The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-01-26
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Lewis Corps No. %, Nenia, on the evening of Jan.
2 This Stone River Campfire was the most sue
eessiul effort of the Winter season the large Post
| room being densey crowded with visitors A col
| lection taken at the door Melted handsomely for
! the Telief fund. The program was inteTspersed
with hlgiy artistic musical and literary selections.
Capt. III. NJ CORY, OF the Sons of Veterans, gave
the historical account of the battle Comrades Geo.
| Cost and Richard Galloway " no were wounded in
/ that famous battle; COmrade Hugh MeQuiston.
who was captured near that place and Comrade
| John Harmed whose command arrived just after
cenees
! The officers Of Canton Corps. No. 4, with Mrs
Ada +. Clark, Past Department Secretary, Fresi-
! deut-elect, were installed by Dept Senior Vice
Commander Charles II. Jones' after which Mrs.
clark delivered an excellent address. A call FOR
donations for the families of sick and INDECENT
comrades having been made, was met by splen-
/ did and substantial response, shown by the i'm
| mense heap of flour, groceries and provisions
i Drought 10 the hall by those IN attendance.
| One OF the busiest Corps in Ohio Is Hiram Kie,
/ No. l76, AndoveF. Their recent fair was held in
| the Opera House, which place was made resplen-
| deht Tor the occasion with bunting and national
/ eoiors ia profusion. The lucrative features were
booths of various styles and the aggregate result
was about 500 added to their relief fund.
The officers of Newcomb Corps No. 49, Park
man, were installed by Mrs. Anna 4. Fowler. Bur
ton. Mrs. Maria Cook IS the President and with
Mrs. Josie j.. Freeman as Secretary they have
glrded on their aTmOr for year OF active and
aggressive work in the interest Of their Post and
less fortunate ex-solders.
The latest novelty addenda 10 installation
services was inaugurated by LemeTt Corps. No. 8,
I Newark in the character Of a marriage ceremony.
The parties to this happiness were Comrade John
Slirauer. sr, and Miss Filiie Moore OF Baltimore
o., and Squire Mccullough pronounced the words
that made them one No bridal couple in Newark
ever had larger wedding attendance or stepped
III on banquet as neatly and successfully as did
Mr. and Mrs. Shraner.
Excellent addresses We're made By Mrs. Sarah G.
Robbins retiring President; Mrs. Mary NJ. Peters,
the President-eiect. and Mrs Jennie H. Cramer,
Installing officer, at the recent installation OF
oihcers Of Robbins Corps No %, Upper Sandusky.
These ladies rank among the best lady speak
ers OF their city. and only regret inability 20
publish their addresses in full Mrs Robbins was tie
recipient of fine gold badge from the Corps and
Mrs. Cramer was wholly surprised upon receiving
from the Corps officers volume of - Beauties OF
Iennyson, handsomely bound in white emerald
morocco, which bore loving inscription from the
donors This highly prosperous Corps has the
hearty cooperation of all generous Sanduskians.
one OF the pioneer Corps of this Department Is
Patchln, No. Z, Burton, which has been ably
presided over for four years by Mrs. Anna
a. Fowler, Past Department Chaplain. Mrs.
Anna \. Pratt, Department Aid, has been chosen
TO succeed Mrs Fowler, and, with the other OH
GERS, was installed by COmrade Ray, after which
mrs. j.. ID. Taylor arose, and on behalf of the
Corps, presented Mrs. Fowler with handsome
| lounge III recognition of her fathfulness during
her four terms as Corps President The gift would
seem suggestive OF rest Tor TINS mother Of Patcn
Corps; but we learn of her appointment as Secre-
| tary of the Corps which she doubtless occupied
| winnie mentally asking where can rest be
| A fine Grand Army Hall was recently dedicated
4 at Alddetown to be used jointly by Jacob Banker
/ bSJ ana corps his corps mas EuS5 completed "a
| most prosperous year, having very materially as
sisted the Post in many ways and are ac-
lively engaged in making preparations for a Febru-
/ airy fair, which opens on the 18th instant.
A hnely-engraved gold badge presented to
/ Mrs. Eliza ID. Harmon by Lcander Stem Corps No.
Co. Tiiin upon her retiring from three years sery-
/ ice rs their faithful President
After the joint installation Of Henry Cope Post
and Corps, Wellsville the Post, through the com
| mittee, served refreshments to the Corps. The
ladies enjoyed the Innovation and all went merry.
Another leap-year fruit supper, consisting of
oranges, apples, grapes and bananas was served by
Buell. Post after the joint installation OF Post and
Corps The installation service for Buell. Corps
was ably conducted by Mrs. Theodicy Smiley; In
stituting and Installing Officer Beverly and the
/ German choir Of singers added much to the inter
| esting program. Mrs. Sarah j. Moore, Assistant
/ Instituting and Installing Officer installed
President for a second term, and well merits the
/ honor thus bestowed.
! During December and January the following
Corps have been added to OhiO's roster: Ben But
teTfeid No 200, instituted by Mrs Mary Il. GrCner
/ Somerset; Phil Hendrix, No. zOi, Cotton, iusti
/ tuted by Mrs. Abbie VI. Housed Liberty Centre;
/ Brand, No. 202 Urbana, by Department President;
Wright. No. 2O3, ChillicOthe, by Mrs. Lizzie Car
/ penter Washington Courthouse; Al. Mason, No.
/ POI. Williamsburg by Mrs. Kate +. Null, Dayton;
Scott, No. 205 st. Paris. by Mrs. Clara Byrllet,
/ Troy Graves, No. 2O6, Lockland, by Mrs. Lizzie
s. Heron. Cincinnati; Mansfield, No 207 Morrow,
| by Mrs. Lizzie 5. Heron Cincinnati J. G. Bost-
/ wick, No. Dos Mount Sterling, by Mrs. Mary i.
! Bancroft Columbus; Messmore, No. 200. Adrian,
/ by Mrs. Lizzie ;. BoweTsox; Garfield, No. 20,
/ Montpelier, by Mrs Nellie Brigham; Wauseon
/ Allie Shuier. New Dover.
These u Corps enter the Department with an
aggregate charter membership of 275, the UTbana
Corps leading with Al charter members
\ sweet example of the fraternity which binds
our National organization was seen and greatly APP
preciated upon receiving from FrunR +. Blair
Corps, st. Louis, $ toward our Christmas for the
Xenia Home orphans. The contribution
companied with beautiful letter from Mrs Marion
L. Powell, President, stating that they were inter-
ested in Ohio's efforts toward furnishing gifts for
the zoo children in our State Home, and, although
distant many miles, their hearts went out in ten
derness toward OhiOs orphans, and IN love they
wished the privilege of adding to fund for that
purpose. May Frank z. Blair Corps be abundantly
blessed for her broad and uuselHsh charity, which
finds difficulty in reaching across States to
tend her substantial fraternity.-Belle T. Bagley,
Department President GAINESVILLE, o.
DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN
DEAR TRIBUNE: Charles T. Foster Corps. Fo :
accepted invitation from Charles T. Foster Post
No ~ and united with the Post in the installation
of officers for the year 1855 Tuesday Jan 2 Officers
of the Corps installed President Harriet A. Ten
ney; S.V-P., Ellen BlOsseFf J-V.-P-, Adele ThOmp
son; Sec, Alice ;. GaFlick; Treas Hattie Fuller;
Chap, Sarah Allen; Con, Sarah Dayton; G., Cora
Disbro; a. c.. Mary Verplanck; A. c., Edith Pot
ter; Organist Emily Barnard. The Department
President Sarah a C. PiummeT, installed the oil
cers-in her usual impressive and happy manner.
Her remarks to the Post and Corps at the close
We're eloquent
The meetings Of Foster Corps are held on the
first Thursday afternoon and the third Friday even
ing in each month. The Corps Is the second in the
Department in numbers, having I02 members in
good standing at the close of the year.
There arc 100 Corps in the Department. and others
to be instituted soon The Department Convention
meets in Lansing the second week in March, and
will convene in either the Senate Chamber or
Representative Hall in the Capitol of the State
Wolverine.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Officers Of CorpI Hager Corps, Protection Kan.
| installed by Past COmmanderT A. Hager assisted
| by Senior Past Commander Enoch Johnson; Presi-
dent Mrs Mary Johnson; 8. V.-P., Mrs. Jennie
Brown; j. V.-P, Mrs. Jennie Graves; Sec, Mrs
Carrie V. Dunn; Treas, Mrs. Lucretia Hager
Chap. Mrs Charlotte Myers; Con, Mrs. Louisa J.
| Mccoy; A. c., Mrs. Sarah Gibson; c., Mrs Julia
| A. Squire; A. c.. Miss Vina Holland. Delegate,
Mrs Marcia Christy; Alternate, Mrs Belle Moore.
! Corps organized Dec. IT, 1857
VIII the veterans of the Army of the Potomac
write r. w. Surby, Box l743, Battle Greek, Mich.
as to whom, IN their opinion, was the most pOpu-
! lar nurse in the Army of the Potomac? Comrade
/ Surby is about to publish army chart. His wife
is prominent in Relief Corps work, and althOugh'
| residing two miles from town she attended every
meeting of the Corps last year, of which she was
the President. Upon retiring the Corps presented
| her with beautiful willow rocking-chair.
! Mrs. Ira Mcclure: The Wom1n's Relief Corps is
/ an organization of women, $1,000 strong, working
as auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic,
contributing TO the necessities of disabled veterans
! and their families, the widowed and orphaned.
| LOYAL women who would work for the soldier as
| In lS6l65 are eligible TO membership 1t is not
associat ion To commemorate the deeds of women,
| except incidentally but to assist the Grand Army:
| therefore there is distinguishing badge for