The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-16


deserved.
DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA.
Comrade George w. Miller, Commander, Nor
ton Post. No. l, Terre Haute. writes of the in-
stitution of Morton Corps, No. H. by Mrs. Muir
dock, of Candy Corps. Brazil, On the evening of
April 4, with the following officers: Pres, Mrs.
Angelina L. Rankin; s. V.-P., Mrs. Anne E.
larger; j. V.-P., Mrs. Nancy J. Hines Sec,
Miss Minnie Abbott; Treas. Mrs Lila Eddes;
Chap. Mrs. Susan II. Rose; Con-, Mrs. Mary j.
Miller; c., Miss Ida Brown. The Corps starts
out with b charter members, with special
initiation of II fixed for the evening of April
IL. All are the wives, mothers, sisters or
daughters of veterans. Comrade Miller says:
The prospects for large Corps here is very
bright, and all that we, who were the Origi-
majors, can do to increase the Corps in numbers
and usefulness will be done without regard to
time or expense. Much good may be expected"
COmrade Geo. w. Gordon, Post Commander,
writes us of the successful institution of Corps
No. 2 number of disbanded Corps. to be known
| as De Long Corps, auxiliary to DE Long Post,
No. g. with 90 members and the following Oth-
GERS: Pres, Mrs. Helen Ensley; s. V.-P., Mrs.
Mary e. Gordon; j. V.-P., Mrs. Sarah Alien
burg Sec, Mrs. Aldie Elson; Treas, Mrs.
Mary G. Hartman; Chap, Mrs. Anna Silvers;
Con-, Mrs. Nancy A. Stafford; g., Miss Sadie
Wolf. The Corps was organized and officers
installed by Mrs. Sue Beale Department Vice
Chaplain. both residents of Fort Wayne. COM
rade Gordon assures US that the zeal and energy
with which the Corps starts out insureS its sue
cess Applications lor membership are coming
in rapidly.
DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS.
Mrs. T. w. Wilkins, the newly elected De-
partment President OF Kansas, was rendered a
magnificent reception by the citizens and COM
rades and Corps members OF Sabetha, kau., upon
Lar IA,,,
A delegation, headed by Sabetha's Cornet Band,
met her at the train upon her return and
escorted her to her home, and at II later date the
formal reception was held. Mrs. Wickips
who has been forward in church and charity
work in that place, and who stands high ia the
affections of the people, is thus complimented
by the local press:
Sabetha has been awarded the highest Office in
the gift of the Woman's Relief Corps Mrs. i. w.
Wilkins being elected President of the Department
of Kansas. This was an honor wOrthiy bestowed
upon an energetic public spirited woman, who Will
her utmost endeavors ill the position to per-
fiction. The honor was entirely unexpected and
unasked for by Mrs. Wlckins and is therefore more
highly appreciated. We are informed by those
who present that after the public installation
Mrs. Wckins i'm response to the demands of the
immense audience, made an address full of COM
mon sense and eIoquence, after which she was
deiuged with bouquets of beautiful flowers and
rendered a complimentary serennde by prominent
citizens OF Fort Scott
DEPARTMENT OF CONNECTICUT.
charming little souvenir is the Department
Roster of Connecticut, issued by Mrs. Elizabeth
e.. kiefer, Department President. 1t bears the
new badge on the face, which is certainly as
prettya thing as enc would wish to see. We have
Mrs. Kiefer's General Orders. No. !, acknowl-
edging her reelection rs Department President,
and which contains the following excellent
recommendation THAT Decoration Day be
observed by Corps as Holy Day, not desecra-
ting it hy entering into or holding any festivi-
ties, bearing in mind the respect due the COM
rades and rendering them all assistance which
the occasion may require. / trust that every
member will consider this her duty" Fannie
Nj. Bragg is the Department Secretary of Con-
necticut, and, with the President, resides at
Waterbury. All orders for supplies and all
money forwarded should be addressed to the
Department Treasurer, Mrs. Carrie b. Konold,
100 Clinton avenue, New Haven, Conn.
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI.
On motion of Comrade J.. S. Sterrett, of Gus
ter Post, st. Joseph, No. the following resolu-
tion was unanimously passed by the Depart
ment of Missouri, 81 copy OF which has been for
warded the Department Secro airy, Mary NJ
Stark, by Comrade &. n. Clarke, A. A. e., De-
partmeut of Missouri:
Resored, That this Department tender its sincere
thanks To the Woman Relief Cops for their
Jealous work during the year and that we heartily
congrat uate them ON the success achieved in the
cause of charity and IN their truly loyal work.
Custer Corps, st. Joseph, Mo-, on a recent
evening invited Custer Post to visit their hail.
as also the newly-organized Camp of the Sons
of Veterans. When all were assembled Mrs.
Helen Hinsdale Rich, the poet, arose aud in an
eloquent address presented the Post III behalf
of the Corps, with handsome portrait OF Mai.
Il. +. Stephenson, founder of the Grand Army.
Commander WiliCrd Mcdonald made soldlerly
response, after which refreshments were served.
While the company were en- oying themselves,
Mrs. Pres. Sterritt seized the gavel and sur
prised the assemblage with a series OF toasts,
responded to in Il spirited manner by the COM
rades and the ladies' as follows: " The Grand
Army oil the Republic" Commander Mcdonald
Our Country's Flag" Comrade Armstrong;
1.-The Woman's Relief Corps" Mrs. Rich Gus
ter Post" John Harnois; annex to the IA. r."
Thomas Dumont; THE Army Bill of Fare"
ID. e. Anderson; THE Army Beam" w. Il.
Campbell; National Songs Miss Mary Sher-
wood; The Army Foragers," Capt c. F. Ernst;
The American Soldier" Maj. Posegate; "Our
Departed Comrades" w. W. Slcmins; "Frater-
nifty. Charity. Loyalty" Rev. Duncan Brown;
The Loyal Woman" Mrs c. 2. Kingsbury
Taps" Capt. l. S. Sterritt.
WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
An enjoyable diversion shared by our friends
of the lar Northwest was the visit of Stevens
Post and Stevens Corps, Tacoma, to Custer Post
and Custer Corps, of Seattle. The comrades
ana ladies' arrived by water on the steamers
Merwin, Grant, Zephyr and Emma Hayward.
Tue Grand Army and the military turned out,
and there was II grand good time, including an
od-lashioned Campfire at Yesler's Hall, with
speeches of welcome by d. z. Ballard and j. c.
HaineS, the former in behalf of the GAR, the
latter i'll the name OF the military organizations
OF Seattle. In the course of his remarks Mr.
Haines paid the Tacoma ladies an eloquent
compliment, as follows:
Ladies' of the Relief Society, we welcome you as
the representatives of those noble women who
gave up their lives in the hospitals and in the fields
during the rebellion. The Ind incentive to
rush forth into the charge and peril his life i'll battle
the excitement, everything that giids and glorites
the art OF war, would stimulate him. bat the
woman, eheerfully. prayertully, Went forth to suf
fer and die unknown, save TO God and those TO
whom she ministered We welcome you because
you have taken upon yourselves the work that the
United states should have assumed. We welcome
you because you have demonstrated that woman
has IL higher sphere than any that man can ever
lay Clalm to-:i sphere broad as human sorrow.
Iasting a humanity itself In the name of the
military organizations of Seattle again welcome
you aud hope that this occasion will teach
that we are not citizens of Tacoma or Seattle, bat
of the United States, living under the same flag.
that these men, old soldiers Tonight have restored
to and have made it possible for us to live under.
woMAN's STATE RELIEF CORPS, ME.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Relief Corps was organized
dent of Wonan's State Relief Corps snd her Secre-
tary, Mrs. Grin r. lie Grow to act in connection
with Thos. III. Marshall Post No. A. q. A r., of this
city, with III charter members. We prospecting
as well as could wish. We are interested i'll the
work, and hope to be great help. to the Post in