The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1885-06-11

pier. We are trying to accomplish mission
| They will do it with Mrs. Hickman a leader.
| Mrs Frances +. White, President, Wells Corps,
| No. 6S, Columbus, says: We are very busy, and
trying to max Decoration Day success and long
to be remembered" This they certainly succeeded
| in doing as the newspapers published at the State
Capital abundantly show.
Mrs. Jennie Hull. President, Robt. A. Caldwell
Corps, No. 81, writes: :" We are only a small body
| of women at work here in this glorious cause but
| am not discouraged at the smailness of our NUM-
bers for feel there many loyal hearts beating
In unison with ours in this noble work in which we
| arc engaged. We had some drawbacks at first, and
| things seemed dark mt times but the cloud has
| passed away. and every one seems to realize the
| importance OF the work devolving upon u.s.
| Truly, we have reason to feel encouraged when
we hear, day after day such cheering reports and
| when we fee wearied with work that sometimes
| crowds us these words come like bugle calls for
renewed activity and greater effort. When we
realize that IN our own loved Department there are
j,0B glorious hearted women at work to mitigate
tic sorrow and sut1erings of the soldiers and their
future of our Order? God bless it and noble
ladies is the sincere wish of yours in F., c. and L.
Mrs NJ. L. Ba,els. Dept Secretary, Akron, o.
| DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: This is our day of ali days in the
| year sweet. sad Memorial Day. 1 have just re-
turned from attending the services of decoration
the cemetery with my Post and Corps. We have
| In this cemetery. iWoodawn, in the town of
EveretU the grave of Mrs. Helen +. Gibson, and to-
day our Corps John A. Hawes No 81 placed there
! on as our tribute to that noble woman and other
/
hhinortei!es, a crescent and star The star had a
center of white, edged with red with the figure
III 6lue; the crescent and mound white, with the
| words onianS on crescent, Relief Corps :"
on mound, i'll blue letters. with border of red on
| the edge of mound. card bearing this inscription
WAS attached: " In grateful memory of the noble,
se!t-sacrificng services of Mrs. Helen +. Gibson
and all other patriotic and loyal women who served
| as army nurses during the late rebellion, this
tribute of love Il rendered by the members of John
| n. Halves Relief Corps, No. 3, East Boston, Mass
| One OF our youngest members also placed shield
made OF wild flowers, which WAS very lovely.
While the Corps would have done this without the
General Order yet they expressed great respect for
the Recommendations of Our National President,
whom they all hold in high estimation.-Sa,rah Il.
Fuller, National Senior Vice President East Boston,
| Mass.
| DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: have to report to you the sue
GesS si orsanization of Jesse l.. Reno Corps at
HOLSTER. Mrs Emma 4. Rice, Department In
spec'or acted Installing Officer, assisted by Mrs.
Anderson, of San jose Conductor. and Mrs.
"harit OF Lincoln Corps, san Francisco, as Chap
| lam ON the evening of May ID the Post held a
shortmeetlns, and ten gave their hall to the Corps,
who marched in, headed by Mrs. Rice and Com
nandcr iost, the Pos, standing, the ladies march,
! ing TO fife and drum. The following officers were
Installed: Pres, Emma Yost; $. V.-P. Morgie X.
| Treas. Maria Sanford; Chap Helen g. Campbell ;
| Con- Ella Spader; c., Alice NJ. Franklin. After
the Installation bOuntiful supply of ice and
carried out. The hall was beautifully decorated
with flags and flowers, a W.R.C. badge made of
rec Wnltc and blue flowers being suspended over
The Presidents chair. The charter closed the
day of organization with % members. Jesse l..
Reno Post has only been organized one year. but
IS very wIde-awake, active Pos, and am conf
dent that this will be Il very excellent Corps
I.iz@ie LA Kline. Dept President San Francisco,
Cal.
REMEMBERING THE DAY.
The services at Plymouth Congregational
Church, San Francisco, Rev. L. K Noble. Past
Dept Chaplain, were most impressive. Flags,
4 laS obi tiaa
rather martial appearance. At the back of
the sanctuary above the pastors chair, was an
American shield made of red and white roses
and pansies. In scroll above the shield were
the letters +. c. and L." in red roses. In front
OF the lectern was placed q beautiful Maltese
cross of pansies, with border of red roses.
The face OF the cross bore the letters w re-"
the initials of the Womans Relief Corps. Around
one OF the supporting pillars of the sanctuary
was the inscription . In MemOram" in immor-
teiies, and another appropriate inscription was
twIned around the corresponding pillar. On
the right hand of the pastor was beautiful
cross of white flowers, around which hung q
wreath. The letters :" l. Ii. NJ" in black sur
mounted the front of the cross. On the pastors
other hand was the Grand Army badge of roses
and pansies. In the course of his eloquent dis
course DR.. Noble referred to the glory of Ameri-
can institutions, of which he said the Grand
Army and the Womans Relief Corps were two
of the best. The growth of loyalty in this
country, as interpreted by those who saved the
| Union in the field and since, the eloquent
speaker illustrated in the following. He took
his text in the 18th Psalm:
If forget thee o Jerusalem, let my right hand
forget its cunning.
If do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave
TO the roof Of my mouth if prefer not Jerusalem
ab2ye my chief joy.
David" he said, sin his career as shepherd,
lawyer, soldier, poet, priest and king, had COM
passed the extreme Of human joy aud wo and
in spite of grievous faults and manifold short
comings had proved himself man after Gods
own heart-lOving his family, his country and
his God with all his strength. Humanity has
found in these psalms language equal tor the
utterance of all his wo and JOY and comfort
In the words of the verses quoted is to be found
a fit theme for the doctrine and duty of loyalty
The great tidal movement of a Nations life are
reflected in its language, and often single
word may be pregnant with wonderful and new
ideas. The word loyalty has, during the last
quarter OF century, undergone marvellous
change in its meaning and use in this country.
No edition of Webster previous of 1880 gives
any other definition of the word loyalty than
fidelity to one Prince or sovereign, lover, has
band or wife. Before the fearful struggle which
ridged this land with graves and baptized the
soil with the blood OF thousands, loyalty was
not looked upon as pertaining to this country.
III TACT, Dana wrote some ~ years ago that
there was no place in America for loyalty. But
to-day the word loyalty embOdies all the great
ideas which We look upon as peculiarly Ameri-
can.
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Col. Grover, No. 20, W.R.C,
Department of Missouri, was installed May % by
Mrs. Lizzie Anderson National Junior Vice-Presi-
dent. She also installed, on May 90 Burnside, No
IL, W.R.C., Pleasant Hill Mrs. Sarah j. Soldanels
is the President of Burnside No. II the other otfi
of this Corps not yet reported nor the OIL
GERS of No. 70. No. II has Is charter members and
No. 90 40. Winfield Scott, No. l2, Holden, No.
sometime ago received Il grant of charter with 81
names as charter members elected their officers,
and made all arrangements to have public in
yet installed. Mrs Lucinda A. Scott, President,
was installed by Mrs. Anderson with the President
of No. 20, pledginG she would do all in her power
to incite her Corps to complete their organization
Mrs. Anderson writes: g We had u most delightful
meeting Mt Warrensburg The Post and Sons of
Veterans present and very enthusiastic
our work. was received with honor and courtesy,
and say to Mrs. Stiesmeier that the Corps at War
rensburg will be honor to the Department as
well as the Order in which we work. Ii has the
right metal" Gen. Joe Bailey No. Is, comes next.
Mary NJ. Stark, Dept Secretary, st. Louis, Mo.
MEMORIAL DAY IN OHIO.
When the long procession at Columbus, O.,
reached the cemetery, the comrades, on arriv-
ing at Grand Army Circle where the flowers
were to be strewed above their dead, were
greeted by touching surprise rs they saw that
each of the 49i memorial stones We're decorated
with wreath of everg zen and p SNOWFALL
flower. 1t was learned that this was a vo!un-