The National tribune., 1890-11-13
NATIONAL rrrrrF conPs HOME.

Enell De eliSlnie 10 membership ia TIC W Oitl
Relief Corps.
NATIONAL RELIEF CORPS HOME.
Headquarters BOARD OF Directors,
NATIONAL WoMAN's RELIEF CoRFs HOME, :
MADISON. ONO, Oct Is, 1890.
TO Members Of u.e Womam's Relief Corps:
The Board Of Directors elected by the eighth Ma
tional Convention, Woman's Relief Corps, have
entered upon their duties. conyening nj the Home
NJ Madison, Chic on Sept o, :, ;. = ana 40
The substantial buildings, comfortable and
roony. the pleasant grounds anu fertile lGnd Tor
cultivation give assurance that The Homo has bee
well established and warrants the confidence ana
support OF every member OF the Order. Much las
already been accompiished-NUci remains To bc
done. We are obliged at once TO Eoto the expense
OF heating Bud lighting ono building putting Ia
additional water supply, providing drainage bulid
lng a barn purchasing horse, wagon ana COW,
involving an expense of about S2O3a.
The mouey already appropriated by the National
GougcuiioI. with the one half per capita tax Wiil
only be sufficient 60 pay the running expenses Of
the Home Tor The current year. We therefore APP
peal 10 the Corps oil oar order Tor contributions OF
money 10 meet these necessary expenses 10 nahe
the Home comfortable before the approach 81 Win
Ter. 10 each Corps viii contribute small amount
u will give as the needed sum and ensure the com
fort 81 many deserving beneliciaTies.
All contributions TO the National Nomans te-
lief Corps Home Fund must Ice sent through De-
pRr-meut Treasurcrs in order that each Department
may receive proper credit for ~ donations.
Department Treasures will forward all drafts OF
money orders 30 Mrs. ArmillA A. Cheney. National
Mich.
several pt tie already taken by corps.
60 be furnished with necessary articles for comfort
All Corps Departments desiring 20 furnish
room OF supplies viii please communicate with Plu-
ma J. CowlCs, Secretary 81 Board Of Directors, Ma
tioBal Woman's Relief Corps Home. Geneva, O.
The follow ing "A list Of tie articles their vaine
needed Tor each sleeping room: S cash FOR ward
robe, s. cash Tor wash bowl, pitcher, etc, three
rugs 20 procci CARPET, 'Wn pairs Of blankets. Tour
pairs q scets four pairs - pillow slips one yard
long s. iucA cotton. iwo Willie connierpane-. two
pillow siams without ruf-lcs. two feather pillows,
= - la. sell q ed two dozen towels. one dust
pan, one hair dgsi brush
All irgi..u. ur express charges on boxes or sup
plies mC-l he prepaid. Direct sil boxes or pacE-
ages 20 Nlouat Noinans Relief Corps Home,
care 81 AElc L. Coolidge, Mairon, Madison. Lake
County. %. Place Inside Of box or package "A il-t
OF articles seEi. and value, wiih the nafac aitd
number 81 Corps and name 81 Department from
which b - scsii. send duplicate list 60 the De
parimeIst Treasurer, that ali Departments may
have credit tor relief extended ard Tor what pnr-
pose. Advise The Mairon by letter OF the date OF
shipment ~ supplies, inClOsHg freight OF express
receipt. Corps are particularly requested 10 COM
ply with lsc-s directions
CioCks, pictures aud ioiici-scts VIII also be vel
come Eilis 10 complete tie furniture a the room.
Should donations % table linen he made, the table
Cloths should be i've yards iu length.
Donations lave already been generously MADE
and we are confident that Corps have bat 10 be la
formed Or tie real needs Of the Home, to gladly
give to one 81 the nobiest enterprises We have YET
nHdefl2kea.
Tie Committee or Admission to the Home 10
Annie NH.eumyer, Saratoga. Pa, Chairman
Pana J. CDwles. Geneva. o.. Secretary aud
l-uUa j. Loud. % Salem, Massachusetts,. Blanks
ioF admission 10 tie Home can he obtained Of this
Gomulttee-
Yours in IT,. c. and L.
8laFy seal- AioIIelry, National President. Denison
tary. Desi.on. lowe, ex-oificio.
Annie ilieHuiyeT SaunioEa- Pa Plnma l. Corglcs,
Geneva, . Emma b. Loud. saieni AiHss.. Sarah
Q. h-l.lz. Naiertown, - y; MaItie y. Moulton,
A>acosis., y. IL, elected Directors
SAyfoTAL PRESIDENTS RECEPTION.
Tie losIiiE5.e home ~ Past Department Com
Hander " A. AciienTy- Denison. Iowa, wasturned
over So iIse GAR. N.RC. and s. Of v. Of that
city uIsOsi the occasion Of their reception 10 his
vile aud oar National President, Mary Sears Ne
Henry. Nearly 50 were in attendance and yet
the spacious paFlors, glowing with flags and hunt
tug aud flowers were not over crowded aud the
III cl most charming.
IN the east parlor The National President and Va
tioaal Secretary stood during an hour or more
receiving The congratulations Of friends both from
al home aud abroad who crowded 20 greet them.
the congratulations were not formal but came
from tie heart. az al Deaison iz proud that tie
worth 81 these ladies has been rewarded by tie
bestowAi Oh them % distinguished honors
Letters 81 congratulations and regrets re.
siyed from over the State and other Departments
ElsO lrosB present and past National officers. A
telegram gas received from Kate .. Sherwood, ol
Canton. O.. Past National President Of the " re
which conveyed congratulations aud greetings 70
the President, Secretary. and comrades. Among
Rose Train from Fort Dodge. Mrz. stephens, o.
Boone Rev. TIdeH, Of Des MoiHcs, and Alrs. {
y. Smith. 81 ClicaRO
There Was a select program 81 vocal and insiru
mental nlusic while orchestra discoursed swee
Lausic throughout tie evening. Refreshlneni,
were served la the diuiUg-rooLa to 80 guests at &
slime. siz tables IN all All tic delicacies Of ths
season were bOuniilalIy supplied. The Deuiso1
KeJler e4ys:
ghe company present was made up OF those from
az tite ssaAe 81 i4te showing tl5Et MFs McIIcury i
he'd So esteem - every peTsou 81 our community
CofuElaHaeg AclIeury was here and tlere alnona
tiie Eu-t-. giving each zIlil.lc cordial greeting
lie j. l9si g home - q gaiheI-ng Of Old soldier
and lhrlT friends
EIsIIIEg gHE SATIONAL SOLDIERS RoMF.
DE1E TEIECAE. low many q Tie wRC an,
q @ haze VISITED tic National Soldiers Home
Dayton. o. feel ne II ! would like 10 tell 70,
about iny pheasant welt there recently II Is 10
Gated l.rrc miles west ~ Dayton on a hill The
have ~ 80 CO. aeres 81 ground everything l. kef
81 iac hert 81 order by tic soldiers They LAs,
every e9t4ior s5ld amusement that viii make on
sHfgg lit-i "a good library, church, au4lsenlcu
room. tlsatef h04pital, pOztOfllce, etc Indeed /
g. quite o iDaB within Itself The flower garden, /
Lovely iurfc H. I've Hhfgra! springs aud tire
lakes tieaf tiie flower garden; Tie lakes are cup
Ica froiH tac spr4Hgs. The largest lake j. three
lonfilir ~ . Hlle b. circumference aud IL - fee
deep when tul 81 water
4i.eie was party u about dozen visited th
Home together. We took dinner and spef.
ihe Day. When eating dinner ] asae1 II anysf tl
crowd EteH, agy ~ ties N.EC. about Dayton. Ga
a.
Order aaa said What DO you Know about IN
N.ilt-t" NllcI told her / was a l.s,er 81
dt1g-e4 lDe. JgcOuVince her Just took nly ba,lg
90 ~ %. lptt-til'opE aud wofc - all afternoon
y ile walking about The lakes aud flower gardef
when would paEs by auy Of Tie soldiers sVogsI
LtaE some 81 isleu say, That lady belongs 10 ia
A woman Relief Cope" They would sInile ~
hP uieir cal-. and seemed 20 Bc pleased that so1
tsi tile order uas GA their premises. 20 was ella
" wore fHy badge.
never met q g. C. while away Let evcrvbod
N 10 can f--lJ tie National Soldiers Home Tor
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buisS, Ind.
Department GIeaHings
bEFAETMENT or MAEsAcHUEETTg
BEAA IrlBUsE. hyde Park Timothy Ingfahs,
te.iel tforps. 81 i arranging Tor q fair ~ h. he