The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-12-13
ALL ALONG THE LINE.

DEPARTMENT President Emma F. Robinson, of
South Dakota, has been visiting her former
homo. Cambridge Mass, where she was long
Temperance worker.
Past Department President Mary q. Deauc
has been re elected Director Of the Children's
Home, Fall River, charity in which she has
long been interested.
Department President Glare II. Burleigh has
taken room nj the Massachusetts Home. which
she will furnish aud maintain in memory of
her husband the late Judge Burleigh. OF Athol.
The next annual Convention, Department of
Massachusetts,. will be held February next in
the First Church, Spring ficld. This will be the
first Convention held outside OF Boston. and
the Springfield people are making extensive
preparations to welcome the GA. Il. and W. RC.
Joe Hooker Corps, Cameron, Mo-, has been
instituted; Rachel :. Wilson President. Pleas
ant Mount has formed an auxiliary To the Re-
lief Corps Home Association.
1t is said TO have been an inspiring sight
when. in September last. the pupils of the pub
lie and parochial schools of Manchester, N. H..
united in grand procession. each boy and girl
carrying the Stars aud Stripes
The III Corps OF the City of Boston and inn
mediate suburbs number over 1900 members.
Past National Chaplain Mary f. Knowles.
detained by illness from 18th National Con-
veniion is happily recovering.
J. G.. Foster Corps will shortly celebrate its
10th anniversary. This Corps has member
ship of 195, and is OF the largest in the
State.
The Department. Convention of Maine meets
in Gardiner early in February next.
Department Inspector Lyde Wheeler, of
Ohio was rendered reception and presented
n silver orange-spoon by Vactor b. Stanford
Corps, Randolph, o. Emma +. Rooms, Presi-
dent.
Comrade Wallace Foster. of indianapolis, has
sent letter of thanks to each member of the
National W.R.C. Committee on Patriotic Teach
ing who recommended the adoption of the
BaIch Salute, accompanying each letter with
white satin badge.
The Missouri Corps, writes Hoen E. Day,
find inspections profitable through inter
change of visits, friendly criticism end Il COM
parison OF methods of work.
The Relief Corps Home project is prospering
in Missouri. Adah g. Briggs. the energetic
Chairman of District 81, reports donations
from Carthage, Cartersviie, Aurora, and other
points.
Illinois has decreed Flag Day, and it is
proposed to have it made holiday in the pub
lie schools.
Prescott Corps. Salem, o.. one of the old
guards OF the Buckeye Department, will enter
tain the delegates OF District ii IN invention
this week, conc uding with grand Campfire
in the Opera House.
Senator Grimes Relief Corps so. has been in
stitnted at HlIsboro Bridge n H.. oy Depart
ment President Addie s. Hughes assisted by the
Department Chaplain. twenty-five charter
members; Sarah A. Grimes. President.
President Anna Watson, Department of Wash
ington. announces the institution of ID. Chap
lain Corps 26. AZ Cnupevillc, Calista A.
Leach. President; and E. J. Honrhton. %, at
Harvey, Ruth A. Spencer, President. A plea
is made for the Soldiers Home Library at Ort-
ing, and each member is asked to contribute
one book.
A portrait of Department President E. Flora
Evans forms the frontispieco OF the Journal of
Proceedings of 11th Annual Convention. De-
partmcnt of Iowa. The journal is covered by
PIG pages, and the reports arc highly credit
able to the work of the Order in Iowa. The
total amount of relief for the year was
$l02s0.6I