The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1891-09-17

What Quarlermasicr-Geucral John Taylor e. 20
the Grand Army of the Republic 40 National Tren-
Wumuu'- Relief CorpS or rather, already g..
her unanimous reelection "a Detroit - well iudi-
Gates. lSy common consent tins modest, methodi-
cal even going, placid little worker is pronounced
the right woman Ia the right place. Following D.
"a summary OF her report 10 ninth National Con-
ycnli0ui
Cash on hand ~ per last report General fund
S3ssGs7; received for per oaptItax g. $500 sale
OF supplies, first quarter aud miscellaneous sup
plies sl,5lOAai same, second quarter r3s3.Z2i
same, third quarter - 65-s3 same, fourth quarter,
s6h55.F3; balance cash on hand Rt National Head
quarters 1870; sale Of Headquarters Office furnish
iugs. s5; interest on deposits. Mechanics Bank,
Sl9s52 Total receipts, s333J532
Expended. first quarter. S3l09i2; second,
SblF4.a3i ihird, sbs5l 80 fourth, 50, go; trans
ierred TO National VIZ Home fund $1,000; ono
ball per capita tax tsb,i2J 20 Tor the year ending
June ~ transferred To National ". ". q. Home
fund, e27liti. balance General fund 90 new nc
count, 80 llG.-l: balance National ". re Home
fund, 81 39l - balance HcadquarteT- Relief fund
SIS: balance Jcnsic Wells fund sju3T-.
Total cash la all funds june 30. 1891, 0l34s.
PAST NATIONAL PRESIDENT.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Aug. q Mary Sears McITcury.
Pa-t National President M.RC-, flushed her
labors at Detroit, where she has remained since
National Convention. The journal Is now iu the
hands II J.. i. -tliugS Of Boston, aud has been
carefully and iudic8u-iy prepared. Though the
] scorchiuE days following the Convention were
too bot Tor inau or beast to work and many sue.
Cumbcd, busy brains and fingers worked ora a. the
AulNl. hlfN aug y lphliN the IN"L National iTHst-
dcut enroutc for Chicago, where she VIII make bat
"A short stay. thcu e. l;ockfOrd lll., reaching home
/ about sept :. The MclIenry mansion, which she
calls home, Is situated on large tcTTacCd. shady
1 lawn at BCulsou. the Couutyrcnt Of Crawford
j County. w A. McilcuTy u one 81 the wrnlihic-i
men in western Iowa, and, among other thriving
enterprises. runs stuck-iarm one and "a half miles
4 ont 81 town, called the " MCICnry Park Farm -
u. J.. Colgrove
Az IMPOsT0R OR INSANE.
Enron NATIoSAL THEusE: For the protection
Of The Woman Relief corps ann Ia 10 max,
1 public certain facts concerning one Mrs. Annie
I Myers, alias Mrs Matte Myers, who d. travelling
about obtaining money aud other assistance from
| the public. Two months ago "a woman giving tht
1 name 81 Mrs. Annie Myers came o. Zaue-yEllc ..
/ aud directly To nay home. telling "a mo.t ptif
story 81 how her daughter who had been stat,
81 California, had recently died al their home b.
Los Angeles Cal, and 81 hOW she WIS trying 4,
reach her sister Mr.. Baumau, Of Manchester, q
Claiming 10 bc - years old. pcuuiiess aud sick 10,
aroused my interest aud sympathy. After carin.
FOR heri for scvernl hours aud listening tsAthTliiui
1 experience which she related, I took her 10 IA,
iIAlu, purchased for her "a ticket 10 Columbus sup
| piled her with ample funds Tor the remainder q
| her trip and also for emergencies which NIGH
arise aud, as lrupposcl, SAW her depart iH cumfor
| for hcrdcstiuallou, Manchester, o. During the pps
week received two letters each containing news
| paper clippings concerning this woman.
One letter was from Past Department prc~idcn
- Maria Lcnnard. Of Wilkes Barre Pa when
Mrs. Myers had circulated the statement that wa
her daughter, and 10y my recent death she wa
thrown upon the world. Past President Len
nRrd knowing this 10 he untrue, upon reading th
statement in the Barre Record intned
aieiy wrote a communication 10 the paper 20 ths
effect Another letter received h from NJ H. Hue
son, member Of the Relief Committee Of Walto
Dwight CORPS, Sc, Binghnmion, y. ", relating a.
entirely different story told by Mrs. Myers hil
soliciting aid from their Relief Corps. During lac
lew hours solourn la GAINESVILLE she made clair
) upon the Relief Corps, but since then las au
: nOunccd herself To he an ex-Army Nurse. tn
/, woman is either gross impostor or IL insane. /
either event she should be taken Ia custody by I'll