The National tribune., 1889-12-05
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments.
HEADQUARTERS WoMAN's RELIEF CoRPs
AUXILIARY TO THE GAR,
ALLEGHENY, Nov. IL, 1885,
Mrs ANNIE WITTENMYER. National President
Mrs. ABBIE LYNCH, National Secretary.
OBJECTS OF THE RELIEF CORPS.

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the Republic and to perpetuate tho memory OF
| their heroic dead
To assist such Union veterans Ms need our help
anu protection, and to extend ncedful aid TO their
widows and orphans; to find them homes and
employment and assure them of sympathy and
! friends; TO cherish and emulate the deeds Of our
Army Nurses, and of all loyal women who render
peril.
To inoulcRte lessons OF patriotism and love OF
country among our children and In the commune
ties In which we live; to maintain true allegiance
TO the United States of America; to discounenancc
| Whatever tends to weaken loyalty and TO cncour-
age The spread of universal liberty and equal rights
| 10 all men,
Women OF good moral character and correct do
| poriment, who have not given aid and comfort to
| the enemies Of the Union who would perpotuate
the principles TO which this association stands
pledged, and who have attained the age OF 10 years
shall be eligible to membership in the Woman q
| Relief Corps.
| rTINERATING THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT.
DEAR TRIBUNE: / have just returned from an
official visit 10 Boston. Leaving Philadelphia on
the five a. IN. train reached Providence, r. J., In
time TO attend banquet given by the W.R.C nj
the Narragansett Hotel. A large number of leading
GAR men and representative women of the
W.R.C. from all the State present. Later
IN the evening there entertainment In ono
| OF the public halls where we enjoyed some fine
music, and where several pieces admirably
rehchrsed by the local elocutionst, after which j
had the privilege of speaking OF our work and
future plans TO n large audience.
| The next day, reaching Boston, was quar-
tered at the Thorndyke. / found my arrival
that, although had come other official business
the Department and local W.R.C. officers had
arranged quite program for
There was n banquet In the evening, nj which
Emma b. Bowd, Department President, presided
with grace and ease. hrs. Barker, OF Maiden, and
Mrs. Fuller. of South Boston, both Past National
Presidents, were present and spoke with the old
time interest and zeal for tho good of the Order.
After had spoken Mt some length Of our work and
plans number OF leading comrades and ladies
were called out, and spoke with great enthusiasm.
The very air of BOSTON, Is full of hope and expecta
ton over the approaching National Encampment.
Nothing will he left undono to make the Encamp-
ment there the grandcst of nil that have been
held.
The Department officers OF the w r O. arc laying
plans so large and generous that they will certainly
win the palm II they are carried out and have
no doubt OF their success in that.
My visit TO the Soldiers Home. which the wRC.
has done so much 10 make "a success, was most
enjoyable. My talk TO the old soldiers in their
beautiful, comfortable hall quito carried them
away. They had discovered one OF my hymns In
the Moody and Sankcy collection and they sang IL
with great enthusiasm. As talked OF the war, its
grand and awful scenes, and told OF camp and
hospital incidents. the old time FIRE into their
eyes and they forgot for while their crippled
limbs and rheumatic pains, and oheered and
laughed as heartily when In the sixties strong
armed men they gathered about the camphres ut
the front.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT.
found one man In the hospital who was on one
OF the gunboats that ran the blockade at Veks-
burg. When told him / there, and that,
~ the guest OF General aud Mrs. Grant had wit
messed II from the boat Of observation" which
lay nj point the first batteries of YicksburR
and described the grand aud awful display Of fire.
works aud the thunder Of that grand artillery
duel weak AS he WIS he lifled himself In his bed
the od-Iime brightness catnc into his eyes and lac
eagerly responded That's sol Wasn't IL grand7
Now, that will be something TO think about for
good while Thank you for coming" With q
hearty grasp OF hands nc we parted he said: we
shall meet up yonder. am rcadyi" Win tears
almost binding me- / thought Of tic hundreds
TO whom had minisieFed during the war who had
uttered the same words. / answered: God be
with you till meet again up there, II may DO !"
had the privilege Of attending entertainment
at Dorchester, at which spoke. The banquet aud
the musical had elocutionnry entertainment which
followed were very fine.
Although quartcred Al the Thorndyke was tho
guest for time Of the Department President. Mira
Lowd and Past National Treasurer. Mrs. Turner
must reserve for another article my visit 20 tbe
Capitol Building, my call upon ihe Secretary OF
State and the Postmaster OF Boston, who. by The
by. is an old acquaintance, Gen. COrse " who held
the fort" aud my visit TO the Corps at Pawtueke,
X. l., on my return trip.-Annie wiitenmyer.