The National tribune., 1885-10-29
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
H. &c
ters--Notes from the Departments.

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ters--Notes from the Departments.
| HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS
BosToN, Mass.
| SARAH z. FULLER, National President.
| ELEANOR Il. WHEELER. National Secretary.
Department Gleanings.
! MOTHER BICKERDYKE AMONG HER WOUNDED
| HEROES
Mrs. Margaret r. Wickens, Department
President of Kansas. gives this touching pen
picture of Mother" Bickerdyke at the
| Topeka Reunion:
On Thursday dear old Mother Bick erdyke arrived
| from her home in san Francisco, and, although
! coming far. she could not be persuaded to rest
in the city, but went right out to camp to meet her
soldier boys that she had come 80 far to see once
more and to whose tender care and n,nsng on the
| battlefield and in hospital many were indebted
for their return to home and loved ones. Many.
many of the boys grasped her hand and sObbed as
children, unable to control their feelings She,
true to the same nature that sustained many of
them through the trials in war times would say:
There, there, boys; what nice time we are hav-
| ing. Tell me about your home, how many children
you got?" In the vast throng, that was estimated
at rocco, 20O0 reported to Mother Bckordyke as
those she had cared for. One but look in
amazement and wonder Mt her vitality and strength
after passing through all she has and yet, at y
| years of ago she has more endurance than most of
our middle aged women of to-day. One of the
events of the Reunion in connection with Mother
Bickerdy Ike must have seemed much rs it did in
times She came ont to camp the morning of
the parade and found that carriages had not been
prepared for the crippled soldiers when she said :
- 1 am not going to have that My lame boys that
have left a leg or arm on the battlefield shall join
in this procession and they shan't walk either
this is for the Commander in Chief" Cant
help that these lame boys outrank him any day
Drive up here," and drive up they did until she
a. N car rInp w
she had nursed and saved. Then she took her
place in her carriage, saying - now they can get
| bless them"
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Needham Corps, No 81, auxil-
larry to Needham Post, No 80 of this city, in
ing by Mrs $. e. Fuller National President assist
ed by Miss Nellie Roberts Conductor The
GAR. rooms were crowded. the Post being present
in large numbers. After installation very delight
full evening was passed by the ladies and the Post
music and singing being furnished by the Wampa
| Club Of young men There were also Rotations
| by the ladies and remarks by Comrades Noonan
Kelley, Webster and others. Several visiting COM
rades were present from Andovcr and other places
! also, Comrade Watson, from Department of New
| York. The Corps has started on its road very fav-
| orably, and will be of much aid to the G. r. in
their noble work OF F. G. and l.. The offers in
| stalled are: Pres. Mrs. +. G. Townsend; s. V.-P,
| Mrs. nj. e. Hutchns J. V.-P, Mrs. A. Stoddard;
See, Mrs. Z. Il. Tolman; Treas. Miss Almighty E.
| Boyd; Chap, Mrs Mary 7. Currier Con, Mrs.
Charles A. Polling; Asst Con, Mrs Clara A. Nor
| gan; g., Mrs. NJ E. Dean; Asst c., Mrs Mary
Johnston. After the exercises in the Post room all
adjourned to the banquet hall and partook of the
bounteOus collation. provided by the Post. The fun
was kept up till the wee sma hours and the Re
lief Corps is pronounced Chips,
| Lawrence. Mass.
DEPARTMENT OF IOWA.
Miss Maggie Monroe, Department Secretary
| Of Iowa. is conducting the Womans Depart
ment of the Grand Array Adsocate with her ac
/ customed grace and vigor, besides discharging
very efficiently her dnties as Department Sec
rotary. This is vhatshe has to say of revised
Rules and Regulations, testimony which
| comes to us from all quarters:
Revised Rules and Regulations have been
| sent to all Corps Presidents. They are grand
| improvement on the old Rules and Regulations,
and if Corps officers will take the pains to read
them and inform themselves, they can avoid
the necessity ofappealing to superior officers for
advice often."F
Mrs Hattie E Marshall, Department. Presi-
dent of Iowa, has been visiting the Corps of
Cedar Rapids, MarshaIltOwn, Boone, Des Mones,
Grinnell and Agency,and found everywhere an
earnestness and activity characteristic of our
Iowa sisters She particularly commends Mrs.
McCouahy, President of Corps No. IL, Cedar
| Rapids, who has set up q relief box in the Corps
| rooms, setting the example of regular contribu-
tons by always dropping a mite Offering in the
| box. The examples well worth the following
by other Corps.
At Des Moines Mrs. Marshall met "Aunt
| Becky" who of course had only good news of
her Corps and her never-tring work for her
dear boys; also, Mrs. Florence Gallada, De-
partment Senior Vice President, and one of the
earnest workers in Croker Corps At Boone
she spent the Sabbath with Mrs. Nichols, De-
partment Instituting and Installing Officer, and
at Grinnell she was met by the Department
Conductor, Mrs Libbie Seaman, with host of
friends, and afterwards taken for drive
through the beautiful little city.
At Agency Mrs. Matte Allen, was formally
installed as Department Treasurer, Ito succeed
Mrs. Hart resigned,) which was done in the
presence of Corps No. l. Mrs. Allen. who was
Department Treasurer last year, has been serv-
ing by appointment ever since Department
| Convention, and later the appointment was
ratified by the Board of Directors Mrs. Mar
shall compliments Miss Monroe very highly
upon her magnificent work.
Drake Relief Corps, No g. is one of the active
| Corps of the Department. Mrs Myra Il. Hankey,
President, reports a membership Of 80, with
numerous applications pending.
MODEL CIRCULAR.
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF Iowa.
| WOMAN's RELIEF Corps,
| AUXILIARY TO THE GAR, {
| WYOMING, Iowa. Aug. 10, 1885.
| Circular Letter.
| DEAR CoMRADE: 1t is with pleasure that
we present for your careful consideration the
subject of our Woman's Relief Corps auxili-
airy to the Grand Army of the Republic" The
organization in Iowa is but a little more than
a year old; the first Relief Corps being formed
in this State in December 1883. July 6, 1884, a
Department was organized, composed of 10
Corps. At the present time we have 50 Corps,
with membership of over 1900. We already
have Corps in the largest cities of our Depart
ment, as will be seen by the Enclosed Roster,
and we have some of the best intelligence and
influence enlisted in our work. The good re-
suits from these organizations are most heartily
appreciated by the several Posts to which they
are auXiliaries, and our Order is Endorsed by
all the leading Commanders of your GAR.
| We earnestly desire to have our State thor
oughly organized and that each Post may have
an auxiliary Il. c., to the end that the decin-
| ing years OF our country's brave defenders may
be crowned with peaceful content and the
gratifying assurance that the noble work they
did in saving the Union is appreciated. In
structions in organizing, including blank, etc,
can be obtained by addressing the Department
Secretary, Maggie Monroe, Agency Iowa. With
hearts devoted to the grand objects of
Order, we are. most sincerely, yours, in Fra
| ternity, Charity and Loyalty.
| HATTIE f. MARSHALL, Dept Pres.
| MAGGIE Monroe Dept Sec'y.
| DEPARTMENT. OF CALIFORNIA.
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