The National tribune., 1886-11-25
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS--NOtes from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
SAN Francisco, CAL.

SAN Francisco, CAL.
ELIZABETH D'A. KISSE, National President.
NELLIE G.. BACKUs. National Secretary.
Nov. 10, 1856.
DEAR TRIBUNE: In all our Order there is
no woman more keenly alive TO the interests of
the old soldier in every line of life than Mrs.
Annie Wittenmyer, and few have such fund
OF experiences. She has prepared from her
abundant store number of entertaining lee
lures upon army life of the late civil war, in
camp and hospital, which she is delivering in
Pennsylvania and other States to large and
attentive audiences, often for the benefit of the
WR.C
Jennie McCowen, M. D., President of Relief
Corps No. 81, of Davenport, Iowa, and Past
Vice-President of Iowa of the Association for
the Advancement of Women, is we'll calculated,
'front.' her wide knowledge of charitable and
philanthropic matters, to accomplish much
GOOD work, particularly among the widows and
orphans, who only need a guiding hand to turn
them in ways of helpfulness for themselves and
those dependent upon them. Her good reports
are received with every hope for their con-
tinuance and progress.
The ladies connected with the Board of
Management-Mrs. L. Florence Barker Past
National President, and others-of the Soldiers
Home in Chelsea, Mass, have just completed
the furnishing Of a new hall, and named it
Sargent Hall, in honor of Gen. Horace Binney
CdEStuJ. entertainments VIII De nelQ
there during the Winter for the amusement of
the inmates of the Home.
GENERAL ORDERS, NO. 3.
NATIONAL HEADQ'Rs, WoMAN's RELIEF CoRPs,1
AUXILIARY TO THE GAR,
4l9 CALIFORNIA STREET, Room II.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. II, 1856. J
i. In compliance with our Rules and Regulations
n thorough inspection of every subordinate Corps
In the Woman's Relief Corps will be made on or
before Dec 81 lSsl bV the DeDartment IusDectOrs
their Assistants, who will report the result Of
their work on Form ID within 10 days after the in
spection. These blanks If not already on hand at
Department Headquarters, should be at once OBJ
tanned from the National Treasurer I'm quantities
sufficient to enable the Department Inspectors to
issue two for each Corps the Assistant Inspectors
III. Department Inspectors will consolidate the
Assistant Inspectors reports on Form ID. foot up
the several columns, forward copy, duly signed,
to the National Inspector at Olathe Kan. and pre-
sent the duplicate copy to the Department Presi-
dent. Form ID will be sent by the National In
speetor to the various Department Presidents for
the use of Department Inspectors.
III. Department Presidents are particularly en-
joined to direct that the inspection be thoroughly
performed, the complete work of the Ritual be ex-
empliiied, order OF business carried out, and the
books and records of the Corps be submitted to the
Inspector for examination. The report must show
the numerical and financial standing for the year
ending Sept. 81. 1856. AS to efficiency, rtualstic
work and matters of kindred nature, the In
spector will necessarily report the condition Of the
Corps as she finds II on the occasion of her visit,
and the inspecting officers charged with ascer-
tanning that the >" Revised instructions to Corps
Presidents, recently issued, are properly pasted in
the Presidents Ritual.
Nv. Department Presidents will upon nominal
ton of the Department Inspector, appoint as many
Assistant Inspectors a. may be deemed necessary,
and the National President will, upon nomination
Of the National Inspector appoint an Assistant
National Inspector in each Department, whose duty
1t will be to examine the books and records of the
several Department officers, reporting the same to
the National Inspector.
V. As the work Of inspection Is very important.
not only for instruction to the Corps in regard to
| the work of the Order, but for encouragement as
WELL il is earnestly hoped that every Corps may be
/ visited by competent member OF the Order, and
Department Presidents charged to facilitate the
| inspections and with the prompt distribution OF
/ this order.
BY command of ELIZABETH DARCY KrNSE, Ma
| tional President.
LOUISE ii. BROWN National Inspector.
News reaches National Headquarters of many
honors shOwered upon representative members
of the W.R.C. in the discharge Of their official
work. OF these are the fine receptions ten
dered Mrs. Mary E. Bancroft, Department
| Senior Vice-President of Ohio, and Mrs. Marga
ret r Wickens, of Kansas.
| CALIFORNIA NEWS.
California Corps are fOurishing. Mrs. Mary
| B. Jordan, Department Senior Vice President
while on a visit from Sacramento at Nationa
| Headquarters, reports Fair Oaks Corps of tina
city as numbering 150 members and still increas
ing
An application has been received by the De
partment President, Mrs. Jane b. Russell. for
Corps at Riverside Mrs. Templeton, of Franl
Bartlett Corps Los Angeles, will be the insti
tuting and installing officer.
Appomattox Corps, No. 5, Oakland, Mrs. Ad
die b. Sherman President, has been giving
series of lunches and entertainments whicl
have netted the relief fund handsomely. Lin
coin and Garfield Corps, this city, continu
their good work. EUREKA.