The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-06-21

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TIE CAR OF Eiulha5rtou and Broouos County,
n 50 iai.- the Cornerstone Of . soldiers ronu-
meut ou Memorial p1v with a3ur1priafs esTsnoo-
n4rs ana eve procession A. the couolEslon shs
Is,.ics o5 Nstvous ana Walton B,virbt Cs0-ss CO.,
Dead
F:ice Corps. No. ia Conway. lows. A., h,vf,,,.
revival Of patriotic feeling and resolved AZ tbsfS
isst meeting 10 rut themselves In communication
Wiin THE NAr5oStL IEIaCNE aud tha WRC
workers 81 tne entire Uui,ed states This Cosps
Wa instituted iu June lss1, and from the proceeds
OF q New England dinner. given Naverlbrr LAT
started relief fund which they used 70 good our-
pos pc tnc W4nteF- ON Memorial Day they rear
ed s.torll arch o. the Unknown Dead ~ and oth.rs
wise co-oprrated with the Post and >. Of V Mrs.
Secretary.
The annual fair Of the woman's Relief Cerpa.
IeltHt " aHFaca soldiers Home was held a. Lighb
morse S4IIHtua ArJunry, Milwaukee, June 4 70 O.
inclusive. Hot aud cold lunches were served ds{lI
rom y TO 2 and 20 p. M Another grand sua-
sina b. Goddard. Corresponding Secretary ~
Custer Corps, No l55. writes that az a Memorial
social rendered by the Corps 90 Custer Post on ths
1870. @. way - mere vas tne presentation off
beautiful banner. Mrs. President Havyrsrg -
SEN t,!e sit in behalf o. the Corps, and Com
h.llSf .4ay wars accepted the same for Post No g.
~ lIe laying or che cornerstone OF the AIs4sin-
gum county Soldiers AMI sailors Memorial build
iuS Zanesvllle o., Hazistt Corps lunchsd so Deo-
pie. realizing $40 At the plate Of raeh ,ls-, -,
buttan-hole bouquet A WRC bId0s we ~.
Of the articles placed in the box placed tessb -
stone also Relief Corps roster and Departments
gilceTs, ISIS Department Commander o Neal md
department President Mary T. Bancroft we're
aInoa- the guests tn attendance
Ellen T. Sweet 6.vOrs Us with e pleasant ss-
Sou"t o! an eu-erjalulueDt given by Fhornburw
1o.t'; 40 b., ''a[Es, Neb-r upon which occasion
~ > H. is'-ifr- AnoUn as The Fighting Chap
ia'n, was the star Of the evening. lie vas aniy
seconded ~ Singing, music and Rotations BY LEGAL
tAleht grand t5bleau by the children u ne
puoIc schools giosCda successful evening
Sarah VI. F. BsiteIs Past Department Prsslfcns
was rendered reception BIZ HamII1 Posf Vel
SIN
OF Post and Corps TO deliver the Memorial Dav
actress. ihe Enterprise says. Mrs. BaiIeis d.
hyeFed one Of the very best addresses our comm
nifty has ever listened to- Ia matter and ua-lrsr
We We're RECALLED with chaste elevated senti,as5fs
- - ~ Prize on country IL past, tts
present ana probable future, with eulOEies q It's
oI"Ee defenders deceased and living strongly
truthful reviews Of tie days % conflict scopes "a
s.s e.o, eA peIle4ees which none but participants
Edward Pomeroy Corps, No. 5. Jackson. Mich,
made and laid canvass in G. A r. hall an,i fTvffed
the POST TO chrislen il with cakes and coffee ina
Corps arranged Memorial flowers for $50 arzvss
and participated Ia the Observance ~ me a. n
The evening they entertained nearly $40 old sol-
dleTs among whom was Department CounulandsF
NashinE ola Gardner, orator Of the day.
- Al tile rag Social given 10y Lewis Corus TentA
y, a nag apron, made ia 1851, and worn 20 Ken
lucky when IL took patriotism and COURAGE "a
wear the Red. White and Blue" was exhibited
Euniee f. stern. Corresponding seerstarv- Buell.
corps, Aarietta o., notes what = apparent every
where that each year there are few r1ors bssrsfa
to MI for the graves on Memorial Dsv RusI
corps, IN addition 20 their local worE sent a
floral Offering to the grave OF their pat -sIela,6
at Plymouth The Buell. Corps monthly socfsIs srs
an established success A berry festival Il GA
Josiah 5. Weiser Corps, No 80, Valley CIV. psr.
I mas appointed most competent CorresuoDdfnCF
Secretary IN L. Aeiia Her.i and our hes = vzarTas
49, 100 ava tiie great NuFtnH est when read
INV ehtHlsls-ictily cur sisters in thai fsF Terri
I tory entered with the Ga r comrades into tbs
/ obserYanees OF Memorial Day. For the frst sims
IN Tour years the day was clear and pleasant, and
the entire town joined in the observances 10 Ia
morning the Corps arranged lunch for the Post A
\ GAR. hail. At i3e O'Clock ali repaired to 10
/ Academy Of Music. where the stage was hsaDed
\ with flowers, GAR and " re badges rnonu-
nent To the - JakuOwn Dead" and army nursss
| WA A. Bentley. Department. Surgeon and ATavor
/ OF bismarck, delivered 2 telling address amer
which, 10 the music Of tie Ist Regiments and Nor
Weslah E@nds ali repaired to the ceulstery. where
I the graves OF seven soldiers were decorated and
the unSnOwn dead and army nurses were again
Is r. A second lunch was served 5y the
/ WIZ. TO the veterans and bands and bleasluRs
snoWered on the far caterers.
Harry Scribuer Corps. No. 10 PIain Cgsy O.
mourn the loss of Mary simmons an exeeIleff ard
worthy member. A committee consisting 81 "
Carrie irwin Noble Converse and Nina Alien haTs
sem appropriate resolutions TO the bereaved hus-
band.
/ Under the jealous leadership Of Susie Carver.
I President. Walton Dwight Corps No. g. Bing-
hArnton, are carrying out TO the Utrncsf Ehefr
solemn pledges to protect and care for the disabled
| ADD helpless Union veterans their widows zad
nfpaaHs- Inc winter WAS busy one Wizh The
/ corps, and no needy turned away The vista
Of the Department President and Secretary OF New
i 4orE, MIS- Mink aud Mira Carpenter, was PROMO
/ tive of great good TO the Corps
Nettie NJ Floyd, Corrcs pOuding Secretary Corpa
20, Parsons, kan writes of II recruits iaitistsl
since January. The Corps is quiil-Iaaking-Ewo
\ done and two to follow. They assisted ths sens
OF Veterans Ia strawberry festival The Corps Is
not happy, because they could carry ont their
| Memorial Day.
/ The W re. Of Sidney, o., are going to make an
autograph quit OF red, white and blue and would
1 Ike representative men and women to add thar
/ names Mrs Fiua Beery WIgers IL The Core
! spending Secretary The quilt VIII De sold % Ehs
party that elects its President this Fall % b pr
scented 10 the elected.
Ida Jean Smith, Department Corresooudinx
Secretary OF Nebraska, reports elaborats Memorial
/ 0bservances st Valentine. under the auspices %
COW Pos, No 2Cs a tine feature OF which Waa
/ the recitation OF : L1ncoln's Last Dream 5y Mrs.
/ +. d. Moore, of New York. Emma Manchester
! Department President, met with Lyon CoTps, No,
/ .. Grand Island at recent meeting. after whioh
/ she visited tue soldiers Home, under escort Of
/ asst AdjtCSeH LiveringhOuse and Department.
/ Counselor Lyde II. BOhne- While there supsrin-
/ teHueht hammond presented her with an auto
\ graph album made of California redwood. Camp
/ fire and banquet a. GA r. hall in the evening.
May 9, Mrs. Manchester. with the Corps from Crets
instituted Corps at WILDER with 20 charter 70 en-
6ers. President, Nancy BLume; Secretary, May
/ Given Post and Corps. Wooster. o. assisted byy
The y OF V and their auxiliary Ladies' Aid Society
/ formed a hollow square around the eanotaph
| IN the cemetery Memorial Day, and aftsr Tia
/ GAR ritual had been performed details from
each Order lavishiy decorated the soldiers graves
/ with an abundance OF beautiful flowers. There
/ were bands and professions and the whole populA-
| ton turned out LOttie Il Reed, Correspondents ok
Given Corps, closes her account with these appro-
/ pirate lines;
/ When Memorial Day Is DER
We ne'er think our work Is done,
/ For we know among the living
/ Many a poor and helpless one.
/ And with loyalty aud charity
/ Our blessings Will pour,
! To keep them from starvation,
/ Or the wolf from out their door
/ And when Jhe Summers ended,
/ And winss blow cold aud wild,
/ Wen still think Of the soldier
1 The widow and her child.
From Forest Grove. in far away Oregon, comes
| another admirable Memorial Day report, IN which
/ the Department President Sarah f. AIilisr ssiis
/ how HObiy the W.R-C- are keeping their olsdxas
/ To The veterans sunday Memorial services began
the sacred season and Oh Memorial Day morning The
Post and Corps, preceded by band and military com
pany and attended by 50 children wearing zashss OK
red, white and blue, repaired 10 the cemetery where
I Memorial services were held. AueFwaTc So httla
I giris IN white, each with the name of she state
she represented in gilt letters the sash she WORE
placed bouquets of W hite on the crss erected
/ 10 the memory of the Uuknowu Deai1. thsn
\ waving the fiag9 they carried, sang Rally Round
the Flag" beautiful floral offering wa p!nced IN
i memory OF Gen John A. Logan; q white wreath,