The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-11-12
RELIEF CORPS NEWS,
GleaningS from National Headquar-
ters--NOtes from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMArs RELIEF CORPS,
Boston, MASS.
SARAH Z. FULLER, National President
ELEANOR Il. WHEELER. National Secretary.

Nov 6, 1885.
In reading the correspondence of the past
week we have been deeply impressed with a
theme which has seemed to pervade each letter.
and that is, Union. As the Relief Corps Depart
ment of The NATIONAL TRIBUNE is specially
devoted to the PRONUNCIATION of whatever may
be OF interest to the Order, may we not profit
ably spend a few moments in consideration oil
thought that may prove of lasting benefit to
us all? What has the American Union cost
Where is the scholar that can give us the figures?
HerOlsm, bravery, self-sacrifice, suffering and
death of how many? To inculcate lessons OF
patriotism and love of country, to perpetuate
the memory of those who died to save the Union,
and to aid and assist the Grand Army of the Re-
public are the fOundation-stones on which rests
the whole structure OF the w re, and hence it
behooves each member to be ever on the watch,
to avoid the first discordant note for whatever
tends to strife will in the end bring disaster.
Let us prove to the comrades of the GAR. that
we are in earnest. "Show our faith by our
works" and thus strengthen the bond that now
links the W.R.C. to the GAR Oursshould be a
union of consecrated lives, loving deeds, and
gentle words, worthy the emulation of the
noblest and best.
REPORTS OF PROGRESS.
As the work of inspection goes on we have
but one report-all goes well, and we think the
more thoroughly the work is done the deeper
the interest will be in all our Corps. From
California we have a most encouraging letter
from the National Senior Vice-President Mrs.
Lizzie D'A. Kline, and from Kansas a long and
interesting letter from the Department Presl-
dent, Mrs. NJ. X. Wickens whose untiring zeal
and the success attending it is itself a stimulus
to others to earnest. hard work. We have also
letter from Mrs. Julia A. Chase, Department
Secretary, who writes that the 23d anniversary
M a
union week, and she was delighted to have all
Kansas hell her to celebrate" She also describes
an introduction of
MOTHER BICKERDYKEs DRESS
The dress was in war times large red blanket
shawl, which Mother Bickerdyke used to wrap
around the sick boys, and in which more than
one had died. After the war closed the shawl
was cOlOred and made into dress, which the
Mother had on at that moment. Three cheers
saying, "all along the line our work is BOOM
ing"
GENERAL NOTES.
From the Department Secretary Mrs. Mary
M. Stark, we have it that Miss Hannah StawtZ,
Inspector, Department of Missouri, not having
been installed at Department Convention, was
formally installed by the Department President.
Mrs Henrietta Stiesmeier at q meeting of
Frank P Blai. Corps No. 3, st. Louis, Oct. 10.
Mrs Nellie ). Lord, u, custer torpS, NO. 4, mas
been appointed Instituting anu iSstalllng ON
Ger, and Mrs Minnie A. Werth, Of Frann - -
Blair Corps, No. 3, has been appointed Assistant
1nstituting and Installing Officer OF the De-
partment of Missouri.
We have frequent calls at National Head
quarters for copies of Corps Bylaws to assist
committees that are inexperienced in preparing
them. Will some of the Corps who have printed
Bylaws send us few copies, and thus help
those who are new to the work Revised Rules
and Regulations are complete that Corps
Bylaws will be necessarily more simple.
At the urgent request of the Provisional
Department President of Rhode Island and
other members of that Department. our Ma
tional Treasurer, Mrs. L. A.fTurner, consented
to accept the appointment of Assistant Ma
tional Inspector, and on Saturday evening,
Oct. II, Tower Corps, No. ], of Pawtucket, was
inspected, and Mrs. Turner reports it in most
excellent condition; that the work ofthe Ritual
was very impressivey performed by the Presi-
dent, Mrs. Emily l.. Sibley; the work of the
Conductor almost perfectly done, and the books
of Secretary and Treasurer kept in a manner
that would do credit to a commercial college.
We speak of this report. hoping it may be an
incentive to all to excel in the work of our
Order, especially that of the Conductor, many
thinking that an office of low rank and, per-
haps, unimportant; but every Corps President
knows it to be a strong right arm on which to
lean in any emergency. Echo.