The National tribune., 1888-03-01
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
ters---NOteS from the Departments.
INDIANA CONVENTION.


The fifth annual Convention, Department Of In
diana, w re, assembled at the elegant State
House, indianapolis, Wednesday morning, Feb. %,
at 10 a. The attendance was so large that the
Supreme Court room, in which the delegates gath
cred, was soon full to OVERLOOKING, when, through
the personal efforts of Gov. Gray, the Senate Cham
Der opened for Convention.
Mrs Kate b. Sherwood, National Counselor. was
present presiding officer, and Mrs. Armia A.
Cheney, National Secretary, was the Secretary OF
Convention. with Mrs Agnes Hit, Secretary of the
indianapolis Division, as Assistant Secretary The
Secretary of the South Bend Division being absent,
Mrs. L. NJ. Wheeler made Assistant Secretary.
Among the representative women of Indiana
present were Mrs. Adelia 9. New, National Aid
and the famous army nurse who saved the life OF
Corp James Tanner when he lay wounded unto
death in an Army OF the Potomac hospitals also,
Mrs Col Pitman Trustee of the Knightstown
Soldiers Orphans Home, whose efforts for soldier
children form so bright page III the history OF
womans work in Indiana. The representation, as
whole, was most creditable to the state that fur
nshed so large a number of Union soldiers for the
field; venerable " Mothers in Israel" with their
snowy locks and feeble steps, side by side of the
handsome matrons IN the prime OF useiuI anu
happy life, and fair young girls. TO whom the war
| of the rebellion is but tale that is told.
| At the first stroke of the gavel Mrs. Sherwood
! informed the Convention that Gov. Gray, whom
she had left in the corridor would visit the Con-
/ vention and in a few minutes that distinguished
veteran was escorted to the platform by Mrs. Col.
| Robbins, Past President of George III. Thomas
| Corps. The Convention arose and gave the salute,
and In response TO fitting introduction by Mrs
! Sherwood, delivered a brief address, extolling
woman's work III times OF war and paying the Re
| lief Corps handsome tribute Gov. Gray who had
stated that the hall would not be opened for any
! but Relief Corps Convention, was thanked for his
| fraternal interest.
| a roll-call of Convention showed that the In
| dianapolis Division had present about 200 dele
! gates, and the South Bend Division about 50.
| There was a larger visiting delegation from resi-
dent and outside Corps-I37 in all, OF which 81 were
| represented by South Bend Division and 100 by
| indianapolis. Fifty-seven Corps had been organ
| lied during the year-iOur by South Bend and 53
| by indianapolis synopsis OF membership and
relief as follows: South Bend-Membershp 932;
expended in relief, Sl009 20; turned to Posts,
So3Sl0; total relief Sl,S4gUl indianapolis Dlvls-
ion--Membership, 2S3; expended in relief 81 030,
30; turned over to Posts S392.3s; total relief, ST.
! 1921. Summary, Department Indiana: Mem
bership, 32I5; expended in relief So 272l7 Christ
mas offerings TO the Knightstown Soldiers and
! Sailors Orphans Home We're reported among the
! benefactions of the year.
FRATERNAL GREETINGS.
After the reception of addresses and reports the
most important action of Convention was the ex-
| tension of fraternal greetings to the Department
! Encampment, every member pledging herself anew
by a rising vote to stand by the work Of the Con-
yention and the grand principles of the Order The
! following communication was forwarded TO the En-
| campment:
INDIANAPOLIS IND, Feb %. 1888.
We, the loyal representatives of the Womans
! Relief Corps, auxiliary to the Grand Army of the
| Republic again promises to do all in
! power to advance the grand principles of Frater-
nifty, Charity and Loyalty to which our members
stand pledged. We express and renew our deter
mination to unite heart and hand in the glorious
| work of the National Woman's Relief Corps, and
10 THIS emu extend 10 the Department OF Indiana,
Grand Army of the Republic. our best aid in what
| ever work shall be called upon to perform,
pledging ourselves 10 the work of upbuilding the
| Knightstown Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home,
and caring for the friendiess and orphan children
coming under its fostering The united De-
paTtment to-day represents q membership of 3,2l5
has expended in relief OF veterans, their widows
| and orphans, during the year S2030.O9. and has
turned over TO the Posts for relief 81 232l3, making
total of S3,2T2.2l expended in the way of relief of
veterans and their families. We have visited the
sick, buried the dead comforted the sOrrowng, dis
tributed our stores to supply personal necessities
found homes for the destitute and employment for
those who were in need of work. Believing that
the dark clouds lowering over the Department Of
Indiana are forever dspeied and that the sunshine
OF glowing peace will quicken our best energies,
we ask for ourselves and the Order represent
your continued confidence and support.
Yours in f., @. and L.,
EMMA STARK HAMPTON,
National President.
KATE b. SHERWOOD,
National Counselor.
FLORA WUIscHNER,
Pres. indianapolis Div.
LORETTA J. GoRsUCH
Pres. South Bend Div.
ARMILLA A. CHENEY, Secretary.
GRAND ARMY RESPONSE.
Your committee 20 whom was referred the fra
terna greeting of the ladies of the W,R,C. now as
sembed in annual Convention in this city, accept
the detail for such duty with great pleasure, aud
respectfully and fraternally report the following as
an expression OF the feeling OF this Encampment:
Greeting to the ladies of the National Headquar-
tiers, and greeting TO the reunited Department OF
Indiana w. re.
We congratulate them upon the peaceful solu-
ton OF the difficulties recently pervading this De-
paTtment of the w re, and bid them Godspeed in
the work of unicatiou so happily referred To in
their communication TO this Encampment We
congratulate and compliment them upon the signal
ability shown and good results obtained liz the
management of the affairs OF this Department, and
say to them from hearts that appreciate
what they have done and are doing in the great
work of love they have assumed and are so success
fully carrying out
They have our best wishes for their future pros
perity, with the hope that the years to come will
be years OF happiness to them unmarried by dssen-
sions, dscord or aught that could cause regret.
EDWIN NICAR,
Thomas BENNETT,
IRWIN ROBBINS,
GEO. +. MCGINNIs,
Committee.
hereby certify that the foregoing is an extract
from the record OF proceedings of this Eneamp-
ment. IRA j. CHASE
Department Commander.
Official !. n. WALKER,
Assistant Adjutant-General.
{ OFFICIAL VISITS.
Following the reception of GAR. greetings
delegation from the Eneampment, headed by De
l partment Commander Van Osdei, newly installed
with members of his staff, Past Department Com
manders Carnahan Foster, Chase, and other dis
!; tinguished Indiana comrades were announced
They were escorted into the Convention by Mrs
Adelia New, National Aid, and Mrs. Flora Wulsch
ner and Mrs. Loretta j. Gorsueh, Division Presi
dent and introduced to the Convention One af
ter another was presented by Mrs. Sherwood, eaci
with waTmest greetings to the assembled delegates
| and enthusiastic Endorsement OF the NatlOna
WR.C. No other organization has any recog
$ milton from the gallant "Hoosier boys.'' /
. was the general expression that Indiana needed
Just such "a shaking up to waken up her granC
women to earnest work in the campaigns fpeace
G An invitation accepted by the comrade
upon retiring to attend the installation service a
> O'Clock, at which time the doors were opened ant
Is every available seat filed The following officer
|, were announced President, Agnes Hit Indian
8 apolis; 5. V.-P., Laura Hess Wabash ]. V-P.
J. Jennie Meyerhoff, Evansville; Chap, Abigail
E Hawkins, Brazil Treas, Sae @. Haskell Indian
y apoIis Counselor, Mary ID. Travis, Charlottesville
= Inatuting and Installing Officer, l.. May Wheeler
l. Indianapolis; Executive Board of Department
u Council, Juette r. Wood, India Hac<eman, Liz
. zie Townsend, Sarah e. Foster, Sarah E. Ptman
u Delegate, Sarah e. Foster Fort Wayne; Alternate
u Adeia New, indianapolis. Committee on knights
1t town Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home, Cas-
j. sandra Robbnes Adela Heniy, Eliza j. CochTane
The installation service, prepared for Depart
# formed by the National President in impressiv
in such Matters particularly compmented tn
T. tainly very dignified and elegant, there is III
70 playing at soldier" about it, The officers In
4 stalled are magnificent body of women, all wei
up in public and charitable affairs.
l. Mrs Agnes Hit, assuming the gayel, intro
g duced the Department Commander, who was seate
's the platform and offered the w re- his heartes
q sympathy and support for the year. He dwelt Of
'e the Importance of the two associations meeting
Al the time and place, and in this expressed tn
lt sense of the EnCampment, which sent in requeS
II hat he NEE q A paN