The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-05-23

| Womans Relief Corps the patriotic organization
oil the Sons or Veterans, and by all the ii6eTtyov-
| ing citizens of our common country who appreciate
| and are grateful for the blessings that per-
mtted to enjoy on account Of the sacrifices of these
| our fallen comrades"
| Lucia Julian Martin, Principal of the Training
School of Expression, recites the poem at the
| FALLING of the monument to the UnknowR Dead
| Memorial Day, under the auspices of Maj Ander-
/ son Corps, indianapolis.
| News from the Departments indicates that the
| appeal of Edgar Allen, Past Junior Vice Conn
mander-in- Chief in behalf of flowers for Virginia
battletields, will meet generous response.
A clause in the Memorial Day order Of Gen. s.
| IT, Hurst, Ohios brave Department Commander, is
rs follows: In compliance with General Orders,
NO, 3, Grand Army of the Republic. it is hereby
ordered that on the Both of May all Posts in this
department hold Memorial services. at such place
and hour as seems most appropriate; and that the
patriotic Orders OF the Womans Relief Corps and
the sons OF Veterans and all patriotic citizens, be
invited to participate in these Memorial services
FLAG FOR MEMORIAL DAY.
DEAR TRIBUNE: VIM Logan ROdman Post, No.
l, New Bedford, Mass, rejoices in elegant new
| flag, presented at May Reception given the vet
Grams by Corps So On this occasion the President,
Lucy NJ. James, after setting forth the aims and
objects of the Woman's Relief Corps TO care for
the veteran the widowed and orphaned, to main
tain loyalty, and on, said: This is what
10000 women of our fair land have pledged them
selves To do. Surely the cannot go far astTay
when the mothers are carrying out such principles
and setting them this example of patriotism.
Comrades, Memorial Day is drawing near; the
graves Jon which you viii so tenderiy lay beau
THU flowers are the graves of your comrades, of
our loved ones We shall stand looking reyer-
| entity on while you thus honor the memories OF
those endeared to us by many tender ties and in
our hearts shall silently renew orr vows of
| loyalty to that glorious Grand Army which thus
perpetuates the memory of oUr heroic dead
During an interval the flag was presented as fol-
lows: . You are invited here tonight to receive
this token of our pride in old Post !. Comrades,
could you have seen how jOyously we have planned
to procure this flag, how unanimous the de-
sire that 1t should be the best that money could
ouy, and that 1t should not be procured by sub
scrlpuon, but be the free gift of the Corps alone
| you would never doubt the loyalty of your aux
ll1ary Corps. Comrades, receive this our National
| flag pledge of our continued fidelity TO the
/ boys who wore the blue in the days of yore and
who now wear the badge of the Grand Army of
! the Republic Comrades, do not need to ask you
to guard it sacredly, for well know that wherever
this flag shall wave the honOred name bears will
tell that under its silken folds band of vet
| Grams who have proved that they would die, if
need be, before their couutry's flag should be dis
honored. Defenders of the flag, Corps 50 salutes
| YOU"
| MONUMENT TO THE UNKNOWN DEAD.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Maj. Robert Anderson Corps,
/ No. IA, Department of Indiana, are erecting a
| monument in the soldiers plat of the beautiful
| crown Hill Cemetery, indianapolis, to the I'm
| known Dead who fell in their eountrys service
! during the of '6l-65. This monument is TO
be unvailed on Memorial Day with appropriate
ceremonies. \ May entertainment given by
| the Corps to assist in raising the needed funds
! when the entire program was placed in the hands
/ OF Lucia Julian Martin, Principal OF the Training
School of Expression, and member OF the Corps.
| As a consequence the large audience treated
to an entertainment of rare literary and musical
eAcetlehce Inc patriotic citizens OF Indianapolis
were heartily responsive TO this most worthy cause,
and handsome sum was realized.-Carrie Hos
klns, President Corps A.
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Corps So Charestown held its fifth anniversary
| April so. Among the invited guests were Depart
| ment President Emma B. Lowd. National Treas
L. A. Turner Instituting and Installing Officer
| Eva T. Coos of Gloucester; Commander Marden
and Past Commander Stevens. A fine entertain
| ment WAS given.
| with call from Past Department President 5.
| Agnes Parker, of Brockton, Mass, who has re-
covered from serious illness. During her stay
she was installed into Office as Department COun-
seior
c. L. Chandler Corps. No. log. of BrookIine. gave
Il most credtable exhibition of tableaux and statu-
| airy at the Town Hall April 9; SlO4S5 was real
ized Thanks of the Corps are due to ali who helped
make it a success.
Department President Emma B. Lowd. of Salem
| will deliver the Memorial Day address for George
| II. Maintien Post, No. 1873, of Painyille, Mass.
Corps No. 20, StOneham observed its third ami
| versary Mayo Invited guests from Corps No lis.
J. III. Lawton and Department President Emma b.
| Lowd We're present. y message of kind greetings
was received from Clara Barton, whose name we
proudly bear.
Corps No. IIs, Salem, has voted to change its
| date of meeting to the lst and Sd Friday of each
| month.
Hetty NJ Wilder, formerly a member of Corps
No. -, Medford is pleasantly located at Los GatOs
Santa Clara County, Cal. Nj. and Mrs. Wilder were
among the excursiouists TO the California Eneamp-
ment i'll 1886, and the following year decided to
purchase home and permanently locate in that
Corps No. 9, George I. Stearns. of Charlestown,
has changed its time of meeting from weekly to
/ first and third Thursday evenings.
Corps No. Is, of Stonehanl Mass, held an "aprOn
sale. entertainments and sociable in GAR. Hall
May s.
Phil II. Sheridan Corps, No. 81. of Salem, had
an apron sale in April; the proceeds amounted to
Corps No. entertained Corps No. So, of woburn,
| on the evening of April IS.
Corps No, IS held May festival and fair, in
men and wood-sawing contest for the ladies.
Comrade Vincent. of Francis A. Clary Post No I64,
won the prize rs the best seanistress" Nearly so
was realized from the affair.-Abbie l.. Whitney,
| Department Corresponding Secretary, Stoneham.
DEPARTMENT OF OREGON.
| DEAR TRIBUNE: The following named officers
| We're elected at the Convention, Feb. 20 and q:
| Dept President, Julia Abraham, Reno Corps, No.
| Wright Corps, No. ., Portland j. N.-P., Bette
| Ware j. w. GeaFy Corps, Not Eugene; Sec, Jen-
ME Stanton Reno Corps, No 10, RosebuTg; Treas
Clara fuIlerton, Keno Corps, No. ~, kOse0uFg;
| Chap, Mary Ellis, J. b. Matthews Corps No H.
| Forest Grove; Counselor Sarah Miller, J. B. Mat
thews Corps, No. H. Forest Groyei ms, Eliza
| Wooden, Mcpherson Corps, No Is, Albany; Insti-
tuting and Installing Officer, Fannie Lounsbury,
| George Wright Corps, No. ., Portland Delegate
Hattie Sladden; Alternate Mary kellogg Ore
gon is at work doing her best for the noble cause
Jennie Stanton, Department Secretary.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
All the officers of Cottonwood Falls. Kan. are
|
The ticket elected composed of leading women of
the place, was made up by the rOughs as joke,
and mailed TO the voters. The joke was turned
when the women were elected. Mayor Minnie D.
Morgan a woman of splendid executive ability, is
Past Instituting and Installing Officer of Kansas
W.RC.
Cady Corps, Brockton, n. Y, gave entertain
ment May 3, at which members Of the Post and
their families and representatives from Rochester
and Albion present. The room was deco
rated with flags, flowers and plants, and the enter
tainment consisted of vocal and instrumental mu-
sic. Program opened with an address of welcome
by Elizabeth y. Smith, Corps President and the
particiDlats were the Misses Smith, Hammond,
Helen Browne, Mae Browne; the Messrs. SaeSett,
George Boyd. William G. Bentley and Master
Sumner Smith.
Mai Robert Anderson Corps indianapolis re-
Gently purchased and forwarded two good Bibles
to two poor coored Posts in Virginia Under the
wise leadership Of Carrie Hoskins, President, this
Corps is one OF the most useful IN the Order.
The Journal of Proceedings of Sixth National Con-
vension Will be mailed TO Corps direct, when ready,
from the printing establishment OF L. b. Stilings *
Co., Boston.
Members of the Ohio Convention who voted a
wheel-char for the use of Joseph l. Dickson, Co.
| d S5th Ohio, an inmate of the Ohio Soldiers Home
hospital will be glad to learn that the chair has
reached IN destination. Gen. Force, Commandment,
says the poor old soldier. who has not walked for
Ii years occupies it with triumphant delight, and
by this means can reach the open air and sit the
yeranda with the other eonvaleseents.
Minnesota announces additional Corpsas follows:
Stannard No. Is Motley, Myra NJ. Hodge, Presi-
| dent: Ash No. "a Alden, Nancy Payne, President;
| Farragut No. %, Wadena, Celia Chamberlain,
| President.