The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-10-08

bill; prayer by Rev. stephens, 81 Madison address
toy Past Department Commander :. H. Hurst. 81
Ohio; remarks 10y National President sue Pike
Sanders officers 81 Department GA r. and M.ltC.
and the Home Board. vocal solos and music icy the
baud; exercises concluding with the singing al
Tho Ohio Cottage will be built % SandusEy sand
stone finished in natural woods aud j. iu general
external design the same as the elegant soldier
cottages az the OHIO Soldiers aUd Sailors Home,
SaHdu-ky. aud b. designed 10y the same urcllieci.
Ia will be hut and furnished 20 cost Of $4,000 by
the ONO Board 81 Construction, after which u viii
be formally turned over 10 the National Home
Board. a home for The widows muihers, aud
Army Nurses made homeless and destitute by tie
war,
Prom Puma /. Cowles Secretary 81 the Board
Of Directors who. President Of Bowers Corp=,
Geneva, conducted the early correspondence road
been "a prime factor in the whole work, we have
the following interesting history:
HOW THE HOME WAS FOUNDED.
The FIRST thought Of The present site Of the Home
as place most suitable for such a purpose was
from receiving Kate Brownee Sherw0od'- Ne
mortal 81 ths Flowers" sent cut To al Corps ia
MAY, 1852. ia this circular a notice HAT the
National Pension aud Relief Committee. Is. e..
were ready 10 receive offers for site foT National
Relief Corps Home. This attracted the attention
Of the President Of Bowers Corps IN, Geneva, O.,
who, 10y consent Of the Corps. ard iu their name
cOrrespouded with tie Chairman 81 thc Relief
Committee, Kate u. Sherwood, lu regard 10 tile
beautiful location la Madison, o., known as tie
Seminary LIT. This led 10 The following results:
The Board % Trustees Of MAIDS Seminary
called meeting, and voted unanimously 20 give
the uF0ucrtv 10 tfs. National " re for Memorial
Home, provided they wished 10 locate There.
conference meeting 81 Bowers Post and ". &c. 81
Geneva o., aud Eumham Post and WiiG. II
Madison, o. called, resulting la tie appoint
incnt 81 an Executive Committee 81 1--WE 10 carry
forward the project
circular letter was al once issued 10 The several
Posts and Corps Of A-liabulI aud Lake Counties
cplIiug FOR money to repair the buildings aud beau
. tlly the grounds. The Executive Committee pre-
scitcd 10 thc seventh National W.RC Convention
f a M 4Itga.E Ann "A
formal gii 81 tie land and buildings known the
Madison Seminary site. with al option much
land a. would he needed Tor a Home; also pledges
60 tire amount 81 81 80 Tor repairs. The National
Convention received the offer 81 site with favor.
and instructed tHe Hcwly-e Ell President, Annie
/ NitiCumyer, should the ste prove desirable. al
once 10 proceed 10 establish Home az this place.
The sequel D. beet told in ihc General Orders Of
4 National President Miltcumyer and la Her annual
address a. tHe eighth National Convention W. re-
assembled al Boston, Mass, Aug. l3 1870:
/ " With The consent % NY Council. after n thor
ough examination 81 The property, accepted tlIe
gifi condition that the grounds be increased TO
/ 10 acres aud that the Seminary Binding be Te-
/ modelled after plans ] submitted, aud put ia com
/ plctc repair. This agreed to by the generous
citizens al Madison. Geneva aud the surrounding
] country. This agreement hus been kept iu every
particular, and every little detail has been carried
ont 10 my entire satisfaction. at "a cost a.! 5000 20
/ 5000. Tie two houses stand complete repaired,
/ papcred aud furnished without one cent of debt.
] The property was legally transferred by the
local committee ~ citizens To tie W. re. on the
18th 81 July, 1890 with suitable ceremonies, iu tEc
I presence 81 nearly 600 UroEie. The property u
therefore decided 10 the officers u the IS n O. each
/ being unrnea with her official title aud tire Ex-
rruiive Board and TO their successors Ia Office TO
be held in trust for the purposes Of providing :,
Home and support for the following classes; Army
/ Nurses who by rcHson 81 age or disability are not
/ able 10 support tlumsgy c-, soldiers widows WIN
are disabled veterans with their wives, and the
| dependents ~ Union soldiers.
GDvERSMEST AND MAINTENANCE.
"Thc institution shall be under the management
II Hoard five -lI8Il
hy the National Convention. The Board at Dirsc.
tors shall have charge 81 tic institution, under iht
iusruc ious aud orders Of the National Convention
The National President ana Secretary shall be ex
o!lIuiu members 81 the Board u Directors. II will
Do the duty, therefore Of this Convention to e.co
by ballot five Directors aud 10 legislatc for the
future interests Of the institution"
Among the decisions al the eighth National Con
/ yeuiiou were tie following: That sgGgJ shall l.,
trau- ferred and set aside for fund 10 be known ~
tie =. vs.. H. O. HONG fund, O." b. u-", for the main
4 tvuuucc uf said Home, That thc balance 81 iht
fund known the Pension aud Relief fund Do
/ transferred TO the National W.IsG. Home fund
4 aud that one hall per capita tax heretofore yo'cs
Tic pension aud relief fund aud the amounts tina
I HcUTuHE br used FOR the mHiuieuHu 81 the Hon,
and Tor Army Nurses outside 81 tho Home
~ Tee ninth annual Convention Of the W.Rc
held nt Detroit u 1891 10y the eIceli1n Of The prer
cut National President aud her appointments a
Secretary, the ex-onicio members 81 The Board q
Directors ARE NOW follows: sue Pike Sander,
National President, DeiayHn, H.; Ella Cobeau
National Secretary, Dclavan, I'll. Directors
Charity Ru-z Craig, Nr0qua, Wis., daughter &
. ! rtclriuIy EurEf Annie N1trumWeT, SHnal8gf
Pa Puma J.. GOwiC- Geneva, o.. Emma H. Lowe
Salem, Mass, and Sarah &. Mink, MaierlowI
NY
THE OHIO COTTAGE.
; u was in the plan 81 Annie Wittenmyer who
: the National W.liC. Home was established, TIA
the States should place cottages upon the Nations
? Home Grounds, more particularly for the low
women from their Departments who were la nee
Of such home. Ia accordance with ihis plan au
with heart lull 81 sympathy aud loyalty, Hon. ]
: I =. ClIpp. Of Thompson, Grnuga Co. frame
49, ~. A I'll. a
? / Legislature ~ Ohio BE- IL said to the honor ,
this body, tic bill pas ,cd both Houses uuauimousi
: and became "a law March ~, 1891. II asked for "a
. appropriation II SIS 900 TO build an Ohio Cottat,
= The granting Of this magnificent elf was Ohio
p lusl Enforcement 81 this most righteous moasur
z The blN provided that "a Board 81 Con-iructiu
should be appointed by the Governor 81 Ohio
= carry 10 completion the erection of the huildin
1 This Board al once assumed the responsible dutij
81 the task assigned them, III. G. Lindsay.
I. ZIuc-VIlle o., employed architect aud n
~ Board contracted with J.. l.. Winchell, Of the san
, city, 10 build the cottage.
NATIONAL INSPECTIONS.
! HEADQUARTERS NATIONAL INSPECTOR,
\ M.RC, EVANSVILLE. IND, Sept. ~, 1891.
q Circular No. l.
n l. The decisions 81 the ninth National Couvc
B. ton, Womau's Relief Corps, promul gated in y
a tiouM General order No. B. direct that the time
:, the annual inspection be changed TO include a
y months 81 September. October aud NoVrmbs
az Department Inspectors lhus enabled to accoI
~ plish much II their work before the scnsOn a
IA pronches when cold weather aud bad travelling az
A. greatly 10 the labor Of inspection.
: III. The new inspection blanks, Form o. will
q sent 10 each Department.
III. The revised Ritual, adopted by the min