The National tribune., 1894-12-06


OK enson OF the power of the WOmans Relief
Corps in the line OF work recently undertaken
10 secure patriotic teaching i'll tho public
schools.
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS,.
Massachusetts closed the third quarter of
1894 with the following official exhibits:
Number of Corps 1863: membership. - l69.
Expended in relief Sl3i3f1 relief other than
money, S311.9 turned over to Posts. So13O9.
An aggregate of cash donations from Corps
to the standing funds is follows:
Department relief 81; Soldiers Home, $50 4;
Memorial fund. $l0 National Relief Corps
| Home, $50.
The institutional Martha Sever Corps, 163.
Kingston, is reported; Emma p. Ford, Presi-
dent.
EPARrMENT OF NEW JERSEY.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Department President En-
| ma J. Southwick. assisted ny Department. Treas
urer Jennie b. Atwood, Department Counselor
| Helen T. Bray. and others, Instituted Ellsworth
Corps. ~ at Union Hill.
The Department Counselor Joined as char
ter member on transfer FROM Maj. Woerner
Corps and fills the office OF Conductor.
Comrades of Ellsworth Post witnessed tho
| illustration. DIR. Luck among the speak
| ers, extending congratulations; and lie recited
The Countersign was Mary" in most ex-
celent manner.
A delegation from Maj Woerner Corps was
in attendance, aud bountiful supper was
! served all.
Margaret A. Wolf is Corps President; Anna
| Collins, Secretary; Minnie Aureus, Treasurer.
! The Corps is arranging ball TO raise funds
| for their treasury.
Rosabele Casnor, Department Corresponding
| Secretary.
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Fifty-one Corps were re-
| ported on the houOr-roll for the quarter ended
Sept. 30 aud 16 were without a suspended
member.
Starr King Corps, 10, expended the most in
relief. $l23.9j; Lincoln, 3. second, $1l5.75.
| Garfield Corps, 9, distributed tho largest esti-
mated relief other than money, S54O7 70.
Corps So was Instituted at Columbia, Tuol-
umne County; Sadie " Jungerman. President.
| Department President Irene f. Gibson was the
| lnsttutng Officer.
Lyon Corps. g. realized $50 from an election
day lunch. Department Inspector Mary q.
| Dunn inspected the Corps, and paid officers and
member high compliment for their superior
! work. Department Secretary Mary A. Cannon
aud Department Treasurer Mary T.. McCleave
were present, and joined in the social festivi-
| ties following inspection.
Apponattox Corps, >. gave n reception to
| the Department President and staff. The hall
| was beautifully decorated with flags and flow
rrs aud filled with visitors from Lyon. Lookout
! Mountain Lincoln, Garfield. and Meade Corps.
An interesting program was followed by social
| festivities AMI addresses by Department. Prcsi-
| dent Gibson and ihrrs.
S.dgwick Corps. II, celebrated their ninth an
niversary with banquet TO the GAR W.R.C,
| and friends. Corps IL has so members, and is
in its usual furnishing condition.
Star King Corps, 10, paid fraternal visit
to Cushing Corps. After the meeting all en-
jnyed visit to tie Old Mission and other
! points OF interest.
| At the last meeting Of the Evergreen Home
! Associai ion the matrOn reported 10 inmates.
| She had canned $40 quarts of fruit and 104
quarts OF tomatoes, nearly all of which was
! donated. The Winters coal wool and hay had
! all been received.
The Treasurer reported the receipt of S16
| from contributing Corps for the month. Ex-
penses for October. S}9O.03; balance. 81. OI342.
Eliza Shepard, Department Corresponding Sec
rotary. San Francisco.
DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.
| DEAR TRIBUSE: How true it is that any
/ Christian spirit working kindly in it's little
! sphere, whatever 1t may be, Will find IT'S
| tai life too short for It's vast means OF useful
ness. Department General Orders No. 2 is n
| gentle reminder to all earnest members to be
| Jealous, thoughtful i'll the noble, sacred
| work that IS ours 10 perform.
| Department President Flo Jamson Miller
| speaks Win authority, saying: IHinnlS Will
| take no steps back ward, hut will labor for the
| establishment of the Department Home Tor
destitute Army Nurses and the needy widows
| of Union soldiers"
Corps l. Decatur pledged 500 to this Home,
aud members will make up the sum individu-
ally.
Francis NJ. Long Corps, 10, TaylorvilIe.
with a membership OF AZ. states that il will
send in its pledge for $50. This excellent
Corps started out three years ago to raise the
sum OF $3.50 to build monument to the
memory the soldiers and sailors of Christian
County. Working with earnest zeal the menu
bers nave now compieted their task. areuUn-
lating this year the remaining $500 of the
amount of cash required, under the able
agpment of President Laura MtrcdjIh and
committee of six members of the Corps to
sist her.
The city of Taylorvile has donated plot of
ground 80 feet square in the northwest corner
of Oak Hill Cemetery. and there the monu-
ment will be unvailed on next Memorial Day.
The monument will be the work of Mr.. Hill
ton. the eminent soul ptor, and will bear the
inscription:
Erected to the Memory of the Soldiers and
Sailors of Christian County by Francis NJ.
Long W.R e., No. 10"
Corps ITO has in its ranks noble. enrnest
workers. its relief work is excellent aud as
sstance is given ut every worthy call. Corps
1g0 OF Pana, Amanda Painter President; Bell
Griffin, Secretary, is assisting the Post to which
it is auxiliary in erecting monument TO the
memory OF their soldier dead, and they have
turned over the Post $40 this year to ap-
ply on the monument fund.
During the meeting of inspection. Corps 100
voted to assist two needy soldiers families in
most liberal manner.
Besides relief work these Corps are ranked
Excellent" i'll performing the work of the
ritual.
AS Inspecting Officer of McIlwain Corps
22I, Vandalia, VIC would state we have never
seen the ritual work more beautifully per-
formed than by President Julia REMAIN, OIL
GERS and members President Remain is De
partnent Institutne and Installing Officer, and
she and the Corrs which she presIdes GER
tainly deserve COMMUNICATION for their work,
which inspires one to better higher, nober de-
sire.
President Remain is the wife Of Congress-
man-eect Frederick Remain, and perfect
type of noble American womanhood. The re-
lief work of this young Corps Is excellent.
The time is drawing for special gifts OF !
love and good will. Illinois is very busy De-
partment in this respect. and will remember
the Soldiers and Sailors Home at Quincy. Or
phans' Home ut Normal, and the needy every
where for which We labor.
Ellie II. Kennedy, Department Press Reporter
W.R.C, Decatur, Iii.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Nebraska had 1874 Corps the honor roll for
the thiri quarter of 1894.
Department President Gertrude Horr Cor