The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-03-12

TO all concerned. The Department President was
warmly thanked for her presence and counsel.
THE NATIONAL GAR. MEMORIAL COLLEGE,
OBEELIS. nan, Feb. 10. 1881.
At recent meeting Of the Board OF Trustees Of
this college several changes were made in the
management Of the institution that will tend
greatly To it, future prosperity.
The officers Of the board elected nj this meeting
are prominent business men Of Oberln. The Presi-
dent Is j. H. McGongal. Senior Vice Commander
OF the Department Of Kansas and Receiver Ia the
United States Lahd Office al Oberlin. The Sccre-
tary X o. kindly i Cashier Of the State Bank Of
ObcgtH. The Treasurer, Otis L. Benton, Is Man
nger OF the ObeTln Loan, Trust and Banking Com
pany. The other officers and members Of the board
are prominent merchants, attorneys and on Ia
Obcrlin and other parts Of the United States.
Circumstances having made IL necessary for Miss
L. A. MINIS 20 sever her connection with the school
Mrs. Margaret X. Wickens Past Department Presi-
dent Of Kansas W.RC. elected ss General
Agent. and j. empowered to receive and receipt for
money paid for the and benefit Of the college.
Donations can Mt any time, also. be forwarded TO
the SccTeinry direct who will send receipt for the
same
BY order of the board. JB. McGoSIGAL,
X. .. kINBIG, President.
Secretary.
CoNRADE JOE; OR, THE DYING SOLDIER.
Comrade. draw little nearer. fan my hot and To-
veTCd brow,
Give Just glass of water; there. I'm feeling
better now;
VIII you bring the ink and paper. just to tell them
atn gone,
And a few words more, dear comrade, to the dear
Tell my Elsie-oh. Godl bless her, In this hour Of
coming
That died for home and country and to not forget
her Joe -;
And the children. loved so fondly. keep tho farm,
Good-by, loved ones. weep not. for am going
home.
loved we'll;
Lay on the field of battle where proudly
fought and fell.
HaTk hear the drums a-beating: comrade. let me
rise and 10,
For hear the angels calling calling for poor Com
Tade joe.
Wrap the flag around me closer. for I see the other
shore:
But hear the voice Of Elsie and the Children hear
Ali see the loved ones beekou. am facing now
no foe.
For hear my savior's welcome. welcome home to
COmFIde Joe.
Emily Ross Perry, Minneapolis, Milan.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The eighth annual Convention Department of
South OAK o;a will meet nj Odd Fellows Hall YanIS-
ton, March 25 20 and y. National President Mary
Sears McIIenry and Past National :. V.-P Emma
~ Manchester are announced to be present.
W.ISC. Campfire will be held the first evening
which tho Grand Army aud Sons Of Veterans
expected To attend.
Department President Lucy p. Bryson Of South
DAKOTA, announces the following Corps instituted
since last General Orders: Gen. A A. Humphrey,
No. -. MilDank. Mile L. Westbury President.
Phil Kcaruy, No. T. YRukton (reOrgau Ecd)
Julia NJ King, President. Yankton il making
extensive arrangements for Department Encamp-
mcnt and Convention.
John ID. MUsser Post No. CO, Muncy, Pa, have
now valued auxiliary in q Corps instituted Feb.
9, by Mesdames ;. +. QuigSles, OF Corps 90 Lock
Haven, and Nancy i. ShOll, Of Corps 81, Williams
port. A comrade writes that the Post are proud
OF their Corps: Saiie Monroe. President
Phil Mckernan Corps. No. l3l, Mason. Mich.
has made for itself a good record for zeal in ali
10 nrrLr IFaaf FFf4rtfs Ia
Mehhu. Secretary.
The Illinois Corps contributed sIG37O In re-
spouse 10 q call from Department President in aid
oil lso,R bergman, the destitute child Of a soldier
ia the Quincy Home. The father has now received
a pension and no further assistance is needed for
the present.
Mary A. Shelton, Treasurer. reports Corps %,
Tie siding, Wyoming. fouFishing; Ann +. Wood
ard, Secretary. Past Department Commander
Fisher OiiiCinted at joint installation Of Crook Post
and Corps, after which the festivities were kept
up until a late hour.
The last General Orders OF Department Presi-
dent Leayerton, OF Illinois concluded with a ten
der memorial tribute 20 Gen. W. T. sherman.
Comrades aud Corps Of COrfectiOnyille, Iowa,
arc enthusiastic over beanbake and Campfire
throughout the evening. One Of our G.. @. friends
Maggie 4. DiHi reports the pleasure Of the young
people In the speeches, music and Rotations
The more CampfTes the better for one and all
Stephenson Corps, IL, Springfield, H., made
good record for itself last year. Distributed In
lief, 600; $50 flag to the Sous Of Veterans; SIS in
cash To the POST contributions to decorate soldiers
graves aI Quincy Home and AndersOnyiiIe. Fif.
teen TO 20 soldiers families visited and administered
to- five children gathered up and placed ia the
Soldiers Orphans Home at Normal. Eva Munson
smith - serving her second term IA President.
BenIamin Harrison Camp. l. sons OF Veterans,
New Orleans. La. have Ladies Relief Corps.
which . contributor. Mrs. Conlan. reports as a
very useful and patriotic Order, each member
having history Of which she IL proud.
Lambert Bremen Corps. Pennington, ". Y
gave keTmis for the benefit Of the monument
fund realizing about 500 In January the Corps
ifFa hall ~
equipped, dedicated installation evening IN pres
ence OF the Post and many friends. Strong in
membership. officers and the confidence not only
Of the Post, but Of tire community At large. this
work.
Tie new Post at Great Darlington, Mass, is
organizing Relief Corps TO comprise some Of the
best women Of the town.
At the hfh anniversary Of Benz. Stone. jr Relief
Corps, No. 81 Dorchester Mass Department nj Presi-
deut Augusta A. Knowles Past Department Presi-
dents Knowles. LOwd and Parker and Past Depart
Inent Commanders Evans and innes were among
the speakers. An excellent supper was a feature
OF the evening.
Post No 2 King6sher. Oklahoma, and Ellsworth
Circle, Ladies Of the GAR, held Sherman Me-
mortal services at the Methodist Church entering
la body To funeral diTge by the band Many
were moved To tears by the personal "reminiscences
OF Judge Seay, connected with the famous General
Friends OF Gen. W. H. and Mrs. Gibson especially
those who journeycd with them to Boston last
Summer, viii join IN congratulations over the
marriage OF their daughter, JEANNE Matilda, TO
George Edmund BTHdfeld, Of GAINESVILLE o. Gen.
Gibson. the soldier orator. has just been made Post
master OF Tifiin, o.
Tom Talbot Post and Corps. Somerset, o. at
tended Sherman Porter Memorial services together.
IL WAS soem occasion, a. so many Of the veterans
present had served in Sherman's command. Tai
bot Corps gave "a successful Martha Washington
tea party, taking part Of the proceeds buy a chair
Tor IA sick cOmrade. Besides local relief they have
given handsomely to the Soldiers Home and Ma
tiOnal Relief Corps Home. Rachel Law, President,
and Mary X. GTiener, Secretary. are serving their
third term.
+. w. Decker Red Bluff Cal. writes TO make a
correction Of the article ''She Means Business" as
published in the issue of Feb. L. The place mem
toned was Red Bluff Cal. and tile installation
was that OF Gen. j. X. Mansfield W.RC, the Post
and Camp being simply visitors.