The National tribune., 1894-04-05
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
terS---NOteS from the Departments
TWELFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION.

TWELFTH NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Department Convention of Pennsylvania
| will Assist I'm the Entertainment of Dele
gates-Annie Wiftenmyer Reelected De-
partment President and Abbie Lynch
neutrality-suspicious. of Michigan, Mary
land, and New Hampshire.
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
The Department Convention of Pennsylvania
have again chosen Annie Wittenmyer for the
office of Department President. This seems
the more fitting in the year that National Con-
vention goes to the Keystone State, since she
it was who placed the Department upon a solid
footing, and who insugurated the Pennsylvania
Memorial Home.
NATIONAL RELIEF CORPS HOME.
A large number of applications are pending
for admission to the National Relief Corps
Home.
Puma L. Cowles. Secretary of the National
Relief Corps Home. Geneva, o., favOrs us with
long list of touching testimonials from Army
Nurses outside the Home who received small
remittance from the Home fund last quarter to
relieve the necessities of long, hard Winter.
Some of these, unsigned, of course, will be
given from time to time.
Secretary Cowles is sure that anyone reading
these letters would hasten to make some con-
tribution to replenish this fund.- as not enough
has been received to issue another remittance
this quarter.
She is quite right; the letters show restitution
that is pitiable in the extreme. These women
deserve the best we can offer, and there should
be no delay in forwarding contributions to the
Nurses fund.
Referring to the 10Th National Convention
she says there will be no failure on the part of
the local committee or the Department of Penn
sylvanis in entertaining National Convention.
In addition to the arrangements OF the Cltl-
zens' Committee at Pittsburg which numbers
among it's members large number of the
wealthy and influential women of that city,
the Department Convention, by unanimous
vote, pledged financial aid in support of the
efforts of the local Corps that nothing may be
lacking.
The National Headquarters of the GAR.
and W.R.C. will be in the same hotel at Pitts
burg.
Mrs. Wittenmyer has received a present that
has touched her heart as no gift ever did be-
fore. 1t is handsome quilt, pieced by an
Army Nurse 81 years old, Mrs. Lydia W. Holli-
day, of Wheeling, w. Va. The design is I'M
usual and difficult and the work, done by her
own fingers is very nice; real Oid-time sewing.
Mother" Holiday has lived busy, useful
life, aud still keeps at work, determined not to
rust out but to keep her armor well FURNISHED.
oHIo's oRPHANs.
recent visit to the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors
Orphans Home, Xenia, o., found tho 900 chill
dren all healthy and happy, save little squad
of boys who were suffering the penalties of
too much maple sugar sap. This is indeed,
the ideal institution, where the work Of head
and hand go forward together.
Gen. G. l.. Young is the model Superin-
tendent, and Cora Day Young, Matron-in-C Chief,
ia in truth mother of every child in the Home.
n Al. H.
takes place at the Home in July, by permission
of the Board, continuing three days. 1t is
real home. coming for the grad uates, who enjoy
the privileges and Inequalities of the Home,
and hundreds attend from all parts of the
country. H-' -
The National flag salute will be at once in
troduced into the Orphans Home Schools in
which Professor Edwards, Principal, as well as
Gen. and Mrs. Young are much interested.
Mother" Ransom, the honored Army Nurse,
now of Los Angeles, CAL, has been q guest at
the Home, and says the gathering of more
than 900 children in the great dining-room is
the most wonderful sight she has ever seen.
chapel to listen to her thrilling army expert.
ences.
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.
The 10th annual Convention Department of
California will be held In Pythian Castle,
Oakland, April 90, "a. and %. The institution
of Corps 49, Bear Valley, is reported.
Reports for the quarter ending Dec. 81.
1893, follow: Total number in good standing
Jan. l. 1894. 1858; cash expended for relief
during the quarter, 81, 22s75 estimated value
of relief other than money, $52696; turned
over to Posts, $271; number of soldiers assisted
during the quarter, 325.
Eight California Corps contribute an aggre-
gate of 800 to the National Relief Corps Home;
Lincoln sending $50 and Farragut, San Jacinto
Riverside Rawlins, Stanton, Lyon, and Heint-
zelman, So each.
DEPARTMENT OF NEW JERSEY.
Aaron Wilkes Post, Trenton, N. j.. celebrated
the battle of Hampton Roads March 8, upon
which occasion Wilkes Corps presented fine
flag to Camp 5, 8. of ", present by invitation
of the veterans.
The anniversary was celebrated the morning
of March by Joseph Wood School in . pa
triotic program. Col. Stshl made q patriotic
address, and contribution was taken in aid of
Grand Army relief.
The feature of the Washington Birthday
celebration of g. K. Hall Post and Corps, AS
bury Park, was the procession of little girls
dressed in red. white and blue who sang Wash
ington, Our Washington" and other patriotic
songs The dresses were alternate stripes of
red and white paper muslin, the waists of plain
blue dotted with gilt stars. They will be worn
Oh Memorial Day.
MICHIGAN CONVENTION.
From Department Corresponding Secretary
Mary A. Keller comes the report OF a successful
Michigan Convention. A pretty piece of senti-
ment, varying the monotony of Convention,
was the adoption of the wild rose of Michigan
as State flower.
Tenth annual Convention was held In the
Congregational Church. OwOsso, beautifully
decorated by the ladies of the Encampment
Com mittee for the occasion. Fully 400 W.RC.
members, including delegates, were in attend
ance. The address of Department President
Alaseba Bliss dwelt at length on the Womans
Annex of the Soldiers Home, what had been
accomplished by the ". R.C., and what remained
to be done. She reported 239 Corps in the De-
partment and financial affairs in sound con-
dition. The reports of the Department officers
were well presented, showing thorough aud
conscientious work.
At the afternoon session delegation bearing
greetings from the Grand Army was presented
to Convention. embracing Gen. Rutherford, Col.
Bond, Capt. BontecOn. Col. Bliss, aud Capt.
Allen. They had warm words of praise for the
W.R.C. ,rrs
Officers of Department were elected as fol-
lows: Pres, Annie NJ. Barney, Kalamazoo;
S. V.-P., Elizabeth 8. Humphrey, Adrian; ].
V.-P., Sarah NJ Wiley, Owosso; Treas, Laura
c. Foot. Kalamazoo; Chap, Anna 8. J. Grabill,
Greenville; Chairman of Executive Board,