The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1894-11-08

gansport, Delphi, Flora, Camden. Pittsburg.
Frankfort. Stockwel, Clsrk's Hill. Veeders-
| burg, Goodland. Fowler. Rensselaer, Star City.
Winamac Peru, Bunker Hill, Rossville, Col
| fax West Lebanon, Craw louisville, and baiay-
| etc.
| District President Anna Tevells of Logans-
port, presided. aud Past President Julia 5.
Conklin and Eliza ]. Crisler. Chairman of the
National Committee on Patriotic Teaching and
Department Committee respectively. were
| present and addressed the Convention. The
attendance was large, the meeting enthusiastic.
and rousisg Campfire was held in the evening.
with comrades OF the GAR participating.
SOUTH DAKOTA AT WORK.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Col. Ellsworth Corps so,
Lenox. sent to Department. Convention just
such delegation as would return to their
homes full of enthusiasm. Ophelia Barclay.
Corresponding Secretary, reports their Corps
| in good work ing order; five new members. An
| ice cream social uetted them over $12, enabling
| them TO subscribe for daily paper for the Sol
| ders' Home, Hot Springs, and add to the
| wheel chair fund.
| Past Department President Lura E. Holmes
writes: John A. Rawlns Corps, g. Plankinton.
entertained their friends Mt the Opera House
will Poverty Social" The program, here
with given for the use of others. was printed
on strips of brown wrapping paner, and set
| forth the following attractions. Net proceeds,
| $50.
! Carrie NJ. Cleveland Department Correspond
ing Secretary.
POVERTY PARTY.
(Rus ov Regulashuns an Prowgram.)
J. ever wumon wat kums must were a kali
ker dres apern tue be appropriate.
II. know gent with bid shurt and dood
koler is aloud tn cum, onles he pals find ov
cents. Ia kompertant kommerty will look
after the bachelor fellers.
finds for wmmin.
no apern cent, rings l cent, finger rings
B cents, specktickels cents, silk dres cents,
wu dres cents, waring new dres cents. bres-
pin cent, tremed apern cents, store teath
cents TOT men & wimmin.
finds fur men.
BACKED butes, cent seears in pocket cent,
watches l cent chawin gumb cents, standin
mp koler 5 cents. buttun hol bokay cents,
creased trousers cents spoonin, maxim sheap
eyes an actin up 10 cents each.
all peymunts two be rendered by Owl Jege
QHacknboss.
brown bred. biskets, twisted downuts, jinjer
bred. baked benes pickles. mOlasses, kake aud
koffy.
this is the prowgram. komposed with CRATE
kare All panes.
yelocutiD, speakn peaces, an singin songs,
imported pTemordOners frum germeny, sp1ne,
portugal. chilly an all outstandn town ships,
graduates from Is story skool houses back in
the states, and all to konklude with every
body jinin in my country lis OF Thee, one
verse only.
you will hav tn pay 5 cents at the dor fur
grown up adults, the little children will not he
nothin. jest wipe there deer little knoses and
bring um along.
cum / cum ALL
P. S-a valuble emblermatick prise will be
given to the most dcs,Teast look in man indi-
vidual, also the womun what look ekelly as
bad. all to knmense at early candle lite.
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Corps 81. Shrewsbury; 124.
Plymouth. aud 1856, Whitman, have recently
held sales to increase their funds for the
Winters work.
Corps 8, Charlestown and l59 East Douglas,
have held pleasant anniversaries
Corps 80, Charlestown: 10, Brighton; SO,
Whitnsvile; 10. Randolph. aud l49, Lee
have been very successful in holding enter
tainmeuts, aud 135. South Hadley Falls, is
holding a series OF s0cias.
Corps 90, Wakefield, entertained the Depart
meut officers of the GAR. and W.R.C and
others. It was n delightful affair. and the
CORPS is to he commended "All work and no
play" is oitentimes productive of poor results,
and occasional social. when we can talk
over he paths already trOd. gives fresh inspira-
ton and renewed zeal TO accomplish greater
results in this grand work.
Hattie A. Bray, Department Corresponding
Secretary, Lynn, Mass.
DEPARTMENT PRESIDENT MILLER.
Flo Jamison Miller, Past National Inspector
and editor of the National Picket, known far and
wide rs "the silvrr-toneued orator of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps" has been elected and in
stalled to succeed National President Emma r.
Wallace, resigned as Department President of
Illinois She will carry on the work with the
ability AMI enthusiasm OF her able predecessor.
Julia q. Sine has been reappointed Depart
ment Counselor and Mary Peck Thiel Depart
ment Inspector.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The seven deaths of Army Nurses reported
by Secretary Puma l.. Cowles at the 18TH Ma
tional Convention embraced those outside the
Home, as per orier of the Board.
Alice Ruth Moore, who accompanied De-
partrnent President Lewis of Louisiana and
rarty to National Convention, has glowing ac-
count of the Pttsburg Encumpment and its at
tendant pleasures in the Journal of the Lodge
Of New Orleans.
Jnlia s. Conklin. Chairman of the National
Committee on Patriotic Teaching, WR.C, in
n report OF National Eucampmeut, gives
utterauce to the following fine sentiment:
" From the folds of the Stars and Stripes
which hoated from almost every house-top,
there seemed a silent voice proclaimipR, We
give our heads and our hearts to God and our
country while every breeze whispered back,
One country. one language one flag"
The Ninth District Department of Michigan,
W.R.C held fine Convention at Bay City,
repre- entatiyes of % Corps in attendance Adj
dress of welcome by May S. Knaggs; exem-
plifcation OF ritual, by II. P. Merrill Corps
inspected hy NJ. Jennie CARPENTER, Saginaw A
grand Campfire at night, the Grand Army join
ing in the festivities.
In all Is s34 soldiers children have been ad-
mitted to the Orphans Homes of Pennsylvania
The State has under its care at the present
time 1900 children, divided among ID institu-
tions. The largest appropriation made
was in 1870. when the amount WAS $3.50 000
and at the close of the school year, May, 1871, |
there were 1907 children upon the rolls.
Past Department Secretary Eifie r. Kennedy |
of Illinois, was Chairman of the Decoration
Committee, whose decorations of tie stage at
the Opera House at the time of the fourth
annual Reunion of the Ohio Veteran Associa- |
ton. Decatur, was so much admired.
Hannah u. Maxon aud her school at CALI |
polls o. gave All entertainment for the benefit |
of David MrQuaid, teamster in the army, |
blind and with but one leg, who. through some |
defect in being mustered, cannot draw PEN |
sion for injuries sustained in the service. He |
lived with his family in "a leaky old dwelling, |
with the rain pouring down upon them in wet |
weather. Thanks to the women who labored |
so untiTingly for the soldiers when Galipois |
was a great camp the poor old man has |
been made comfortable.
Past Department Treasurer Harriette L. |