The National tribune., 1891-05-07
TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE: WASHINGTON D. O. THURSDAY MAY 1891

when $50 Corps. membership 5.965, contributed to
The Interest ~ the day. 1880 children participating
The sum 81 S726.J3 WAS incurred 10 make the eNer-
Ctses memorable and procure necessary flowers.
The Department Inspector. CoTuslts :. Perry, and
the ln~tIiuting and Installing officer. Elizabeth
hekiUistry, showed that Michigan was thoroughly
up ia Tituuii-tc routine. The excellent report %
Harriet +. Thompson, Department Counselor, aud
other rnutiae work consumed busy day. In the
evening there WAS Erand Cam fire, with m al :
dress Of welcome by II. +. Chamberlain; Relief
| Corps response by Department President Fsgg.
| Past Department Commando Nashin~t9n lutr''-
ncr mad" one OF his hgppieSt addresses, EduR
/ Chaffse Noble, Of Detroit, delivered one Of her
finest rccitattous. and Muskcg0u local talent was
| al its best Ia vocal and Instrumental music.
The Department officers elective and app0iniive,
are a. follows: President, sara L. Brown. lihic'
: N.-P, Nina u. KiEsey, Saginaw }. Y. T., LoIse
| DuHn, lonia; See, jennie r. Richardson lth'c1
| Treas, Artemisia Brown. ItiHca Chap, Nancy
White. Milford; Counselor, Abbe X. FlaGg,
Battle Greek; Inspector, CYNTHIA Heath, Lansing
Insiiiu!inE and Installing Ohises, Li05!e Anderson
| Maple Rapids
Executive Board-AnnA VI Barney Kalamazoo;
/ Minnie Lewis. MuzSrgou; Hattie Hicks Morley
Battle Creek.
Delegates to National Conventiou-At lar-c,
| Amanda o. Miner, MHsEe.ou; Agnes VI. Wiley.
Albion. Phcbe j. Curtis, Adrian; Helen VI. liIr-
| bank. Fiint: Eta :. Wilson, Grand Rapids; Lucy
| ID. Reed, HubbHd-tOns Sarah l.. Johnson, Bay
/ City; Sadie Jackson Lowell. Clara A. Dewey,
/ Douglas; Emma T.. Henson, Jackson.
| AiteTnates-At large. Hattie III. willard Battle
Greek; Mary III. Russell YT>ilanti; Nellie ~prHgue
luGtilA T. NUilif " est DAY Nty Amy
Wood, llilisdale; Elizabeth :. Humphrey, Adrian
/ Ruth T. Thompson. LuzcTue ". T.. Bartlett, Leslie
/ Eliza Hubbard, Vaudeville; Mary Edwards, Dow
| agac.
| In the progress Of the Convention greetings
were cent To the Departments of Wisconsin, W.LSC.
assembled AT Oshkosh, Wis. and resolutions O
| coincidence to Past COMMANDMENT Chief X. 4
Ager aud Mrs. higer for the loss Of their son, and
10 Past Department Chaplain Lyon the loss OF heI
/ husband. Greetings were exchanged with Emma
| Stark Hampton, Past National aud Past Depart
| ment President, aud with Ella u. Shank and sarah
| a. &. Plummer, Past Department Presidents
| Also greetings received from Clara H. Irnytt Past
| Department President 81 Maine; Lydia A. George
Past Department President OF Minnesota; from tht
Department Of " i~cUusin; Department Of Illinois
| from Kate H. Sherwood and Charity Rusk Crag
| IA-t National Presidents; from sue n -aunueI-
National lnsi!tutiug aud Installing Officers, ant
/ from several Corps.
| An hOuored guest Of tie Convention present
duriug two davs was Margaret X. Virgins. Pas
| Department President Of Kansas. ATmIlta a
Cheney, National Treasurer W-RC.; Mary r.. liiud'
| aud Louise A. Robbins, Past Department Presr
| denis. were honured members Of the Convention
An interesting figure WIS that Of susan Davis,
| lady - years old. member Of Jacob q. Fry Corps
Of GaHges, who was actively interested in all ths
proceedings Of the Convention
| Henry DodSOn Corps, 81 Fremont, claims tho
| honor % possessing the oldest member OF th'
| Department Of Michigan ia Martha Miner, beiul
| - years old. She sent three sons to the UrioI
| army. The Committee GA RESOLUTIONS, reported bJ
| ~ Chairman, Louise A. Robbins, thanked ih'
| the twelfth animal EuCampWeut, Department. o
! Michigan, GA. r., for fraicynal cOurce-es and sus
| tanned Endorsement Of W.I;C. work; TO the city O
| Mu-kegOn, for the large hearted hospitality cX
| tended 10y its representative, ID. r. Chamberlain
| to the vi. T. Church, for u-e Of Auditorium and e
| Phil kesruy Post aud Corps for their muuifcen
| welcome; To the Press especially Of Muskeg0n
Tor many favors To the retiring officers, especially
| Departments President Flngg, and that framed
testimonial he presented her: that the indOrsemeu
| Of the Department be- given the Grand Army Me
mortal College "a ObeTlin; that Corps prDyid
Christmas dinners for needy soldiers and thei
families m their Own locality; that Department
Presidents call upon the Corps to contribute to al
expense fund to properly arrange for the recep
ton Rnd entertainment Of de eEates to the ninti
| National Convention. There were other mlnO
| resolutions. af Of which we're accepted also
resolution, offered by Louise a Robbins. urgtni
the Michigan Legislature 20 pass the 5000 appru
pTiation called for by the Grand Army TO properI.
celebrate Eucam pncut week Ia Detroit.
A committee from the Grand Army. composed o
Chaplain H. :. White, Capt T.. VI. Allen, and Gen
John u. Burst, National Inspector GAR, wa
formally received ~ the Convention on Wednes
day afternoon, and conveyed Ia brief but gal an
speeches the hearty thanks and GOdspeed 81 thei
comrades. committee from the Convention, con
Sterling, and H. " Dut!ied also bore To the En-
Equipment assurances % their continued loyalty t
| the interests OF the " boys Ia blue"
Aner Wednesday session another open meeting
was held at the church IN the evening, ~ whicl
Past Commander Henry ". DuiIied and Chaplain
White made addresses. ArmiIiR a. Cheney gave ~
historical paper regarding the origin and growth
the W.iIC., and music and Rotations filed up tn
evening. Past Department President Thompson
installed the officers Thursday afternOOn.-May :
knaggs. for the Press Committee.