The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-07-01
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS--NOteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CORPS,
BosToN. Mass.
SARAH L. FULLER, National President.
ELEANOR b. WHEELER National Secretary.

June II, 1886.
This is a day Of peculiar historic interest in
Massachusetts,, il being the anniversary of the
battle of Bunker Hill, in Charlestown, 1775, and
at sunrise the boom of artillery, ringing of bells
and small boys with toot horns, all told the
ushering in of the day. This leads us to the
inquiry, may il not be the same in The years TO
come, when the last veteran of the war of the
rebellion has been mustered out" that as a
people we may keep as National holidays the
anniversaries of such decisive battles as Antie-
tam, Charlottesville, Fredericksburg, or Get
tysburg, and the fame of the heroes who fell be
sung in song and story, and their names become
as familiar theme as Ethan Allen, Paul Revere
or Gen. Warren Of Revolutionary fame. To
this end is the mission of the Woman's Relief
Corps, and in this connection we are reminded
of some loyal work done by our Order in New
Hampshire. In the city of Portsmouth recently
former citizen donated generous sum for the
erection of
SOLDIERS MONUMENT
in that city, and efforts are being made to Sc
cure the additional amount required. Storer
Relief Corps, of Portsmouth, of which our Ma
tional Junior Vice-President, Mrs. Adaline p.
Kent, is member, was anxious TO bear its part
in the noble work, and set about to raise money
for that purpose. In less than one week ar
rangements were made for a strawberry festi-
val, and with the liberal patronage received the
sum OF SIS was realized, which will be contrib
uted to the monument fund.
While we gladly report such good work as
this, for the encouragement of all, we are glad
to know that East and West in every Depart
ment our members are fully alive to the inter-
ests of the Order.
HEADQUARTERS GLEANISGs.
From Minnesota we have an excellent report
from the Corresponding Secretary of the De-
,a~fV ant Kafa rbo
very decided interest has been manifested
throughout the State during the past six
months. The Department President has visited
many Corps to give personal instructions. and
reports most of them in prosperous condition.
The following Corps have been instituted since
Jan. !, 1856: Frank Daggett, No. l6, at Litch-
field, with 16 charter members; Wesley Green,
No. IL, at Sleepy Eye, % charter members
Corps No. IL, at Saltwater, 81 members; Sully
Corps, No. 10, Blue Earth City, % members /;
Frank p. Blair, No 81, Pennington, "a men,
bers; j. q. Whitemore, No. %, at Villaret, u
members GOodsell, No. %, at Howard Lake,
IA members.
Mrs. Sarah ]. Martin, Department President
of Missouri reports the institution of Fillmore
Corps, No. 2s, at Fillmore, with IL charter
members; Gen. Halleck Corps, No. %, at Louis
lana, % members, and II. ID. Hickman Corps,
No. 80, at Shibley's Point. This is five new
Corps since Department Convention, and more
applications are pending
The National Secretary reports the spplica-
ton for a charter of the first Corps in Florida
U. S. Grant Corps, No. /, Orlando, Fla, auxili-
airy to Post No. 10. -
From Mrs. Helen Hinsdale Rich we have a
very interesting letter, assuring US that in all
her lecture work the interests Of the GAR
and W.R.C. are not neglected. At ogdensburg,
N. Y, recently, after giving her lecture, Our
Grand Armies" she obtained the signatures OF
Is ladies for charter OF the W.R.C. Mrs. Rich
will not attend the National Convention al
San Francisco, but expects in the Autumn to
visit the Pacific coast. ECHO.