The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-04-16
ALL ALONG THE LINE.

The seventh annual report of Forsyth Relief
Corps, No I, Toledo o., for the year ending
December. 1854. is highly interesting compi-
lation, and shows the systematic and thorough
work OF tins most benefcent organization.
F0rty-two new members were added during the
year Two were lost by death: Mrs. Elizabeth
Osborne. who. with Mrs. Chief Justice Waite,
was the leading spirit in Soldiers Aid Society
work in Toledo during the war. and Mrs. VIM.
Tillnghast President of the Soldiers Aid So
ciety at Berlin flights, o. Cash disbursements in
charity for the year, S593.07. TIE pamphlet
contains highly satisfactory reports by Mrs.
Martha j. Foster, Chairman of the Relief COM
mittee. and Mrs. Nellie Bacon, Chairman OF the
Home and Employment Committee; o report of
the National Convention, by Mrs. Mary s. Ber-
gen, Delegate-at- Large; report of the Depart
ment Convention held at Akron. by Mrs. Judge
Howe, Corps Correspond Mt, and memorial
page, with the badge in mourning for the sister
members already named.
In his annual report before the Kansas En-
campment Department Commander Pond, who
throughout the year gave cordial support to
woman's work, paid the following deserved
tribute to the officers and the work OF the
Corps: "At the last meeting of the Department
there was organized Department of the WOm-
ans Relief corps, under the auspices of the
National W0mans Relief Corps. Mrs. l.. III.
Brown was elected President and Miss Allie
praise of these officers for the able and efficient
manner in which they have performed their
duties. i wish to mention in this connection
that the value of a Relief Corps to Post cannot
be Overestimated, as has been fully illustrated
iy our noble women wherever they have taken
hold of this good work, and | hope during the
coming year 10 sec the work of each Post in
this Department supported BY Corps Of the
loyal women Of Kansas"
A feature of the Appomattox Day celebration
of Sion s. Bass Post and Corps, Fort Wayne,
Ind. was the formal presentation of chart of
all the badges OF the several army corps in the
war of the rebellion, also the engravings con-
tanning the portraits of the 20 leading Union
and 20 leading Confederate Generals. Mrs. De
Eta Younge was the donor Col. Jas. +. Gram,
L. G., accepting the gift In behalf of the Post.
The various Departments and Corps would
do well TO send information intended for The
NATIONAL TRIBUNE direct to National Head
quarters. rs sometimes III the heavy mail re-
ceived at the former office notices are for q time
overlooked.
AS the time of National Convention draws
near, the Department Of MainA seems to be
imhued with fresh spirit of progress. As
correspondent expresses it, Maine is certainly
waking up" Three Corps are soon 10 be insti-
tuted. viz, at Wintersport, Machias. and Els
worth; Mrs. NJ. Isabella Foster, National Cor
responding Secretary and Department Inspector,
old Pine Tree State will do herself honor in
National Convention.
Mrs. Louisa Terry, the able and smiable
President Of Hazlett Relief Corps, GAINESVILLE,
o., and Past Department Junior Vice Presi-
dent, was rendered a farewell banquet by her
Corps prior to her departure for Decatur, ILL.,.
where her husband takes up residence. Our
friends of the Decatur Corps should seek her
out early, and give her cordial welcome to
their ranks.
From April 90, 1861. to JAN 1, 1869, the
women of Northern Ohio Soldiers Aid Society
raised $l70942.l7, and expended 1856, 1913 in
cash, to carry on their hospital and sanitary
work, besides collecting and distributing sup
plies of bedding, clothing, hospital furniture,
surgeons supplies diet and delcacies. and mis-
cellaneOus articles, aggregating 1882, 4S1.25.
This makes grand total of 81 153, 423.42 for
the patriotic Ohio women of the Lake region
alone. With this noble record before them we
need not wonder at the energy and activity
with which the LOYAL women in the same re-
gion are taking hold of the work of to-day.
Relief Corps, No. 6, Monmouth, Ill.,, cele-
brated their first anniversary with pleasant
social on the evening of April T.
"A. Garfield Corps No 50, Lowell Mass. gave
an entertainment TO furnish IL at the Sol
dierS Home at Chelsea, which netted SIS, and
are now preparing for fair TO repienish their
relief fund, which has been heavily drained
Corps President, is eomplimented for her per-
severance and untiring energy in the good
work.
G. L. Nerius Post, Rockford. H., rejoiees in
new organ. secured through the efforts of
ladies of the Corps.
Gibson City, Ill., is TO have Relief Corps,
and the Enterprise voices the best sentiment of
the land when it says: There is room in the
ranks for all. there is work for every loyal
woman who feels that they owe debt of graft
tude to the Nations defenders and to the wild
ows and orphans who lost their al in the mad
whirlpool of war, SO let the work so until
every loyal woman shall be proud 10 own that
she is member of the Womans Relief Corps"
John Rogers's beautiful group of statuary,
"John Alden and Priscilla Why Don't You
Speak for Yourself John?"), will be drawn at
ST. Louis, May 10, chances selling at so cents,
benefit of the Department of Missouri WOman's
Relief Corps. The award will be made st De-
partment Headquarters, 2221 Market St., Hen
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