The National tribune., 1894-09-27

| Without our language it is impossible to become
Americanized. So We complete the salute with
the words, Zone Country, One Language, One
| Flag"
This mark of respect and love we feel for God,
| our country and our flag we call 1.-The Ameri-
| can Patriotic Salute" and the boys and girls
/ who enlist under the banner and use the salute
are loyal volunteers in the Grand Army Oh
| Patriotic Americans, marching shoulder TO
| shoulder in the cause of liberty, freedom ana
| independence, with the dear old flag at the
head of the procession, keeping step to the
music of the Union.
ADOPTING THE SALUTE.
The Committee on Patriotic Teaching, Julia
s. Conklin, were united upon the great need
of having flag salute and patriotic teaching
| in the schools. But while the majority of the
members favored the American Patriotic Salute.
promulgated by Col. George Balch. and known
as the Bach Salute, minority favored the
BelIamy Salute, promulgated in the Columbian
| year, in connection with the school program.
| So there were two reports.
After discussion, the following substitute, &C
copied by the entire committee, was adopted
| for the whole:
That while we specially approve and will
officially promulgate the American Flag Salute,
| by Col. George L. Balch, used so successfully IN
| the Free kindergartens of New York City for
several years past, in the Ohio Soldiers and
| Sailors Orphans Home and in many OF the
schools throughout the country, yet we would
extend our encouragement to any and every
salute that exalts the flag of our united
country
That our thanks be extended to Frank Bel
lamy, of the Youths Companion. for the great
! patriotic educational work inaugurated by him
In the Columbian year. and for his efforts In
| reaching widespread constituency through
out our country not covered by the Woman's
| Relief Corps.
TEACHING PATRIssisM IN IOWA.
| Margaret Pierce of Corps 90, Cedar Falls,
| Iowa. has been appointed Chairman OF the De-
partmeat Committee on Teaching Patriotism
| in the Schools Mrs. Pierce says:
owe have 13 433 school houses, 2S,30l teach
ers, and 6S7,150 pupils that | hope may be
taught the true significance of the Stars and
Stripes. and learn to love and reverence them,
as did the brave men who fought and bled and
| died for them years ago."
| CONVENTION RESOLUTIONS.
The thanks of 10Th National Convention
| were unanimously rendered to the Citizens
! Committee the Ladies' Citizens Committee,
and residents of Pittsburg and Allegheny for
! the magnificent hospitality extended; for the
fine lunch, beautiful decorations, fine entertain
! ments, sumptuous luncheOns, unique badges,
made from the cannon that loyal Pittsburg
would not allow the War Department to send
to New Orleans to foster insipient rebellion;
| for the warm hand.clasp and the patriotism In
| the very air they breathed.
Special thanks were extended Mr.. and Mrs.
| Westing house for their fine receptions, also to
! the press and Press Club of Pittsburg for many
| courteses Also to Annie Wittennyer Depart
| ment President: Abbie Lynch, Department
| Secretary; Charlotte J. Cummings, Past De-
partment President, and Maggie j. Sias, Past
| National Junior ce.Pfesident, and the entire
| Relief Corps of Pennsy lyania, contributing to a
! brilliant success.
When National President Sarah C. Mink was
made life patron of the National Council of
Women by the contributions of individuals
and Departments. the following resolution was
/ passed unanimously:
| Resolved That ar expression of our high con-
! fdence in Sarah g. Mink, National President and
! our approval of the great work inaugurated during
her administration in teaching patriotism in the
| schools, we hail her enrolment a permanent
| member of the National Council of Women with a
rising vote.
CONVENTION AFTERMATH.
Emma Stark Hampton. Past National Presi-
dent, w re. accompanied Past National Presi-
| dent Kate b. Sherwood to Canton, o., for a few
4 days. Mrs. Hampton has been presented with
| the souvenir Encampwent badge, Department
of Ohio, 1894, prepared by Maj. A. Yignos. OF
| that city, which bears an ensmeled portrait OF
! Gen. Israel Stark, the hero of Bennington, and
her paternal ancestor. Stark County, of which
| canton Is tue Souhtysedb, WAS paiHeu iof oeu'
Stark.
The badge bears the memorable words
ave will whip the British, or Mollie Stark's
widow"
Past National officers Sarah c. Mink and
Sarah E. Phillips, National Treasurer Armilla
| A. Cheney, and others, visited the National
| Relief Corps Home following the Convention.
| Past National President Elizabeth Darcy
| Kline is visiting friends in Massachusetts, and
before her return will visit the Ohio Soldiers
and Sailors Orphans Home, where reception
will be rendered her by Past National Senior
Vice President Cora Day Young.
National President Sarah c.. Mink was happy
| ia the choice of Headquarters Reception Com
mittee-Cora Day Young Chairman, assisted
| by Louise Barnum Robbins, LZabeth A. Tur-
ner, Helen S. Morrison, Ella Jordan Mason,
Olivia L. Chanler, Mary c. Palmer, Fanny 4.
Minot, and Mary A. Logan. Nearly all were
known to every member of the Order, and
Headquarters was a favorite rallying place,
| day and night
The election of Louise Barnum Robbins to
| the Executive Board is a deserved compliment
| to her worth as a woman and officer of the
Order, and of her faithful services on behalf
of the National Council of Women Fund.
The National Council of Women moveme mt
Is as warmly Endorsed by COMMANDMENTS Chief
Lawler as by Past Commander-in-Ch Chief Adams.
Both are subscribers to the Council fund, as are
Past COMMANDMENTS Chief Lucus Fairchild,
present Commander-in- Chief of the Loyal Le-
gion, and Past Commander. in Chief Alger.
| Past Commander-in-Chief Paul Van Dervoort
is heartily in sympathy with the movement,
as are Commanders-in-C Chief Beath. Kountz
Weissert, and Warner and all comrades to
whose attention the subject has been brought
CORPS JOYS AND SORROWS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Morton Relief Corps No
II, of which we are justly proud, is now about
| IL years old. They are a noble band of in
telligent women, with warm and sympathetic
| hearts, and have done an immense amount OF
work for their disabled comrades and their de-
pendent ones, as we'll as for the orphaned and
destitute. They are active always in harmony,
and ever devisng something for each others
| good.
On the great patriotic questions Of the day
they are fully alert, and they inculcate an in
terest in the hearts of their sons. the hope OF
our country's future. Many of them are mem.
hers of our S. of V. Camp. In dispensing re-
lief they do it under the guise Of pleasant sur
prses, so that the recipients not made to
feel they are objects of charity
The relief fund is kept up in many ways A
number of lawn sOcals this Summer proved
successful, and set dinners are a frequent source
of gain for this object.
Mesdames II. III. WEAKLY, Mary Spencer and
Amanda Hanes Committee, Department Of
Indiana.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Soldiers Home Day was an event of delight
ful interest for the veterans and the Relief
Corps. ALI the Inquiries of the season were
taken to the Home by the visiting Corps, anG