The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-04-28
THE FUTURE OF OUR ORDER.
ANOTHER OHIO cANDIpATE.

DEAR TRIBUNE: At tho Department Convention
of the Woman's Relief Corps, TO be held in Piqua,
o., May 10, Bishop Corps, 2i7, will present the
name of one of its members, that OF Anna Opdycke
Carroll, for Department President. As Past Presi-
dent Past District Institutng and Installing Officer
and present Department Iustituting and Installing
Officer she has proven herself possessed of all the
necessary qualifications TO make an efficient ex-
ecutiye Officer. She Is an enthusiastic worker and
s identified with every project put forward for the
best interests of the Order. Her husband is men,
Dor of the Grand Army, and Is known in the Post as
well as at Department and National Headquarters
for his good work. Her uncle, Maj. Gen. Emmer
son OpdycSe, who enlisted private aud rose to
his high rank through merit, attests the sterling
qualities of the family. She has been indorsed
unanimously, by her own Corps, 2l7, and by a
number of other Corps in Northwestern Ohio and
other parts of the State, and as the northwest part
of our State has not yet been honored by having
Department President, we now ask 1t as our due,
and solicit the support Of Ohio delegates in placing
Anna b. Carroll at the head of the Department of
Ohio for the coming year.
AN HoNoRED CENTENARIAN.
Bshop Corps has been called to part with Its hon
ored centenaran member, Hannah Winship Bou-
telle who celebrated her 10lst birthday March 25,
1892. Her death occurred April 10. Is days after
journey. Bishop Corps attended her through a
two weeks illness, and supplemented religious
services with their beautiful burial rites
Mrs. Bouteiie born mt Woburn, Mass, five
miles from Boston, March 25 179l. She
ried to John Boutelle at Charlestown, Mass when
the war of 1872 was agitating the new Republic.
with her husband to- Little Valley, Cettaraugus Co.,
N. Y, the Indian reservation, and in 1854 again
removed-this time to Atlanta, Ga, where she re-
sided during the war; At the close her husband
died, and she went to reside with son in Defiance,
where she died.
Mrs. Boutelle a stanoh and true Union
woman all through the war, and loved to recount
the many kindnesses performed by herself and
daughters on behalf Of tho boys in blue. Here are
a few personal recolections. spanning century
in country's history, which are well worth
preservation:
when we moved from New Salem. Mass, to
Ca,taraugus County. N. ". we travelled by wagon
over very fair roads TO Albany, n. Y. There we
sold our team and wagon and went aboard II canal
boat which took US to Buffalo, and there we hired
a team and wagon to carry us to our new home In
the wilds of western New York. remember well
we had 10 stay with my brothers family a short
time until road could be cut out SO that our goods
could be hauled and until little log cabin was
finished into which we moved. At this time the
Indians were much more plenty Whereabouts than
white people, and many is the time have allowed
them to come into the house and spread their
blankets the floor before the fireplace and sleep
until morning. Oh. no. was not afraid of them.
they always treated me very civilly. never had
any trouble with them.
Il married during the war of 1872 and ! re-
call very distinctly the tact OF oldest brother,
Benjamin, going off with company OF soldiers TO