The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-06-02

pertinent. who have not given aid and comfort To
tie principles to which this association stands
pledged, and who have attained lineage OF 10 years
shall be eligible TO membership in the Woman's
| Relief Corps.
| DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Mary G. Deane Department
| President has been very busy the past month at
tending GA r. fairs Corps anniversaries etc. On
all occasions she ably represents the Department
as It's highest official.
The Department has lost faithful worker by the
and arst President OF Corps IS. Arlington. She
| served several years as Department A1d, ana TWO
| Corps organized through her efforts.
| Corps 81, OF North Adams has closed q successiui
Fair, which was managed by Josephine A. Burdiek,
the efficient President. The Merchants Carnival
was given in connection with the Fair
The eighth anniversary of Abraham Lincoln
Corps of Charestown. was observed in very
pleasant manner. President Harriet A. Burrows
introduced Past President Emily E. Marden; who
served as toastnas.er. The Department OF Massa-
chusetts represented by Mary f. Elliot, De.
partment Secretary. The sentiment Our Flag"
was responded to by EliZbeth A. Turner, Depart
ment Counselor; loyal Women" by Sarah e.
| Fuller, Department Treasurer; Our Sons in the
Army" by Mary e. Knowles. Past Department
President; Our Past Presidents" by Lizzie N:
Richards. Past Corps President, and Corps 30. :"
by President Burrows Eva 8. Cook of the Ex,
ecutive Board. was the closing speaker A musical
| and literary program was first given.
The Essex County Agricultural Society recently
held meeting in Marblehead. John Goodwin
Corps. % furnished dinner to over lUu persons,
| realizing nice little sum for it's relief fund.
| The Department has presented Past Department
! President Wales q testimonial in the form OF an
| elegant oak bookcase. Like her predecessors she
had worked untiringly for the good of the Depart
| ment. II is source OF pleasure to us to express
our appreciation of such efforts in tangible FORM
school of instruction for the benefit of Special
Aids was held at Hyde Park, under the direction OF
Helen A. Brigham, Department 1nspectorC. orps
49, being one OF the Corps invited to exemplify the
work. Department President Deane, Department
Instuting and Installing Officer Day, Past Depart
| ment President Knowles, and the nine Special
| Aids were present. The work of the w. re. was
taken up In its regular order; at its conclusion,
President Deane oomplimented the Corps on the
fine manner in which the work was done, saying
she had not a word of fault to find. The Hyde
Park Corps s Justly proud of having been given
the honor of exempiifying the work for that ocoa-
sion.
Emma B. Lowd Past Department President, de-
livered the Memorial addresses at Hopkinton and
Foxboro; Mary A. Knowles, Past Department.
President, at Randolph; Mary E. Elliot. Depart
ment Secretary, at Winchendon, and Eva s. Cook,
of the Department Executive Board at Rockport
and Needham.-Hattie A. Ralph, Department Cor
responding Secretary.
DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS
DEAR TRIBUNE: The Office of Sarah e. Harmon,
Department President. Illinois W.RC.. Is located
at No 22l Ninth street. Cairo, Hi Department
Secretary 217 Eighth street, Cairo. Here will be
found efficient and wide awake officers, equal to
all emergencies and demands of the present pro-
gressive times. Department General Order No.
is a perfect gem of compact work This order will
| all thoughtful and earnest well ishers 1t con-
tains much for the very best interests OF our
Order. The portion referring to new work where
earnest, Jealous workers can show their work"
gives each and all an opportunity. and with
"harnony" for our watchword we should move
all along the line. Department President has
placed Delegate large Flo j. Miller in charge Of
decoration of Illinois Headquarters at Washing
ton. d. G. Each delegate is to make an original
until at place in headquarters. Corps have been
organized at Nebo and Pesotum applications In
from Hametsbnrg and Medora. and so the good
work goes on.-Efffe r Kennedy, Department
Correspondent Secretary W.R.C.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW YORK.
DEAR TRIBUNE: New York State has been
waking up with the birds and flowers to the SPRING
time and the work of Memorial Day. The call to
duty that came to every Corps from the National
President has made the 30th day OF May. 1892.
sacrediy observed than ever before. What an
objeetlesson OF love and patriotism i. Is to the
Relief Corps has become blessing to our country.
Through thus honorng the Nations dead. the
graves Of kindred have been remembered that else
Many Corps In New York State report active
service and increasing prosperity. Barnes Corps.
300. Governeur, has tidal wave Of patriotism
that effects both young and old in live paper,
whose local editor Helen j. Parker, is devoted to
the work.
Nina Crandall. writes of renewed activity.
Crismore Corps, lion, has had its number
changed from 2 to ]. the last number having been
made vacant by premature DEATH Crismore
Corps seemed to be entitled to 1t, its application
to National President r. Florence Barker was only
few hours behind its unfortunate predecessor.
Mrs Stimson Smith, OF Brooklyn Department
Installing and Ins,ituting Officer, given royal
reception by her friends and past officers of Cush
ing Corps. Prominent workers In both the GAR.
and w. Il. c. were present to offer congratulations
Department President Ellen M. Putnam Is busy
ever, granting charters to Corps and stirring up
Posts which Corpsless. Many vacancies In our
roster will thus be filled in the coming year.
The committee appointed to visit the Soldiers
Home In Batavia report they were cordially re-
ceived. and one suggestion they made was acted
upon viz, that far possible the Corps of nurses
and attendants be employed from soldiers FAM
ilies.-Kate Il. Jones. 1on. N. Y.
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
The report of Ohio Convention WAS only half
told, SO full was IL Of work for the good Of tho
Order and for strengthening the Department In all
lines of Relief Corps work, charitable and routine.
The choice for Department President Anna OPP
dyke Carroll, seems TO have been wise one so
promptly and thoroughly has she taken up her
burdens for the year. She Is assisted by most
competent Secretary with large experience in Re-
lief Corps work, and by Treasurer with all the
requisite qualifications to make first-class finan-
cial officer The officers Of the staff are all women
of experience in Department work and are as fol-
lows: Pres, Anna Opdycke Carroll, Defiance;
S. V.P., Margaret A. Beale. Marion; ]. v.-P.,
Adelia e T Ga,igher ofhana Sec. Lizzie M.
fiance; Chap, Annie c. McMeens. Sandusky; In
spector Ellen Applebaugh, Wooster; Counselor,
Emma II. Cressinger. Ashland l. and l. Officer,
Callie Waddeil. Mt Vernon. Executive Board:
Chairman, Lizzie G. Carpenter. Washington Court
house; Nelia w. Jones' MoConnesvilIe; Sarah NJ.
Hayward, Conneaut; Emma H. Fordyee. Piqua:
Marietta Moulton, Lima.
An important action Of the Convention was the
reading and adoption Of q Memorial Service for
the Unknown Dead.'' prepared by Sarah M. f.
Battels Past Department President, and Annie f.
Howe, Past President of Forsythe Corps Toledo,
O. This was ordered printed and was in use by
many Ohio Corps Memorial Day. The commit
tee appointed by Department President McQuis-
ton were thanked by the Convention, the
President for her action In providing such COM
mittee to fill q long felt need.
For the first time in the history Of the Ohio Re-
lief Corps the mountain came to Mahomet instead
OF Mahomet going to the mountain. Depart
ment Commander elect j. +. Mack and his
| entire staff, Commander Warner and staff,
| and n fine delegation from the Encampment
| came to the Presby terian church In a body and
| installed their officers from the Same platform.
Past Chaplain-inC Chief Lozier, the Chaplain of 26
years ago, alluded to the fact, and when all was
| over called for "America" and Praise God from
| Whom All Blessings Flow 1t was an inspiring and
cdiction by the newly installed Department Chap
| lain, What great thing this Woman's Relief
Corps has been to our Grand Army meetings" said
comrade with tears In his eyes the great assem-
bly, broke up. Another said, II remember the
time when the boys broke up in quite another way
than with Glory, hallelnjah and the benedicton.
| Certainly the standard OF the Grand Army has
| gone steadily up since the Relief Corps
| formed"
| that Department President McQuston be pre-.
| had md n mil fea