The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-01-26
DEPARTMENT GLEANINGs.

DEPARTMENT. OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The 18th annual Convention, Department of Mas
saciiusetts W.R.C.. will be held in the Meonaon'
fremont Temple building, Boston, Feb and O.
reception will be rendered the Grand Army and
Sons OF Veterans Thursday evening OF Convention
week, for which great preparations are making.
In closing General Orders Department President
Mary g. Dcane reports contributions from Corps to
all the Department funds and National Monroe
Monument National Home, Army Nurse Fund,
Soldiers Home and Department Relief.
Corps have been instituted Boston, Plainfield,
and Mansfield Hills.
The reports of the Department Secretary and
Treasurer the close of the fourth quarter, give
the following statistics: Number of Corps, 1856:
mem bership. 1854. Amount expended in relief
from Oct 1 to Jan. !, 3.l05.27; TUNED over to
Posts S. &c. estimated value of relief other than
money, SS3396.
TRIBUTE TO EN- BUTLER.
The following proper mention is made of the
final muster-out of of the bravest soldiers OF
| the Old Commonwealth and the Union:
| Another hero of the civil war, whom the Nation
| honors AS one of It's greatest soldiers has passed
away. The patriotic services of Maj Gen. Benja-
min f. Butler, his interest in the veterans and his
comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic.
all entitle him to be gratefully remembered by the
women OF America
ALL ALONG THE LINE. q
| The Department Convention OF Pennsylvania
| meets at Lebanon, Pa, Feb Is. large attendance
| is expected.
Mrs. r.. b. Stafford, OF Cottage City, Mass. favors
| US with photograph of the first flag ever made
| bearing the Stars and Stripes that foated on the
high seas and the first sHiuted by foreign power
! the French. This was the famous flag of the Bon
| Homme Richard, commanded by Capt John Paul
| Jones, l779 Mrs Stafford attended the National
Encain pmeut at Washingt on, taking her flag with
| her, where 1t attracted much attention.
| Department President Anna Opdyke Carroll i'll
stalled the officers of A. Il. Coleman Corps, Troy,
| n njut inst Coleman
| which time an interesting program was carried
| out and pleasant evening enjoyed by ALI han
| nah NJ. Gnhagan was Installed president, anu ON
| the following afternoon II . 10 reception was
given at her residence in honor OF the Department
| Mrs. NJ T.. Cole has just been installed President
| of e. C. johnson Corps 49, Atchison. Kan, one Of
| the working Corps of the Suniiower State.
| Past Department, President Mary J. Dyer, OF New
| Haven Conn., installed the officers OF Sedswick
| Corps- Norwich Mary +. Jewett, President, Fam
| ME T.. Comstock, Secretary.
| Puma l.. CowIes, Secretary OF the National lie,
| lief Corps Home Board Geneva, o., remembered
| friends at tho holiday sehson with a ine pIolo-
| graphic view of the new Ohio Coitage-a handsome
| and commodous building, whose erection was
| largely owing to her Efforts. ~
| Blair, Hassendeubell aud Harding Corps, OF st.
| Louis are working hard TO raise IL fund for the
| proposed Missouri Relief Corps Home. Their Zeai
| should be crowned with success .
The Ohio Relief Corps still contributing fruits.
| ieie. cushions, socks and slippers to the ONO
| Soldiers Home, aud yet the call IS Tor more Two
| more fine swinging clocks have been supplied to
lacking cottages since Mary E. Bancroft Chairman
| Home Committee, took charge of works
| James A. Garfield Post and Corps and ;. oil ",
| Red Cloud Neb, had joint pubic installations,
closing with grand banquet. The new President,
Emma Il, Knight, said few inspiring words, ask;
| ing the W.R.C To make this a year remem Dered
| for all good works The Sons of Veterans Band
| discoursed fine music. Maud Knight Corps Core
spondent. writes that every member begins the
| new year with enthusiasm for the work, and ex-
| pect to good reports OF progress In IHE ma
| TIoNAL TRIBUNE.