The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1890-11-13

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| With natures charming scenes abound.
| -Mnggic l.. Hover, Poughkeepse, N. Y.
c. G. VISITS AND VISITORS.
| FRIENDS or THE c. G.: Bertha Norton. Nebraska,
made me visit. and when met her at the station
] knew would like her. She is very pretty and
| interesting young lady, and Ito know her IL to
love her" fell very much In love with her. and
hope the G. G. will too but not all of the boys at
once. During her stay visited many places,
and one day we spent on the water. We went out
as far as we could in small owboat. had the
| pleasure of teaching Miss Norton how to row, but
| ] am afraid she will have 60 be taught over when
she comes on to Long Island again. The time
passed so quickly, and was so sorry che had TO
| leave and return home soon
My other c. c. visitor il name familiar to you
| oil. Mamie Conklip spent few days with mo,
| and j was very sorry when sho departed. She
brought her O. @. photographs, and we had the
| pleasure of looking nj them and reading tho dear
| old TRIBUNE together.
| My first &. G. visit was 10 M Annie DuryeR, and
| my second mt Viola II. Seaman's, both OF Port
| Washington, J.. l. Miss Duryea is n lovely lady,
| and she was lively that when the time came to
| leave was sorry 10 go. / had the pleasure of
| meeting Miss Duryea's charming mother. Miss
Seaman Is also winning young lady, and while ut
her home had the pleasure of meeting her sister
| and mother and they both lovely. The time
seemed 10 fly as If on wings and had to leave be-
| Tore got nall talked out. would bc pleased TO
| have more of the G. G. call on lam trying 10
ctup n d. OF v. Camp aud wish the New York
and Long Island veterans daughters would write
me about II. hope 60 mako IL u Success aud can
do 80 If only the daughters will respond TO the call
Let introduce to the c. G. a great FREUD of
mine Florence Eveline Cornell, of Port Washing
ton. l.. l. Would like to exchange postal auto
graphs with members of the c, c., and wonld like
| 10 receive photographs nlso.-Iiliie Maudo
| Hewlett, Box ], ManhRsset, L. !.
SHALL GIRLS ASK FoR CORRESPONDENCE
In one form and another the propricty of girls
! asking and answering letters from those who are
strangers 10 them has been discussed la the c. @.
| And again aud again have we been reminded that
circumstances do alter cases That our c. G. ranks
are of this opinion il clearly shown In the replies
| NJ I.tt.
With reproduction of the gist Of sentiment RS
found in these letters the subject interesting as II
is, must rest for the present. Those who have de-
! layed an expression will understand why they are
not heard from.
On the supposition that young women request
letters for the purpose of carrying rtations, or
entering the matrimonial market, NJ. Warner Har-
| grove Browns Mills, n. j.. Myrtle Il, Garland,
Roxbury. Kan. aud Ida l. Brandon, Daleville Ind,
and others, think IL highly improper So does the
Editor. But there many points Of interest TO
! engage the attention of C. G. members one can
scarcely think this is a common motive.
Celia E. Spencer Ellington, Conn. agrees with
Mabel Eggleston, and hopes tho majority OF the
q. c. will do the same. Capt. William r. Rees, 90
Fifth avenue. Pttsburg. Pa, says II young ladies
| only knew what the gentlemen think OF them
there would be very few If any who would ask for
| letters from them.
On the other hand there are those who think IL
quite as proper for young woman To ask CORE
spoudcn0e for young man. still others think
the frAternal ties binding the g. @. together make
requests for better acquaintance by letter quite
proper since there Ia no other way OF Commitments
| ing with each other Others claim that II ~ both
| privilege and duty to write CHEEKY letters TO
comrades needing encouragement and youthful
| sympathy. Hear them all.
A weli-known family paper, In an article on
| Writing 10 Young Men, expresses my sentt-
| mcnts: There are letters aud letters ] would
not advise you To write letters TO any young man
! without careful considcraion,'-E. II. Latham,
York. Neb.
40 young man or woman should AJAX CORE
| spondence with person wholly unknown. But II
| young woman has reason 10 think the party
whose acquaintance she desires il Il gentleman. she
has much right Ia address him Hs lac has to adj
! dress herr. w. Combs, Deer Walk. Va.
| Though a member OF tile G. &. for three years
and though have never asked for letter. have
received them ftom MI OF The United States. with
the combined Judgment Of mother sister and my
self, have been euabied 10 select some excellent
correspondents which. with the exception of very
few, are members Of high standing 10 the G. G. l
! have had the pleasure 81 seeing two Of my g. G.
/ cerrespondrut4 ard they we're exactly IA they
represented themselves 10 be II is said that every
manuscript las nm impress Of tle character CON
tanned therein; let ia guard the words that flow
from oar pens, and may u bo sad Of Ms That our
correspondence has not proved Ia be worthless
pasiime bat has been the means uf bringing CUui-
fort. pleasure and cheer 10 our many unknown
fficuds. . true.blnc q. &. giTl-lulu M Hack
I man. Rossyilic, III.
There Is IN inlimation that It degradcs woman
hood for girl to ask correspondence from gentle
men, ! believe the reverse. II girl desires cor
/ respondents and ask for them ia 81 womauly way.
my word for II her request vii, he respected. and
ia nearly every Instance grautcd.-G. Elmer Slater,
! Haley, Tenn.
We suppose all members OF the G. c, 10 be loyal
! and true. So. when ask through THE MA
TIosAL TRIBUNE for correspondents expect
those replying to bc honest in stating who they
are. II lire girl asking correspondence wants let
tiers from young gentlemen only, then "old mar
ried men y replying, could be told so.-l,oy Browne,
Bowdoinham, Me.
The exchange Of letters between members oi
| a
IA source OF much pleasure when the correspond
! cncs Is for mutual Improvement One can obtain
many excellent ideas of the lives aud customs OF
the people in different raTts 81 our country. But
believe the g. q. girls should be content 10 ex.
, change letters with their own sex certainly until
they asked 10 correspond by some gentleman
aud then they should require recommendation
from a mutual q. &. friend or some person living
| ia the place, unless the gentleman IS wei
known IN the G. C.-Mabel Z. Giddinga, Thornton'r
Ferry n. H.
|, II would be well for ali TO remember that the
old married men Of the N.T.C.C are from the
ranks OF the hundreds WHO. when they were IA,
young - our &. G. boys, lcft homo comforts and
home friends for camp life ~ tho South weaFS
marches tedious campaigns, untold suncrings Ia
prison pens. aud peFiious conflicts With the enemy
that the cause Of Liberty might be sustained. auc
I not one star missing from our glorious flag. lfih'
| object of the &. &. correspondence be progress
and Improvement letters from these veteran
brothers viii be likely TO contain ~ much goot
sense, good instruction aud good counsel th1s,
written by any other Of our q. g, friends. asa
II glad there are SOME among us who know this
aud who do ilot think IL necessary TO blush will
shame - that their CHEEKY, interesting letters nr
e helping TO bring some bfghtnesa into ihe dreaF,
lives of one another of those who have sacrifice,
II youth and health that we may enjoy the fruits o
their Iabors.
BE loyal and true 10 the soldier IN blue,
II For by them our country was saved"
Della ii. Wooster, Mount Desert Ferry Me-
g am guilty Of being nn " old married man" an,
baye several very interesting correspondents, an
some OF them are young lssies" Why not? An
Jf again ask Why not? Is not the object oi the {
&. programs aud pntTiotism2 ~ it's object was maj
5f Timony old married men would be ruled out
do not gee why any young lady need 10 blus
is with any honorable man, be he old ar young o
tie themes Of the day calculated to improve ii,
3 mind. was q years old Ia 1861. That ycHr en
listed ia tlie a3ih Pa, and proved my patriotism Il
giving three years Of my best manhood 10 ealabIis
BIT te fact that all born free aud equal az
Il grandpa to-day, and it does my heart good 10 re
" ceive letters from every one whose object IL Erop
ress aud patriotism. / therefore nsis you to chez
the waning hours Of an old soldier by writing {,
he yours, Pro f"tria Evans Rush, Ohiopyle Pa
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