The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-11-05
Department Gleanings.
HEADQUARTERS WoMANs RELIEF CORPS,
Boston, Mass.
SARAH Z. FULLER, National President.
ELEANoi; Il. WHEELER. National Secretary.

CHRISTIAN AND SANITARY COMMISSIONS.
Inquiry coming from various sources con-
corning the Christian Commission and Sanitary
Reunion, held ut old Orchard Beach following
the A.R. Encampment at Portland we have
secured from the Secretary some important
points from the minutes. Though the three
days session was largely taken up i'll the re-
vival of interesting "reminiscences, yet it was
discovered during the discussions that there
was yet much 10 be DONE This was made APP
parent when the Chaplain from an important
army post asked for religious reading to be sent
to his regiment. He believed that the good
old Christian Commission could secure fresh re-
ligious reading to be distributed among those
who are guarding our frontiers, and who are
almost wholly destitute of religious reading
matter. A committee was raised, to whom the
matter was referred. 1t is evident that here is
a wide and important field, which can be easily
reached.
Another thought was presented-that of hav-
ing the work done by the Christian and SAM
tary Commissions recognized officially by the
Government of the United States. While the
Sanitary Commission handled in money and
stores and voluntary help nearly $25 100000,
and the Christian Commission 1921 600, and
5000 unpaid workers, serving from one month
to nearly three years, and aggregating i'll all
service for the latter alone, a continuous be-
nevolent labor of over 700 years for one person,
yet, despite all these gratuitOus services, no
special record by the Government has yet been
made.
1t was very touching to sec the interest man.
ifested by the men of ripe years. "Camp-meet-
ing" John Allen was present, and recited BIZ
Bile lessons for the opening services, and happy
incidents of his life at the front. Rev. DR..
Warren, of the Christian Mirror, Portland the
man who first issued freedman's papers for edu-
cational purposes, was present, and showed
some of the sheets that in those years agone
were published and scattered by the million.
The scene when the Flag Paper" as the Chris
tan Banner was called, was held up to view,
deties description. The sight of the colOred
flag upon the title page brought so forcibly to
mind those terrible days that not a soldier in
the house could keep the tears from mingling
with his cheers.
Officers for 1856 arc as follows: President
George II. Stewart, Philadelphia, Pa. Vice
Presidents-Gen. G. B. Fisk. New York; j. ID.
Weeks, Pittsburg; Philip G. Gillette, LID,
Jacksonville, H.; Rev. A. G. Haygoed. ID. d.,
Oxford, Ga; Rev. j. VIM. Jones, Richmond,
Va; Mrs. Kate Is. Sherwo God, Toledo. o.; Mrs.
Annie Wittenmeyer, Philadelphia, Pa; Rev.
A. V. Lewis, Boston, Mass; Mrs. Mary A. Liv
ermore, Melrose, Mass. Secretarics-Rev. Jno.
o. Foster, Chicago H.; James Grant, Philadei
phia, Pa. Treasurer-Rey. Sanford Hunt, a05
Broadway, New York. Conductor of Music
Prof. John K. Sweeney, Chester, Pa. Comet
ist-Charles j. Taylor, Baltimore, Md. Solo
ist-Miss Grace l. Foster Chicago, ILL.,
ANNA ELLA CARRoLLs ARMY WORK.
The st. Louis Globe Democrat publishes an in
teresting interview with Phebe CoZZens, who
has been interesting herself i'll Anna Ella Car
rolls petition before the Court of Claims which
has asked Congress to reimburse Miss Carroll
fog money expended during the war. The