The National tribune., 1894-08-02
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar-
ters---NOtes from the Departments
NATIONAL RELIEF WORK.

NATIONAL RELIEF WORK.
National President Mink and the New York
Home Board-Patriotic Instruction-Na-
tionaI Roster-LoyaI Southern Corps-Good
Showing by Experimentation Fraternity
Charity, and Loyalty.
NEW YORK w.R.C HOME.
National President Sarah c. Mink, Ellen NJ
| Putnam Chairman, and other members of the
| New York ". re. Home Board, appointed by
| Gov. Flower to select a site for the proposed
| Home for veterans and their wives, soldiers
widows and mothers and army nurses, met
with the trustees of the Soldiers Home, Bath,
a few days since. The provisions of the law
establishing the Home required the new board
to consult with the Soldiers Home board. So
the trustees of the latter board very CALAMITY
invited the former to be present at the dedica-
ton of the monument on the Soldiers Home
grounds, and thus was presented the best OPP
| portunity for conference.
The soldiers monument is very handsome,
the bequest of Mr.. Deitz, of New York City.
Gen. Stewart l.. Woodford delivered the adj
dress, which was most eloquent in subject mat
| ter and delivery.
The day following the ceremonies the Relief
! Corps Committee were invited to accompany
| S0lulerS home trustees ana distinguished
| guests on an excursion planned.
Gen. Horatio King, President of the Board,
was accompanied by Gen. Avery. Inspector of
! National and State Homes and Past Command
| erin Chief John Palmer. Department Com
mander Stotts and Judge Matt Ellis. of Yonk-
ers, were among the representative New York
| veterans participating.
| The excursion was ride to Hammondsport
and a sail on Lake Kanka, and lunch at one of
! the fine Summer hotels. In the toasts that
| followed a fine tribute paid by Gen. King
| to the loyal women of the war. for whom the
| loyal women of the Relief Corps are now seek
| ing justice and all the speeches were eloquent
and patriotic, and inspired tho hearts of the
| W.R.C. Home Board with new heart and hope.
The Relief Corps Committee held a Joint
meeting with the Soldiers Home Committee,
besides one of their own. They were greatly
Strengthened and encouraged i'll their work,
and feel that their Home will be q certainty at
no distant day, the occasion giving them an
opportunity to interest many men who were
not interested before.
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTION.
The Department of Indiana, W.R c.. through
Eliza j. Crisler, Chairman, Committee on Patri-
otto Instruction, took the right step when they
secured the Endorsement of the flag salute by
the State Teachers Association and the State
Association of Township Trustees.
Now let the local Corps do their dnty, and
it will not be long before in every school house
in Indiana the children will turn their ewes
towards "Old Glory" and with lifted hands
will say:
81 give my head and my heart to God and
my country"
Capt. Wallace Foster so long leading spirit
in the flag movement, writing to the Indiana
Committee said: Il heartily indorse your
splendid suggestions and recommendations /
would also indorse those of the W. re. Depart
in TEyE n rpr
TO the Editor he writes: "a have always con-
tended that we should recognize the children
If we want them to take our places we must
teach them while they are young and tender to
appreciate what the Union soldiers and sailors
have done for their country. We should he
gin to teach the rising generation at once and
not delay another year.
You have spoken the word and hope You
will take it up as it must be done soon, or there
will be none to take our places. Your sugges-
tions are all so patriotic and good, feel that
You do not need much help from your COM
Tades of the @. r.
"There is great and growing interest ont
side of the ". re among those who have never
taken any part. / find them in my travels
with purse strings loosened ready to aid in
most any patriotic cause"
Comrade Fosters remarks concerning THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE are appreciated, but he
makes one mistake, and that is in thinking
Army assistance. Their great encouragement
in the work is the fact that Commander-in-
Chief Jack " Adams and his comrades are
with u.s.
NATIONAL ROSTER.
The National Roster for 1894 IS out based
on the returns of Dec. 81, 1893. Total number
of Corps. 3.Oi7; membership, 105,S5S divided
among "a permanent Departments embracing
SO States, the District of Columbia and Okla
homa q detached nf fttarn
States and four Territories
Between Dec. 81, 1892, and Dec. 81, 1893,
there large falling off in membership
notwithstanding the institution of many Corps
The returns of June 80, 1894 make a better
showing.
Ohio has the largest number of Corps, 300
reported in the roster. and a membership of
l0.S00; loss Of four Corps and 63l members
Massachusetts, has l59 Corps, gain of four
and an aggregate mbership of 1851, gain
of PAT.
Illinois gained the most Corps % in all,
reporting 7,46S; slight aggregate increase.
Iowa gained IL Corps reporting a slight
aggregate gain in mem bership; Nebraska. 10;
Kentucky, ii; Indiana, l3; New York, -;
South Dakota, ~; Minnesota. Z; Pennsylva-
MIA, 5; and Maine and Massachusetts. each.
Michigan and Missouri lost Corps each,
their aggregate membership remaining about
the same.
10y AL SOUTHERN CORPS.
Comrade William A. Baron Cd La. Native
Guards mustered out 74th y. S. &. tt
writing from New Orleans, and referring
to the mention of inspection of Harriette /.
Reed among the South Carolina Corps whose
loyalty and patriotism in the face OF difficulties
was referred to by National President Sarah c.
Mink, says:
"All of the Relief Corps in the Southern States
are composed solely of negro women. During
the war they, the negro women, were the only
ones who showed their patriotism and loyalty
to the Union and its defenders in the far South
Not being generally educated and enlight-
ened, they cannot show their deeds and USE
fulness like their more favored white sisters
of the North. But those who were in this
section of the country during the rebellion
know of the devotion and patriotism of the
women composing the Relief Corps of the
South, and the same spirit of fidelity animates
them now"
This is the way il is understood in the Relief
Corps, Comrade Baron, and Lizabeth A. Turner
and Harrette j.. Reed, who have inspected the
Relief Corps of Virginia and South Carolina
concur in this view.
All our National Presidents have been deepIv
interested in these Corps, and know that where
they are organized loyalty dwells supreme.
DEPARTMENT OF OHIO.
Ohio contributed last year to her several
State funds the sum of $l,490.5S and to the
National relief Corps Home 1921. Az The dis
bursements include $77.40 for Department re-
lief; Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home |