The National tribune., 1891-07-23
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON O. THURSDAY JULY 49, 1891

OF others; who wept with those who sorrowed and
rtjOiccd with those whose hearts were filed with
joy; who helped the needy. encouraged tho weak,
ever remembering the soldiers widow and orphan
She was eyes aud ears, faithful, kind, loving and
careful of the sacred charge left 20 her keeping by
the cause OF liberty-her bereaved husband, who -
totally blind from injuries received while defend
ing our flag and fighting for his country. He Is
now LEFT alone to grope in darkness until the all
wise Father shall say Well done, thou good and
faithful servant" come up higher TO the rest pre-
pared for thee and thine. Our sister was a Christ
ian ia the full sense Of the word She did good for
goods sake. She had a kind word for oil. She
had rather lie deceived aud wTonged than To de-
ceivc and wrong another. We knew her for many
years, and can truly say she came very near To
obcying the command Of our Father, When thine
enemy smiies thee upon one cheek, turn thou Tie
other also"
Peace! sweet peace was her watehword. and
she was always pouring oil upon the troubled
waters.h BY her kindly acts She planted flowers
all along the pathway Of her journey through life,
that grew and blossOmed down TO the very brink
of the river she has recently crossed and whose
perfume has assembled and entered with her the
gates that sand ajaF TO admit her Tansomcd spirit
iiothe nome i tie biest We cannot say To heT ana
Ter memory inreWcll-but only gentle good-by,
feeling that our next greeting will be good morn ia
the sweet Summer land.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
For the year ending Jan. J. 1921, there were 81
persons admitted to tie PENNSYLVANIA Memorial
Home. Contributions for tile support OF the Home
were received To the amount Of Sl2 $500. Of which
5000 WAS paid on the property, and 3,2y9.ll for
the support of the Home.
There are Rt present in the Pennsylvania Memo.
rial Home 20 adults and p children. cared for by
voluntary contribution from the Relief Corps OF
Pennsylvania.
For the quarter ending June 30 Massachusetts
reported li2 Corps. ll,ls7 members, amount In re-
lief fund S3,92l67 turned over to Posts si,l3l.O6,
relief other than money sl..O9.S5. Contributions
were received at Headquarters ns follows: Depart
ment relief fund ST. Army Nurse fund S67 50,
National W.RC. Home $3.50 Phil. Kearny Post
CA. r. SIC, Massachusetts Soldiers Home IS, Fred
ericksburg. Va, =, Department Of Georgia GA X.
S.; total S2s35O. Corps % and lsi sent flags to tie
Memorial Committee la the South for their use
Memorial Day, Ia addition TO the contributions OF
money.
Under the census law providing n separate emu
meration Of all eT-Unon soldiers, sailors, aud
marines. aud the widows OF those deceased. living
on June l. 1890 ID j. estimated that there will not
be fewer than 10000.
II. IT, Beale Corps Is doing good work. Kaffee
klatch. held ia March, 1891, Melted 500. Elleu T.
Patterson, President Of the Corps, sold more than
100 tickets to baby show given IN connection with
straw berry festival in June and received the
prize, a gold recognition pin.
A wedding of interest To Grand Army aud Relief
Corps workers, particularly Of Iowa aud Ohio. was
that. June =, in Russell Street Baptist Church, Co
Iumbus, the couple being Rnnie G. Holiday. Past
department :. N.-P. Of SteubeHyiilc, o.. and Col.
M.h.N. bowman, OF Des Moines, Iowa. late Colonel
OF tue lst Me. Cav. After "a Summers s1iourn in
Maine they will take up their abode in the Colonies
delightful home ia Des M0ine-. The bride was the
widow OF the late Col. Holiday Of Steubenvilie
%, woman of lovely character and many accom-
plislmentS and one who has stood very high in
Grand Army and Relief Corps circles in the Buck
eye Slate She Is warmly commended to her Iowa
sisters.
Il Is pleasant 10 note, even at this late day that
Memorial Day was more generally observed
throughout tile State Of Washington than ever be-
fore. Special exercises were held for ustTuciEg
the children, aud the lessons inculcsted that day
VIII serve TO strengthen loyalty and increase love
Tor te Union la all their hearts The officers OF the
Department for 1901 are: Pres, Sarah NJ. ToDiliu-
son, Tacoma; ;. N.-P., Jennie g. Draper, SpO-
kane; J. N.-P, LIZZIE Grove. WaIla WAIIn; Sec,
Addic q. Barlow, Tacoma; Treas, Fannie A. Me-
Nay, Tacoma; ln-., Lizzie Carncs, WRlla Walia;
J. aud l. officer. Lizzie u. Herrick. Seattle; Chap.
Neitic Moore, PuyRlIup. Executive Board Mary
4. Bean. Tacoma; Nettie Dumb. COlfaK; Annie
Knapp keiso; Alice A. BisseIl Slaughter; Aman-
Ga Byrd. Wal.n Walla.
A very popular entertainment. and one COM
inendcd To Relief Corps workers. Is for each mem
Der to earn dollar, aud at public meeting to tell
ln rhyme the way ia which the dollar earned.
Ihi- not only affords great amusement but i the
means Of raising gOodly sum for the treasury.
large crnyon portrait Of Past President Anna
MiiicnmyeT las been presented 10 the National
Relief Corps Home by Winfield Scott Corps. 2,
Philadelphia. IL was surprise git, Of which Mrs.
Wiucnmyer know nothing until notified by the
Secretary. Puma l.. COwles-
A bold attempt was made by A. VI. Preston, 81
Madison, o. To use the National Home for Army
Nurses, Soldiers aud their Dependents. to fraudu-
leuiiy obtain sl,O00 from the bank Of ID. Powers
Sous. O! LansingbuTg, by using the name Of DebO-
rah Powers, "a phiiauthrOpic lady of that place,
lately deceased. The fraud Was discovered by the
bank officials, who communicated with parties at
The Ladies' Aid Society auxiliary to Mark T..
Sibiey Camp. :. Of v. Toledo o., organized la
time Tor the Ohio \ Of V. Encampmen at Toledo.
won golden opinions for It's efficient work, and at
once took place ia the fruut ranks No.
Ia point 81 numbers. The officers Of the Ladies'
Aid are: Pres, Kate KaynOr; N.-P., Anuie Hop
kins; Chap, Anua Van Netinn; sec, Ella lime
Treas, Isila Stroud: g.. Jennie Richards; 4. g..
Anna Romeis; ]. G., Bernise kingsfeld; o. g.,
BESSIE MDttcr; Trustees, Frank Provost, Mrs. o.
j. llupk iuA aud Mrs. DIR. Muu-gH. Judge
cate Capt Frank baldwin \ v: Advisory Com
n1uee. Walter II. Roberts Geo. L. Crane, Will q.
baldwin Henry g. SeubeTt, and &. W. MuusOn,
sons OF Veterans Mark -ibey Camp.
Massachusetts reports the institution OF Franklin
Corps, -. Franklin; Ellen a Sanborn. President.
Vii not more Of our Ohio Corps emulate Memo
rial Corps. Cleveland, aud send $40 to- Department
lleadqnarters TO buy instruments for Soldiers
Home Baudg
A pleasant call by the w.R.C. Editor THE Ma.
TIOSAL TRIBUNE at Ohio Headquarters " re.
Neuia, o., found President Mary A. McQuiston aud
her s.an officers, sec'y Davidson and Treas. Eber-
| hart, buslly nj work, though II was at early
| hour on Monday morning. Ohio is still guard
aud doing business At the same one stand.
| ID j. hoped that the ninth National Convention
| will rescind its action ia adopting W.RC Memo.
rial Il IL, 81 which plants multiply. The Ohio
/ Eeicf Corps Record las the following: Memorial
flags for deceased members Of our Order "a adopted
I by eighth National Convention at Boston are
universally condemned; ali say give Us the old
] nag or nothing. We were n doubt - TO legisIa-
ton regarding this, and thought II very needless.
I The design y Ted-cross hospital flag; many
ordered 10 be disappointed
The interesting Journal Of the Eighth Annual
Convention Department OF Nebraska, shows the
/ Department To be flOurishng, with "a membership
Of JV9S. Tie Corps rendered material nid-to com.
rades aud their families Ia the drought aud cyclone
stricken districts and the amount contributed by
Corps far beyond that Of any previous admins.
! tratiou. Department President Mary L. Morgan
closed her second term with the COMMUNICATION oil
/ the Grand Army, expressed by the Visiting Com
mittcc ia terms u unqualified praise