The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-09-27
Department GleanIngs.
DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA.


DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Our Department President has
again been on an inspecting tour. going first to
Wymore Aug. z, where she inspected, and initiated
one member. The Corps at this place is new one,
and, fearing that some mistakes were arising out
of their inexperience in the work, they sent for
Mrs Manchester to come and inspect them. They
are all interested and Jealous workers, and are
doing splenddly under the administration of their
Aug she went to Alma and inspected Van
Meter Corps No Al, in the western part of the
State few III numbers, but tower of strength in
the work, and always ready TO aid the soldier and
his family.
Aug. Mrs. Manchester went to Orleans and in
spected Whitehead Corps, No. 4. She found all
departments OF work in good order and books well
kept.
Aug. 10 she inspected J. A. Garfield Corps, No.
H. at Red Cloud. The Corps is in excellent condi-
ton, and were very much pleased with her visit
John Ingraham Corps, No. AZ, at Pawnee City,
write that they sent box of bedding, etc, to the
Soldiers Home Mt Grand Island, and in every way
are working for the good of the Order.
We have just received very encouraging letter
from the Secretary of X. o. ID. Cummings Corps,
NO. 33, and more thorough earnest and energetic
Corps for its size would be hard to find. They
have good relief fund established, have assisted
the Post in furnishing their hall, have donated
Bible, flag altar and chair, and papered the Post
room.
Whenever a Post IS blessed with such an auxili-
airy as the Woman's Relief Corps at Shelby, there
Is always Post and Corps who will yet make
themselves felt in the Department. And the Post
at Shelby is not the only Post who is blessed with
q live, earnest auxiliary for wherever a Post has q
Woman's Relief Corps we find them both active
workers and always working harmoniously to-
gether.
Plain View sends good letter, which speaks of
the prosperity of Lauman Corps, No. IS They
have been organized but short time starting out
with u charter members; now have member
ship OF Il, and applications coming in at every
meeting. Their good work began on Memorial
Day, when, as most of the members of both Post
and Corps live in the country, it thought best
To furnish dinner aud to have the exercises both
forenoon and afternoon. In July the Corps had an
ice-cream supper, from which they realized neat
little sum, inviting the Post down in the evening
and treating them.
From Sill Corps, No 6s, Sterling, comes the sad
intelligence of the death of an infant son of the
Junior Vice President, Theresa Noble. The Corps
assisted in the services, which were held by the
Baptist minister, and sent tender resolutions to
their sorrOwiug sister.
Mrs. Addie Morgan, Whitehead Corps, No. f. Or
leans writes they have been organized over q year;
have rs members relief fund of over S32 w r. G..
quilt almost completed which will realize them
considerable, and rag carpet made and on exhi-
bition + sale. The ladies of this Corps are al
ready Preparing for the Winter campaign They
are out OF debt and have given their Post Sl.
They write OF the pleasure they enjoyed from the
visit of our energetic and beloved President. Mrs.
Manchester and that they never felt so hopeful as
after listening 10 her kind words Of advice. Where
ever Mrs. Manchester goes the Corps are benefited
by her presence, and feel that they can work
with renewed yea. Too much cannot be said in
behalf of the noble work she is doing in this
Department. No difficulty is so great but she finds
means TO overcome it; no work so arduous but she
sccomplishes its fulflment and under her admira-
BILE administration see the Corps strengthened
and new ones organized, and feel that Fraternity,
Charity and Loyalty In truth watchwords
and a talisman for good.-Ida Smith Department
Correspondent Secretary, Lincoln, NeD.
DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: A good letter from Mrs. Esther
w. Gates President of Corps No. 81, Gilmore, tells
of excellent work done by this Corps and of the in
~ ne her in
lating to the work for which the w re. is organ
lied Almost the entire Corps attended the Re-,
union of the GAR. at Bradford Aug %. On the
following, Aug. %, Mrs. Gates, accom-
panied by her soldier husband, visited Chautauqua
n. " that being Grand Army Day at that noted
Summer resort. Thousands of old soldiers were
present and the exercises were most interesting
throughout. Mrs. Gates who has been IN poor
health, is happily improving.
Your correspondent is under obligations 10 Col.
b. T. Wright Chairman of Executive Committee,
for one of the neat and handsomely designed pro-
grams for the second annual Reunion of the sur
viVors of the First Rife p x. V. &. (Bucktals), at
Bradford, Sept. g. u and %. One company of this
famous regiment was recruited in Mexican County,
and the Reunion is looked forward to with special
interest by many OF our citzens.-Mary A. Wallace,
Department Corresponding Secretary, Bradford,
Pa.
DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Wednesday, Aug. 29, the Wis
consin State Veterans Home WAS dedicated. The
Home grounds comprising II acres-part of which
skirt one of 10 small but beautiful lakes, called
Chain o. Lakes-are about three miles distant from
the pretty little town of Waupaca. This town, by
the way, generously donated the land and build
ings then on it, to be used Home for destitute
soldiers and their wives and widows.
Here used TO be favorite Summer resort A
two-story frame building OF generous proportions,
facing the lake and surrounded on three sides by
wide verandahs constituted the hotel proper, while
close by were six small cottages The main build
ing has been converted into Headquarters, the cot
tages repaired and improved, and are now occupied
by dependent veterans and their wives.
Fifty-three inmates constitute the entire num-
Der now comfortably accommodated. Other cot
ta9es being rapidly built by Posts and Corps
throughout the State, as also an Assembly Hall and
Hospital Two new cottages are being built by
old boys" for themselves, their Posts furnishing
the means to buy the material and their wives are
busily engaged with needle and shuttle making ar
ticles for the inside Both old couples have become
sef-helpful and happy.
The Hospital viii contain large general room,
with MUSHROOMS, layatory, the physicians
quarters and dispensary; also, "a convalescent
ward and storeroom. The attic of this building
the boys are anxious to convert into Post rooms.
The Assembly Hall has large room suitable for
meetings and entertainments, and also dOrmitory
for single men. One end of the building Is designed
for single bedrooms closets and lavatories on
both floors.
From early dawn Wednesday people thronged
to the grounds till by the time for dedicatory
ices to begin there were nearly 5000 people pres
ent.
larger number attended Ia body than from other
Corps, were accorded royal reception. SAKE
Post, OF Wautoma, with Its handsome banner, at
the head of over hundred Waupaca County vet
Grams, and finally Garfield Post, of Waupaca,
in uniform and carrying arms as guard of honor of
the day, all formed i'll double alignment for
Lutte the band playing Rally Round the Flag
The ladies passed through to headquarters under
escort of Department Commander Weisert, Assist
ant Adj't-Gen. Gray and other comrades from Mill
waukee Posts.
The dedicatory services were simple but Impress
i've, lasting over two hours, and many eye filed
with tears as some touching alIusion was made by
the speakers to the suffering and privations en-
dured by our heroes
Mrs. Craig. Department President of the w R.C.,
being unavoidably absent, Mrs. @. III. Bell Depart
ment Senior Vice-President, responding in her be-
half returned thanks, and promised for the moth
ers of the Relief Corps 10 teach their children
and, if need be, to send their boys to
the front Loyalty the mothers and wives of the
veterans there present did and teach their daugh-
tiers to scrape lint, make bandages and nurse the
sick and wounded soldiers. To this every Relief
sponded Amen"
Truly this Home Is q splendid charity worthily
which will ever stand a monument to
the Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty of the Wiscon-
sin GA.R.-May Monteith, Corresponding Secre-
tary, Department of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis.
ALL ALONG THE LINE
General Orders, No. 6, Department of Massachu-
sets. announce the institution of Ericsson Corps
No IL, and the appointment of Assistant Inspect
for the season of 1898. Ia the list recognize
such excellent organizers as Lzabeth 4. Turner
ment s. V.-P. Dora Searle, and Elizabeth b.
Boynton. The following paragraph of instrue-
ton by the Department President, Emma b. Lowd
should be carefully needed in all Departments:
y Corps Treasurers must report the amount eX-
pended for relief giving specially amount expend-
aA for Soil