The National tribune., 1891-10-29
RELIEF CORPS NEWS.
GleaningS from National Headquar-
ters---NOteS from the Departments
STE PIKE SANDERS, National President
ELLA REEL COBEAN. National Secretary.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS NOTES.
NATIONAL HEADQUARTERS W.R &

DEAR TRIBUNE: The Ritual Rules and Eegaa-
lions, aud he'd Bouk have gone 10 press. aud will
soon be placed ia the hands Of the WRC.
steps are being taken to form n Relief Corps In
Idaho
An the Provisional Presidents have been in
stalled and working hard for the extension of
their order in their several Departments. The
National President has been visit to the Ma
tional Relief Corps Home. and found everything
Ia a prosperous condition aud under very good
management
Flora Miller. Of the National Picket visited Head
quarters recently
Comradc Knight who was engineer Of the famous
Andrews Raid, was la Delavan recently, aud deiv-
cred very interesting lecture on the facts aud
incidents Of this thrilling adventure. His leciare
was beautifully illustrated 10y panorama OF the
entire route.-l}euice NJ. Sanders.
THE BANNER STATE.
Tie most significant year book Of Department
work. w.R.C., Is the Journal Of Eighth Annual
Convention. Department Of Ohio, held at Steuben-
willie ia April last, Ada f. Clarke. Department
President. II Is n volume Of PIG pages, most care
fully compiled issued ia good style. and la all
respects model report in its entire makeup IL
Is very gratifying, when one wants to know who
made certain motion, Ia read, instead Of - Mrs.
smith, or Mrs. Brown. the name and Corps az,
Tor instance. Moved by Martha J. Hays, Corps
~, seconded by Margaret Young, Corps 20 The
clear. condensed reports. beginning with the Adj
dress Of lhe Department President, are equally To
be commended. aud Ohio Relief Corps may CON
graduate themselves that there is very little chat
in the big bundle Of golden grain Ohio offers To
the Order.
There is another feature Of the Ohio work set
forth in the Journal that cannot be too favornhly
dwelt upon, aud which Departments generally
might follow with profit and that is the system
affixed work 81 the Standing Commttees-one on
Soldiers Home, another on the Orphans Home.
one on "A Memorial TO Lucy Webb Hayes: all this
besides the Department Relief Committee. which
works not only with tie Department, bot ia CON
nection with the National Relief Corps Home.
CASH EXHIBIT.
From the report Of Department Treasurer Emma
II. kouns we have the following important exhibit
uf the receipts aud expenditures Of The Department
through iis several channels:
Received: General fund. sG.7s7.27: Department
relief fund, S21sG7; National Home fund S5g1G9:
Chrsimas fluid, SHOOT; o. :. and s Home fund,
S52i3l; Lucy Webb Hayes fund. SIZE; FaTmOunt
Home fund. S27 IS. Total. SS.gg3.76.
Expended General fund, Sjs3i.Gs; Department
relief fund. $50; National Home fund. Sj9sGy;
g. ristmns fund. SG7943: %. = aud :. Home luud
Sl2l.sl; Farmouut Home fund, So. IS Sz,7ll.O6.
TOTAL balance, Si,2s210
To the above receipts and expenditures. through
the Department Treasurer. showing The cash
cciycd aud disursed at Headquarters, we have tie
following exhibit of the work OF Subordinate
Corps from Tie report OF Department Secretary
Alice Rex.
Cash expended for relief: Second quarter. 1890
7ss: third quarter, 1890 81 GAZE: fourth quar-
Ter, go s32l2.72; first quarter 1891, S2,lissa To
Valucof relief other Than money; Second quarter.
$780, Sisi -: third quarter 1890 81 fO5 &c: fonrth
quarter, J. ~ = oi'.2oi hst quarter ls9l lOI"-8
Total. S3Gs 3 Amount 81 relief during ihe year,
Sli,i5l93 Soldiers and their families assisted,
:. ii5; members and their families assisted, 95s.
Number 81 families assisted. i.lO3 Money turned
over 10 Posts by Corps. s2G0l.C3.
TIE total Expenditure for tho year. Corps and
Department, were therefore a. follows: Depart
meut total, S77ll 05; relief 10y Corps slg 1913.
turned over To lisi-, g GdlG3. Grand total of *
pendilures ga, 50iG2 The amounts remaining ia
the roiif funds oi ihe Corps L. not stated This j.
"a niagnliiceut record, worthy the hammer Depart
meHt, GAR. " re, Abd s. 81 ", mud 81 the
grand old Buckeye State, that furnished OHe-tcHth
II all tie soldiers that fought the battles OF the
Union. The great labor eutailed upon the officers
Of the Department u apparent AT a glance.
REPORT or THE o. :. AND 3. COMMITTEE.
The following report is given ga full, by request
Of many who do not have an opportunity ofseeing
Convention reports. The lt-t Of donations by
Corps IL omitted. ltmust not be forgotten 20 say
that one of te charms II the journal IL tie excel
lent pictures Of the Orphans Home.
CANToS. o.. April q, 1891.
ALICE VI. REX Department Secretary
DEAR MADAM: with ihe advice aud co operation
Of the department President. a most excellent
committee, mud the support 81 Ohio Corps. the
Chairman OHIO Soldiers aud Sailors Committee
can report another successful years work Tor tle
Soldiers Home at SAndusky.
The duties 81 the committee, with the beginning
II the year, were npporioned 10y the appointment
uf Mary NJ 4uinion, Secretary. Riuuir q. IIuii-
day assigned the correspondence with Depart
ntent Commanders Of Ohio aud Communicative
Chief, with a view 30 securing photographs or en-
cravings. 10 be placed la the new Grand Army
Hall, recently completed at the Soldiers Home
The collection 81 pictures, to bc exhibited thc
floor 81 this Convention. viii indicate low well tie
work lIns begun. To Elizabeth g. DlughrTty WAS
entrusted similar duties IN connection with the
Governors II Ohio. with the hope 81 securing a
complete collection. This she has been unable 10
do. although her correspondence las been con.
siderable. Thus far only tie portraits Of Cows.
Foraker and Campbell in the Home Gov.
Campbell donated liic-size portrait, framed early
iu thc year. Tor which the thanks Of the committee
have been extended. IL is TO be hoped tie iucom-
ing committee will prosecute the work on tie lines
begun by Mesdames Holiday aud Daughcrty.
To our houored sister, Ann &. McMecus, resident
al SaHdusky. was assigned the duty OF visiting the
Home monthly. to make herself couyersant with
the needs Of the veterans In operation with tie.
Nairou aud Assistant Secretary 81 tile Board sarah
J. Price. aud report To the Chairman. Owing 10
serious invAlidisn, neccssitaiug her absence Tor
medical treatment, she was unable Ia perform this
work, though her Interest has been expressed la
various ways.
TIE Secretary and Assistant Secretary have rem
deFed faithful service as the SccreinTy's report II
hospital contributions will show. The cash sum-
mary H. from Emma T. Rooms Department Trea-.
urer, who received aud DISTURBED all funds - the
committee, The only exceptions nTe ia the case IL
/ the NHirOn's Fund, ordered hy Department Con
venlion, and miscellaneous books purchased by
al led
| with the Treasurer.
The Mairon's Fund. begun with SIS from the
collection taken APP al Convention, WAS increased
/ by Department to SIS 40 This amount WAS ex-
pended la furnishing trans p0Tlatun TO sick com
rades wives CT daughter to enable them to visit
| the Home aud IA securing minor comforts MOI
I furnished with hospital supplies, sDectacles
combs, skull-cap- hRHdksrch .fs aud 80 GA. This
/ little fund. iu the hands 81 good MAtTon has
been IA great comfort, aud should be continued
| a comparison with the work Of last year shows
little falling off la the contributions 20 the hos.
been 30 bouuiilul that there has thus far beeu 40
/ lack af fruits and deliCacies. When canning liu,-
! comes around each Corps should start a dppo-itory
| 49, the Ladies' Ala Societies did ia the war DAVIS A.,
/ that each Corps member could bring her eau s,f
] fruit glass of jelly or jam when she attends
/ Corps meeting. Nineiy-EeVen Corps contributed
10 tie hospital for the year just closed supplies
| valued at sl,l9l3l. Two Corps, J. NJ. Bell I6
| Washington GouHhOusc, aud Hartman DO West
| Mansfield, fixed 40 value To their donations Fans
| tno value gTen) were presented by Ann O. Me-
/ MCeus. These, with miscellaneous contributions
| raises the amount Go over 81 200. Corps should
bear ia mind tire great importance OF fixing values
to all doHHtions however small.
Cash contributions inrger this year last
year g Corps contributed Ssl 81; lhis year ma nrus
| contributed $1,000. OF this amount $3.50 was from
Christmas donations. There being pre-siur. ,je-
| with an additional sum from the Standing fund
| wRs. after advice with ihe MHtrOn aud Comma nd
| ant. expended ia furnishing "a full supply Of these
The statistics were taken by the MHlTOu aud vet.
Grams supplied who were without pensions or other
1 means 81 providing for themselves. Later two
cases Of carpet slippers forwarded tie suppy
| running short at the Home. The deep gratitude
has been expressed To the Ohio Relief Corps for
| these seasonhbic gifts by thc recipients
Next 10 books, Of which several invoices have
IL al.