The National tribune., 1885-01-29
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National Headquar-
ters--NoteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF Corps,
TOLEDO. ..

HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF Corps
TOLEDO, o.
KATE b. SHERWOOD, National President.
EMMA ID. SHELLEY, National Secretary.
TOLEDO. O., Jan. 81 1885.
The time of annual elections of Corps Off
GERS having passed, returns are being made
from the subordinate Corps under the direct
supervision of National Headquarters. Those
reported to date are as follows:
MISSOURI RELIEF CORPS.
Frank P. Blair Corps, No. 3, of st. Louis,
Mo. Pres, Mrs. Henrietta Stiesmeier; S. w.
p, Mrs. Rosalie Gandolfo; J. V.-P., Mrs.
Amelia Won Kiesenwetter; Sec, Mrs. Mary NJ.
Stark; Treas, Miss Hannah Stawitz; Chap,
Mrs. Annie Spangler; Con-, Mrs. Annie Parma
lee; g., Miss Louise Ruprecht Delegates to De-
partment Convention: Mrs. Mary NJ. Stark,
Mrs. Rosalie Gandolfo, Miss Hannah Stawitz,
Mrs. Amelia Won Kiesenwetter, Mrs. Minnie
Werth; Alternates, Mrs. Fannie Raymond,
Mrs. Mary Dreifus, Mrs. Annie Tiemier, Mrs.
Annie Parmalee, Mrs. Cecelie Kehrmann.
.. II. Wood Corps, No. 5, of BroOktield, Mo. !:
Pres, Mrs S. J. Martin; S. V.-P., Mrs. Nellie
Davis; j. V.-P., Mrs. Julia Boyd; Sec, Mrs.
Carrie Questa; Treas, Miss Ella Mccormick /;
Chap, Mrs. Nellie Ormsby Con-, Mrs George
M. Crandall; g., Mrs. A. c. Humphrey. In
stalled by Past Commander Geo. w. Martin.
Avilla Corps, No. 6, of Avilla, Mo-: Pres,
Matte j. Freed; s. V.-P., Sadonia III. Frazier !;
J.V.-P., Sarah F. Buck; Sec, J. Spencer Treas,
Matte j. Adams; G., Alice Arthur. Delegates
to Department Convention, Sarah ]. Spencer,
Sarah F. Buck; Alternates, Mary c. Elliott,
Malinda Martin.
NEW JERSEY RELIEF CORPS
Kearny- Janeway Corps, No. 2, of New Bruins
wick, N. j.: Pres, Abbie J. Whittier; S. ".
p, Almia Kidder; j. V.-P., Emma A. Cannon;
Sec, Doliie R. Kline; Treas, Tressa J. Stroud;
Chap, Catherine Rausch Con-, Sophia Cur
ran; g.. Annie E. Honsoll
Maj. Woerner Corps, No. 3, of Hoboken. N.
j.: Pres, Annie c. Sina; S. V.-P., Sophia Hus-
selman; J. V.-P., Helen f. Bray; Sec, Jennie
B. Atwood; Treas, Susan Evans; Chap, Jane
d. Devoe; Con-, Lucy o. Phillips; g., Juliana
Funk
VERMONT RELIEF CORPS.
G. A. Custer Corps, No. 2, Bennington, VT:
Pres, Mrs. Lucy J. Gibson; S. V.-P., Mrs.
Mary Gibson; J. V.-P., Mrs. Harriet Patterson !;
&c., Mrs. Eliza Cutting; Treas, Mrs. Anna
NJ. Day; Chap, Mrs. Mary Buss; Con-, Miss
Minnie Budd; G., Mrs. Estella Allen. Dele
gates to Department Convention Mrs. Eliza
Cutting, Mrs Mary Buss, Mrs. Anna NJ. Day,
Mrs Mary Gibson, Mrs. Harriet Patterson;
Griswold, Mrs. Sarah Lambert, Miss Minnie
Budd, Mrs Estella Allen. Officers installed by
Comrade NJ. Blackmer, Past Post Commander.
Sedgwick Corps No. 3, of BrattlebOrO, VT:
Pres, Mrs. Minna G.. Hooker; S. V.-P., Mrs. J.
c. Howe; J. V.-P., Mrs III. o. Leonard Sec,
Miss Eta C.. Scott; Treas, Mrs. E. III. Putnam
Chap, Mrs. d. S. Herrick; Con-, Miss Carrie
Dutton; G.. Mrs. j. S. Newman. Delegates to
Department Convention, Mrs. J. c. Howe, Mrs.
E. III. Putnam, Mrs. Eugene Clark. Mrs. ii. o.
Leonard, Mrs. A. V. Cox, Mrs. F. Bemis, Mrs.
j. S. Newman. Mrs. III. A. Scott; Alternates,
Mrs. w. Pratt, Mrs DIR. Dearborn.
APPLICATIONS FORWARDED AND GRANTED.
Applications for charter issued during the
week are to Comrades l.. G. Carrco, Com
mander Post No. 206, Elsah, ILL.,; Z. S. Simonds,
Commander Flint Post, Craftsburg. VT; J. A.
Il. Muman, Commander j. NJ. Frank Post,
Greeley, Kan; JnO. II. Chrissman. Commander
Knight Post, Irving, Ill; w. NJ. Prouty, Adju-
tant Sedgwick Post, Peace Dale, r. L.; S. T.
Nayior, Canal Dover, o., and Mrs b. NJ. New
land, Attica, n. Y.
Applications have been returned and charter
granted to VIM. Nelson Corps, No. 2. Newport,
KY, TO be instituted by Mrs. Sarah c. Nicholas,
President VIM. Nelson Corps, of Cincinnati, o.;
Corps No. g. Newport, II. l.. Mrs. Fuller Ma
tional Senior Vice President, acting as Insti-
tuting and Installing Officer; Jarvis Corps, No.
6, Spring field VT. and Thomas Corps, No. 9,
Las Vegas N. Mex, application forwarded by
Col. Fitzgerrel an early friend of the Relief
Corps.
THE WORK IN UTAH.
Not hong since application was made for
charter Of James B. Mexican Corps, No. l, Salt
Lake City, Utah. Mrs. Ida E. Lincoln, Chief
Instituting and Installing Officer for that Dis
trct having the matter in charge has. with the
aid of representative members of the Grand
cd har RI IN fhn nj
end of mastering into the Order over so earnest,
enthusiastic women, and at the same time es-
tablishing a work that in that lOcality-as ex-
ceptiOnal in our social system-has special
mission. Mrs Lincoln has been chosen Presi-
dent of the Corps, with the following named
ladies as her able assistants: S. V.-P., Mrs. T.
c. Bailey; J. V.-P., Mrs. NJ. M. Bane: Sec,
Miss W. d. Gaby; Treas, Mrs. w. Goodrich
Chap, Mrs. Anna Wtherell; Con-, Mrs. +. NJ.
Bishop; c., Mrs. f. Hoffman
A joint installation of the officers of Post and
Corps took place on the evening of Jan. Z, and
was source of much enjoyment to all partici-
pating. Speeches and music were in the pro-
gram. Mrs. Lincoln gave short address on
the workings of the Corps and Gov. Murray
very touchingly to the toast 1.-THE
Womans Relief Corps"
THE BOYS CANNOT FORGET
Nothing in the correspondence of Headquar-
the heart to that degree of pity and admiration
which makes us better men and women, with
nObler hopes and nObler aims" than the tender
messages sent and beautiful tributes paid to
the women of the war-loving expressions of
purest gratitude from the depths of the soldier
heart.
Dick Yates Post, of Waco, Neb, was one of
the first to respond to the call for contributions
sending S. at one time for good old Mother
Recently a communication has
been received from one of the members of this
Post, and it is thus he speaks of woman's mis-
sion on the field as exemplifed in Mother
Mother Bickerdyke nursed me and prepared for
me something could eat while was down with
typhoid fever at Pennington, Miss. love her for
1t. The last time l saw her was at Washington
after our long march with Sherman to the sea and
then to Washington. She came through to our
camp In large army wagon and scattered sanitary
about her and wished was only able to send her !
100 times what did. One of the 10th Ill. here says
she bathed his head while he was sick in Aiissis- |
sippi. Money can't pay her for what she did-just |
the sight of her did good. My eyes were full of
tears when l read her lines in THE TRIBUNE of |
Jan. s. Her boys cannot forget her l am no |
writer for paper as you see, and yet have men-
toned when sending names to The TRIBUNE, what |
Mother BIckerdy IKE to us; that pension |
could pay her for what she did during the war. |
well remember
ONE MORNING AT PENNINGTON,
Miss, she wanted an ambulance to go to Corinth |
20 get the boys something they could eat. The |
Surgeon in charge would not let her have it, so |
She went on foot eight miles i'll enemy country,
most of the way corduroy road and got |
what she wanted-an ambulance filed, and the |
surgeon in charge dismissed from the service.