The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-03-27
THE NATIONAL TRBUNE WASHINGTON D. c. THURSDAY


Conference with GAR. Emma b. Loud; Recep-
ton Mary Il. Knowles; Finance, Hattie A. Ralph;
Invitation, E. Florence Barker; TRANSPORTATION,
Mary q. Deaue Printing, Henrietta l.. Reed; En-
tertainment, Augusta A. Wales; Decorations Han
nah y. Belcher; Banners, Eliza Il. Stiles; lnforma-
ton Elizabeth r. Lang Halls. Sarah B. Creasey
Accommodation, I.izabeth A. Turner; Lunch AM
gea IT, Scranton: Press, Mary II. Elliot; Audit
ing, Clara H. Burleigh Badges, Emma d. Loud
In response 10 message OF coincidence sent by
Depart ment Convention of Massachusetts to Sec
retary Tracy, of the Navy Department, so deeply
afflicted in the Washington fire. the following re-
Spouse, signed by ii. w. Raymond, Private seere-
tnry, has been received through Elizabeth Lang,
instructed to convey the message
MIR. Tracy desires mo to express to you. and
through you To the Woman's Relief Corps of Mass
nchuscts his sincere thanks for your kind message,
and to say that your words Of sympathy have been
i. S5tenrns Dnyis Corps No. &c, East Cambridge
realized 500 from the concert recently given;
500 has been given by them to National convention
Fund, md $50 toward u room ut Soldiers Home,
Chelsea. Mass.
Corps No 2, Cambridgeport, has voted to take
room ut the Soldiers Home, in memory of katirIne
Beedle, who the first Department Secretary
and first President of Corps No. z. The committee
appointed mt Convention to have charge OF DEPART
mcnt rooms ut the Soldiers Home, have visited the
Home and selected rooms.-Uelen A. brigham,
Department Corresponding Secretary.
THE NATIONAL INsrITUTING AND INSTALL
ING OFFICER IN TEXAS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The xUnion soldiers of Dial
las Tex were the recipients of n treat ut the Tab
ernaCle long TO be remembered. This was the
patriotic and eloquent address of Sarah A. ..
PIumnicr, National Instuiing and Installing OIL
Ger, TO an interested aud apprecative audience At
the conclusion George ii. Thomas Corps. No. 4,
auxiliary To- Post g. organized, with "A full line
Of officers all ready to go forward in the good cause
for which they are enlisted. Mrs. Plummer has
left indeliby stamped ON the hearts OF all who
heard her feeling of genuine love aud apprccia-
ton for herself aud others who may follow IN her
patriotic footsteps; and the boys in blue with one
accord can be heard mp and down the line cry
out: "Ol, how beautiful thou art, thou Princess OF
Pence Nv. ]. Purnell.
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The inmates of the Relief Corps
Home, Evergreen, have been enjoying the bright
ness and beauty of the green hills from on the
broad porches, especially adapted for outdoor ex-
ercse AiesdRmes Kinne Russell and Frsbie have
just visited the Home, and found the inmates COM
Portable and happy.
versary March 20 by q joint Reunion, Post and
Corps. Elizabeth Darcy Kline, Past National
President Womau's Relief Corps gave n history
of the organization, which has proved so henefi'
cent in its results in the Golden State. Lincoln
Corps enjoyed a visit from Liberty Corps workers
mt q recent meeting.
Rawlins Corps, No 80 Stockton. reports new
members and increased interest. musical and
literary program at recent entertainment for re-
lief wound up with n dance, when an Old Dan
Tucker y qundrille was merry feature.
Corps No. IL, Los Angeles. has voted IS q month
to the Evergreen Relief Corps Home. IL viii also
contribute books for a library at the Veterans
Home Santa Monaco.
Sedgwick Corps, No. II, Santa Ana, made such a
hHccesS Oh the Ienke -lsteTS as 10 iehH 10 its
repetition few evenings later; proceeds for relief
The Pink Ten given by Garfield Corps, San Fran
cisco. was II success. THE tables were laid with a
nower-like array OF pink japanese napkins, and
the little cups were lovely.
Frank Bartlett Corps, No. Z, Los Angeles, real
lied handsomely from their grand entertainments
I.iherty Corps No. 50. has removed To Washing
ton Hall, celebrating their occupancy with open
meeting aud variety OF amnsemeuts, including
grabbing. bcan-bag donkey game and dancing.
A summary of work at Department Hcadquar-
tiers for quarter ending Jan. 81 makes the follow
| Ing encouraging exhibit: Membership 5000 ex-
pended In relief s36gO53 turned TO Post,
sG07 75 estimated valne Of relief other than money,
| s59O.I5; number OF soldiers and families assisted,
i03; relief fund on hand g. $50 64-Gertrude Gal
lagher, Department Corresponding Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF WISCONSIN.
DEAR TRrBUSE: During the past year 10 new
Corps have been organized and Two disbandcd ia
| Wisconsin, with n total gain Ia membership Of
more than 500. Forreiief there had been expended
previous to Jan. in cash SS.2iOIS. aud i, 100 sol
| dcrs and their families had been assisted.
| To the Johnstown sufferers. through Helen s.
| Morrison Department President of Pennsylvania,
| and Clara Barton, President Red Cross Assoeaton,
we sent over 5000 la cash and e700 in clothing To
Dakota sufferers sent 500, aud in various other
directions the Department has ex pended more than
500 in cnsh aud S15 in clothing For our Wisconsin
Veterans Home at Wanpaea we have spent 500
| besides providing hundreds of yards OF rag carpet
| ing
When ono remembers ia what "A royal manner
! Wisconsin cared for the Grand EncRmpment last
| summer. II Is easy perceive that the Wisconsin,
/ Woman's Relief Corps have not only done good
work, but they have been most efficiently managed
| To the sound judgment, wise foresight and untir
| ing zeal OF our honored President Caroline IL Bell
II largely due shcocss We feel that our record
/ - worthy of place in the widely read NATIoSAI
| TRinusE.-I Helen Holmes Charlton, Broadhead
via.
GOD SPARE THE NATIONAL PRESIDENT.
| l.. A. H., "a Nebraska comrhdc, writes To compile
| ment the Department of Nebraska upon its fine
record on behaifot the soldier boys aud Department
| President Morgan upon her excellent work, Com
menting upon the address Of National President
! Annie Wittenmycr at the Encanpment Campfire
| he says:
Every sister felt Proud Of the National Pres.
dent and proud TO be engaged with her ia the noble
| work of the W.R,C. She told Of what she knew
she had been IN hospitals la the days of the great
| war, and saw CHASTITY wounds made by shot ant
shell and yitteTing steel she had heard the las
call for Mother" from bloodloss lips as life wa,
| passing away. Tears came to every eye rs sh'
| spoke IA pathetic eloquencc. May God spare he
1 for many year ia work for the in which sh,
| Is now so earnestly engaged
DEPARTMENT OF ONO.
| DEAR TRIBUNE: Cantwell Post aud Corps, Ken
ton, o., has received fine portrait OF Col. Cant
| We'll whose name they bear from his son ant
| daughter Thomas Cnntweli aud Mamie CantweI
Wallace. Col. Cantwell raised Co q, ih Ohio, "A
| Kenton April 10, 1851 and AT Columbus when regi
| mental officers were elected was made First Lieu
tenant In the Fall of 1861 lie raised the SD Ohio
Of which Inc was made COLONEL. lie participated
in the battles OF Rich Mountain, Romney Cros
Keys and Others of scarce less note. and at tile
| ond battle of Bull Run was shot while leading hi
| regiment and instantly killed. He was u veteran
| Of the Mexican war.-Callie Russell, Corps Core
spondent
DEAR TRIBUNE: Robbins Corps, No. 30 Uppe
Sandusky. membership 30. has divided the Corp
into alphabetical divisions. one of which gives
social every two weeks. There games, ic
cream, sand ichcs and coffee, and Si2 or SIS are
usually cleared. Next week give the - Does
trick Scheul. ;" as, since worthy benefaotor, l.
Il. Harris, passed over the river, revenue ha
diminished, and we have to- exert ouTsetveseth
more to repenish relief fund.
Jennie II. Cramer, flfth member of the Depart
ment Executive Board, W.RC, is President a
Upper Sandusky Corps, aud under her expec
to do many things the coming year III raising none,
To- relieve the soldiers and their families who
need our assistance.-Juiia &, Gordon, Past DepaT
mcntJ V.-P.
| DEAR TRIBUNE; II having been my privilege 4
install the officers of Tod Relief Corps, No.
| Youngstown, o., which Jennie =. Boyd is serving
| as President for the third term, would compli
ment the Corps upon their efficient aud faithful
work. This Corps was instituted by Kate b. SheT
wood following the first National Convention "A
Denver, who may well be proud of the Corps. Tn
hospitable home of Comrnde Moore, 18th Ohio, q
which association am proud To be an honorar.
member, was thrown open to me aud the man,
friends who called, Mrs. Moore being of tn
earliest and best workers of Tod Corps, named TO
Ohio's famous war Governor. Corps No. is q
the 10 that formed the Department of Ohio, ant
they are known far and wide for good works, in
Guiding three immense fairs, held Jointly with tn
Post realizing 81 500, 81 800 and 81 200 respectively
the Corps receiving one.third Besides steady loca
relief the Corps recently shipped box of fine fruit
aud jellies To the Ohio Soldiers Home, to be FOL
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