The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1889-02-14
OUR PATRIOTIC WOMEN.
An Evening With the WOman'a Relic
COrps-OhiO the Banner state In
Soldier Work Speeches by
Distinguished buckeye
Women,

The Relief Corps Campfire last night,
~ a. A. H. Hall brought out 4 crowd
ana scores stood throughout the even
ing, This leads uA W suggest that more
SEATS are needed " tho popularity OF
theae occasions continue, The presence
OF 30 many young people was cheering
W tho Veterans PRESENT VINO lke 10 SEQ
tho spirit OF bl" moving on,
Mra Ada 4, CLARK, Department Com
mdudbf aud President ui Canton Corps,
opened tho program aud conducted u
10 hef usual happy maOuer Throughout
tho evening, she INST introduced IT.
A, CNyuughi who gave u hearty wei
come " Cautions gusts Of tho W, II,
Ga told some touching stories Of tho
hOmesiekuess which desfimited The
ranks Vt the young recruits ana ClOHrd
with u tribute ~ WumHuH WuIk Tor lhH
soldier during and aluCr tlr waE
Mia a, ", y, Ntttra, l'dat Depart
mtut l'frhidrul, was .ltlugly nitro
uuetd dud ~ tllu Guursr ul l,Ur IruarkB
gave interesting statistics at tho Nufk
Vt ONO women lur Mo iTulpa Ia tho
III ID, iullirou northern ono uuutita
srul n0dtly q million dollars lu sup
piles, amounting lu one sixth pt al Nc
Contributions aaut ,u lHr MihHlaalppI
valley, Size made "a plra IOr thG suld'
lUfa Home W Stnluhkyi which tho W,
a. q, are Furnishing with books, pic.
lures ana other idUfumeuta, aud urged
that irllira and rolls ui old muslin and
linen be- bHnt the hospital, 800 she had u
letter from Gcn, Force, commandment,
saying These were among the pltsbut
urrds, Her temHtth were iu~lcrbprraud
with amusing war stories,
Following Mis-, BATTLES was u pleas
lug musical number, iu which Jessie
Williams sang % song 10 piano accom-
panilnrnt by herself, supported by VIII
Ito williams on the violin, Then Mrs,
Mary Il, Bancroft Department rfthi
dent, u dark eyed, pleasant faced w0'
man OF gentle presence under whose
administration Ohio has been wonder
fully prosperous, Wa introduced, she
thanked tn0 Canton ladies Tor their
generous hospitality aud praised their
work Ia the W. H. q, Her report Of
Department work showed 900 li0lief
Corps with an aggregate membership
Of 0,652, aud q cash expenditure last
quarter Uf over $500, ShG pronounced
the work VI the Relief Corps cunobliHg
and refining aud one That should enlist
the best talent, ~ II had done, Of Amer
lean w0manh00d,
A baujO duet by McsSra, Austin aud
Tucker, some Of our new musical talent
proved 80 popular that they were
obliged to respond to the hearty
encore,
Mrs Kate II, Sherwood, Chairman OF
the National Pension aud Relief com
mitt0o, reviewed the work done m the
hospitals aud on the battlefield, by the
patriotic women of the North, 80 molly
SUSTAINED by their sisters 40 home,
She told of the obstacles that had % be-
overcome, owing 10 the opposition Of
officers and surgeons In command aud
how Edwin NJ, stanton, Ulysses =,
Grant and Abraham Lincoln had made
II possible for them 10 work for their
brothers, husbands aud sons ~ the
front, She told of the present extreme
drsttutl0n and suffering Of some OF
these good women for whom the Relief
Corps were securing general pension
legislation, The recent passage OF
their Army Nurse bill In the United
Senate, supported alike by Union
aud Tx Confederate, she pronounced
the gruudOat tribute ever paid 10 Amer
lean w%omanhO0d The bill Ia now In
the House, with II favorable prospect for
Ia passage,
Mr., John Kelley, who has already
made u reputation 40 IN orator ANA
ready speaker, surprised the audience
with u spirited rendition Of Lovers
"Shamu8 O'Brlen,' given In excellent
voice and manner,
The program closed with a charming
solo, "Wa8 II u Dream, by Miss Heck
finger, one of CNntUu's ilyOrlte
yOCUlists,