The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1886-02-04
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS--NOtes from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAS's RELIEF CORPS,
BOSToN, MASS.
SARAH Z. FULLER, National President
ELEANOR 3. WHEELER. National Secretary

Jan. %, 1856.
From the correspondence received at National
Headquarters we learn that in nearly every De-
partmcnt of the GAR. Posts having Relief
Corps have united with them in joint public
installation of officers, and we believe the re-
suit Will be to strengthen the threefold bond of
union existing between Posts and their auxil-
larles. Even the generous space allotted to the
W.R.C. IN The TRIBUNE will not permit full
report of all the installation services, but we
hope at least to give list by States, where
Corps have united in joint installations with
their several Posts or where such service was
public.
HEADQUARTERS GLEANINGs.
Mrs. Nellie A. Pierce, Secretary of Tower
Relief Corps, No. /, of Pawtucket, Il. l., reports
that at special meeting held for the purpose
the following officers of that Corps were in
stalled by the National Treasurer, Mrs l.. A.
Turner: Pres, Mrs. Emily l.. Sibley; S. V.-P,
Mrs. Mary French; j. V.-P., Mrs. Lizzie Nc
Grenigle; Sec, Mrs Nellie A. Pierce; Treas Mrs
Lizzie +. Dexter; Chap Mrs. Harriet A. Ran
kin: Con, Miss Jennie l.. Perry; c., Miss Cherry
NJ. HILBERT; Asst. Con-, Mrs Angie +. Farley;
Asst g., Mabel Carr. On Monday evening,
JAM IS, Mrs. Turner also visited Chas Z. Law
ton Relief Corps, No. 3 of Newport, r. l., and
first inspected the Corps and then installed the
newly elected officers The comrades of Chas.
Il. Lawton Post were present at this service as
was also Past Department Commander Me-
Mahon.
Our Past National President, Mrs. Kate B.
Sherwood, as q member of the Pension Com
mIttee for Army Nurses, reports that work is
multiplying, and we earnestly hope their eff
forts may be crowned with success.
Minnesota reports two new Corps-Pellen
Corps, No 10, Hastings, and Frank Doggett
Corps, No. 16, Ltchfield, both instituted Jan. 2
The third annual Convention, Department
of Wisconsin. will be held at Milwaukee, Feb
3 and A. Headquarters at the Republican
House Meetings at the Assembly Rooms of
Robert Chiyas Post. The roster now numbers
30 Corps.
The officers of Rod Matheson Relief Corps, at
Healdsburg, Cal, were publicly installed by
Mrs. Lizzie D'A. Kline, Department Presi-
dent, on Saturday evening, Jan. 2, the men,
bers of Rod Mathcson Post being present in a
body: The retiring President, Mrs. Luta E.
Warheld, was presented with an elegant gold
Relief Corps badge by the Corps. Addresses
were made by Comrade Gouding, of Lincoln
Post, San Francisco, and Department Com
mander Warfield, who, in closing, presented Mrs
Kline in behalf of the Corps an elegant Bohe-
milan lemonade set. The retiring Secretary
and Treasurer were each presented with hand
somely bound book by the retiring President,
Mrs. Warfeld, in appreciation of their faithful
services.
From a comrade in Pittsfeld, Me-, we learn
that the relation between
STEPHEN A. DAVIS POST AND CORPS,
of that town, are of the pleasantest possible
character. He also says: The ladies of the
Corps thought to, and did, surprise the comrades
of the Post in a way that was very pleasing
They presented US with an emblem that shall
bind the two societies together in still closer
union, and stimulate the boys in path of well
doing, to show our lady friends that the fires of
loyalty still burn as bright and our hearts beat
in unison with theirs and that their trust shall
be as sacred to us now as it was 20 years ago"
The flag was Of the regulation pattern, beauti-
full and expensive, and was presented by the
Corps President, Mrs. +. H. Gould, in neat,
appropriate speech. Post Commander Sawyer
responded in behalf of the Post. ECHO.