The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-03-12
RELIEF CORPS NEWS,
Gleanings from National HcadQnar-
ters--NoteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
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HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS
TOLEDO, o.
KATE p. SHERWOOD National President.
EMMA ID. SHELLEY, National Secretary.
TOLEDO. O., March 2, 1885.
Good morning! And a beautiful, exhilarat-
ing morning it is, too. The sun has positively
awakened from his long nap in the icebergs
and from blue, clOudless canopy smiles at us
in all his old pleasantness. The bare, gaunt'
looking trees stretch out their arms i'll n long
yawn. although their feet are still cramped
and frozen in the letters of Winter the poor
brown earth peeps out hopefully, here and
there, through its pitiably dirty covering Of
old snow and seasons accumulation. All in
all - the thawing-out process, the general
Spring housekeeping Nature seems TO have
entered into to-day, fills ones heart with an
ineXbaustible gratitude that the long. cold
Winter, that has made coy corner almost the
limit of our ambition, and all outdoor amuse-
ments a real torture is at last compelled to
relent.
A glance into the sunny apartments known
as our Headquarters, and your correspondent
is impressed with the work of review going on
at the Secretary's desk-a clearing up, as il
were, after Natures plan outside.
1t may interest some of our members versed
in such clerical work, to know that since the
opening of this office there have been filed
duly Endorsed for future reference, letters COM
prising the correspondence of the office land
not referred or otherwise sent OUT, filling
three large file books, and some material for a
fourth. A thorough review of reports is also
taking place, and it is the purpose of the Ma
tional President to issue to Department Presi-
dents and Secretaries, i'll ample time to pre-
pare the reports of the first quarter Of this
year form of instructions that shall, as nearly
as possible, cover all points so pulling to the
average well meaning but necessarily mex
perienced Secretary of Corps or Department.
Many recommendations for the revision oil
certain sections of Rules and Regulations, OF
Improvement in some form of our work, are
| constantly suggesting themselves either as an
| expression of Department Conventions, or IN
| formally from individuals. And so, in time
we may hope to see a system of work, conduct
ed on business principles, that shall vie with
| that Of other and perhaps older organizations
| But, as the officers most directly in charge Ot
affairs express themselves, it takes time to dc
| it, and we ask our friends to be lenient in
their criticism, inasmuch as we are certainly
and surely improving.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 4,
! Just issued from these Headquarters, relates tt
! the new electrotype die of the floor badge tC
! be hereafter used on all official papers, and
will be particularly interesting and welcome
| to our members throughout the country. 1t /!
| as follows:
| HEADQUARTERS WOMAN's RELIEF CoRFs.
| AUXILIARY TO THE GAR,
| TOLEDO, O., March 6, 1885.
! General Orders No. 4.
Attention of Departments is hereby called to The
| new die issued by National Headquarters, which
Is a cast OF the badge authorized by the second an
nual Convention Womans Relief Corps. held al
Minneapolis, July %, "a, and % 1884, and Will be
used hencefoTth all official paper. National, De
| partment and Corps, except that Departments ano
Corps having supplied themselves with dies of tho
Maltese Cross. heretofore in use shall be allowed
| TO the same, should they desire, until sucl
| time the coming National Convention shall
| elect.
The die, as herewith presented, is the floor badge
of the Woman's Relief Corps, reduced III size, anC
will be supplied to Departments through the Ma
ing 80 cents for the same This will allow Depart
ments a small margin for handling, and will fur
/ nish the die at rates within the reach of all.
| Departments Will send forward their orders tC
/ Mrs. J.. A. Turner, National Treasurer No. II
Temple Place, Boston, Mass. Corps will order
| through their Department Treasurer
In States having no Departments Permanent oil
1 Provisional Subordinate Corps will order direct
from the National Treasurer, who will supply the
die to such Corps at 80 cents the price charged De
partments thus making the price uniform to Corps
everywhere.
1t is recommended that the new dies be ordered
by Departments rs early as possible for use i'll sta
! tionery and badges hereafter issued
No alteration of dates or additions OF names o
! Departments or numbers of Corps will be allowed
| The style will be uniform everywhere.
By command of KATE h. SHERWOOD,
National President.
EMMA d. SHELLEY.