The National tribune., 1892-11-03
ALL ALONG THE LINE.


1t was pleasant TO have Tennessee como into lOih
National Convention with regular Department
W.R.C. with Blanca l.. Muller President and j. NJ.
T. Case Secretary. Tennessee ID q real live De-
partment; success attend IL.
Knoxville Tenn ha. q strong Relief Corps,
well represented the Department staff. with
Aida Rule Counselor, Nettie r.. Patterson Junior
Vice-President, and Marion &. Ramsge Assistant
Inspector
Past National President Sue A. Pike Sanders re-
joices in parrot OF splendid plumage and clarion
tongue received from the beautiful octaroOn Pres-
dent of the Provisional Department of Mississippi.
Mrs. j. b. Lowis The parrot is happy in It's new
home and has developed gin OF gab equal TO any
glib-tongued orator who woke the echoes of 10th
National Convention.
Flo J. Miller, editor of the Picket and the silver
tongued orator of the F.R.C., las received a gold
badge from Sheridan Post 81, of Nashville. Tenn,
as testimonial of their appreciation Of her memo
rial address ut Stone River and many distinguished
Southern battlefelds. The badge is an honor
worthily bestowed upon one OF the truest and
brightest women of the W.R.C.
The studio of j. T.. Kelley, the famous sculptor
and illustrator, IL Seventeenth street New York,
Is well worth visit. if only to the MODEL of the
equestrian statue of Gen. Grant nj Stone River.
for which the great silent hero gave life sittings
the spirited conception OF "Sheridsn's Ride"
Mr.. Kelley has just completed design for the
Logan statue. to be entered in competition with
those of other American -oup;ors He is now
making illustrations for Mrs. Kate Il. Sherwood's
new book, Dream of the Ages to be outearly in
December.
At the Goth anniversary Of Mr.. and Mrs. g. j.
Barber, of Joliet. H., host of friends oamo to
celebrate. presenting the latter with fine crayon
portrait of herself, IN recognition OF important
services rendered the Grand Army and Relief
Corps The recipient received = recent occa-
sion beautiful badge, inscribed Julia n. Barber
Past President W.R.C. Presented by the Twentieth
Illinois Infantry" The badge also bears the
cabaistic letters F., C., L.
Relief Corps I63 Emrnetsburg Iowa mourn the
loss by death of Mary c. Kendall, the efficient
Corps Treasurer for nearly two years, and loved
and honored alike wife, mother friend and oiti-
zen. As mark of respect IL was resolved to drape
the charter in mourning go days, and the hall 80,
and her chair until the end of her term as Treas
urer.-lIesdames C. H. Harrison. NJ A. Walker,
j. NJ. Jones, Committee.
Department President Ellen NJ. Putnam, of New
York, in last General Orders. acknowledges
courtesy from the Grand Army which speaks vol
umes for the esteem in which the W. r. C. Is held by
the comrades OF the Empire State IL was no fault
of Commander Pooles If an accident delayed the
delivery. Following is the paragraph of honor:
Through the courtesy of Department Commander
Poole, the proceedings Of our last Department Con
venton We're being printed and bound with o. A. r
proceedings, thereby saving this Department over
$500. just as they were about finished and ready
for delivery the State Printing Establishment at
Albany was burned, destroying everything. Ar
rangements will be made soon possible to
furnish each Corps with a copy"
Department President Ellen NJ. Putnam, of New
York, reports the organization of Corps at Canas-
tota Brooklyn, Ithaca and Schuyler Falls.
Elizabeth Spsdng of Phil Sheridan Corps 80,
Tacoma Wash, passed to her reward Sept. II, after
long and painful illness. leaving husband and
friends to mourn her loss. Resolutions commend
atory of her many virtues have been forwarded
the family by Corps 33; Mary A. DE Huff, Lottie
Grant NJ. Belle De Huff and Cora A. Grant, COM
mttee.
Department President Carroll, Of Ohio reports
the institution of Corps at Rock Creek Lewisburg,
Benton Ridge, FL Dorado and Loudenville. Ohio
Corps desiring TO furnish rooms in the Ohio Cot
tage National Relief Corps Home, will send in
requests TO Hannah X. Piympton. Natron. Madi-
son. o. Cash donations To the amount of $50
asked for the purchase of table linen and kitchen
and laundry supplies
Ohio Corps have contributed s1i more in cash to
the Andersouville Prison Property Improvement
fund to the Soldiers Home fund. S605; to the
National Relief Corps Home. $3.50; to the Or
phans' Home, Xenia, 81. Hospital supplies to the
value of 1876 have been forwarded to the Ohio
Soldiers Home.
II comes To us that the beauifuIly-engraved GER
Army Nurses. intended as a testimonial of honor
and designed for framing, are III some cases folded
up and forwarded to the pension authorities aid
in securing claims under the new law. For such
purpose they utterly worthless. while the
purpose for which they were intended is wholly
Grams of the wsr there are those who would gladly
buy the records they represent. IL they could. For
information In getting pensions write Annie Wit
Special Agent, w. re, Saratoga, Pa.
The Journal of Ninth Annual Convention De-
partment of Illinois, with portrait of the energetic
ley whose effective years 1t celebrates, Is teeming
with interest from first page to last. IL contains
most beautiful report by Flo ]. Miller of her visit
to the cemeteries of Nashville and Stone River
Memorial Day, 1891, part of which shall hope
to reproduce. The perseverance of Illinois in all
good work is worthy of emulation IL looks as
though the Illinois Relief Corps Home would be |
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