The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1893-10-05


stopped over at the National Relief Corps
Home, Madison, o., with whose interests she
has been intimately identified as member OF
the Board of Managers
While in Chicago she was the recipient of
many courtesies from Department President
Emma r. Wallace and staff and the official
representatives of the Grand Army, National
and Department On Grand Army Day the
National President was entertained at lunch
by Department President Wallace. together
with Past National Secretary Flora Preston
Hogbin, Past National Senior Vice-President
Jizabeth A. Turner, Past National Inspector
Flo Jamison Miller, Past Department Presi-
dents Emma B. Loud, of Massachusetts,, and
Ellen NJ. Putnam, of New York, and others.
At the great Grand Army gathering at Festi-
val Hall. where the Campfire was held, box
had been reserved for the National officers,
WRC. When they entered the entire audi
ence, led by the distinguished soldiers on the
platform, rose and greeted National President
Mink and her escort with cheers and handker-
chief salutes The National President and
other National officers were then invited to
take seats on the platform, and the invitation
was graciousy accepted.
NEW YORK ENTERTAINs.
The New York Lady Managers of the Column
bian Exposition, in recognition of the election
of a representative woman of the Empire State
to the Office OF National President, and as COM
pliment to the National President herself, gave
q 5-o'clock tea to the National officers at the
New York Building. This pleasant recognition
of the Woman's Relief Corps and of the fine
Al, ~
dent Mink. while serving at the head of New
York affairs, was very gratifying to the mem
beers of the Grand Army and Relief Corps in
attendance upon the Worlds Fair, as it will be
everywhere.
woMAN's NATIONAL COUNCIL.
Among other Worlds Fair courtesies ex-
tended the National delegation, W.R.C., was an
invitation to a reception from May Wright
Sewell, President of the Woman's National
Council, the very able woman who organized
and carried to the highest success the Worlds
Congress of Representative Women, auxiliary
to the Columbian Exposition.
In personal interview with the National
officers Mrs. Sewell expressed great gratifca'
tion that the WOman's Relief Corps had decided
TO join the Woman's National Council, and
said how honored she would feel in reporting
the official auxiliary of the Grand Army of
the Republic on the roll of membership.
Concerning report circulated at National
Convention that the Daughters of the Confed-
eracy were part of the Council, Mrs. Sewell
said she had no knowledge of such society.
Further that no society of women whose prin-
cipes were at variance with the principles of
4 IL
ship; that if there was one thing the Womans
National Council prided themselves upon it
was their patriotism and loyalty. May Wright
Sewell is herself member of the Woman's
Relief Corps.
A STUPID ERROR.
The Associated Press dispatches sent out
from indianapolis did a serious wrong both TO
the Woman's Relief Corps and the Ladies of
the GAR. The reports sent out credited the
officers elected by the Ladies of the GAR. to
the W.R.C., while no reports Of Relief Corps
elections were sent out. An association directly
auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic,
as is the Woman's Relief Corps, with a men,
bership of 10000, deserved better treatment
at the hands of the widely-recognized news
readers of the country. The indianapolis Agent
owes to the Relief Corps and the Ladies of the
GAR an apology and correction.
A letter from far-oF Seattle written after
reading the Associated Press dispatch, has the
following:
. read in the morning papers Of the cleo
tions OF National Convention. am so disap-
pointed. had set my heart on Mrs. Mink, of
New York. The West has monopolized Head
quarters long enough. 1t is time for change
and surely Mrs. Mink deserves the honor For
enc am very sorry. Besides, Mrs. Waters. of
Minnesota, is not prominent name in W.RC.
circles. And then to have Mrs. Cheney left out;
it seems terrible. When we hear all particu-
lars there may be some alternating circum-
stances but this meager information of Con-
ventiOn proceedings makes the situation an
unhappy one for absent members"
Inssmuch as no further particulars were sent
cut 10 the counfry-st-large until correct re-
ports were furnished By The NATIONAL TRIB-
UEE week latter, it will be seen how heavy
hearted were the Relief Corps readers depend
ent for news on the daily press.
PACIFIC wOMAE's REUNION ASSOCIATION
a veteran writes that the Pacific Woman's
Association is one of the grand helps of the
pledged TO do all in their power to make the
Reunions Of the old soldiers pleasant They
get up plays, concerts and entertainments.
The Department officers, W.R.C., are members
The association enters upon its second years
work with the following officers, all Of wash
ingtOn: Pres, Sarah Hiltz, Olympia; V-P.,
Huidah A. Robinson, Aberdeen; Treas, Mary
}. slOcum, Hoqusn; Sec, Lucy Denny, Toledo;
Chap, Rachel Michael, Tacoma
TO THE w.R.c.
We met in our Hoosier city
And greeted once ag&in
The loyal women Of our land
From Oregon 10 Maine.
We could not talk Of marches
From Atlanta TO the sea,
Nor how sought The hen-roosts
And robbed the old peach-tTee.
OF nights when we stood on picket
And listened for the foe
Or the battles that we lost and won
Thirty long years ago.
But We looked at the brave old veterans,
Who marched on side by side,
With faltering steps and empty sleeves,
But with the same old pride.
We saw what the march OF Time had DONE
For the remnant Jeff to-day
OF the boys who went cut in '6I
Ara ereAr,