The National tribune., 1886-01-28
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
ters--Notes from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
BOSTON, MASS.
SARAH Z. FULLER, National President
ELEANOR b. WHEELER National Secretary

tl Jan. 90 1856.
From nearly every Department of the W.R.C.
has come the report of joint public install
latons OF Post and Corps officers, and from
many Post Commanders we have received the
most earnest words of praise for the happy re-
suits attained by these union services One of
the first reports received was from the Depart
ment OF Maine. Comrade Philip =. Getchel,
Past Commander of Custer Post, No. 7, GAR,
OF Lewiston, in letter to the National Prcsi-
dent happily says "The National W.R.C. is
prosperlng In Maine, especially in Lewiston,
ana assure You that the Down East Corps are
very loyal and true to the Order" Following
are the officers installed by Mrs. A. c. Getchel
Past Department Senior president, who
was greatly complmented upon her work
Pres, Mrs. lnzetta A. Small; S.V.-P., Mrs. Mary
A. Parker; J. V.-P, Mrs. Mary n. Siphers; Sec,
Mrs. Mary n. Haskell; Treas, Mrs. Azuba o.
Bagley; Chap, Mrs Wealthy G. Morgan; Con,
Mrs. Emma Hayford; Guard, Mrs Malnda f.
Iarr; Asst Con-, Mrs. Lydia ID. Grafam; Asst
Guard, Mrs. Mary Z. Witham.
HEADQUARTERS GLEANINGs.
From Kansas the Department President Mrs
Margaret Il. Wickins, writing under date Of
Jan. Z, says she has been absent from home
most of the time for several weeks, some
days having visited three Corps, giving in
structions and advice. Kansas now numbers
la Corps with 10 applications pending, to be
which is to be held at Wichita the Odd of
February. Altogether the Department is doing
grandly. Gen. j. II. Rice Post, No. II, and
Relief Corps, No. 81, of Topeka, held joint
public installation of officers on the evening of
JAN s, Comrade S. N. Wood acting as Muster
ing Officer for the Post, and Mrs. Deborah G.
King, National Inspector, installed the Corps
officers, of whom Mrs. Lizzie Anderson is
President.
A correspondent writing from Kendalvile,
Ind, says Nelson Relief Corps, No. l, held
joint installation with Nelson Post on the
evening of JAM /, after which the newly in
stalled President, Mrs. Hattie Floyd, presented
the Installing Officer Mrs. A. c. Hall, with a
set of silver teaspoons, as testimonial, from
the Corps, of her faithful services as Corps
President for the two years past.
Reports from California show the very pleas
ant relations existing between Posts and Corps
in that Department, and also something of the
amount of work being done by our National
Senior Vice-President, Mrs. Lizzie D'A. Kinne.
We learn from many Corps Presidents that Mrs.
kinne is thorough discplinarian. earnest and
loyal to all the principles of the W.R.C., and
we confidently expect that California will rank
well to the front in the Inspectors report.
REMEMBER OUR PENSION COMMITTEE.
The work Of this committee, of which our
first National President, Mrs. +. Florence Bar
ker, Is the Chairman, is most important, and
we trust our members III every Department
will exert themselves to secure the names,
length and date of service of every army nurse
in the different States, and forward the same
Immediately to Mrs Barker direct, or to any
member of the committee. Their names are
again given that the work may be fastened: Mrs.
Kate B. Sherwood Past National President,
Toledo, o.; Mrs. Mary A. Logan, Washington,
ID. c.; Mrs. Annie Wittenmeyer Susquehanna,
Pa; Mrs. Lizzie DA. Kline, San Francisco,
Cal.
ORANGES FROM FLORIDA.
The National President has received a crate
of oranges from Comrade Alauson Parks, of
Eureka, Florida, who writes he is much inter
ested in the work of; the W.R.C.. and though
he could not contribute money he desired to
aid us in some way, and, therefore, desired
these oranges should be sold and the amount
realized used to assist some needy soldier or
other army worker. The fruit was of fine
quality, and about s., above the freight bill,
will be added to relief fund. The gift was
most acceptable. And cannot others help in
the same way? The comrades of William A.
Strcctcr Post, No. 145, GA. r., of Attleborough,
Mass, have sent 81 for two dozen oranges, and
requested they be sent to the hospital in the
Soldiers Home at Chelsea. This is good ex-
ample of the comradeship OF old soldiers for
each other and the members of the Relief