The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-06-11


senied Mrs Denison with handsome ilural horse
shoe. composed entirely of choice natural flowers,
ices to the Order and always being willing to as
| sist them in their work Mrs. Travis presented IL
with neat. appropriate speech and Mrs. Dcnison,
| being completely taken by surprise, responded,
and, in return, sincere thanks were rendered to
Dahlgren Relief Corps. After the ceremonies. COM
rades and ladies, headed by drum corps, in charge
| of Senior Vice Commander Malleys son. marched
to the hall where bOuntifui repast was in wait
| ing. Comrades Cole. Courtney Keenan, Finley,
| and Ayres were the orators of the evening.
The lrma Quartet Club gave some fine selections
of music. There We're fully $50 ladies and coasrades
| present Mrs. DeMoit, President OF No. 81, with
| II delegation from her Corps; Mrs. Travis, Presi-
dent of Dahlgren, No. II, and her ladies' and wives
saw Comrade J. w. Jacobs whose presence Is ever
sought after at G. A. Il. gatherings The Corps starts
out under most favorable and tattering prospects,
and success il sure to attend it and raise 1t from its
| late embarrassment.
Mrs. NJ. Z. Denison reports 81 Corps in the De-
partment of New York, with membership of over
| 1900, and 10 more waiting to be nstituted-% =,
| New York.
| GRAND ARMY EXCHANGE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: We have organized q G. r. Ex-
change, conducted by the ladies of the Loyal Legion
and Grand Army. The incOrporators elected IA
trustees. and they elected the managers. Member
ship tickets for gentlemen 81; for ladies who
contributing members, with voting privilege,
ST. depositors' tickets 81. Our depositors tickets
| are out. We give receipt for membership tickets.
be addressed to Mrs j. nj. Hunter of Cor
responding Secretaries, Mrs. DIR. Heron Let
u HI. L.
| Stewart, corner 9TH and Race strce;s.-Mrs. K 5.
Brown. Room Is. Virgins Block, Cincinnati, o.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Michigan rejoces in the cash system, result
of which we note in the Rjrersjds Enterprise
Detroit, which says: "As n point of evidence
in favor OF the cash with order SYSTEM we
learn that the amount of supplies, ETC., sold by
the Department of Michigan since the Conveu-
ton is s322.G2, of which only $3.50 is 0utsland-
ing"
The ST. Joseph (Afo.) Herald has the follow
ing: "A large and beneticent organization, the
Womans Relief Corps, auxiliary 10 the GAR,
Will send delegates to represent the various
State Departments to the Convention, and
judging from the like occasion at Minneapolis
last year, 1T will be a meeting long to be re-
| membered."
A very neat Department roster comes to US
from Auburn, n. Y. Mrs. Sarah G. Nichols
President.
The drawing for statuary-" John Alden and
Priscilla came Off Wednesday, May u, at
222l Market ST., ST. Louis Headquarters De-
partment of Missouri, W.R.C. Mr.. f. Schnei-
der st. Louis, Mo, was the fortunate individ-
| ual who drew the statue He purchased 20
tickets from the Department President Mrs
StiGsmeier, the largest amount taken by any
person.
To Comrade David A. Foster, Department
Commander of Indiana the Woman's Relief
Corps is indebted Tor the following handsome
compliment as expressed in General Orders,
NOT: There is no brighter page in the his
tory of the rebellion than that which records
the heroic sacrifices of American women. When
We assemble about cur peaceful camp res they
should be invited to share with US in the pleas
ure of recalling the memories OF a past in which
they bore so conspicuous and so honorable
part. The steady growth in this Depar ment
of the WOman's Relief Corps is a practical re-
cognition OF these patriotic women which is
exceedingly gratifying to them and creditable
to our Order. Every strong, active Post in this
Department should seek to at once organize one
of these auxiliary Corps Correspondence
should be had with Mrs. Alice E. Griffin, the
Department. President, or Mrs. Adelia Beck,
Department Secretary, both of Elkhart Ind.'
Comrade James E. Savage reports a Corps
organized at Great Bend, Kan; Mrs. r. Bess
President.
The New York delegation, W. c., go to Port
land via the West Shore.
Col. John w. Patterson CORPS, Pittsburg,
planted memorial mound near the site OF COL |
Patterson's grave on Memorial Day. in memory |
OF the Union dead on Southern battlefeIds.
Louis Bell Relief Corps, No. II, Manchester, |
is a large and tiourishing Corps.
AT Akron, o., Buckley Post, 100 strong, mostly /
uniformed, with the Sons of Veterans, preceded |
by the GAR. Drum Corps, attended Memorial |
services at DR.. Helwig's church. When APP /
preaching the church Trinity Lutheran the |
column was brought to an "open ORDER" when |
the ladies OF Buckley Corps, headed By the De- |
parinept Prssdeut, Mrs. u, e. Battels, passed |
through the double files into the church, thus |
bringing the left in 'front.' the whole column fol- |
lowing their inward march. The church was |
already filed with magnificent audience, save |
the seats III the main part of the audi forum,
which had been reserved for the soldiers aud |
the ladies. The auditorium was deliberately !
decorated with flowers, flags and portraits of |
Grant, Garfield and Lincoln and Grand Army |
emblems. The sermon of DR.. Helwig is de- |
scribed as eloquent beyond words, charged with |
magnetism that welded heart to heart. The |
following extracts are from the Memorial Poem, |
dedicated to Buckley Post, by Capt. j. W. Craw |
ford Capt jack
Let our Nation rejoice then mid sorrow to-day;
Let our hearts beat witt. love for the flag of The
free,
While the widows and orphans are kneeling 10 pray,
Great God OF the Universe. hun;by to Thee.
And we who have safely returned from the tight,
Would ask Thee most humbly, dear Father, again |
TO watch Ger our actions, that We by Thy might
May show that our comrades have not died In \
vain.
Dear comrades the widow has comet Stand aside
Let her kneei by the tomb, unresponsive forever,
Where moulders the arm of the true and the tried,
Her guard and protector, till war bid them sever
Stand aside, boys! She comes, Us she's came all
these years.
With wreath, lovely wreath, all beSpanged with
tears,
And prayer: Heavenly Father, when this life is
done,
Reunite US in Heaven with lov'd Washington.
The orphan has come! Boys, let him have place |
To look mt the orator straight in the face,
To listen once more hear rccounted the story,
For his sire was u soldier and shared i'll the glory; |
And he too, has vowed. each thirtieth of May,
His love for our Union. God bless him! we say.
Concerning the grand Memorial Day process
sion IN New York. report says: Mansfield |
Post WIS the first of the Grand Army organiZa-
tons to pass. 1t turned out over 600 men and |
boys. There was pioneer corps, drum, fife |
aud bIgle corps, great chariot that contained |
80 girls representing each State in the Union,
and the Goddess of Liberty, and the Post proper |
in nine companies. Miss Mamie Davis. as the |
Daughter of the Regiment, marched along,
more proud probably than any one else" Miss
Mamie is the daughter of Mrs. Maggie Davis,
National Corresponding Secretary. who was
with her husband three years while serving i'll
the famous Irish Brigade and the same who |
held the money for the boys (who had just been |
paid at the battle of Bull Run. Mamie evil |
IDENTIFY has much of the fervid patriotism of |
both father and mother.
Buckley Post, Akron o., have just organized |
d Sons of Veterans Camp, and have given the |
boys magnificent send-of at an open Camp |