The National tribune., 1886-10-07

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Since General Orders No. j. have been issued
by the National President Mrs. kinney, letters
have been ueccivcd from many oi the Depart
lnellt Presidents telling 81 their pleasant rcccp-
tions upon their return and showing The in
creasiur interest fclt on All sides up0n The re-
ncWal 81 tho routine o. good work.
Mrs Turner, National Treasurer. upon her
arrival 81, the old Headquarters in Bos' on,
found awaiting her rUmneriess communica-
tion~ which launched her immediately INTO the
work 81 thc ucw year.
Application has been received Cor charter
10 pcr.cct the organization ol a permanent DE
parmlut m Washington Territory. MRS Ken
won, the Provisional President las done excel
lcnt labor in that quarter, and attended The
recent National Convention with great IN
tcgest.
some Of the prominent GAR. aud W.R.C
members -till lin.ur on our coast, 10th 10 tear
themselves from the many attractions Of CALI
foru.a
HEADQUARTERS GLEANINGs.
Mrs Margaret H. Mckins, Department Pres
iaenL found, epan her return home, 10 appll-
cations lor Corps charters, which If very en-
C0uwguE .Or failure prospccs 5.
Gen. Orders, No 4, have been received call
ing NICE ing Tor the oXcmplIcation OF the RIt-
ual and general conference and Interchange OF
ideas Up0n the advancement OF the best inter
est fthc work. The Stale Kansas Sold
Reunion Is held at Emporia al The same Time,
and Iuuch pleasure is anticipated.
Since the return OF Mrs. Sarah {. Nichols
from her trip 10 san Francisco, the local mem
bcle 3. The MOmans Relief Corps have been
busy deyis.ng testlmOn al which should hliy
express thrIr esteem Tor her as a fellow men,
Der and their qualification over the fact that
by abe unanimous vote of the Convention she
was elected d. ;. N.-P. of the M.R.C. Al the
reception gigen, Mrs Nichols Acknowledged
her sense Cd. the honor conferred IN some very
eloquent remarks. She stated that the DE.
parImaut o, New York had IS Corps, with
membership Ol 0Vur 5000, and stands number
one in rank. The Department has expended
in charity work 81 .23l; has turned over 10
Posts $685. has a relief fund on hand through
the various Corps OF Sl.3-6; number OF mem
beTs assisted Ia the three quarters OF the cur
rent year l33. Surely these statistics are an
evidence OF the great good that is being done.
CALIFORNIA Is FLoURIsHTNG,
on a recent evening Lincoln Corps, No. 3, Of
San Francisco. was very agreesbly surprised
by n visit from Corporal Tanner, Of New York,
and Capt Hunt, of Ohio, who never loses an OPP
portuuty OF saying word of encouragement 10
the NE.C. the former having been among its
first and most earnest advocates, and is the
Only honorary member, Department OF New
York
interesting meeting, when The Corps was hon
ored by the presence OF many guests from the
last among whom were AIRS. Nancy Moore
Senior Vice Department President OF New
Hampshire; Mrs. isabella Foster Department
Conductor of Maine; Miss Annie o. Reed, Sec
rotary OF Perkins Corps OF New Hampshire;
Miss Lizzie Locke, OF New Hampshire, and
Miss Henrietta Palmer, OF Massachusetts Miss
Foster entertained the Corps with some very
intercs ing remarks. She stated that she had
been tho only delegate TO the Encampment
from the Pine Tree State. Twenty-Five years
ago She visited California. Her present visit
caused many sad memories, from the fact that
her husband raised the first flag that ever
loatcd over the Unitarian Church at half mast
on the occasion of Rev. Starr Kings death
During the Encampmcnt She behed that same
flag, taUercd and torn, upon his tomb. Mrs.
Moore expressed her regret at leaving CaliiOr-
mia. She bad never Wis ted Corps that seemed
SO homcize as Garfield Corps. She concluded
by stating that over 10000 women arc engaged
IN reiici work.
The new Post at Ontario, few miles east of
Pomona, also expects To have Relief Corps or
gained very soon. The good results of the
auxiliary to thc Grand Army are being appre-
ciated more fully since the National Conyen-
tion showed 80 plainly the eanestness of the
representative women who comprise that body,
and inquiries regarding the formation of Corps
are being constantly received by Mrs. Russell,
Department President
Southern California proposes 10 hold its own
in Grand Army aud Relief Corps matters
EUREKA.