The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-04

Mary l.. Hubbard was Installed President for q
second term
At Aberdeen. Jan. II Robert Anderson Post and
Corps installed officers In presence Of friends aud
| served coffee and sandwiches for pleasure but not
for profit; Jessie @. Campbell Installing OfficeF
At Andover Col. Upton Post and Corps held
joint installation with Louise 4. Hauser, Installing
Oiieer. Supper was served. They cleared So and
gained seven new members. Past President Ttlley
deserves much credit for the energy with which
she has faced obstacles ever since this Corps was
organized. President Finch; her successor Is VIE
| Of the new Commander Of the Post so harmony
between Post and Corps" is expected.
At GrotOn Gen. Hendriek Post and Corps held
joint installation, and President Hation has entered
| upon her duties. The exercises were interesting,
| and much enthusiasm manifested.
Ashton Post and Corps gave a Campfire and
oyster supper Jan. IL well attended despite the
tremely Geld weather. for the purpose Of raising
funds for the Soldiers Hospital at Hot Spring.. a
/ partment Corresponding Secretary, Aberdeen, ;.
| ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Sarah 4. Reed President Of Corps5. Long Branch
City. ~ j., aud Department Senior Vice President.
/ installed the officers of Railway Corps Mary +.
Lacey an Army Nurse. Conductor Mrs. Lacey -
soldiers widow. aud justly proud of her service
aud that Of her husband in the dark days OF the
/ war.
Gov Ira II. Chase. Of Indiana who the De-
partment Commander Of that State when the
W.RC passed through the crucial test 10 its pres
| ent usefulness to the GAR, says that among
hosts of new friends he does not forget his love for
old friends when lesser fortunes were his.
Sarah J. Price. Matron, Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Home, Sandusky. o., writes that Corps forwarding
cans Of fruit ieiies, etc. can secure the cans for
rehlling, by paying the cost Of their return. Any
Corps desiring the return OF the same will advise
/ her.
/ Emily West an Army Nurse aged so years one
month and 20 days. died at Howard, Colo. Jan. 2,
/ ls92 Her maiden name was Emily Adams, born
Nov. IL, 1911. She served nurse in the hospital
NJ Benton Barracks, st. Louis, Mo, ia the Summer
/ OF 1854. under DIR. BeshOar.
The officers of l. A. Douglass Corps, ITO. North
| Platt, Neb were installed Jan. 2, Annie T. Church.
/ President; Mary Patterson. Secretary; VI. Il.
Hesse Treasurer and full staff of working officers.
| Ethan Allen Corps, %, NeTgeunes, VI, enters
| upon another year of earnest work. Mary A.
| Pierce President; Ida vi. A. MOuitOn, Secretary
/ Marie h. Mead Treasurer.
| Dick Yates Post and Corps and Sons Of Veterans,
| Eureka, Kan, held triple installation, after
i which the Corps served q cOHeo lunch, the Post
| adding pork and beans by way of surprise.
Rachel A. Law writes that Tom Talbot Corps,
Somerset. o., ways proud Of its record held up
| it's average with the year just closed. Department
Junior Nice-PTesdent Alice G. Whitaker made
| thorough inspection Of the Corps. Sixty dollars
was expended last year in local relief, and $40 box
OF supplies sent To- the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
| Home. Sandusky. An invalid daughter OF de-
! ceased cOmTHde was supplied with set OF bed
springs - Christmas present and several baskets
| OF groceries and sacks of -four were sent out on
i Christmas to needy soldiers families. Corn
| McCarty.
| J. ID. Burnett Post and Corps, Orangeyilie. o..
/ held a joint installation and portland bean supper
Diana Fell, Corps President Carrie Brown, Secre-
taTy; Mary Chapman, Treasurer.
| For IL months. commencing Nov, i, 1891, ana
ending Dec 81. 1897 Corps 50. Meadvtlle, Pn, re-
eeived aud expended cash and supplies M follows
| Cash received, Sl02; clothing aud provisions sJs
Expended ia cash for charity, Sl3069; clothing and
| provisions $50 Expenses for IBOnths, S2.-MaTy
| A. Armstrong. Corps Secretary.
Gov. Russell, of Massachusetts, has undergone n
critical surgical operation for tracheatOmy, or az
lection Of the vocal chords, but announces that he
hopes TO be able to attend the opening of the fair
agiV he off he f4fite
citation Of the Massachusetts Soldiers Home at
Chelsea. early in February. The Department Of
| Massachusetts, w.R.C., has department at the
| fair.
The officers Of the GAR, w.RC, 8 Of ", and
L. A. y held public installation at East IT. Louis,
ILL.,, Jan. g. after which the Ladies' Aid served
luncheon. Feb the Ladies' Aid Society gave a
leap year ball; president, Etta ThOrne Our q. q.
friend, Edith Haines, Is Corresponding Secretary
A. n. Baldwin Post and Corps, Hunter. y. Y,
held joint installation and supper, which was
I greatly appreciated by the comrades, who cOmplI-
nIeHt the Corps upon their good works
COmTade Phil Hoover, Co H. 10Th Ohio, writes
that Geary Post 81. Juuiaia, Neb, of which he - a
! member, have a live working Corps TO assist IN
their patriotic work The joint installation Of Post
aud Corps was jubilee meeting to burn the last
note OF Indebtedness upon their beautiful hall.
The Post gives great credit 10 the Corps for aiding
largely in paying off the debt. Ella j. Brown IS
the present Corps President
John A. Dix Post and Corps, San Jose, CAL held
a joint installation, followed by Campfire and
supper: Eliza J. smith, President: Ida May Car
peuier. Secretary; Lucia A. IIuey Treasurer. The
retiring Commander, W. q. Bailey, presented
with "a ROld-headed cane from Post andCOTps.
At joint installation Of Fred :. Lowell Post and
Corps, Department Of Wisconsin, retiring PTesi-
dent L. y. Demar was presented by the Corps with
an easy chair, after which little girl and little
boy, each dressed ia the National colOrs, came
bearing two large cakes, one OTnamented with
emblems OF the GAR, the other OF the W.R.C.
for the inspection OF the company, The cakes
excited much interest both on this occasion and at
the social later. where they were disposed Of by
ticket; benefit Of relief.
The GAR. WRC and e. Of V. Of plymouth,
I Ind, held triple installation, and carried out an
interesting program. President Wilcox begins his
year under favorable auspices.
Sheridan Post and Corps san Jose, Cal, Installed
their officers separately the same evening. and
at the close the Post was surprised by the Corps
with Invitation to join ia aH installation ban
quet. The Post extended - vote 81 thanks Tor the
thoughtful compliment. Department Inspector
Hattie A. Haleonb Installing Officer for the
Corps; President Jessie III. Ensign.
A coTTe-pOndeHL names Emma II. AlTiclI Past
Department Senior Vice President, and the only
National charter member W.IC Ia the Relief
Corps Of Kansas as woman well worthy OF the
Office Of Department President, and hoping to- see
her there the coming year. Certainly II priority Of
interest and fidelity To- the principles OF the Order
count for aught Emma b. Alrich has abundant
qualifications for this high trust. Before there WAS
| "A National Order her voice aud pen were urging
an organization. and she one OF the first cor
/ respondents of TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE TO urge a
union of soldier workers. She - an able writer,
and well equipped for any trust.
| Nevius Corps, Rockford, ILL.,, netted Sl,47s69
clear Of expenses at their grand carnival Of 10 days
and nights. The proceeds were divided equally
| between Post and Corps.
| Alta Joint installation Of Sampson Post, o. and
Sampson Corps, Al, Rochester, y. H.. the Corps
officers installed by Past Department Presi-
| dent Sophia ID. Hall Mile A. Worcester Corps
| President; Ellen X. Davis, Secretary; Emma A.
EdgeTly, Treasurer. Both Orders are working
finely.