The National tribune., 1893-08-03

Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments
CALL A HALT.
Words of Wisdom and Wise Workers of the
Woman's Relief Corps.

The NATIONAL TRIBUNE. as is shown in tn
early records and General Orders of tn
Woman's Relief Corps was the first newspspe
in the United States to ad vocate and build u
an organized auxiliary to the Grand Arm!
of the Republic.
1t gave its valuable space, its continental in
luence, and largely of its means to organic
and extend the Woman's Relief Corps. Whel
the National W.R.C. was in its infancy, ant
there was little in the Relief Corps treasur.
| with which to prosecute an active campaigi
for recruits, THE NATIONAL tribune carried
| on q gratuitous correspondence with Posts, anC
sent out rules and regulations and application
for charters, and many are the Relief Corps
East and West, that owe their existence directly
to The NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
The Relief Corps has been splendid success
in all respects as great success as its mos
sanguine friends ever predicted. 1t has raised
| and distributed hundreds of thousands of dol
lars, and in the building and maintenance o.
Homes, the securing of just pensions, and in
stituting means for the care and comfort of the
| defenders of the Union and their dependent
ones its record has been most illnstrious.
In all this THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE ha:
been its protector, defender, and promoter
For nearly II years not one single copy of THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE. except the week of the
Johnstown disaster, when W.R.C. material was
delayed by the flood, without words of cheer
and support for the Woman's Relief Corps.
After this long service in the interest of the
Order, it is pleasant to know that the strong
women of the W.R.C., everywhere, are coming
forxp I'd wit rim ind nf ha cal
which THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE makes for
retrenchment and reform in the official work
of the Order.
Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty
Eternal vigilance over the finances of the
Woman's Relief Corps will make our old vet
Grams happy and bring comfort and consolation
to the widowed and orphaned.
Less money for perquisites, moro money for
rentals and groceries and comfortable garments
for the old soldiers and needy Ones
Less money for delegates expenses and more
money for the National Relief Corps Home,
the Soldiers Homes, the State Relief Corps
Homes. Gratutous service is the best service,
except in two or three classes of officers who
give their whole time to their work. In all
cases care should be exercised in the choosing
of these officers.
Rules and Regulations define the duties of
Department Secretaries and Treasurers which
officers are salaried, without exception. And
yet it is no unfrequent thing to learn of officers
who draw these salaries and yet who do not
perform, to the close, the work required of
them, thus necessitating the employment of
paid assistants. These things should be looked
into.
SOUNDING THE KEYNOTE.
From letter received from one of the carly
and faithful workers of the WR.C, Past De-
partment President from Western State, who
has made many sacrifices for the Order, the
following extract is taken:
al want to tell you how glad I am you have
sounded the keynote for the National Com
mittee, and l hope Call Halt" will be
needed. Wiser counsel has never been given
to delegates. 1t is time the designing, self
seeking, pickering women were outgeneraled at
every point. = 1t is time for the re-
visions to cease. or rather the revising 1t
seems as though every woman, however little
she really understands the work, thinks it her
duty to send in resolutions for changes, and SO
absurd are some of them. / do hope that all
such will be smothered and that strong COM
mittec will be appointed on resolutions"
VETERANS WIDOW.
One of the grand women of the Order,
worker in the ranks, who has sacrificed much
for the Union cause, in war and peace, and
who presides over sterling Corps in Depart
ment that has suffered from financial raids,
and gives gratuitous service in every line Of
W.R.C. work, writes:
81 am glad THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE is so
fearless in its Call a Halt" Surely we are
=. L. a. u.
we must be paid for everything. A few more
years and there will be no veterans for us to
for, aud then if the officers desire to charge
for imaginary Headquarters (S172.50 rent)
1T Will be proper, perhaps. But until then,
let US work for the soldiers, not for ourselves"
OUR NATIONAL OFFICERS.
As rule, National finances have been care
fully managed, and Departments would do
we'll if they would exercise as much care in
the conduct Of affairs Without exception, our
National Presidents have been loyal. true, un-
selfish women, striving to tho utmost for the
good of the Order.
No organization can show line of National
officers of all grades whose records are so uni
formly of high excellence. The National Sec
retaries and Treasurers are salaried officers who
have vast duties to perform on small pay, as
compared with service and pay of Department
Secretaries and Treasurers. They have made
noble records for themselves aud the Order.
The Office of National Treasurer has been
particularly we'll filled. But two officers have
held that position: Lizabeth A. Turner, of
Boston, for five years, and the present incum-
bent, Armilla A. Cheney, of Detroit, for as
many more. For several years Mrs. Turner
worked without compensation, and only &C.
cepted small salary when it was thrust upon
her by those who knew she was breaking down
her health and strength to perform the duties
of the growing service.
The salary of Armilla A. Cheney is but nomi-
nal. considering the time and strength and
conscience she puts into her work. Calm, care
ful, systematic, methOdical, rigidly devoted to
the interests of the service, she is all in all an
ideal officer and one of whom the Relief Corps
has reason to be proud.
There was rumor that Mrs Cheney would
not serve another year, owing to family
but her friends assure us that she has
yielded to their solicitations, and will remain
at her post as long as the Relief Corps finds her
services acceptable That settles it. So here
is our ticket:
FOB NATIONAL TREASURER:
ARMILLA A. CHENEY,