The National tribune., 1890-07-17
ARMY NuRsE pENsIoHs.

ARMY NURSE PENSIONS.
Sarah II. Fuller, Secretary Of the Pension and
| Relief Committee, spent the last 10 days in WASH
| ingtOn in the interest of the Army Nurse Pension
Dill While In tho city she was Hospitality enter
tanned Mt the handsome home of Col. Paige and
| his wife, President of Potomac Corps
There having been several Army Nurse bills in
troduced In Congress. the House Committee on
Invalid Pensions finally agreed to order n favor
able report on bill prepared by Col. Belknap,
after conference with Mrs. Fuller and Mrs. Logan,
ms substitute for the several bills introduced in
| the House for pensoning Army Nurses. The bill
| provides that all women employed by the Surgical
| Department of the United States as Army Nurses
or otherwise officially recognized rs such during
the war OF the rebellion, and who rendered service
In hospitals in camp on the battlefield for
period Of six months more, and who were hon
orably discharged and who from the results Of such
| service, or the nhrmities of advancing age, are
| unable to earn their own support, shall receive
pension OF Sl2 per month.
IL some time since became apparent that unless
the w re. bill was amended IL would not pass the
present Congress. The War Department reported
the names of % 900 women employed during the
war, and IL wHs held that to pass the w re. bill
would reach all these. matter in what capacity
they were employed. The amended bill applies
exclusively to Army Nurses.
Every effort has been made to secure Army
Nurse legislation and at this late hour friends
Of the measure are hopeful OF success.
NATIONAL GAR. MEMORIAL COLLEGE.
Tho women OF Kansas laboring with I'M
tagging zeal to build National GAR Memo
rial College, the object being to found Me-
mortal institute In which every department of
learning will be taught, free, to the children and
chiidren's children of those who saved the Union.
A scheme has been organized whereby pledges
ofn 10 az
from date OF signature such contributions ranging
from IS cents 10 s25. We learn OF one energetic
Kansas woman who has secured the names OF 900
women whose contributions range from - cents to
$40. Blanks will be furnished all those who are
willing to do their part in helping forward this
grand movement. Address l.. A. MINIS Oberlin
Kan.
NATIONAL RELIEF CORPS HOME.
The formal opening OF the National Relief Corps
Home takes place July II. under the personal
supervision of Annie Witteamyer. National Presi-
dent, w.R.C. This homo is located on the Middle
Ridge. one mile south of Madison aud a few miles
west OF Geneva, o., Western Reserve
The original gin. from Bowers Post and Corps
Geneva, mud Burnham Post and Corps Madison
included three acres OF land and the buildings on
tan abandoned brick seminary and frame board
ing-house-yalued at 81 $50.
The National President. upon the occasion Of
that the amount OF land be increased 10 ten acres
and the buildings put in repair involving cost of
5000
or the Home and its future laura Rosamond
White. w.RC. press reporter writes rs follows:
Geneva, Madison, Conncaut. and Perry ably
assisted by some of the smaller towns ia both
Counties have furnished funds and material gener-
ousy. The work of repairing has been pushed
and has been done economically as possible
some OF these repairs have been follows: New
hp
double deck verauda, and necessary painting The
room ut fret viii be comparatively limited. and
only those who destitute and unable to provide
for themselves will be admitted Exceeding care
viii be exercised TO seek out those who most need
home uHti through contributions and legislative
enlarged
Pictures. books, towels bed linen. aud such COM
forts ~ are necessary 10 home will also be gladly
received, and may be sent 10 Pluma L.. Cowles
Chairman OF the Local Committee. Geneva o. Mrs
Cowlcs is the able President of Bowers W re
and great credit is due her that the Home Il located
IN this region as she has iaborel indefatigably aud
nnseihsh!y for the project, and that the honor of
National Home for the iucapaeitatcd in the ranks
oI the ioyhl long ago may be ia the bosom OF the
Western Reserve
Our country is unit, won by the heroes of the
Revolution, cemeutcd by the blood and tears OF
our late conflict. The widows OF our soldiers, the
mothers OF our martyrs. the women who bound
wounds upon the bnttlefelds and in the bospitnIs
are worthy OF the love aud gold of the land Let
us pet pillows under their dying heads, for not
long viii they be with us. Let roof them from
In these days of July memory, let honor those
who havs aided 10 maintain the national integrity
Give, II our God has given you
Gold from His royal hand;
Scatter 1t for the glory
Aud pride of our lovely land
Let not soldiers widow
Lack for "a crumb OF bread,
Nor the mothers of persisted heroes
Die in pauper's bed.
ATTENTION, w.R.c.l
The following appeal from the Home Iyeeklv
issued by the young printers of the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home, Xenla aud edited by
s. a. Dickson, Principal OF the Schools. himself a
graduate of the Home will we doubt not be- |
promptly Needed by the Relief Corps of Ohio.
" There are several babies now In the Home
whose happiness would be greatly increased bv |
baby cabs and little cots To DO used for their after
noon maps. There some little motherIess chill
dren here who are not yet two years old aud thew
require much more care than the older ones For |
Instance, the youngest of tho three Barber
received last week Is only - months old, Their |
mother died about month ago, and being n very |
mertorious case they admitted as soon as |
possible Mrs. Smiley, Matron of Cottage Is with
tears In her eyes, asked Gen Young 20 assign lie |
little one aud all other babies here will be taken
care of tenderly but II would greatly tighten the
labors OF the Matrons IL each cottage which has a |
baby could he supplied with cab aud baby he'd To
be used in the daytime. We don't know whether |
there isnny fund from which these comforts could |
be bought, but we believe that If some of the |
WIZ, ,. OF V. Camps, or GAR. Posts knew of |
the situation, they would make three or four of our |
youngest babies presents of cabs and cots.