The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-01-15
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS--NOteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF Corps,
TOLEDO, 0.

KATE b. SHERWOOD, National President.
EMMA ID. SHELLEY, National Secretary
TOLEDO. O., Jan. 8, 1885.
New Years passed very pleasantly, the Ma
tional Secretary receiving calls socially during
the afternoon, with tie National President, at
her residence, where bevy of girls were as
sembled, and numerous visitors, with hearty
greetings, made the brief Winter hours pass
very swiftly. In the evening the National
officers, assisted by officers of Forsyth Relief
Corps, held a reception at National Headquar-
tiers, where many, both ladies and gentlemen,
assembled, who may be counted among the
staunch friends of the Woman's Relief Corps
National Headquarters was appropriately dec
Grated for the occasion with flowers and flags
and pictures. Each guest, upon departing, was
presented with pleasant
SOUVENIR CARD,
bearing the Maltese cross in the center, with
the following greeting:
1885
A HAPPY New YEAR.
FRATERNITY, CHARITY, LOYALTY
A glad New Year! friends, one and ALL
One faith, one flag, our own we call!
May all our days together tell
The mystic bonds, F., c., and L."
1t is proper to say that Comrades Montgom-
cry g. Vrooman. printers, and among the ear
liest and staunchest friends of the W.RC.,
presented the National officers with these
beautiful mementocs.
LITTLE BOYS PRAYER ANSWERED.
Some weeks since the National President
received a touching letter from soldiers wife
in the far West, telling of sorrow, privatlon,
and disappointment beyond the common order.
AS there was no Relief Corps in that part OF
the country she brought the matter to the
attention of an Eastern Corps which, after
satisfying themselves of the facts in the case,
sent a fine box of clothing and good thin gs,
which reached its destination on Christmas
eve. The mother makes grateful response,
saying:
We received the box Christmas Eve, and no pen
can write tongue tell how delighted the children
were, for they did not expect anything Christmas
am so thankful, and though may never repay
the ladies' perhaps my children VIII be able TO lend
a helping hand to some poor soldier or his family:
And o, how Il kind word helps one who has trials !!
The little boy, for whom the clothes were sent,
was almost destitute He can go to Sunday school
now. Before the box came he said to me one
morning: Ma, do you know made the longest
and best prayer ever made IN my life, ana now
the prayeris answered When IL say the thermome-
ter has been 3S degrees below zero you Will know
what this means. May God bless and prosper the
Woman's Relief Corps
Work at National Headquarters goes steadily
on, but for this week we reserve less important
matters in order to give place to the account of
Miss Elliott of what the women of Massachu-
sets are doing for the veterans at the Chelsea
Home, in addition to their regular local work.
MAUMEE.
OLD SOLDIERS CHRISTMAS.
To THE EDITOR: Since the first efforts were in
augurated in behalf of Soldiers Home in Massa-
chusetts the Womans Relief Corps of the State has
| been counted among its most earnest friends In
response to invitation extended, n representa-
tive gathering of Relief Corps was held at the Home
in Chelsea Monday evening, Dec. % for the pur-
pose of assisting to make the Christmas festival OF
1884 n merry for the hundred or more veterans
who during the war were the special subjects o, ., a
| Not n,,1S hon md
| various holidays of those trying years come and
went"
An enjoyable entertainment of music, readings,
etc, presided over by Mrs. III. Susie Goodale De-
partment President. closing with speeches by Mrs.
l.. A. Turner, National Treasurer, Past Department
| Commander George :. Evans, and Gen. j. A. Cum
nirgham, Superintendent, afforded much pleasure
to the inmates, who were referred to by Mrs. Tur-
ner as her boys for whom she felt a motherly
interest.
| Comrade Evans IA trustee of the Home) and Gen.
| Cunningham paid glowing tributes to the Woman 8
Relief Corps for itsmasnsfcent work Mrs. Good
ale, whose Introductory remarks were highly COM
plmented, announced The
LIST OF DONATIONS
from the various Corps follows, including subse-
qucnt contributions for the week:
L: V. Sumner, No. l. fitchonrg, coffee, sugar,
rasins, figs honey, and other articles.
Charles Beck, No. 2, Cambridge, presents for the
Christmas tree.
| and large lot presents for Christmas tree.
Hiram g. Berry No. 6, Maiden, presents for the
tree
George II. Ward, No IL Worcester, six wooden
bIankeis 20 lars preserves; also icilv and fruit
Ward No. IL, Danvers, papers. fruit, ETC.
neous articles.
Col, Prescott, No. IS, Ashland, shirts, collars.
p n Woman No n HoIliston cash $40
y p Wallace No 10 Ameshurv numerous sup-
Mics for the furnisbiup of room ri i'm addition to
In iars nraserves four boxes candy and other arti
cIcs
Admiral Dnhlpren No 90 South Boston oranges
nreserves and nresents for the tree
Willard q K;uslev M 81 Somervil,e presents
for the tree - -
ynn No % was,f;eld miscellaneous oontr;bu
t;ons ave- 49,
a.oi -, Iii 80 o,d ,,,ar,,;,,as f
Wiil;an, II i,mort No d 1nmbridcnort hoy
,ronmns and ,resnnts for the tree
CO., T anJar NJ, 90 I ynn nrcsents for tho tree
Philip ii Sheridan No. 81 Salem presents for
the tree.
Allen No "a Manchester chicken. fruit pre-
| serves, two silk handkerchefs etc
Timothy Ingraham, No. IS, Hyde Park, cash SIS.
f. A. Andrews No. SO, Shrewsbury 81 Ito be ex-
pended for hospital delicacies).
Abraham Lincoln, No. 35, Charlestown, presents
for the tree
James A Perkins No 40 Everett cash SOL
Francis G. Gould, No. 43, Arlington cash $40.
Mrs f. Florence Barker Past National Presf-
dent who was unayoidably detained from attend
ing the gathering: Col Thomas E. Barker Quar-
ale, Past Department Quartermaster; Mrs H. r.
Knowles of Chsrlestown and Mrs A. J. Parker
of Leominster are among those who sent valuable
In addition to these already mentioned, there
partment Commander, GAR, and Treasurer
Board of Trustees of the Home; Mrs. Hattie A.
Ralph, Recording secretary Ladies Ala ASSOcla-