The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-01-05
CONVERSATION CLUB.
Thoughts from Mary Members on Many
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Thoughts from Many Members on Many
Topics.
Rules Of the Gub-l. Write briefly. Write only
one side of the paper. g. Write TO the point. 4.
Write subject. 8. Write your best. 6. Each
week the names of those writing the best letters
style. conn position, spelling, penmanship and gen.
eral merit considered-wili be named at the head
Of this column the Honor Roll. First honor
will include all of these requirements. Second
honor will include deficiency In some one point.
No others Will be named.
OUR ROLL CALL.
THE letters VS.. mean veterans son, vd. veter-
ans daughter and Wv. veterans widow; members
ofassocatons will be marked S.Y. and D.V.l
Hattie Fox. Florence. Kan. e. K. Buchanan. ",
Casper. Wyo.; Annie Jones, d. ", Minnie Jones.
d. Oliver Durbin, s.v., Emo. Pa; jamie e. Wood.
Derby, Fla. Clarence Lambert. VS., Marcellus,
Mich; j. II. Kershner. VS., Clayton, Kan.; Joseph
p. Fisher, VS.. Emma J, Fisher. v.d.. Price P. o..
st. Louis Co. Mo-; Eleanor M. Bacon, d. ", Ar
thur j. Bacon 9. ", Lansing. Mimi; Mary e.
Baker. DIV, Mt. Vernon, o.. Guy Gloyd. EIlery
KimbeIl Sylvania o.. Jessie A. and Lizzie NJ.
jarrett Minerva o. Emma ma. L I 30 Spring St.,
vs., Van Vert, o.. Edith A. Gale. v.d., Ashburn-
ham, Mass. Total, l3. S9i
BEAUTY OF MOTHERHOOD.
O. G. FRIENDS: Despise not thy mother when
she In old. Age may waste mothers beauty,
strength and estate but her relation Is as the
when it goes forth In its might for 1t Is always at
the meridian. and knoweth no evening. Alas |
how little do we appreciate a mothers tenderness
while lvngi How needless we are OF all her
am ieties and kindness!
But when she is dead and gone. when the cares
and GOODNESS OF the world come whitening up our
true sympathy, how few will befriend In mis-
fortune, then It is think of the mother we have
lost.-Mary L. McGrail. Providence. R. I.
woMAN's PERENNIAL LOVE.
FRIENDS OF THE G. c.: o, how happy ought the
man be who has the love Of true woman. The
love Of pure true woman is the greatest blessing
man have, and one he can have If he only tries
to win it, There Is no man earth who has not
had at some time the love woman can give; he
may have lost that love through carelessness
negligence but every man is some woman's hero
Tire man who is loved by a woman will be her
hero through all time; If he is i'll she never eats
sleeps, rests until he Is better; II he dies, 1t Is al
If her life had left her.
If Il man loses his honor il is his wife that stands
by him; II Is his wife that takes his downfall to
heart it 10 his wife that tries to reform him. to
place him In his former position In the esteem Of
his fellows. If she fails no man need attempt to
raise him. he is past redemption. In times of ad-
ycrsiy il is the wife that suffers most; she tries to
be cheerful when her husband is near, but when no
is gone then the tears flow. But as his step
Is heard she dries her tears she th!nks, poor man,
he has trouble enough without seeing her in tears.
The little children turn to her for sympathy they
know she can and will sympathize with them.
How soothing is a womans hand in sickness; what
would become of our hospitals if we did not have
women nurses? How oIieerfnlly they contribute
to the happiness Of others. Woman Is the greatest
blessing God has best owed mon, let them
appreciate her as she appreciates mans love when
1t 10 given her.-Edith M.iHaines. East st. Louis,
LII. IHiassG
CLUB WHISPERS.
think THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE the best paper
published After my days work is ended. sic
down and read and enioyCthe soldiers friend.
agree with Efie Harshbarger that it would be nice
to have Curious Cornerand Brain Hackers again.
George y. King. Killingly; Conn.
Sister rshbarger' sayiews. about re establishing
the Curious Corner and Brain Hackers, mine.
Tha fnrin rxxSA n N va Inuh
information and ANSWERED. questions that mover
found any other ways@E @. Huddieston. Grab
Iwant to thank Brother Hargrove for bis defense
Of the old vets and trust others will follow his OK
ample. hope all will respond to Brother Coles
appeal In behalf OF Uncle Frank Payne.-Hannah
Carroll, Sheridan. Iowa. Il
pleasant holiday visit was from two g. g. sis
ters, Grace Evenison Of Chapman and Nellie
Hendrckson, of CIarks Neb. We enjoyed talking
of Q. G. friends and looking over photographs and
souvenirs. - Hannah Batty. Division Adjutant,
Clarks, Neb
Plympton, and others who used to contribute 10
our Department. How many girls belong TO the
Daughters Of Rebekahf Iwould like to hear from
them.-Flora ID. White, Carson City, Mich
that the Mexican war was q mistake but don't
believe the Confederates thought they were eight
Ing Tor the right
"'Tis well to forgive the past,
God giving US grace We nayl
But mover, while life shall lash
Can We honor or love the gray
We have Ave children. the Oldest 10 years aud
the youngesttwo. We have nico little home. the
result OF our own work. We are fond OF reading.
and try 10 teach our children Progress and Patr-
am one Of those who hope the Editor will con.
tinue to = favor us with kind and noble thoughts
Olive Martin.