The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-06-04
RELIEF CORPS NEWS,
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS-- from The Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoAANs RELIEF CORPS,
TOLEDO, Q.
KATE j. SHERWOOD National President.
EMMA ID. SIBLEY. National Secretary.

ing assembled III the IectuTc-f0Onl, entered anu
| took seats on the left. The Commander-in-
Chief and Adjntant-General accompanied the
Post, and the National President and National
| Secretary were with the Corps As Forsyth !"
naturally claims the report, Maumee" will sim
| ply say that all the arrangements were most COM
pete and that the services of praise and song, as
indicated in the neatly printed programs, were
carried out in the full spirit and letter. In his
Memorial sermon, DIR. Bacon paid a touching
tribute to the Woman's Relief Corps and in the
course of his remarks read the portion of a let
| ter which President Lincoln wrote near the
close of the war, acknowledging the indebted
| ness OF the Government to the loyal women OF
America for the inestimabe aid given the
armies in the field.
| NATIONAL ROSTER.
The new Roster of the Womans Relief Corps
is now ready, and the Roll of Convention is
about made up. 1t is extremely difficult to get
two or three of the Departments to respond, in
due form, to all the requirements of Rules and
Regulations, in that and other matters.
OFFICERS OF THE NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Prcsident-Kate b. Sherwood, Toledo, 0.
V.-P.-Sarah f Fuller, East Boston, Mass.
Sec-Emma ID. Sibey, Toledo, 0.
Treas.-Lizbeth A. Turner, Boston, Mass.
lns.-Sarah c. Nichols, Auburn, n. Y.
Chap.-Anne Wittenmeyer. Philadelphia Pa.
COn.-Maggie j. Sias, Pittsburg, Pa.
G.-Jennie Il. q. Maish, Minneapolis, Mimi.
DEPARTMENTS.
California-IiZze DA Kinne President, San
Francisco; Nellie g. Backus, Secretary, 252o Post
COMMUNICATIVE G.. Kennedy, President, Dem
yer; Helen r. Eidridge, Secretary, 757 Arapahoe
street Denver
Connecticut-E Elizabeth c. Kiefer, President,
Waterbury; Fannie NJ. Bragg, Secretary, Water
bury.
Ilnois-Jua G. Sine President Rockford; Min
ME Nj. Kyle, Secretary, Rockford.
Indiana-Alicc e. Griffin, President, Elkhart;
Adelia Beck, Secretary, Eikhart.
1owa-Hattie T. Marshall Pre- .ident, Wyoming;
Maggie Monroe, Secretary, Agency.
Kansas-M. II. Wickens. President, Sabetha; Jul
liza 4. Chase, Secretary. Hiawatlia.
Manc-Emily V. LittIeiied President, Bangor;
1nzetta \. Small, Secretary. Pittsfied
Massachusetts - NJ. Susie Goodalc, President,
Medford; Sarah f. Fuller, Secretary, East Boston.
Michigan Emma $. Hampton, President De-
troi.; Mary Il. Durfce, Secretary, 900 Woodward
avenue, Detroit
Minneso,a-Net,ie NJ Norton, President, Mime
nue. Minneapolis.
Observation-Disclosures sties,neier, President. ST.
LOUIS Mary NJ. STARK, SECRETARY. obj Market
street, 81. Louis. q
Nebruska-louise NJ. Merrill President st. Paul;
Julia ;. Bowen, Secretary. Hastings.
New Hampshire--Adalne 7. Kent, President,
Portsmouth,; Aagelia NJ. Hayes, Secretary, Kit
New .Jersey-Jenne BeAtwood, President, Jersey
New Yorl>-Sarah c. Nichols, President, Auburn;
Susan +. Trsver, Secretary. Waterloo.
Ohlo-LottIc j.. Myers President, Canton; Sarah
NJ. +. Raitcls Secretary, akron.
Oregon Ida NJ Babcock,, President, Salem;
Agnes e. Dinsmoor, Sectcary, Salem.
Observation-Disclosures VI. Schrcincr. President,
Philadelphia: Hanna ~ James, Secretary, l40S
Master street. Philadelphia.
Eermont-Mina g. Hooker, President Brattle-
boro; Leonora W. Howe, Secretary Brattleboro.
Wisconsin - Harriet Dunlap, President, Lodi;
Sophia Nelson, Secretary, La crosse.
PROVISIONAL DEPARTMENTS.
Rhode Jsland-Emily l. Sibley, President, Paw
tuckct.
DECLINES To MUZzLE.
When too late to Withdraw the struggled
communication sent THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE
from the National Presidents desk, your cor
respondent become satisfied that something
would come of it. Something has come. And
now one side having been heard. there is no
alternative but to give the other. As before
remarked we trust that no serious trouble will
arise in the Grand Army consequent upon such
action.
OMAHA, NEE, May p.
To THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT: have lust read
The remarkable and iDsubordinate communication
from Sister Jcmima of New y orll and j rise to
remark that am III pursuit of information in re-
gard to tine rights that pertain TO the position OF
the only honorary member of the Natoua! Woman's
Relief Corps We have two Sisters Jemima. one
from Massachusetts and the other from New York.
The first signazed his reception into the Order by
an onslaught on me that was whitening in its object
and slanderous i'll the extreme. If had not for
canipment the next day, the sisters of that Depart
ment would have sent out a committee to see if
had not become wait, an orphan and tramp.
Having anniiiia!cd that charge, am now asSaicd
by this newly -fiedged Sister Jemima, OF New York,
showing concnsivey to me that the green eyed
lobster JEALOUSY has gnnGrsned the souls OF both
Boston, do now deny the allegation and defy the
alligator. l helped bring Sister Jen,ina, of New
York, into the fold. have been with the aforesaid
on many wild pilgrimage, and we like two school
girls. have talked until the day dawned OF our
work and trust in the future When Sister Jemima
was received into the Order was happy because l
knew the honor was deserved for what had been
done by the aforesaid in aid of the Woman's Relief
Corps. To say that ever imagined that he would
invoke the aid of this latter-day myth Civil Service
Reform, against me is putting it mildly.
Only few days ago had beautiful letter from
the sister, and il contained Il postscript saying,
Have written the National President concerning
you; live i'm fear" Well, the avalanche has drop
ped, and live and still hang onto my ribbon. He
demands something besides lip service from the
leaves Of my record. Now. happen to know that
this identical sister would rather go into that line
of service than any other branch of the work For
the information of the angelic one will state that
long before Sister Jenlima heard of Civil
Service Reform long before his storm tossed heart
was agitated by the thought of women banding
together to help the soldier, placed by my rec
ommendaton, number of women in the position
of osmstresses, in charge of various offices in the
West. More than that urged various postmasters
to employ women i'll many positions of profit and
trust, that done. Still more, in 1882 while
Comn,ander-in- Chief, worked, spoke and voted
in favor of woman suffrage in Nebraska that in
point of fact outrank Sister Jemima the record
as much l do in the color of the ribbon. SO in
form Sister Jemima that decline to muzZle when
this outrageous bydrOphObia crops out so strong,
but ] pledge myself to do all in my power TO
sweeten the soured and acid-iike disposition of my
dear sister or half sister, whom love in spite of
this unwarranted and bold assault. Let us march
on i'm this grand work care for rank and title
but be honored in the fact that are deemed
worthy to be enrolled among those little below the
angels in their noble and beautiful devotion in a
holy cause.-SIsTER PAULINE
U. s. CHRISTIAN AND SANITARY COMMISSION.
The National President would call the atten-
ton of all army workers who are connected
with the Woman's Relief Corps to the fact that
the sixth annual Reunion Of the T. s. Christian
Commission, Sanitary Commission and Army
Chaplains, North and South, will be held at
Old Orchard Beach June 26 to 80, beginning
the Friday of National Convention week. The
association extends a'cordial invitation to all
active workers connected with the armies
North or South during the war to be present ut
the Reunion. George ii. Stuart President of
the u. S. Christian Commission, signs the call,
attested by Rev. John o.. Foster, 1912 Wright
wood avenue, Chicago, and James Grant Phil
deIphia,. Secretaries. z Among the Vice-Presi-
dents of the association are. Mrs Annie Witten-
meyer, National Chaplain Woman's Relief Corps,
and Mrs Kate B. Sherwood, National President
Both ladies will contribute to the program of
the occasion.
MARYLAND, MY MARYLAND