The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-07-28

laughter.-Eff1e IL. Kennedy, department SOrIe-
spending Secretary, Decatur, Ill.
DEPARTMENT. or KANSAS
DEAR TRIBUNE: Kansas has not been idle the
past few months having sent various contributions
to her own and sister States, TO repair losses by
flood and fame; accompanying the same by words
and thoughts of sympathy to members visited Dy
cyclones TO the aged and inirm. and to those who
had no flowers TO put on the soldiers graves.
The last month has been hard one for physical
endurance in taking care of the bounteous wheat
crop; but how enjoyable isathe result-loOo,Oo0
bushels cut and stored While looking mp from
the desk through one window. and seeing the
could walk them oyer the whole field
without touching the groiind, then slightly turning
the head to another farmer directing the head
to the stack where the threshers were Mt work;
side of the field the growing wheat on the
other all ready for sale; we thought many an old
soldier blesses the day he took up his claim, al
though it is through years of privations he hos
come to reach the era of plenty.
Reynolds Corps, 8. has been enjoying visit from
Comrade Lynch and wife, of Hartford, Conn.
When they were announced at the outer door
feeling of trepidation through Post and Corps
lest .hey shoua .hink Kansas meetgs I'M .sars
and it was as if we had always known them Mrs.
Lynch told of Nathaniel Lyon and Windsor
Corps, and of their work and how she had read of
Kansas in The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. but did not
realize what kind of people were here until she
visited us. After attending our Fourth of July
celebration they said why, If your speakers
had appeared before our audiences with such SEN
tinents and speeches they would have been ap.
plauded to the echo; but you seemed to think I II
nothing extraordinary" No; Kansas exacts from
her citizens TO be patriotic and loyal, and if they
do not reach her standard then you will see an
other kind of demonstration.
Kansas has been honored with positions on the
National staff and Corps AZ, of Hiawatha has both
National and Department appointments. 1t Is not
only the Department officers who are doing their
duty and filling their positions In wOmany man
ner, but others are in demand takers at patri-
otto gatherings. Julia A. Chase delivered the ad-
dress on the National holiday at Buffalo and lee
tnred before the Normal Institute at Garrett, while
Emma B. Aldrich will address the Emancipation
Day gathering.
Kansas has fashion OF uniting all the Corps on
certain lines of railroad at some convenient place,
for basket picnic exemplificaton of ritual and
good social time that cements the bonds OF f., Z.
and L., one of which will tell about next month.
WOMEN WHO WRITE
By the way, did it ever occur to our readers how
much influence the press has had for the W.R.C.?
If you did you would send items to your Core
spending Secretaries more frequently. Do you
know how much its existence is due to the women
who wrote for the papers" before its organiza-
ton and through its infancy? Kate B. Sherwood's
would have heard of W.R.C. In other way.
Emma b. Airich of the Campfire aud Public Record.
the first in Kansas to inquire into the matter
National Vidette by our present National President
Sue Pike Sanders, was the first exclusive W.R.C.
paper to carry decisions and orders to each MEM
Der personally, well as to Corps officers; and
Mother Wiitenmyer's Red Book Is another out
come of the press What a meeting 1t will be in
September at Washington for the pencils to record
the sights and landmarks, and make pen pictures
to carry home to those who were
Comrades together In the days OF the war"
Kansas Department Corresponding Secretary.
MICHIGAN CAMPFIREs BURNING.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The season for Campfres is not
yet over in Michigan Petoskey, Saginaw. Lam
sing and Albion having, during the early Sumner.
gathered each its quota of fair women and brave
men for such celebration as only GAR. people
can hold
Lansing Corps gave a womans Campfire when
Washington Gardner, Judge Morse. Judge Grant,
and Capt. Edward Cahll with Corneia s. Perry,
Department President of Michigan, the
speakers. Some of the finest vocaists in the city
contributed their splendid gifts to the occasion;
tongue by Robert Henry Hendershott the
great attraction. Comrade Hendershott was enter
tanned at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Plummer,
taking ten by special invitation on Tuesday with
Comrade ]. w. Potter and wife, where committee
OF gentlemen examined the original testimonials of
the Drummer Boy of the Rappahannock." and
declared them sufficient to satisfy and convince
any honest and unprejudiced man. The drum
ming a great feature of the Campfire, and
Maj. Hendershott and son will have appreciative
and expectant audience when next he comes to
Lansing.
Department President Perry is making her plans
for very successful and enjoyable journey to
Washington, and 1t Is believed very full attend
ance of delegates will accompany her.
Letters from Past National President Hampton
and National Treasurer Cheney show these staneh
workers always keenly alive to the interests of the
Order. .1r
Michigan women are looking about for a site for
the contem plated Relief Corps Home, and some
hopes are entertained Of early and favorable action
when the Legislature shall convene.
The Relief Corps of Chlicothe, Mo-. are to be
congratulated upon having among them at present
Harriet A. Tenney, the accomplished woman who
was Michigan's State Librarian for n years. She
the first President Of the first Soldiers Aid
Society ever formed in Michigan, which i'm
May, 1861, holding its first meeting within 20 days
OF the fall of Fort Sumter. She Department
Counselor under Mary E. Kinds. aud Department
dnrin Gay 4 er'u Hppfp
tration and was for three years President of Chas.
r. Foster Corps of Lansing. whose officers and
attentions of the Relief Corps women of Chilli
Gothic.
Emeline Ten Eyck, of Lansing Corps isin Wash.
ingtou.-Sarah A. C.. Plummer, Past Department
President. Lansing, Mich.
Past Department President Laura Hess, of Indi-
ana, has received her testimonial from the Depart
ment, richly earned. 1t is beautiful gold
watch and chain and charm. The watch Is
handsomely set with diamonds. The charm Is the
badge of the Order One side is fac-simile of the
badge, and the opposite side displays the moDo-
gram, F., c. and L. The is made with settings
of garnet, the G of diamonds. and the l. of tur-
quoise. thus representing our National colors.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Army Nurse bill, which passed the House
June % by a vote of 1913 ayes to 81 nays has been
hanging fire in the Senate These have been anx-
ious days for friends of the measure In the two
and failed in the House, and this sort of legislative
hide and seek has grown rather wearsome
Ninth Department Convention of Nebraska
authorized the establishment of Nebraska Re-
lief Corps Home, in furiherance Of which Depart
ment President Amanda ID. Tisdel, in General Or
ders No. 4, announces the following committee 10
interest the public In the enterprise and to see
what each city would contribute to have tho Home
within it's limits: Ann Il. Hunter, Nebraska City,
Chairman; Isabella Boshaw, Lincoln; Mary J.
Hyatt, Fremont; Theresa e. Wheeler, Broken
Bow; Nellie NJ. Richardson, Gering; Juliette
Rhoads Omaha.
Department President Amanda B. Tisdel of Ne
brassa reports the organization of IA Corps since
Convention. Number, location and Presidents
152, Cambridge, Rebecca Weeden; 1853,
Lushton, Agnes Babcock; l54, Miller, Elizabeth J.
Houston; &C. Kenesaw, Nora Wenner; 1856, Nell
son, Mary Rterbush l56, Stockville, -; 1877,
Tobias, Susanna A. Batty; l5S, BARLEY, Mrs. J. E.
Hathorn.
The mention of newspaperwomen In 10th Nation
al Convention, ending with the query, WHO comes
next? F." has brought the names of our old news
paper coworleer, Emma B. AIrich, of Kansas, who
was of the % women who were present at
Denver to aid in the formation of National Union
and who has been steadily at work with her pen
ever since, to help on the good cause; also. Flo
Miller of the National Picket, the enthusiastic Il
nois woman who stirred up the hearts OF her
Northern sisters to the work OF identifying An
Jacksonville Prison Property; also, Mary A. Wal
lace of Pennsylvania. who has favored THE Ma
TIoNAL TRIBUNE with much good news from that
Department She edits the Youths Department
of the Pttsburg Press and of pennsylvania Grit
She has soldier corner In the latter paper, the
only woman in the State %ho edits such depart
ment, and does special work for other journals
She is n member of the Woman 8 Press Club and
of the Woman's Club Of Pittsburg.
The press of the Capital city Of Michigan give
great credit to Past Department president Sarah A.
G. Plummer for the arrangement of the admirable
for the Relief Corps Campfire, and her