The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1892-03-10

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can afford to put IT doing itself The great honor
Of electng Clara Barton TO the office Of National
President. My husband calls her tho glory OF
the worlds wOmanhOOd" aud think he Is about
Tight-Margaret ). Porter, Foster, Mo.
ALL ALONG TUE LINE.
Department President Sara T.. Brown. OF Mchi-
gan, Ia Circular Letter No 3, reports that the
Corps Of Michigan contributed % t57 . % the eX-
pcnses Of ninth National Convention, W.RC
Ninth annual Convention. Department Of Michi-
gan, will be held at Ann ATbOF April 49, 20 and Fl.
Local arrangements In charge Of Weich Corps.
Department President Brown in last General Or
ders expresses her thanks to the Department
".kC for the generous support given her IN her
work for the year. and particularly in contributing
so literally to the success Of the ninth National
Convention.
f. l. Young Corps, 90. was instituted Feb II.
lsJ2, with III charter members. by Kate GledhiH,
OF Albany, Assistant Institutiug and Installing
Officer; President, Addie BowhaI.
Ihornburg Post and Corps, CIar<", Neb., began
Their year happily by joint installation and sup
per at the Opera House.
The Educational Department Of the Ohio Sol
dieTs' and Sailors Orphans Home Xenia o.. en-
braces Is teachers with eight additional instructors
IN domestic economy aud cooking, cutting, sew
Ing aud dressmakiug, writing, music, drawing,
stenography, typewTiting, and military tactics.
In the Industrial Department il taught engineer
ing, farming tailoring, gardening, printing, shoe
making, cnrpcntering painting, timing plaster
ing, blacksmithing butcheTiRg, and the dairy.
The chiefs Of these departments number IS.
Comrade ,. q. o. Redin2ton, Syracuse, y. Y, by
Relief Corps ode, Bright Der Our Country to q
pleasant, simple melody. and will mail It free 10
al who send him postage. The first two lines
may be sung ~ a duet nll joining Ia the chorus.
Relief Corps 90, Stoughton, Mass, gave pleasant
musical and literary entertainment and pound
party in GAR Hall. There was a large attend
ance OF the friends Of the Corps from the surround
ing towns, and neat sum was realized
Department President Nichols. Of iowa. gives
may be worthily followed in every Department:
" Each Corps President VIII have a special cure
over all Army Nurses in her vicinity. rendering aid
II needed, well as tender, loving care If sick.
Any death viii be at once reported TO Department
Secretary. full list Of Army Nurses in this De-
partment Il required. Therefore each Corps Presi-
dent will at once send the name Of such, with any
remarks desired To the Department. Secretary.
Provisional President Amanda L. Murdck,
wheeling w. Va, has entered upon her work
with zeal. There are now seven Corps in that
Department, No. having been instituted Jan. Is
at Huntingdon. President MnrGck assisted
at the institution by Past President Mary sample.
Of Dick Lambert Corps, rs. The comrades at
tended installation and tie occasion proved most
enjoyable. Corps has charter membership Of
81 all fine, intelligent, charitable workers, whose
influence for good will tell.
Poems of tue Blue" Is n collection 81 Memorial
Day, Reunion and Campfire recitatIous by 4. @.
Harhnugh, who has taken n warm place Ia the
hearts Of the veterans for his fine. sympathetic
treatment Of soldier themes. The book l. issued
Ia convenient form paper cover, aud can be had
Tor . cents by addressing the author, Casstown,
Past Department Commander Charles Mason
Kline, Of san FrnnciscO. and his wife, Past Ma.
ticual President Elizabeth Darcy Kline, are en-
Toying congratulations over the marriage Of their
daughter, l. eanOr. 10 Mr.. William Irving Finch.
The marriage took place Dec. q at ST. Luke
Church.
Mary @. Deane was chosen Department President
OF Massachusetts, a. the i3th annual Convention,
held ia Boston, Feb IL and IL, and announces the
following staff ia General Orders, No !, assuming
command: Mary +. Elliot, SomeTville, Secretary (;
Helen \. Brigham Hyde Park. Inspector: Liza
beth A. Turner, Boston. Counselor; Annie * Day,
South Groyeland Instuting and Installing Officer.
Department Secretary Elliot enters upon her
seventh term. She Is "A capable and thorough Off
Ger, and Massachusetts W re, like the g. A. r.,
have permanent Headquarters at Boston, her con-
unuanCe ia Office j. most fitting.
Mary Jewett TelfOrd, Past Department President
% Colorado has been in Washington to press her
AlaiTon IN charge OF hospital Of COO men, and
since the war has suffered from enlarged yertebrte,
disability incurred from running up and do wn
long flights of stairs. There are but three years
Of the y since she left the service that she has
not suffered from long, painful fever OF nervous
type, the result Of her injuries. Her soldier bus
band suffers terribly from the effects Of gunshot
wound. often helpless for months. This is the
history in too many cases Of our Army Nurses. a
class for which little has been done, ye; desery-
ing so much.
The eighth annual Convention, Department OF
California, held At Fresno March o. Depart
ment President Emma q. GiIiingham presiding
Emile ]. Thompson, Department Secretary. Cali
foTnia still carries her banner at the head in all
good works, and President Gillingham's year has
been one Of marked success.
A sketch of Past National President f. Florence
Barker with pOrJraiU j. the second Of tho serial
number Of W.RC. sketches in Home and Country.
by Past National President Annie Wttenmyer,
Associate Editor, aud that Of Kate Ii. Sherwood
the third
Past Commander Alex L. Patrick Of Fairbanks
Post, Detroit, in his annual address paid deserved
compliment to Fairbanks Corps in the following:
Our Relief Corps has been most efficient and
valuable assistance to US Ia relieving the wants Of
our destitute comrades, their widows and orphans.
10 ttafr fltftrh
pended for relief s3l95J; value of clothing donated
10 soldiers and destitute families SIs315; value Of
fuel and provisions provided for INDECENT comrades
and families, S5ls7; total sijIlT. Number Of
families assisted with food, 81; number Of persons
ia those families, ls7 number of people assisted
with clothing, 80: number Of visits made by the
Relief Committee including the sick H. The ad-
dress closes with a glowing eulOgy Of the work
done by the ladies aud a prominent mention Of the
Sons Of Veterans. into whose hands the custo Ian.
ship Of the flag must ut some time be delivered
Department President Mary G.. Deane Of AIassa-
chusetis served last year as Department Inspector
on the staff Of Department President Wales, and
Annie *. Day succeeds herself ~ In-tituting and
Installing Officer President Deane is thOrOugh and
systematic. and il ia believed that she will be q
worthy successor Of the notable line Of Chief
Executive officers Of the "Old Commonwealth "
WRC.
The ninth annual Convention, Department of
Indiana. will be held at Fort Wayne April and 7.
Lucia s.. kintZ, Chairman Of Sion s. Bass Corps
Committee OF Arrangements, says, In uu invitation
circular that every effort IL being made to assure
The ninth annual Convention, Department Of
South Dakota. will be held at Mitchell March IS,
10 and II. ritual to be exempIfcd by Ransom
Corps. III. The special work ofS uveutiOu Is to
take steps TO push the Soldiers Home work W.
V. Lucas, COmmandant. urges the need Of rags,
Hightshirts. aud plain dressing gowns. An effort
- being made among the Corps To increase the
Cottage fund. How much good some OF our strong
Eastern Corps. which report little call for relief
might do II they would join hearts and hands ia
hel ping their loyal and true but pressed com
rades aud Corps workers in the far Northwest.
They can address Department President Ruth 4.
Thomas Huron, though this mention Is without
her suggestion or knowledge.
Department President Ruth A. Thomas of South
Dakota, reports the Institution Of Corps IS, IrO-
quOi- Feb. II; Matte l.. HOppin President; also,
Gen Winfield Scott Corps, 20, Ipswich. Feb %.
Applications for Corps at Olivet and Brookings
have been forwarded.
Comrade X. w Surby and wife. Battle Creek
Mich, have kindly donated variety Of toilet
pieces and other work done with COmrade SuTby =
indeNble ink process to the National Relief Corps
Home. Madison. %. An apron, by the same pro-
cess has also been presented Past National SeCre-
taTy Hannah r. PlymptOn, MatTOn of the Home.
Past Department President Mary Reyes was pre-
scented with "A fine paTiOr lamp by her associates
upon her retiring from office. The presentation
was ut "A Joint installation of Post and Corps fol-
lowed by supper aud Campfire. Her successor in
Corps ., IOnia, MIeh Is Elsie Rowley.
What Your Great Grandmother Did.