The National tribune., 1892-11-17

Ransom Corps 81 Louis have closed n success
full literary and dramatic entertainment under di-
recton of II. Clay Eastman. The affair was well
managed. and means money Tor relief, for which
this Corps is famous.
Louisa Hammel. Army Nurse sent to Nashville,
Tenn. in 1863, by Gov. Morton, of Indiana, aud
residing mt Dayton. o., desires the address of
DIR. Chambers, who was i'm charge of Hospital %.
Nashville. Tenn. Any knowing his present
address will confer n favor by writing to her or
President Logc. Dster Corps, 2S3, Dayton. o.
General Orders. No. g. of Department President
Mary G. Deane, of Massachusetts, close with q
memorial Of sympathy to President Harrison and
tribute to his wife, Caroline Scott Harrison, rs fol-
lows: While the nations Of the world and the
various organizations Of our land offering their
tributes of honor 1t is fitting that we place on re-
cord our expression of regard for her memory.
We shall ever remember her as one OF the nobiest
Of American women"
Massachusetts reports many calls upon the De-
pariment relief and Army Nurse funds. and adj
monishes the Corps 10 further contributions. Re-
lief is the work to which we are pledged; that
should be uppermost in every Corps
For the quarter ending Sept. 80 the consolidated
reports for the Department OF Massachusetts were
rs follows: Number Of Corps, 153; membership,
2.548 amount expended In relief from July to
Oct 81 Pitt; turned to Posts, 81 39427 esti-
mated value of relief other than money, S3l5.33.
Since then Corps have been instituted at North
Brookfield, williamsburg and Bourne.
Corps 81. Athol, Mass, has contributed $40 to the
Soldiers Home and $40 to the National Relief Corps
Home. This is grand example; If a few more
Corps would do this. what splendid report would
be carried by officers to llth National Conven-
ton, W. re!
ain memory of the brave and true soldiers who
never came back" To these the Massachusetts,
w re. will erect a monument. and LiZabeth A.
Turner, Chairman. urges contributions, that the
project may be realized at an early day.
The old soldiers of Ithaca, " Y, rejoice in the
institution of a Relief Corps auxiliary to Sidney
Post, Al and wonder why they were so long with
out one. good Corps, like good wife, cannot
be estimated; the price of each is above rubies.
Comrade Asa Beadle, of Post 90, in writing about
It, says: II cannot get along without The Ma
TIoSAL TRIBUNE for its noble work in favor of all
soldiers of the Union, and may all cherish their
memory and the sacrifices they made for the land
they loved and helped to save"
Chapman Relief Corps, TO- indianapolis, Ind,
Marie Z. Wheat, President Carrie BuhnerDg,
Secretary, have forwarded resolutions of sympa-
thy and coincidence to President Harrison in his
great bereavement.
gave 25th anniversary surprise party to Com
rade James Crosson and wife, and presented them
| with solid silver dinner and tea set Many
other handsome presents were given. Comrade
! Crosson served in Co. G., 1lth Ohio. The Misses
| Jennie and Madge shared the Donors of the even
| ing with their parents.
| At the close of July Ohio numbered 324 Corps.
| with an aggregate membership of 1900; 81. 233
was expended in charities for the months Of May,
| June and July.
Ironton o. rejoices in a Memorial Hail. erected
by the citizens of Lawrence County, tribute TO
tile heroes WHO died to save the Nation. The dedi-
cation under the auspices OF Dick Lambert
| Post and Corps through whose efforts the grand
project consummaied. President Mary G..
| Winters Past Department Chaplain. spoke very
| the Nation and the sacrifices she endured and Of
her devotion to the soldiers then and now.
President Mary J. Wallace of Roberts Corps, ~,
| Talmage. Neb.. reports happy gathering at the
| fourth birthday of the Corps, Oct. n. when Past
| Department S. V. 2. Kate r.. McMacken was pres
| en-, as Inspector and Past National s. V. p, Emma
| d. Manchester who instituted the Corps. as guest
! of honor On this occasion the Corps presented
| the latter with Il silver cup lined with gold and in
! scribed Our W.RC. mother TO Mrs. Manchester"
a token that called forth eloquent and touching
thanks The Inspector commended the Corps
| upon its work. Corps q hopes to entertain their
guests at another time, so pleasant was the ocea-
| sion to all.
| General Orders. No. 8, of Department President
| Carroll OF Ohio announces contributions coming
for the Kate Edwards fund. to enable the crippled
daughter of n soldier to take course of lessons in
| stenography. Contributions in cash to the Soldiers
| Home are acknowledged from Mcqueen, Wells,
| Eaton, Barrere and Jenkins Corps; also portrait
of j. H. Jenkins for whom the Post is named, to
| place i'm the 6. .R Hall of the Home Cash con-
! trbutons to the National Relief Corps Home are
reported from New Straitsville, Brooklyn village,
| Willis Tod. Snyder BIiddleport. Ironton, Avon and
| Mechanicsburg. Francis J. Ebright has been APP
| pointed to succeed Julia s. Hopkins as Secretary
| Of the House Committee, who was obliged to give
! up her work owing to the Illness of her son.