The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-05-18
ALL ALONG HIIr LINE.

Department President Calista Il. Jones of ver-
| mont, has appointed Eleanor Aless OF Montreal,
Canada on her staff ~ Department Aida proper
recognition of a good Corps and a good working
member in Her Mnjestyts Dominion.
Vermont Corps are called upon for a contrbu-
ton OF two cents a menlber in carrying out the
plans Of the National Pfesident for proper Relief
Corps exhibit Mt the Worlds Fair.
The journal of Proceedings of Ninth Annual
Convention. Department of Vermont. w. re, held
at Rutland, Feb Hand IS is out rs bright and fresh
Spring daisy. Past Department President
Ellen NJ. Seaver will accept thanks for Il copy.
The Grand Army Posts of Columbus o. through
their Joint Memorial Day Communicated. Carl N
Bancroft, Chairman-have issued call to the chill
drcn OF the public schools to create fund, by
penny collection, to be used ia the purchase of
hardy Towering plants. to be planted on the SOL
diers' mounds, and marked The gift of the chill
dren of the public schools of Columbus"
Commander Samuel Williams OF Post IL New
Albany, Pa reports Corps 81 in aourishng condi-
ton, President Williams i'll the chair. This Corps
celebrates its third Anniversary
The last quarterly report of the Department of
Washington aud Alaska has reached National
Headquarters with not one Corps delinquent. De-
partment President Herrck aud her official family
are to be congratulated upon their splendid record
The outlook for that Department is highly
couraging.
Our correspondents. whose excellent reports are
curtailed, will please understand that it is owing
to great pressure for space.
Connecticut expended 5000 80 in relief for the
first quarter OF 1888 and S2450S other than money
Total membership 26ss. Corps are asked by De-
partment President Hammond for contributions
for the Worlds Fair exhibit
West Virginia has now n permanent Depart
ment W. re, organized April 26 by National Presi
dent Margaret Ray Wickens Amanda L. Muir
dock, who served so long and faithfully
Provisional President, was elected President. Her
first official duty after assuming command, wss to
prepare the Corps for Memorial Day, which she
did in a beautiful and appropriate order. Head
quarters, Wheeling; Julia a. Burlt Department
Secretary.
The Department of New Hampshire reports the
following statistics for the first quarter of 1893;
Membership, March 81. 1927; cash expended for
relef, S25OO6 Corps = has been instituted at West
Concord Ella M. Stevens. President
Department President Fanny T.. Minoi. of New
Hampshire, has called meeting of Assistant In
spectors for September, for mutual counsel and
instruction in ritualisto work.
a Mitchell County Campfire was held nj Cawker
City, Kan, with Department President Lncy Reed
Jones and Department Commander b. W. Kelly
in attendance. Cawker City did herself proud in
entertaining her guests. At the Campfire Emma
b. Arich spoke eloquently of pubic-school train
ing In patriotism.
The Department of Michigan is TO be represented
by SIS banner at the Worlds Fair, to be held by
the Department when the Fair is over. 1t will be
duly inscribed and bear the coat arms of Michi
gan.
Elizabeth Mansfield Irving, the eminent elo-
cu,ionist of Toledo, o.. will recite Kate Il. Sher-
woods poem at the Worlds Congress, W.R.C
Day May 10.
Wallace Bruce, the celebrated American poet
and U. S. Consul to Edinburg. writing of 4" Dream
of The Ages" says: THE poems all pictures
and the pictures all poems" Send 81 10 THE Ma
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