The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-10
Department GIeanings.
nEPARTsIENT o. IOWA.

DEAR TRIBUNE: The fifth annual Convention of
the Department of Iowa met at Cedar Rapids
April ii and r. Over 500 representatives from l53
Corps responded TO roll-cai These l53 Corps EN-
brace f. 5S earnest women, working IN the interest
Of the o. r. The Department officers performed
their work in a most excellent manner the past
year, as was found by Asst National Inspector
Margaret earns, and the work of the Convention
was carried on in the same excellent manner, and to
Mary u. McIIenry, Hannah X. Plim pton and
Georgia Mcclellan the Corps Of this State un-
der lasting obligations The Convention was hon
ored by the presence and counsel OF National
President Emma Stark Hampton, and three mem
bers of her Executive Board National Council
Margaret Wickens, of Kansas; Julia Crime, of Hi
noI5 and Clare J.. Nichols, of Iowa; also National
Chaplain, Mary Garard Andrews, the bride OF the
Convention" The report Of the Secretary showed
that y, sGT22 have been expended in charity the
past year assisting 353 members and go soldiers.
The report OF the President was received with FREE
quent applause Past Department President Hat
tie E. Marshall, Chairman of Committee read 81
series of resolutions which were adopted, thank
ing the loyal citizens of Cedar Rapids for their
hospitable welcome; Comrades Head and De Witt
for soldier legislation; sympathzing with the De-
partmcut President, Mrs. McIenry in the illness
Of her mother; thanking the Post and Corps of
Cedsr Rapids. and commenting a more earnest
observance Of Memorial Day. The following is
specially important:
Whereas the brave women who were war
widow" ia the hour Of our countrys sorrow suf-
fered the prlvations Of war and worked hand in
hand with their husbands for the preservation of
the Union and the perpetuation Of freedom: be it
RcSOtUcd, That we recommend TO the Legislature
OF Iowa LaL IL provide nome Tor these 5Blt5dCrl
ncG wives OF veterans, that while the boys IN blue
have home in the time Of their need their COM
panions in hardships may not be compelled to seek
shelter in the poorhouse.
Tie officers have appeared in THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE Delegates to the National Convention
are - follows: NJ. Belle Brown lat largel, Hannah
T. Piimpton (alternate); Mrs. Mary y. Mufily, Dcs
AIuiues Annie NJ. Patterson, Newton; Eliza Day
Manchester; May i. Lee, Iowa City; Lou Nc
Conahay, Cedar Rapids Clara u. Hart Clinton;
Barbe Burroughs Washington; Helen X. Griffith,
Mt. Pleasant; Mary +. Sargent, Corrcctouyic;
Deli j.. Garner, Lcmars; Edith Train, Fort Dodge
Matte French, Hampton; X. vi. Dewitt, De5
MOines; Maggie q. CAN'T Fairfield; Augusta G..
CrozieF Sit Pleasant; Lydia Rosenberg, Audubon.
The Convention viii meet at burlington next year.
Edith Train.
DEPARTMENT OF KENTUCKY.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The fifth annual Convention.
Department Of Kentucky, convened at Maysville
April Il and g. The Ohio River steamer St Law
renee. was chartered to convey the GA r. and
/ W r. G.. escorted by the famous r. G. Miller Sons
of Veterans Drum Corps Of Newport Ky The
trip very pleasant one and IL did ones heart
/ good to see the good fellowship that existed
among all on board. In the delegation we noticed
! Past Department Commander James g. Niche 5.
! V.-C. J. D. FORSTER, j. VIC. o. A. Reynolds Past
! S. VIC. ID. 0. Riley, Commander =. G. Miller Com
/ rades hawthorn, Jack, Newton, Weldon, Currie,
/ Pcll, Edman, Radenlather and Past Department
President Mary Lyle Reynolds Department Presi-
/ dent Eliza Niche J. V.-P Belle Ludwig Sec.
! Counselor Isadora Ford, Presidents Shpman,
EorstueT, Billings, and others.
! Joseph IelScr POST NO. 10, awaited them. and
| with brass band in the lead escorted them to
| Headquarters, where there was right royal good
| time. Maysville completely surprised the mem
| bers of the w r. G. and the q A r. by the hand
/ some holiday display and generous Inequalities
/ The city was in gala 4th of July attire flags and
| banners displayed from every window and every
house-top, the streets handsomely archcd in fact
il 50 unusual for - city of Kentucky to pay
| such an amount of respect to the old comrades
! that it stunned them. The WorIzman's Hall
where the WR.C. convened, was most elegantly
| decorated.
The Convention was called to order promptly by
Eliza Niche, Department President, at Ii O'Clock
when Comrade NJ G. Huichins Chairman of the
Committee Entertainment and Reception
GA. r., waited upon and requested the Conven
ton to suspend business for one hour and grace
the parade with their presence, stating that car
Tiages would be provided.
The parade was a grand success, upward of Q 0t
IN line and over 5000 visitors in MaysYille Tn,
Convention was called TO order again al . o'clock
when the following officers were elected Prcsi
dent, Carrie l.. Davis, Maysviile; s. V.-P., Bell,
Ludwig, Ludlow, J. V.-P, Emma Liyezay Gov
| ington; Sec, Bette Chisholm, Maysyille; Treas
Cora H. Davis, Maysville; Chap, Desdemoni,
| Mitchell, Covlngton; Inspector, Josephine Jack
Covingtoni Institutng and Installing Officer, Liz
gle ohlpman, Newport. Delegate, Isadora Ford
Coyingtan,i Alternate, y 4. Forstner, Newport
than doubled itself during the past year It Is [,
be hoped that the Commanders of the 50 Posts O
the GA r. will feel the necessity of the helping
hand Of woman, and will interest themselves II
the formation OF Corps rs auxiliary to their Posts
Tuesday evening a joint Campfire and reception
of the G.A.R. and W.R.C. given Mt the hall
The Convention adjourned Wednesday noon, ant
the majority of the members of the Convention IN,
Encanpinent Tc-enbarked on the steamer St. Law
renee for their homes, to meet again at Ashland
KY. in 1889. The trip down the river was de
lighlful one the boat touching at all points of IN
tercst, and stopping at Point Pleasant o. wher
the comrades and ladies' headed by the +. c. Mil
Ter Drum Corps, made pilgrimage to the birtl
place of our old commander, Gen. U. 5. Gran
The whole trip will be long remembered by tn
, delegates of the Department Of" Kentuck.n
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
synopsis of the business Of Ohio Conventio
has been given but words cannot convey any ide
of the pleasure and profit of the several session
and receptions. There were 2s3 voting member
J OF Convention, and hundreds Of visiting membel