The National tribune., 1893-07-20
TBE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleaninss from National HeadQuar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments.
CoMMANDER-IN-CHIEF wEIssERT
Attends the Massachusetts State Reunion
and Commends the W.R.C.

and Commends the W.R.C.
The first State Reunion of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps, Department of Massachusetts, was
held at Nantasket June 90. The weather was
delightful. The company numbered nearly
| 800.
| Commander-in-C Chief Weissert and Adjt-Gen.
E. B. Gray, of Milwaukee,; Inspector George
L. Goodale, of Medford; Department COM
mander Eli w. Hall, Senior Vice Wilfred a.
Wetherbee, Junior Vice Joseph W. Thayer,
Asst Adj't Gen. Herbert o. Moore, Of Lynn;
Past Commander in Chief George s. Merrill, of
Lawrence; Maj. John NJ. Dean, of Fall River !;
S. c. Small, of Winchester; Col s. G. Wright
of South Boston; John G. B. Adams OF Lynn;
Col. Charles S. Anthony, of Taunton; Daniel
F. Travis, of Holliston, and many other we'll
known comrades represented the GAR.
The Relief Corps of the State was largely
represented. Among those present were: Past
National Presidents E. Florence Barker, of
Maiden and Sarah E. Fuller, of Medford Past
National Senior President Lizabeth A.
Turner, of Boston; National Chaplain Mary L.
Knowles Department President Emily l..
Clark, Department Secretary Mary e. Elliot,
Past Department President Mary g. Dean, OF
Fall River; Department Executive Board,
Helen A. Brigham, of Hyde Park; Past Depart
ment President S. Agnes Parker, of Brockton,
and large delegations from Quincy, Braintree,
Weymouth, bingham, Brockton, East Bridge
water, Fall River, Whitman, Plymouth.
Scituate, Norwell, Boston, Cambridge, Water
field, Stoneham, Lynn, Chelsea, Lowell, Law
renee, Haverhill, Medford, Maiden. and many
other places.
The Sons of Veterans were represented by
Division Commander Albert c. Blaisdell, of
Lowell Past National Chief Mastering Officer
George w. Penniman, of Brockton, and Capt
Emery CoultOn, of Needham.
COMMANDER IN-cHIEF wEIssERT.
Past National President Sarah E. Fuller,
Chairman Committee of Arrangements isn't
she a worker p presided at the Campfire, and
was most happy in her introductiOns. Com
mander-in- Chief Weissert was happily pre-
scented, and in making his response he received
a regular ovation. In commencing the Woman's
Relief Corps as the only recognized auxiliary
of the GAR he said:
"The Woman's Relief Corps is as thoroughly
married to the GAR. as ever man was married
to woman. You are doing noble work. Your
work is but begun. You to add to the
science of caring for the veterans, the destitute
and the orphans, the work of teaching the
children lessons or PATRIOTISM.
Had the women of the South taught the
children of the South as you are teaching the
children of the North to-day, in the line of
patriotism, the war would never have been
fought.
~ charge you to teach love of country;
teach the children what this Nation has cost
and what the war was for; teach them that
what we fought for was right eternally right,
and that the cause against which we fought
was wrong eterually wrong"
After deserved and eloquent tribute to Mrs.
Fuller and Mrs. Barker for their work in the
early days of the Relief Corps movement the
Commander expressed the pleasure it had
given him to accept the invitation for the days
outing and said: The Grand Army will never
forget your work"
ADJ'T-GEN. GRAY.
Adj't- Gen. Gray was feictous in his re-
marks. "Out in the broad West, where we come
FROM" he said, there is no organization doing
the work for the veterans as the W.R.C. When
We have $40 to spend we send it to the
Relief Corps. They can make it go three times
further and accomplish three times the amount
of good that we could" He urged the women
to encourage the boys" to keep young, and
gave this sentiment to the veterans in closing:
Stay young as long AS you can, and don't die |
until you find it absolutely necessary" |
Ins.-Gen Goodale and Senior Vice De-
partment Commander Whetherbee, repre-
i'll at his hotel, spoke eoquently of the relations
existing between the g AR and W.R.C.
The remarks Of Department President Emily |
L. Clark and Past National President Il. |
Florence Barker, Division Commander Blais- |
dell, Sons of Veterans, Mesdames l.. Agnes
Parker and Lizabeth A. Turner and exGov. |
Long were greatly enjoyed
Capt Emery Coulter, Sons of Veterans, en- |
tertained the jubilee with his inimitable |
recitations. Letters were read from Gov. Rus |
sell, Corp'l Tanner, ]. F. Meach, and other |
comrades of prominence in the GAR The |
Nelson Ladies' Quartet, OF Boston, added much |
to the pleasure of all.
The success of the days festivities was largely
due to the efficient committees. L. Fuller, |
Chairman assisted by Mary Z. Elliot, Helen A. |
Brigham, Sarah J. Williamson, and Emile L. |
w. Waterman.
COLUMBIAN PRESENTATION.
pleasant feature of the Reunion was the |
presen tation to Past Department President |
Mary G. Deane, Fall River. of handsome VOL |
ume, bound in morocco and containing letters |
from leading members of the Order, expressive |
Of their appreciation of her Department work |
last year Harriet A. Burrows, Department |
Aid, and Past President of Abraham Lincoln |
Corps Charlestown, made the presentation |
speech, to which the recipient replied in a |
fitting manner.
President Deane's portrait has been hung in |
Tue Nc" toom ~
Boston.
The volume presented the popular Past Presi-
dent bore this inscription:
TO MARY G. DEANE.
DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT, 1892
Commemorative the hanging OF her portrait in |
the new room OF Department Headquarters 1898, |
from
CORPS PRESIDENTS
who had the honor to serve with her during the |
Columbian year. aud other friends of the Woman's |
Relief Corps
MERITED CONGRATULATIONS.
Department President Emma Z. Wallace, of |
Illinois, more widely known as Mrs. NJ. Il. NJ. |
Wallace, of Chicago, so long prominent in the |
city and State charities, 10 receiving merited |
congratulations upon her success in securing |
legislative appropriations for founding an ILL |
nois home for Juvenile female offenders.
At the last hour of the Illinois Assembly a |
bill was passed appropriating $4,000 for site |
and building, and $1,000 for the rst years |
maintenance of home of this character. In |
commenting upon this most laudable enterprise |
the Chicago Post has the following:
"We are told that Mrs Wallace wept for Joy |
when she learned Of this result 1t is no wonder.
She has worked hard and faithfully, in the |
midst of all kinds of disappointment, all Win
ter for truly noble object.
THE bill thus hardly won provides that the |
Governor shall appoint within 80 days after the |
act takes effect seven trustees, four of whom