The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-02-18
TIE WORK Is INDIANA.

Corps. Indianapolis, Lizzie A. south. President;
Bryant Corps, 100, Bryautsyillc. Rebecca A. DIAL
ton, President: II. A. James Corps, l7O, Walton,
Mary Raitcs, President. Tie Department officers
desire to use this opportunity to extend to tine
newiy-eIected officers, throughout the Department
our sincere wishes for their success In the work
upon which they have Just entered. We urge
upon yOu the Importance Of the VOWS taken and
the necessity for diligence in the performance Of
al dulles pertaining To your respective Offices The
record for the yenE lies open before you like
unwTtticn scTo. Let its PAGE he led with kindly
deeds aud earnest efforts IIy all measures in our
power, let us endeGvOr TO cultivate that harmony
80 essentially necessary for our success. Let va
strive 10 advance the work we are tn. TO care for
him who shall have horne the battle. and for hIs
widow and for hl5 orphans" Thus shall survive
md be perpctuated the Womans Relief Corps.
Then shall we realize that
50 Tis not for nam to trina; life g. brief
And want j. here.
Our age IL nut the falling OF a leaf
4 dropping tear.
We have no time 20 sport away the hours;
All must be eaTues. IN world like ours"
PENNSYLVANIA MEMORIAL HOME.
The Relief Corps Of Pennsylvania have been do
ing stupendou4 work the past year, not only in
local charities, but behalf Of the Pennsylvania
Memorial Home. aud affords royal example to
other Departments to put forth great efforts to
advance tic cause they serve.
In her last General Orders calling ninth Depart
ment Convention. Department President Emma s.
Lindsay makes the following exhibit:
Inc department President announces with
pleasure that the generous efforts OF the Corps ia
behalf OF the Memorial Home have resulted Ia the
payment OF 5000 on the mortgage This was
done at the annual meeting Of tire Board Of Di-
Tectors held Jan. 3. The indebtedness now re-
manning on the Home property j. but s. 900 which,
we believe, can easily he paid this year. In view
OF this selfdenying and patriotic effort, which has
resulted 80 lrandy. the Department President
wi-Ee- again. In this the last official cOmmunc.,-
tion Of the year, To thank one and all, not
matter Of form, but sincerely aud truly, and to
urge every member To in the work for
the veterans remembering that life j. short best
and no Opportunity for doing good should be neg
Iected. May Patience keep her foot upon the
treade Of tie loom 81 YOUR lives, and Faith stand
with feTveut eyes beside the spTinginas shuttle; and
when the tissue Of life falls from the loom at last,
though Il - frinRed with the thrums Of unfulfilled
hopes the threads float forth into the Infinite
and be woven into one great golden web Of glory"
DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY.
DEAR TRIBUSE: Aaron Wilkes Post extended an
Invitation TO the Corps to Join them iva the beauti-
fu ceremony Of installation for the first time since
its organization. We think il will not be the last
for numerous aud hearty were the congratulations
shOwered upon the Corps by the comrades, for the
manner Ia which their work was performed, by
Past Department President Jennie g. Atwood as
sisted by charming May Walton. Of Wilkes Corps,
n Conductor. Susie q. Wilkes was installed Presi-
dent, Adde NJ. Hill Secretary and Emma j.
SOuthwiek Treasurer The Installing Officer was
presented with basket Of choice flowers by Past
Commander Brown. on behalf Of the Corps.
Wilkes Corps seems recently 20 have taken n
step forward in alt good works, having made a
donation of $40 TO the Washington Monument fund
and so to the Post relief fund, besides assisting
several families who have been afflicted by sick
ness and death. All honor to them for striving so
faithfully to carry out the objects and principles Of
Winfield Scott Corps. 10. PIainfeld. report fair
held by the Post which Melted $40 to defray
the expenses OF Post and Corps to Encampment
aud Convention 1T Washington next Summer.
THIS live, efficient Corps have also been made the
recipients Of So 81 by unanimous vote Of the O. AR
Committee holding funds from the Reunion of the
18TH n J.
Department President Jennie d. Smith was
presented with handsome tidy from Mrs. Casner
Of C. h. Hall Corps, Asbury Park, during the holt
days.
WARNING To RELIEF CORPS.
DEAR SISTERS OF THE WRC.: BE cautious IN
your relief work, we have just had "a sad ex-
peTIence, and do not wish any other Corps to be
taken ia ~ we were. Last November. 1891, piece
printed In one OF our daily papers tellin. Of a
women reporting herself Army Nurse Miss
Mary A. Bradley, who living in this city, at los
Oregon street, in great poverty. Immediately
went down there to- see her, found her living with
family named Clay, which family. she said, had
been very kind to her gave her relief for present
needs, and when Memorial Corps met they decided
to- do still more. and authorized to give her
coal groceries and also stove, of which she said
she was IN need. We also gave her bed-elothng
and other necessities.
About this time she said n Prof Hackett. of
New York read her piece in the paper while in
the city aud Immediately came up TO see her. He
said he was an old soldier, and recognized her az
the nurse that attended him while ia the hospital
during the war, aud lie offered to lecture on The
Dark and Dense Fog, InfideIisIn and Atheism :" for
her benefit at Music Hail. Dec. 81. We offered TO
help her with her lecture By advertising H. placing
the tickets sale, and also selling tickets our
selves; but she refused to let do it. but wanted
to sell the tickets herself by sending them by mail
To ali the business men. In this way she kept all
the money Ia her own hands, which made me sus-
piciOus Of her. I Immediately wrote To- Washing
ton, d. G., for her record she said could get II
there but that the discharge papers she had given
10 her Mt the close Of the war had been burned in a
recent fire. But size held the Army Nurses rules
and told what seemed To he a very honest story.
When the reply came from Washington IL was to
the effect that there was never Miss Mary A.
bradley in the United states service as Army
Nurse during the war. But before got my reply
the lecture to have come of and did not though
when the night OF the lecture quite a crowd
collected In front of the hall to attend but Prof
Eucketi did not appear, and the hall was not open
The lecture was then advertised postponed till
Jan. 3, lsJ2, at Case Hall. When Jan. 3 came and
the people again collected at Case Hall, man APP
peATed who represented himself TO be Prof. Hack
EFT and said that lac could not lecture to such
small crowd. SO the lecture did not come of.
Tie next evening at dark the Clay family and
Miss Bradley skipped out oftOwn. leaving. furniture
behind. afteTwaTd found out that no such u man
rs Prof llacEett was ia town, but this Mr. Clay
posed ~ such. IL Is thought she swindled the pub
lie out OF quite sum. Look out for her. Yours
in f.. &. and I~-Iucy 4. killam, Chairman Relief
Committee, Memorial Corps, "A, Cleveland, o.
DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The Department Of Indiana IL
Sill marching on III quarter GuilluE Dec.
eight Corps were organized, with charter mem.
beTship OF ID
The amount donated n the Christmas Fund for
the :. and = q. Home at KnightstOwn was $3.50 81
q, how ] wish every member Of the GAR. and
W.IlC could visit that grand institution. IL was
my good fortune TO spend day there last sum
meT and came away with the determination to
work with double diligence. realizing more than
ever the greatness Of the Grand Army and our
beloved Relief Corps.
Morgan Corps, No. Il6, Petersburg. Is fourishine.
Post and Corps working In harmony. At two en-
tertainments given lately they cleared s9L7L
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE has already mentioned
the Christmas entertainment of Auten Corps
South Bend for soldiers orphans, preceded by the
usual semi monthly supper paTtaken Of by n large
number. At the south end Of the hall stood large
tree brilliantly illuminated, and hung with pres
cnts and 40 soldiers orphans, under the age OF ~
were made happy each receiving q nice book a
pretty handkerchief, and sack Of candy. Then
came the beautiful program OF song and reeita-
ton.
Augusta Hart sends an interesting account Of the
institution aud installation Of Geo. v. Rawson
Corps. No 100, Michigan City. She. with IA men,
beers Of Patton Corps, No. Is. la Porte, organized
the Corps In the afternoon. The installation was
in tire evening, to which the Post was invited and
n large number present. After installation n ban
quet was served by the Post, which was highly en-
jOyed. The Post Is very proud that they have a
photographed CoEpsto work with them, and we'll
they may be-
Farragut Post and Corps, ~ Evansville held a
joint installation Of officers the evening OF Jan.
H. Past Commander w. III. Keller installed the
officers Of the Post in his usual felcitOus style.
The Corps officers were installed by Emily j. But
teTiied. National Instituting and Installing Officer
In her impressive manner. Regrets were ex-
pressed that two OF three of the OficeTs-elect OF
both organizations were detained at home by IL