The National tribune., 1894-05-10

| Memorial Day.
Department President Nettie Ransford, o
Indiana. pleasantly remembered as Chairman
of the indianapolis Committee on Accommoda
tions and elected presiding officer at the lat,
| Indiana Convention, is q thorough business
woman, of great force of character and ms!
be expected to carry forward the work in tha
State most satisfactorily.
DEPARTMENT OF MISSOURI.
Department of Missouri. W.R.C., Convention
| was held at Lebanon. The following offic
were elected: Pres, Rachael Hall, Trenton
s. V.-P., Hollen E. Day, st. Louis; j. V.-P.
Fannie Joslyn, Lebanon; Chap, Mary Stark,
Hannibal; Executive Board, Belle Seaman
Chairman. st. Louis; Georgia Tallmsn. Iberia
Ora Woods, Macon, and Mesdames Stafford
Marionville, and Crosson, Kansas City. Sarah
| j. Martin, Past Department President, was
| made Department Counselor.
| Plans were taken up to further the progress
of Soldiers Home. Several sites are under
consideration, and funds will be forthcoming
A meeting of the Home Board was held, and
the following officers were elected: Pres, Hol.
| len f. Day, st. Louis; V.-P., Olive Hoffmaster,
| Kansas City Sec, Belle Seaman, st. Louis;
| Treas, Past Department President Agnes Rus
| sell, st. Joseph. Past Department Commander
Leo Rassieur, of st. Louis, is Legal Advisor for
the Board, and is giving the work careful at
| tention.
Retiring Department President Emily Parker
reported 20 Corps in good standing; relief work
| amounted to 81 219 as far as reported. Con-
| sidering the adverse conditions the past year
| has been fairly successful, and the Department
| President is entitled to much credit for main
| tanning W.R.C. work at high standard.
Retiring President Emily Parker was pre-
sented an elegant testimonial of esteem by her
| friends, Past Department President Steismeier
| making the presentation.
Frank 2. Blair Corps, 1, st. Louis, gave q
progressive eucher" to swell their relief fund.
The evening was successful one for the Corps.
One of the members was overheard remarking:
"Blair never takes back seat, for you know
we're No. l." Corps President Sarah j. Martin
is tireless, energetic worker, and with such
able assistance as Henrietta Steismeier and
Emily Parker, both Past Department Presi-
dents. and others, success must invariably be
the result of their labors for the W.R.C.
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
Reports come to us from all over the State,
says our Maine correspondent, of good work for
our Order and for our Home.
The 81 600 pledged the President at Conven-
tion must be about paid into the treasury, as
we hear of sales, fairs, socials and suppers by
different Corps, where they are earning the
dollar a member to send as their share
Old Town Post are preparing to put up q
cottage at Camp Benson.
B. Fl. Beae Post, Bangor, are soon to begin
DuliulnR Cuelr new nall on the lou recently pur-
chased by them, and the Corps having paid
their apportionment toward the Home fund,
are now at work for fair to raise money for
furnishings in the new hall. They raised
considerable amount at their annual Kaffee
Klatche just held.
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The new Department ros-
ter, issued recently, contains 100 Corps, and the
last General Orders credit Massachusetts, with
1908 members and another Corps in prospect.
Corps z, Brockton, assisting Post 10 in fair,
have turned over $216. The Corps report sue
cessful Easter sale and farmers supper.
Corps 80, CharlestowD, observed their 10th
anniversary April "a, red-letter day in the
history of the Corps. Department Treasurer
s. E. Fuller and Past Department President NJ.
Susie Goodale, who instituted and installed the
Corps were its honored guests on this occasion.
The readings by Mary E. Knowles, Past Ma
tional Chaplain, were beautifully rendered and
heartily received by an appreciative audience.
Corps 81, Walpole, gave May supper, de-
cided success.
Corps 3d. East Hampton, will hold public
reception at the Town Hail. May 19.
Corps 70, Milford, gave poverty supper. The
unique feature of the affair was that those who
attended and were considered overdressed were
fined five and ten cents extra for their supper.
Many fines were imposed and cheerfully paid.
Corps 80, Franklin, are rehearsing for lady
minstrel ENTERTAINMENT which bids fair to make
hit.
Corps SO, Beverley Farms, has fallen into line
in the Experience fad of earning dollar
which has been the means Of swelling the funds
of so many Corps
Corps 90 Lyons, served over 500 people at
their red white and blue supper on Patriots
Day, April 10. The young daughters of the
Corps members, who served as walters were
decorated with our National colors Flags were
i'm i1ohIo MI nd fba
success of the event will be one long to be re-
membered.
Hattie A. Bray, Dept Corresponding secre-
tary, Lynn, Mass.
DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The late Department Con-
vention elected as strong corps of officers as
were ever placed at the helm of any Depart
ment, and they have taken up the work where
their efficient predecessors left it with the
earnestness characteristic of all W.R.C. work
ers; such earnestness and zeal as is found in no
other woman's organization, and by which
members of the Order may almost be identified,
as by sign or password of the Order.
At Department Headquarters everything is
moving along harmonously, and the outlook
for a prosperous year is very promising Coun-
selOr Ida w. Moore, of Abilene, paid official
visit to Headquarters, guest of Department
President Edith M. Wood. large reception
was rendered her one evening of her stay by
Corps No. 90, of Pttsburg. Many friends paid
their respects to the Department officers.
Corps are being added to this Department.
and three more will be instituted in time to
assist in the observance of Memorial Day.
The Department, through the kindness of
Past Department President Ella Powell, who
resides at Brooklyn. N. Y, presented Corporal
Tanner with small gift as a token of the re-
gard in which he is held.
Kansas has contributed to the National
Woman's Council fund.- interested as she is in
all that advances the cause of women and the
W.R.C.
Corps 98 of Pittsburg. of which the Depart
ment President and Secretary are members, re-
port relief expended for the first quarter of
1894 as follows; Cash, $l2.41 other than
money. $3.50; while the Relief Committee had
made 90 visits
NOVEL ENTERTAINMENT.
The W.RC. organizations in the State of
Kansas are noted for originality and plans for
successful entertainments. Among those of
recent date was 1.-The Midway Plaisance,"
given by No. 161, of GoodIand. The main
features were, The Art Gallery, The Congress of |
Beauty, The Hospital The Souvenir Depart
ment The Gypsy Tent, The Childrens Build |
ing, The Kansas Building, The Waukesha |
Water Stand. The Chocolate House, The Bu- |
reau of Public Comfort, The Barney Castle, |
and lastly, but not by far the least paying De.
partment, The Cafe. Each of these different !
Departments was under the management of |
two or more ladies, and each furnished sepa-
rate source of revenue A large sum was real