The National tribune., 1891-09-10
DEPARTMENT GLEANISGs.
DETACHMENT or CALIFOEvTA.

DEPARTMENT OF CALlFOENIA.
DEAR TRrBUSE: The California Relief Corps
Home ut Evergreen j. GourisLiug. The garden
has furnished an abundance Of nice yCgetab e. for
the inmates since the st Of prl Contributions Of
blaCLerTies and aprieOts have been received from
M.RC. members OF san Francisco and san Jose.
Lincoln Corps has donated two chiidreu'5 chairs
and rugs for IL room. Rugs have also been sent
for their rooms by Lyon, NppOuuHttOx EIt Carson,
aud George :. Evans Corps. From FaTragut, Sd,
has teeu received large Americas q Il. and from
Henry Burner. san Frrci-cp one dozen clocks.
Contributions for the Home in respou-,. an mp
peal. have been received from NIcis-burg, %, On
tario C., IfentzeIman, !, Lyon, g. New Monitor,
-, riverside, 90. AH:Ictam -, j. H. stevens, 81,
Flul SHERIDAN, :, Gordon Granger. 81. The Follow
INK u q list 81 Corus contributing regularly each
month: Lincoln. King. stanton, Ge.Cich, I;awlins,
Governor Morton. T. o. g.. Ord Farragut J. X
Mansfield, Burnside Sheridan. AppomattOx Xii
patrick. Gettysburg, Kit Carson, WLipple. Cod
frey, IiuTlbut, kearstTge. WIn-lOw. EscoudidO.
Lyon Garfield, Belmont, Evans, Logan. Reynolds,
Srdgwck, Custer, Riverside, Baker, Fair Oaks.
The sums average from SO % 90 cents.
Gen. +. o. g. ord, small Corps ut Los Ggtos,
met with the terrible misfortune OF being burned
out. losing all their Corps property and having no
money la the treasury 90 TepuCe H. This being
reported by Past National President Kline at Lin
coln Corps $40 was promptly voted TO the distressed
Corps. This action was followed by John a. Dix
san JOse with $3.50, and Phil Sheridan. s.. Past
National President Kline visited the Corps and
carried words OF cheer. size Installer Mary Hird,
President. Vice President Crosby. resigned, owing
TO absence ia the East. The Corps has resumed
work with new heart aud hope.
Since last General Orders j. r. Miller Corps, u,
has been formed ut Colu-a, with p charter mem
hers Carrie 5. AluTdoek. Pre-ident-Gertrude CAL
lagher, Department Correspondent.
DEPARTMENT or INDIANA.
DEAR EDlToE W.R.C: am sure il rrioiccs your
heart lO know that III Indiana, where once WAS
discussion aud strife, all are now united and har
monious. The first Department convention
attended Witnessed the curious spectacle Of two
sets Of officers on the pntform; and ~ neither
side would yield To the other, the Convention
presided over by your hOuOTed self I would not
refer 10 that bat for the happy contrast afforded By
the present state of Affairs.
Tea rev Corps have been instituted IN this De
paTimcut under the present administration, and
the interest j. Increasing. Laura Hess. Depart
mrnt President, Of Wabash. has placed me in
charge Of the work of organizing the Department
into districts for the purpose Of holding District
Conventions. The work j. progressing sUtisfnC-
tOriIy. aud the Conventions will assemble la Sep
tembeT. ! have encouraging reports from all
quarters OF the State. The result Of tie enthusiasm
VIII he not only Improvement III rttualistic work,
but Ia zeal for the principles Of Fraternity, Charity,
aud Loyalty, aud IN increased ardor ia relieving
the dislresse- Of those who need our nid.-IudEl
HHCkleman, Department Senior Nice-PTesident-
DEPARTMENT OF MINNESOTA.
DEAR TEIBUNE: The Relief Corps Of Minnesota
j. slowly but steadily increasing ia membership.
At the close Of the year, Dee 81, 1890, our Depart
mCnt numbered "a Corps, with "A membership OF
2,lj1, and, at thc close Of the second quarter Of
1891. IS Corps. with IA membership Of 40, with
No. ~ about To- be organized at It. James, and
encouraging news from various points throughout
the State The amount expended IN relief for the
second quarter OF 1891 WAS SEQ Minneapolis alone
Las 10 Corp, with "A membership Of ISL Depart
ment President Ieayens u untiviHs ia her efforts,
wise in counsel and ~ jealous worker for the good
Of the Order. Size Is Supported by excellent
stall Of otiiceTs.-Ilelen NJ. Fox, Department Cor
responding Secretary.
IN MEMoRIAm.
Written on the death of l. May Wheeler Past
Department Secretary Of Indiana, W.R.C., by her
sister, Anna Stevens OyeTiug
Al rest among her trce-capped granite hills
Whose grim ranks stand eternal guard about her
And wuxen iaureis softly drop their rose-Iined
petals down,
Weaving gently DER her brow the victor crown.
Size sleeps where the dark rObed tasseled pine
Bends hi plUmed head Ia stately homage,
As cool winds sigh requiem and northern skies
Canopy The wer-wreatled grave where our
darling sleeps
REST, HERO, REsT.
Col J. G. Tinkhnm. OF Homer. ILL.,. born Ia Ohio,
Feb. N. ISIS died % pneumonia after brief illness.
Aug. -. lie entered the service as Captain of Co.
+, Goth H.. Aug. 10, 1861 aud on Aug 81 pro-
NOTED To Lieutenant-Coonel. Al the battle Of
Pennington, Miss, May Q. 1867, he commanded his
regiment which bore the bTunt Of battle, and had
hi- right hand disabled by she'll. Ia war he was
"A brave soldier and in peace "A noble Christian
gentleman, whose death i deeply depiored By q
multitude 81 friends and admirers He was - con-
sisleHt member Of tie Presbyterian Church, and
prominent ia the Grand Army and Knights Tenn
pIar. His WIFE, Carrie C. Tukham, is the able Hi
nui- correspondent OF THE NATIONAL TKIBUGE. the
Relief Corps poet of tile great loyal state 81 Lin
coin, aud Logan. and Grant. To her our warmest
frutcTual synpathes are extended in this dark day
Of trial aud bereavement.
All who recall the placid genial face of the dead
heTo's wife at ninth National Convention can IN
dersiaud how great tie change in her life since
those happy days. Aud all so suddenly came the
dread ues,cn niger 10 her peaceful cherished home,
taking the husband and father from his beloved
ones One needs the consolation Of fraternnl friend
ship such "a time. and all members Of the Relief
Corps will y mpathize with their sister IN her deep
SORROW.
The funeral was in charge 81 the Knights Tenn
plar aud Grand Army tile Relief Corp, manifest
ing their respect FOR the dead aud love for their
Past President By the most beautiful floral offer
ings-
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
AbeFnethy Corps rendered u reception to Depart
ment President Clara l.. Nichols, her return
FROM ninth National Convention. She
visitor AT Corps meeting by invitation, but the
feast that followed took her entirely by surprise.
Commander AinswoTth and comrades OF Aber-
nelly Post Joined in the congratulations Of the
evening.
Alice A. NewhaII, Secretary, ]. +. Reynolds
Cops Santa Cruz, Cal, writes that following the
grand success of Department Eueampment and
Convention week came Rose Fair by the WOm-
aus Aid, Catholic Aid and Relief Corps netting
S73s5 Of which s5I 90 passed into the Corps treas
uTy, benefit old soldiers and their dependent ones.
Success 10 Reynolds Corps.