The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-04-08

to the obsequies. Signed, Sara A. p. Lennon,
Corps President; Alice Kingsbury Cooley. Kate
McGrew Anna f. Gage, Lydia A. Prescott, Com
mttee.
The annual address of the retiring Department
President. Mrs. Lizzie D. Kinne was full of prac-
teal advice and wise counsel, and is deserving a
prominent place in these columns, were there not
many correspondents waiting The extracts
given should be carefully read and considered by
members of the W.R.C. in every Department.:
Il desire to call your attention, and particularly
that of the Corps Presidents to the Importance of
complying with the regulation in regard TO furnish
ing written quarterly report to the various Posts,
of the relief extended and for what purpose, and
this report should be exhaustive and explicit as
possible, in order that the Post to which the Corps
is auxiliary may know the visits made. clothing
given and assistance rendered and for which the
amount of money expended for charity does not
porance for the of the Corps that all work
should be properly and Systematically performed,
and Corps Presidents alone responsible, they
should always enforce obedience to orders received
and to the rules and regulations. being firm,
but just. thus winning the respect and compelling
the obedience of those over whom they have the
honor to preside. This lesson is often hard one
for women to learn, as they act more from impulse
than reason, refusing obedience to the occupant of
the office rather than to the power of the office.
All must be faithful, but your President will find
that she must be untiring in her efforts, firm in her
decisions and absolutely devoted to the cause; she
INST steel herself against the shafts of envious and
malicious tongues, that they may fall harmless at
her feet, though leaving wound that Is often pain
full and severe. She must rise above friendship and
must fully understand the principles underlying
and regulations governing our fraternity. She
must be fearless and faithful, and with the kind
assistance of the officers she will gather about her.
she may find pleasure in the results she is able to
accomplish that will fully compensate her for the
wearying work and trying trbuatons she is bound
to pass through. Let the recruiting OF loyal women
go rapidly on organized charity is better than in
discriminate alms-giving, and ours is splendid
school for the education of woman. The earnest
and attentive pupil has her natural sympathies so
directed and controlled as to become conscious that
her efforts in charitable ways are not thrown away
on the thriftless and persistent beggar. Each year
finds more work for to do and we need the
active assistance of all loyal women thus enabling
us to reach out beyond the pockets of the comrades
OF the Grand Army, and into the Golfers of other
loyal and charitable breadwinners"
Nothing is done by halves in California. The
report of Mrs. Nellie Backus Department Secretary
showed that on Dec. 81 there 95S members in
good standing in the Department, being gain of
2f7 in the fourth quarter. For the year there had
been net gain of CIT members. One hundred and
eigthy-two persons have been assisted during the
year and 81 rs paid out for charitable purposes
This does not include the hundreds of visits made
to the sick where members have We'd with each
other in conveying kind words and decacies "a
well as making personal donations of clothing and
other necessities. The good work of the organiza-
ton is but just begun and it is confidently believed
that few years will show membership greater
than that of the Grand Army.
Officers Appomattox Relief Corps, No. 5, Oak
land Pres. Il. Jane Russell; S. V.-P., Mary L..
Russell; J. V.-P, Francis a. Burbank; Sec, Olive
Il. Clifford; Treas, SARAH. Farwell; Chap, Nellie
p. Wyand; Con-, Helen Garcelon; Asst Con,
Mary G. Lake.
= Upon retiring from the Presidency of Warren Re
lief Corps, Sacramento, Mrs S. III. Henry was pre-
scented with an elegant god-lined silver tea set, on
behalf of the Corps she has served SO faithfully
Post Commander Jordan made the presentation
address
Arizona Territory constitutes a part of the De-
partment of California, and Dec Barrett Corps
No 49, was organized at Prescott, Ariz., Comrade
Geo. H. Tinker, Post Commander. acting as INSTALL
ing Officer. Pres, Mrs g. f. Drake; Sec, Il. L.
Gosper.
The Silver State Nevada, Is blessed with but one
Corps but that is glorious one, auxiliary to Gus
ter Post, Carson City Custer Corps entertained
Custer Post in fine style upon the occasion of their
last annual installation. Nevada is also part of
the Department of California, W.R.C,
DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA.
General Orders. No. /, has been issued by Mrs
Alice e. Griffin, Department President, Headquar-
tiers Elkhart, announcing The elections of Depart
ment officers as follows: Pres, Alice E. Griffin,
El<hart; 5. V.-P., Angelina Rankin, Terre IIaute;
j. V.-P., Ella Parsons, Evansvilie; Sec, Lucetta
" Cole, LaPorte; Treas, Mrs. Mary Titus Elk
hart; Inspector, Kate Roth, South Bend Chap,
Whitfield Ellettsvlle. Department Council Adeia
Beck, Elkhart; Sara Foster. Fort Wayne; Hattie
Nancy Trigg, Madison. Aids to Department Presi-
dent. Abigail d. Hawkins, of Corps No. 8, Brazil;
Cynthia Brown, Corps Is, Elkhart.
Indiana sends out "a neat Department Roster,
showing 80 Corps from l to 30) rs follows: Ken
dalville, Auburn, Brazil Elettsville, Elkhart
Madison, TT, Wayne, Wabash, New Albany, In
South Bend, Elkhart, LaPOrte, South Milford
Evansville, North Manchester, indianapolis, JEFF
fersonvillc, Attica Green Castle, Valparaiso, Con-
nersville, Cicero, Waterloo, Fredericksburg, La
Grange, Logansport.
LIVELY HOOsIER CORPS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: We, 10 soldiers wives were in
itiatcd as Brown Relief Corps, No. 50, Valparaiso.
on the afternoon of Jan. 2. by the Department
President, followed by private installation of Off
GERS. rs follows: Pres, Mary l.. 4. Cass; $. W.
Alma f. Dunlap; j, Up, Victoria J. Wells Sec,
Freove W. Elan; Treas. Mary B. Buel; Chap,
Phiena S. Albery; Con-, Emily A Smith; c., Lot
tie :. DRAPER On the evening of Jan. we gave a
Campfire, aided by excellent committee from
the Post. The day proved one of the worst. A
Western blizzard, such as the Atlantic Coast never
sees, set in at daybreak. 4 sweeping north wind
came down both sides of old Lake Michigan and
met here at Valparaiso. The wind blew, some
times straight down, and then straight up, and
drove the snow, crisp and hard cut, into our faces
But the old soldiers who had never fiinched before
the cannon would not be conquered by wind and
snow and rough roads. They gave the order TO
advance" and have good time uyhow, and not
let nice things go to waste without regard to
the profit. The Relief Corps " COW kicked over the
bucket" for our comrade- farmers who had prom
ised us milk in abundance could not possibly reach
town. But ii was all the more like genuine camp
coffee, without milk, and our guests accepted the
situation cheerfully. All the comrades turned COM
of SAC above expenses. On March lS we held an
all-day Campfire. which cleared sol TO the Post
Our Relief Corps committees are complete now,
and we hope to get all the good we can for our
selves out of our organization and give out all
the good we can to Others.-Mary l.. Cass, Corps
Chaplain.
A MEMORIAL.
On the death Of hrs. Lizzie Anderson.
Thine was the spirit OF the dove. Thou hast
His lestvenward pinons now, and clearing far
The dark clouds which divide u.s. thou hast gone
Into thy native atmosphere of light,
of, n. tttyr