The National tribune., 1888-03-22
PERSONAL.

In referring to the houors bestowed upon Erie By
the selection Of that city for the next Eucampmeut,
ETC. the Dispatch Of that place has this TO say Of
Mrs. Reayely. the uewly-eected President Of Penn
sylvania WR.C.: Another distinguished honor
was bestowed upon Erie by the State Eucaupment
of the Womau's Relief Corps. which selected Mrs
G. D. Rcavely 20 be the presiding officer of that
body. BY this act, in addition to houoriug Erie.
one Of the worthless. ladies in the land. who has
done as much as any lady could possibly do to i'm
prove the conditions of veterans physically, NOR
ally and mentally has had her distinguished serv-
ices appropriately recognized. Her many kind
offices 10 the veterans in the Home, her labors for
the benefit Of the GAR charity fund and her
services as entertainer and lecturer are known the
whole length Of the State; and these, with her
splendid record Of services done for the Relief Corps
itself, resulted in briagiug her unsought honor Of
election to the very important position Of Com
mandcr OF tie Department Of Peuusy Iyania, " r.
c. The Dispatch Joins with many Erie people in
eougratuIa;ing Strong Vincent Corps, No. 8 upon
the election Of OF its first Presidents to the high
est office in the Department, and especially con-
graduates Mrs. Reayely upon receiving such dis
tinguished honor.
DR. William A. Hammond, ex-Surgeon-G General
and an eminent physician Of New York city, an
nouuces that he will take up his residence in Wash
ington in October Of next year, when ne Will &C.
Cupy 4 me LJl1G now DEl4l5 punt Li4lL2
Columbia Nights, near the residence Of Mrs. Cen
Logan. DR.. Hammond was dismissed from the
army by Secretary Stanton in 1864 and lie then
registered a vow that he would return to the city
in % years fully reinstated in his position and hon
orably cleared Of all shadow ofsuspieion He was
renstated in 1879 and placed on the retired list
| without pay or allowance.
| Saturday evening, March TO, at the request Of a
number of the leading comrades of Massachusetts,
| Capt Jack Crawford gave a performance Of his
| Campfire and Trail " in fremont Temple, Bos-
| ton He was assisted by Senorita Beulah the tai
/ ented Mexican actress, and the Harvard Quartet.
! The entertainment was grand success.
| The report now is that Miss Molie Garfield viii
| be married in June to J. Stanley Brown, who was
her fathers private secretary, and that immedi-
aely after the wedding, which is to take place at
| the homestead IN Mentor, Mr.. Brown and wife will
| go to Heideburg for a years scientific study, after
/ which he will return and take up his life-work in
! the Geological Survey for which he has been pre-
pairing by three-years course al Yale. 1t will be
remembered that the engagement of Hiss Garfield
/ to Mr. Brown was reported q couple of years ago
and then last year stated that this broken
off and that Mrs Garfield, in order to escape tine
annoying attentions Of young Brown, had taker
herdaughter to Europe the preteXt being the seri
| Gus illness of a young kinswoman IN England
| Mrs Garfield and Miss Mary did go TO England
but no member OF the family or any Of Mr
Browns friends took public notice of the story.