recommend
its continuance, understanding that the appoint
ment of Provisional President in all cases include
the charge to organize out of the Provisional De-
partmcnt, speedily possible, permanent De-
partment corresponding with the name borne by
the Grand Army.
Among single Corps found on the roster when
books were placed in my hands, was one Nevada
Corps-Custer, No /, of Carson City-which since
its organization Feb. 6, 1884, has been SO re-
ported up to this, the second quarter. S5. But your
attention having recently been called to the fact
that Grand Army Posts Of Nevada were under the
jurisdiction of the Department of California, this
Corps was, by Special Order, No 5, bearing date
June j, annexed to that Department w. X. c., to
be so charted by the Department President and all
future reports and returns TO be made to Depart
mcnt Headquarters.
Reviewing the reports of the previous quarter
lending March3 81, 1884. and June 81, 1884 consider
ing the formation of new Corps and Departments
since that time. the reorganization of the Depart
ment of Indiana, and the transfer of the Nevada
Corps, the following table, prepared from the rec
ors of quarterly reports, gives the strength of the
Order Mt the close of each quarter during the year,
and the gains in Corps and Departments between
March 81, 1884, and March 81 1885: