The National tribune., 1893-05-25


Susan Newman Roberts of Ottawa, ILL.,. was born
near Wyoming, Pa. She is the mother of three
daughters aud eight sons five of whom served in
the Union army. She has been n widow As years.
She is q member of the Presbyterian Church, and
the oldest member of Seth G. Earl w re, Ottawa,
Ill. She is fond of flowers and reading. Who will
send her autographs is her inquiry?
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Journal of Tenth National Convention is out.
and the admirable reports of officers and commit
tees made up magnificent record for tho admin
istraton of National President Sue Pike San
ders. We can but regret, however. that 1t Is made
so volumnous with discussions that are no credit
Capt. c. G. Hampton and his wife, Emma Stark
Hampton, celebrated their silver anniversary at
their beautiful home, Woodward avenue. Detroit,
May l3, and the recipients of warmest con.
CALCULATIONS and beautiful souvenirs from hosts of
friends, g. A.R. and ". re.
Massachusetts sends out new roster with los
Corps, and good ones, too
Department President Julia 6. Conklin, of Indi-
ana, has made up some good standing committees
on Soldiers Orphans Home and State Soldiers
Home, with India Haokleman Rushyille, Chair
man of the former and Melissa Caylor, Mobiles
vile, of the latter
Department President f. Flora Evans, of Iowa.
is taking up her work in good earnest, and pro-
poses to push the Cottage Home work, so gTandly
inaugurated by her predecessors Headquarters,
Chiffon, Iowa.-Althea Cakes Consbee, Depart
ment Secretary.
AUNT Becky" Young, the celebrated Army
Nurse still holds the honored position of Depart
menr Chaplain of Iowa, WRC.
Department President Amanda L. Murdoch in
her first General Orders pays merited tribute TO
National President Margaret Ray Wilkins in the
following: I'VE feel greatly indebted TO
our beloved National President, Mrs Margaret Ray
Wilkins, for the interest she has taken in our
Department to come such distance TO organize
our Department. We shall never forget her whose
earnest eloquent words of advice and encourage
ment will ever be strength and help in labOrs
TO prom lgate the principles of our Order-Fra-
ternily, Charity and Loyalty. And through this
hr,la he nas.a nf Wnaf
Woman's Relief Corps, tender our National Presi-
dent grateful and heartfelt thanks for the
special honor of her presence"
The Ohio Convention is in progress at Hamilton,
and the report of the Soldiers Home Committee.
Mary +. Bancroft, Chairman, has reached us. 1t
reports hospital donations from the Corps valued
Mt 81 sos As; cash So; total 81, 6S3 A. Among the
recommendations is that the W.RC erect a monu-
ment in the Soldiers Home Cemetery. The report
is admirable and will be used in large part later.
A committee appointed by tie members OF the
Ohio Giris' Industrial Home Delaware, to report
upon Department of Domestic Science, Della
Lathrop Williams. Chairman OF the COMMITTEE,
report their visit to the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home in which they warmly commend
the domestic WORK of that model institution, so
admirably managed by General and Mrs. G. l..
Young.
Amelia F. Colgan Hampton. Va. Box As, makes
call for small flags to decorate the 600 graves at
the National Cemetery, which else would be I'M
marked She says: " II seems to me dreadful that
while many graves are loaded with costly flowers.
one single grave covering Union soldier should
GO unmarked even by flag"
Annie F. Church, Department Corresponding
Secretary. reports that j. NJ. ThRyer Post and
Corps Il9, OgalalIa, Neb have jointly purchased
n bail, which they are remodeling, and which will
be ready for dedication soon. Department Com
mander Church visited them and delivered a lee
ture on prison life in Andersonville. the proceeds
of which were applied to their building fund The
W.R.C. gave social and served frst-class sup
per. which Melted them about $50.
Missouri prides herself upon finishing up the
business OF the Convention in two days, without
taking advantage of Kate b. Sherwood's saving
mitinIDHt hnnrG a q Picket
editor puts it. Missouri is to be congratulated.
Department Headquarters of Missouri. W.R.C,
are again established in st. Louis; Emily j. Par
ker, Department President Sarah j. Martin was
reelected Chairman of the W.R.C. Home Board.
Iowa transacted large amount of business at o
two-days' session. Tally one for Iowa.
Past Department President Mary A. Bradley, of
Illinois. has removed from Decatur to 303i Wabash
avenue, Chicago.
National Inspector Flo Jameson Miller estimates
the amount of relief expended by the permanent
Departments, w &c. from Aug. 81. 1891. to Aug.
81 1892 at S96,2Sl.l6.
Comrade Toomey, of Chicago, who responded on
behalf of the Illinois Encampment. GAR, to the
greetings OF the w. re. Convention, paid mag
nificent tribute 10 women's work for the soldiers
He is the only Catholic priest who Is Command
of a GAR. Post
Past Department President Rothroek, of lows
has been presented a set of china by the Corps of
Mason City, appropriately decorated with the Sol
diers' Monument and Fountain at that place.
The Iowa Worlds Fair banner is painting Of
one of the Soldiers Home cottages. The Conven-
ton badges bore the same taismanic emblem.
Tho Ohio Board of State Charities unanimously
acquit Gen. Charles l.. Young, Superintendent of
the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home. of
the malicious charges preferred against him by a
personal enemy, and declare the Home the model
institution of the State and Nation.
Elizabeth Mansfield Irving rectes a poem by
Kate b. Sherwood at the w re. Campfire, Worlds
Fair Congress, the evening of May Is. She
delivers the Memorial Day address at Wor,hing
ton, o.
The Department of Illinois desired to complete
all of Convention work in two days, and
pressed themselves through General Orders. Mrs
Sherwood, in the columns of THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE says she thinks 1t will not he possible to
do this; from what she knows of W.R &. oratory,
night, prolonged beyond the midnight hours
comes in saving clause. The work done,
but we obliged to acknowledge Mrs. Sher-
woods admirable foresight, for we did avail our
selves of the saving clause.-NdtiOnai Picket.
District exemplications will be held at Is differ
ent points in Massachusetts prior to annual inspec-
ton, which all Corps Presidents and Conductors
required to attend. as well as Assistant Depart
ment Inspectors.
For the quarter ending March 81 Massachusetts
reported follows: Number of Corps l56 mem
bership, IL 765; amount expended in relief 81 1884,
"a; turned over to Posts 81 50IS2; estimated relief
other than money Sj7l.53. Contributions TO De-
partment funds follows: Monroe Monument
fund, So; Soldiers Home fund, $50; Army Nurse
fund, SIS; TO furnish Headquarters office. So.
The Massachusetts Soldiers Home hennery
will be ready June l. when the csckle OF the
W.RC. hens will be heard in the land
Something wrong in Missouri ii Corps last year
surrendered their charters All weak and dis
heartened Corps should be visited and stimulated
to go with their work.
Missouri closed the first quarter of 1893 with
membership of 2.244. Expended for relief during
the years lS92-93. sl,79O39; estimated relief,
81 47OO5; total So 260.44 Soldiers and their fami-
lies assisted, 63l
At the Missouri Convention Past Department
President Sara J. Martin reported Si07. 81 in the
Relief Corps Home fund and proffered tract of
land of 100 acres valued ut SOS per The Corps
delegates present pledged themselves to raise the
fund this year to 81 600. Steps were taken to in
corporate the Home. Agnes G. Russell will sell
10000 bricks benefit Home fund.
Ladies' Aid Society.