The National tribune., 1889-03-14
Department GIeanings.
cAL1FoRN1A,s GREETING,


Jennie L. Southworth, Past Department Seere-
tary, writes The Department of California, W.R.C-,
in Convention assembled, send congratulations
and hearty thanks to the Pension and Relief Com
mittee who have done such loyal and loving serv-
ice for our houored woman Army Nurses. May
you receive as you have given When our loved
and honored Past National President, Mrs. Kline,
reported the work done by your committee, the
under current of feeling could not be contained in
our hearts, but one loud cheer for our loved work
ers in the East was given heartily. May the good
work go on until justice is done TO all"
NEW YORK CONVENTION.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The sixth annual Convention,
Department of New York, held at Binghamton,
Feb. 20, 81, %. Convention sessions i'll the Court
house, through kindness of Sheriff Stone; flowers
and flags everywhere. The Department President
and staff were present at the opening Of Depart
ment Eneampment and occupied seats on the
platform Convention roi-call found nearly every
Corps represented, while a large number OF visit
ors were in attendance. Reports were read, and
Sarah g. Nichols, Past Department President; Kate
L. Jones, National Chaplain, and Emma ]. Car
penter, Department Secretary, were appointed to
convey the compliments of the Convention, III the
shape of a basket of beautiful flowers, to the En-
campment.
At the opening of the evening session the ladies
presented themselves to the Encampment, and
Mrs. Jones, in her usual happy rhyme, presented
the flowers and was received with great applause
Mrs Sarah @. Nichols gave the Department Com
mander and staff, and all comrades OF the GAR,
an invitation to the reception rendered them by
the Department President and staff In the Armory
parlors The Secretary then presented the sum
mary of the relief work of the year, which was re-
ceiyed with evident satisfaction. The reception
was brilliant affair, and participated in by nearly
all the G. r. comrades and many of the ladies'
Department Commander Curtis, with his staff, and
also Past Commander Tresdwells staff, paid their
respects to the ladies' Mrs. Mink was the recipient
of n basket of fragrant roses from Walton Dwight
Corps
Tie morning session of the Dist was devoted to
the good of the Order and question box estab-
lished, the questions answered by Department
President. Letters were read from Elizabeth
Darcy Kinne Past National President. and Liza
beth A. Turner, National Treasurer. The Conven-
ton applauded and ordered replies sent. y tele-
gram OF greetings was sent TO Wisconsin Conven-
ton and reply received. Election of officers
resulted follows; President Sarah @. Mink (tor
q third term; $. V.-P, lmogene L. Guion, Seneca
Falls; J. V.-P., Ada Mohr, Brooklyn; Treas, Jen-
ME T. Shepard, Seneca Falls; Chap, Jane Essen
brey, Gloversville. Executive Board Ellen Nj.
Putnam, Buffalo; Mary O'Conuer, Albany: Alice
NJ. Halbert, Norwich w. j. Ruiison, Frankfort );
Sarah j. Howland, Mechauicsvlile; Sec, Emma j..
Carpenter, Syracuse; ms, Harriet Lathrop, Syra-
cuse; Counselor, Sarah c. Nichols, Auburn; In
shutting and Installing Officer, Abbe ID, q. john
son, Hamilton. Delegates, Mary y. Seely, SYRIA
cuse lat arge); Helen Foster, lion; j. h. D. Conk-
lin, BDghamtou; Margaret Hubbard, Albany; Ada
BrocEzway Jamestown; Alteruates, Ellen NJ. Put
nam, Buffalo TAT large; Kittie NJ. Dicks, Utica
Martha \. Sowey, Albany; Mary j. Yard, Auburni
Carrie Sands, Waterloo.
By unanimous vote of Convention Mrs Nichols
was made life-membero of the Council, thus insur-
ing 10 them her words OF counsel and encourage
ment III days to come The Convention was hon
Ored by two visits from delegations of representa-
tive Grand Army men, who gave their lndOrse-
ment of the work of the w re i'll this Department.
Among them was Past Department Commander
Ira NJ. Hedges who was at the head of the Grand
Army when the Department of New York, W.R.C.,
was organized; George ID. Squires, his Assistant
Acknowledgement; Gen. Merrick, of Potsdam /;
Past Quartermaster Gen. Wood, of Hayerstraw,
and Gen. Rorbach, of Geneseo. At the closing Ses-
sion the newly elected Department Commander,
| Harrison Clark with Gen. W. A Wallace Past As
sistaut Adjutant General, visited the Convention
and assured the members OF his approval and
support. Later the Convention adjourned to
Dwight Post Hall, where the ritual was exempli-
fed and officers installed.
New York like other Eastern States, has not
been phenomenal in growth of numbers but it has
built strong foundation, and its work must
stand lasting monument to the principles of our
| Order.-Emma j. Carpenter, Department Secre-
tary.
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
On an evening of Department Encampmeni
week the following delegation of distinguished
| comrades attended the reception given under the
| auspices of Custer Corps, headed by George 5
| Evans, Inspector General of Massachusetts; DR.
| 4. Z. Hamlin, Department Commander Fl. II
| Burbank, Asst Adjt-Gen. &. G. Miiken, Medical
| Director ID. Z. Parsons, of Oakland; John ID. AM
| derson. of Gray; Past Department Commander K
X. Galley, Maj Nickerson, Past Department In
| spector and Past Commander Black, OF SearsPort
| AS they entered Golden Cross Hall they were
| warmly welcomed at the threshold by InZetta a,
| Small Department President and National Junior
| Vice President. Refreshments served the
distinguished guests, after which Mrs. Small intro
| lief Corps the right hand of the Grand Army and
| Post Corps and 5. of ", trio that must go hand
in hand. Department Commander Burbank made
an eloquent speech along this same line of thought
and said that the work of the ladies of the Relie
Corps could not be done by any other organization
| under the sun. DIR. Hnmliu told some humorous
| stories; Commander Black read poem, and other
| comrades spoke briefly. lsp.G Evans made
the speech of the evening. 1t was very patriotic
| tribute to womans work in the Grand Army, anC
especially that of the National Relief Corps Al
| whose inception and organization he was present
| He paid tribute to the suiferings of the womeT
| whose fathers, brothers and husbands were away
| in the wars. He detailed the glorious work done
| in Massachusetts by the Relief Corps in the main
| tenance of Soldier Home for lbs soldiers eacl
| room in which was furnished and kept in repair:
| by the Relief Corps of Massachusetts. Comradt
| Evanss host of friends in the WR.C. from Main,
| to California will appreciate this handsome com
| pliment paid by the Lewiston JOurlldt in describ
| ing the largest Encampment Maine ever held
| Only one grief Is present-the absence of Com
| mander-in- Chief Warner-which is partly atouel
| for by that smiling, even-tempered gentleman Q
| handsome face and kindlng eyes, viz, National In
| spector Gen. Evans, of Cambridge, Mass, who il
| with the boys in everything"
DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Kansas Corps inaugurated tn,
movement of keeping open house on New Sear'
day for the boys of the Post, thus making anothe
link in the chain that binds the two organization
together, and establishing precedent that woul'
be well to be followed in after years; ITO receive
the living and do them honor on the first day o
the year, as well as to strew flowers on the grave
In the oprlnE-tllnS. Inc uStitll-ralS
is about 5000 per year, and we have not many New
Years days to receive them.
The work of installation has gone on smoothly
| throughout the State, and TO name one will be t
describe all. Joint installation of Post and Corps
followed by social and supper 1t was my peasur
to install Beloit Corps, No. %, when the laudabl
purpose was announced viz, to engage MARSHALL
Military Band, of Topeka, to give concert for tn
benefit of Post and Corps. In urging the prophet
of telling the story of the war to the youth in
musical way, the words OF Mrs. Sherwood's poem
| were so appropriate that 1t was read:
play up the Appomattox; play UP the CumbeI
land,
Play up the great Grand Army, forever and fo
aye"
The herculean undertaking was aeeomplshe
out in spite of Indictment weather One OF the con
rades present called THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE hi
Bible, and stated that he belonged to the Los
Army" spoken of in it's columns.
Mrs. Chase, Past Department Secretary, ha
kindly furnished memoranda of the Auditin
Committees work at 0lathe, Jan so. The com
mittee, consisting of Mrs Wharry, Mrs Willard
and Mrs Chase, accompanied by Mrs. Powell, tn
Department President, and Mrs. Besack, the De
partment Secretary, met at the home of the DE-
partment Treasurer, Louise II. Brown. Investigl
ton showed the books and accounts all correct an
the Department of Kansas furnishing financially
| as well las in growth of numbers. Twenty-egE
Corps have been added during the last admnistra
ton, and applications for others pending
| During the session the committee were invited {
dine, with number of Franklin Corps, at tn
| residence of Col. Burch. and were also given
reception by Mrs. Woodward the aged mother c
Mrs. Brown, where Allie Myers, President
Franklin Corps, presided, and was very expert /
. procuring RESPONSES to her program rom Co