The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1888-05-10

from Ohio and other States The ladies of Forsyth I
Corps served noon lunch free to all Among visit
ors present We're Mrs. Gen. Logan Mrs. Ex-PresI- |!
dent Hayes, Mrs Col. Robbins Department Presi- |
dent of Michigan; the National President and |
National Secretary, Mrs. Hampton and Mrs Che |
ney; Mrs. Maj Hit Department President of In |
diana; and the Department Secretary and Treas |
urer of Michigan, Mrs Apologize and Mrs Curtis |
Letters OF congTatulation and encouragement We're
read by E. Florence Barker and Sarah Il. Fuller, |
Past National Presidents and others. After Mrs |
Iogau's visit to Convention the w r c. waited on
her in a body. ut the Brady House reception. BY
vote of the Convention, Mrs. Hayes was placed
perpetuay on the rolls of the Convention as Past
President of Ruoi1el Relief Corps, Fremont, in con-
sdetatloh OF lcF work assohe OF tIlS IouuuI9 VI
the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home.
Mrs. Bagley presided gracefully over the several
sessions, and received the warmest thanks OF Com
vention Mrs Battels Past President, participated
in the deliberations, she then being OhIos only
Past President Mrs. Myers being no longer mem
Der of the Order
Early in Convention delegation from the En-
campment arrived bearing fraternal greetings,
Past Department Commanders X. B. Brown and II.
p Lloyd delivering fine addresses. BY request OF
the Department Commander greetings We're re-
turned by committee, which was received and
| introduced from the platform, the ladies being
Nesdames Lydia s. Morrison Kate e. Putnam and
Janette NJ. Pond: The following tribute Is from
Col. Putnam's address:
q glad to be able to bear testimony to the
efficiency of this organization. Under the guld-
ance of Mrs Belle /. Bagley the relations OF the
two bodies have been most harmonious, and
| throughout the Department wherever n Relief
Corps exists they are doing an excellent work, as
sisting the GAR in the carrying out of their sol
emn pledges to protect and care for the widows ana
orphans OF their fallen comrades and the disabled
and helpless ones that we have among US The w.
re. is indeed an auxiliary and a helper and
know of no Corps in this Department that does not
honestly contend with the Post to which it is aux
iary for the supremacy in the practical exempiiti-
cation OF the great principles OF fraternity charity
| and loyalty
The elections resulted as follows: President
| Mary IL. Bancroft, Columbus; 5. N.-P, , Anne
| Shuler, New Dover; J. V-P., Julia Q. Gorden,
| Upper Sandusky; Treas Carrie b. Hedges CO.
| &C..
| Ella G. Burr, Columbus ms. Elizabeth Mansfield
| Irving, Toledo; Counselor, Ada +. Clark Canton
lnsttutlng and Installing Officer, Rinnie =. holh-
/ day, SteubenviIie.
Executive Board, Lydia s Morrison Cincinnati
! Angerona Rice Thrift, Lima; Ada b. DeWof, Co
| lumbus; Alice H. Enocks, lronton; Eta b. Doisoh,
Springfield.
| twill be seen that Headquarters will be at Column
! bus, where visitors to National Encampment Will
| find warm welcome from Comrade and Mrs.
Bancroft, to whom the National Association IS in
debted for the establishment of W.RC. work in
the capital city of Ohio. Col Bancroft has indeed
| redeemed his pledge made to the organizers OF the
NkC. ut Denver, TO work for the best interests oil
our loyal soldier auxiliary. Mrs. Bancroft recelY-
! ing on the first ballot seven-eighths of all the
| votes cast, her election was made unanimous
with much enthusiasm.
| b. Sherwood, Past National President; Depart
ment Commander O'Neall, Past Department Com
mander Putnam and other visiting comrades pres
| ent. They able body of women, among
them those whose reputation IS as wide rs the
GAR. and WR.C., including Mrs. Clark, Past De
partment Secretary, and Mrs Irving, the brilliant
elecutionist
1t was an inspiring sight when, after the in
stallation, Department Commander O'Neall arose
and taking the hand Of Mrs. Bancroft, pledged
himself and the 600 grand soldiers he represents
to work hand in hand with the W.RC. for the year
| that IS to come. There were many pleasant incl,
dents and episodes, promising year OF peace and
prosperity.
DEPARTMENT OF PENNSYLVANIA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: ! want 10 tell you of AN entertain
ment at the Soldiers Home at Erie given under the
. / management Department President
| NJ Reavcly Wednesday evening, April 4. The old
soldier has no warmer or more devoted friend than
Mrs Reayely, and it has been her custom for nearly
two years to arrange an entertainment att Home
for the benefit of the veterans al least month";
and they auXOnsly await these evenings OF pleas
ure, and grow impatient II they are delayed be
You'd the expected time. On this occasion Maj.
Tyson, Of the Home, made some very pleasant re-
marks ana thanked Mrs Heayey Tor ler EFFORTS 10
cheer these warworn, crippled and sick veterans
Hcsaid in conclusion that one of the inmates would
like to express his feelings and called on Capt Hall
who IS very intelligent old gentleman, who said
he wanted to personally thank Mrs. Reavely on
behalf Of himself and comrades for her kindly re-
membranes of the veterans in the Home, and called
on his comrades to confirm his words, when the
hearty response Aye gave forth no uncertain
meaning. The program embraced the following
numbers: Recitation, What Shall 1t BE, treda
Long; song, Meet Ne at the Bars" Mabel
Reavely; violin solo, Charles Gosenfo, Annie
Gosenfo accompanist; song, Welcome Pretty
Primrose Flower" Miss jennings; reading, s. Music
in Camp Mrs. Ickert; piano duet, Prof Eclert
and May Zurn; flute solo, VIII Mehi; song, The
| OIsourke aud the Frogs ~; song, " . er the Sea,
Mrs. Jennings; piano SOLO. Old Folks at Home, :"
Prof Eckert; flute solo, Mr.. Mehi; Pride of Bat
terry b = Mrs. Eckert; song, The Faded Flower"
Mrs. Jennings; song. I'm One OF the IIcklIsA
Kind, - Fred A. Long.
Drittwood Corps, No. 60 of Emporium, is arrang-
ing for its first grand fair to open May and q pro-
ceeds to be added to their relief fund
Ely Corps No. 81 Wilkes Barre will open fair
May i5 the proceeds for the erection of a memorial
hall TO the memory of the soldiers Of Wilkes Barre,
to be used by the Grand Army during its existence
and afterwards for the maintenance of home for
indignant widows and orphans Of soldiers.
Charles J. Biddle Post and Corps organized re-
the monument fund of Mexican County.
Mexican Post and Corps, of Smethport, give q
series Of entertainments beginning May 1.
Bradford Corps, No 10, assisted Co. C. p n. G., in
an pril fair. The members of Corps i3 have the
notable distinction Of being honorary members oil
Co. O., and consequently OF the National Guards oil
Pennsylvania.
DEPARTMENT OF WASHINGTON TERRITORY.
f DEAR TRIBUNE: The past week goes on record
with us as a red-leter week. it being the time o
, our annual GAR and W.R.C. gathering. Seattle
donned her holiday attire and, respcndent in red
. white and blue, welcomed the dear old boys and
their auxiliary with open arms. Everybody was
, happy. Seattle was proud to do honor to the no
best band of men and women in our land, and our
guests carried away pleasant membranes o
! their stay at the Queen City of Puget Sound.
, In both the Eucampment and Convention every
officer was elected by accaInation This last fol
the especial benefit of neighbors of Oregon.
Every Corps in our Department except two wa,
.
the two by visiting members. Letters Of fraterua
greeting were received during Convention and reaC
from Past National Presidents Sarah T. Fuller anc
Elizabeth Darcy Kline. Mrs. Kenyon, our presid
ing officer, in whose Provincial Depart
nent was placed in lis feeble infancy by Kate =
Sherwood, then National President has given o
her time and strength to the loving task of nurtur
ing her charge, and been rewarded by seeing it de
yeop into vigorous youth, and would still have
i, | been the unanimous choice of the Convention al
c President only for the almost certain prospect
= her removal soon to California But the Conven
ton chose wisely in eiectng as her successor on
: faithful Department Treasurer, Helen Burke, whC
e was also Mrs Kenyon's first successor in the Presi
t dency for two years of Stevens Corps. Our othe
i Department officers are as follows: Senior Vice
I President Alice b. Bashford Tacoma J. V-P
!, | Mary b. Kribs Dayton; Sec Lizzie II. Herrick
L Seattle; Treas. Jennie s. Holmes, Seattle; Chap.
l. May Evans, Walla Walla; Counselor Viola A
J., | Kenyon, Seattle. Executive Board-Lou Jordan
{ Snokomish; Clara Wagner. Vancouver; Ella Dow
+ ner Spokane Falls Addie Kuhn, Dayton; S M
;, Tomlinson, Tacoma. Inspector, e. Adne Rice
=, Waa Walla; Instituting and Installing Officer
, | Margaret Lowell, Tacoma. Delegate Mamie Peter
son, Spokane Falls; Alternate, Mamie Kelly Day
|, | ton.
o Our retiring President at close of business wa
d presented with a beautiful floral tribute-a pillow
! bearing the emblem of our Order, a Maltese Cross
l. Just then our Guard announced the approach o
B. an attacking force led by an s. OF v, and as dis
erection is the better part of yalor the Conv
Y surrendered and was taken by photographer
{, Invitation having been received from Depart
ment Commander Curry for joint installation serv
! inau in tho evening and Mai Hendershott bavi