The National tribune., 1894-09-13

isiana and Mississippi. 1874; Maine, $685. 81
Maryland, $1,057; Massachusetts,, Sl9,0s6.24
Michigan, $s,233.76; / Minnesota. S4,290.26
Missouri, s2.735.o9; Montana, $275.70; Ne
braska, s4,546.s6; New Hampshire, 81,
4l6.97; New Jersey. $l,o2667 New
Ohio, sl51I4.o3; Oklahoma, s2o4.33 Oregon
$I,4s0.2S; Pennsylvania, $4,9Sl.4O; Potomac
sl,0SO.9s; Rhode GIsland, $1,274.94; Souti
| Dakota, Sl,402.36; Tennessee, $55.35; Texas
$17032; Vermont, So, 35003; Washington ant
Alaska 81, 640.14; West Virginia, S224.31; Wis
consin, $6, 741.91.
DETACHED Corps.
Arizona Territory, $50 Arkansas; Florida
$211.45; Georgia. $3.50; Indian Territory
S77.55; Idaho S273, Is; North Carolina, $144s1
Tennessee. $63 Utah. $341.05; Virginia
$942.95. Total, $l50,O72.40.
NATIONAL TREAsURER's REPORT.
National Treasurer Armilla A. Cheney made
complete tabulated report of the receipts ant
expenditures of the National Order for the year
ended June 80, 1894, from which we quote:
Total receipts, general fund, $21,729.11
| total expenditures. $14, 92S51. Transferred tt
| National Relief Corps Home fund one-half pei
capita tax 81, 1928. Balance in general fund
to new account. So 357.27.
1
$2,415.12; National Home land fund, $186s5
Jensie Wells fund.- 1878; National Headquar
| tiers relief fund, $3.50; Southern Memorial Day
| fund, $3.50. Total cash in all funds, S., 374.52
TOTAL ASSETS.
Supplies on hand as per abstract. So, 1920
| due from Corps and Departments July /. 1894
| $46.36; Cash on hand, general fund, 81, 1927
| National W.RC. Home fund, $2415.12; Ma.
tional W.R.C. Home land fund, $lS6.s5; Jensie
Ill, f,-I
| relief fund, $3.50; Southern Memorial Day
fund, $3.50. Total cash on hand, $5374.5 SO
total assets of all kinds $S,913T9; liabilities,
none.
NATIONAL HOME.
The National Relief Corps Home account Is
"a follows: Cash hand last report ST 1923 81;
one-half of National per capita tax, 81, .33
from Departments and individual donors, 3d.
00703; pensions from inmates, $l,0S1. IA; other
receipts and interest, $90.24; total receipts,
So, 1881. Expenditures, $6,534.49 divided as
follows Current expenses, provisions, fuel,
lights wages, ETC., ST. 537.54; distributed to
Army Nurses, $450.50; Annie Wittenmyer. for
prosecuting pensions. $259.68; expenses ordered
by members of the Board, $657.76 special ex-
penditures Insurance. printing, repairs, justice
fees for pensions, etc, $54527; by Corps con-
tributing furnishings, $84.24. Balance June
80, $2,415.l2.
For Army Nurses outside the Home, $535s0;
prosecution of pension claims $461.07; Home
fund. $1,01016. Total receipts, 50, 00703. 1t
was from this fund distribution to Army Nurses
outside the Home was chiefly made; it also
met a portion of expenses incurred in prosecut-
Ing the claims of pensioners.
The Southern Memorial Day fund aggregated
$SS1.47, of which amount $815.97 was forwarded
Louis Wagner, Quartermaster- General, G.A r.,
leaving a balance on hand of $3.50. OF this
amount California contributed $30.50; Colo
RADIO, SD; Connecticut $3.50; South Dakota,
Sc; Illinois, so; Indiana, S13; Iowa, $3.50;
Kansas, $45.55; Kentucky, So; Maine, $18;
Massachusetts, $231.25; Michigan, $3.50; Min
nesota. S2l; Missouri, 81; Nebraska. 1880
New Hampshire, $73; New Jersey, S5; New
York. SAT; Ohio, $4L30; Oregon, 81; Potomac,
$3.50; Pennsylvania, S16.07; Rhode Island. 81;
Vermont, $2450; Washington, $3.50 West
Virginia 81; Wisconsin, $42. so; John A. Lo-
gan Corps, Florida, 81; ]. w. c. Alexander
Corps Idaho, So; George Wright Corps Idaho.
81 Abraham Lincoln Corps, South Carolina, 81;
Chickamauga Corps, Tennessee, 81 George r.
Max Maxwell Corps, Gtal5., 81. Total receipts,
$S5147. ~
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE JUSTIFIED.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE under the head
ing of Call Halt" prior to 18th National
Convention, prepared the way for prudent and
economic legislation, the effect of which is duly
acknowledged in the report of the National
Treasurer, of which the following is an ex-
tract. Departments may profit by studying
the concluding paragraph:
hat the notes Of warning sounded prior to
and at last National Convention were we'll
needed is demonstrated by the greatly-im-
proved condition of our finances. When We
consider that at the close of September 1893,
there was balance of less than $50 in the
general fund, and we close the present year
with 81 357.27 in our treasury, do you wonder
the National officers stand before YOU to-day
both proud and happy? Proud and happy, yet
without egotism; for we are mindful that all
the year through the measures planned 10 this
end have been most heartily Endorsed by our
colaborers, one and all. Last National Con-
veDtion guarded carefully the avenues that
would lead to unnecessary expenditures; De-
partment officers gave generously towards es-
tabishing National Headquarters relief fund;
the effort to relieve the National Treasury of
the heavy expense of distributing National
journals was also met most cheerfulIy by the
various Departments; then, too, we were as
sured that bills for supplies might wait pay
ment until such time as they could be con-
veniently met To such and other co-opera-
tive assistance we attribute largely the sue
cesses Of the year.
1--WE must not forget however, that it is far
easier to spend than to increase our funds, and
we entreat this Convention to bear in mind
that strict economy must still be used in all
its legislations and to give careful considera-
ton and Endorsement to recon mendatons that
have for their object reduction of expenses.
This done, We may reasonably hope that the
shoals upon which we came SO near founder
ing have been passed"
NATIONAL cBAPLAIN's REPORT.
National Chaplain Harriet j. BODICE reported
that material enough had been received Of the
observances of Memorial Day to fill volumes.
Everywhere an increasing interest was mani
tested; children taught lessons of patriotism
and veneration for living heroes as well for
the dead, whose graves they helped decorate
summary follows: Departments report
ing "a; detached Corps reporting, az; Corps
reporting ttotal), 1850; membership reporting,
10010l; Corps attending Sunday Memorial serv-
ices, 2, 1874; members taking part in Memorial
Memorial Day exercises, 226, 7O0 soldiers graves
Day exercises, 5S.926; children taking part in
decorated, 34S, 401; Corps furnishing refresh
ments to Posts, $50; Corps providing flowers,
2.444; Corps preparing memorials, 1904 Corps
sending contributions outside their DEPART
$2S3.75 Total amount of money expended for
Memorial Day, $l3,01l40.
REPORT OF NATIONAL COUNSELLOR.
National Counselor Elizabeth Darcy Kline
reported on % cases, submitted by the National
President, from the Departments, and rendered
20 general opinions on questions presented
The following opinion is of more than usual
Importance, based as it is upon Grand Army
law:
In the case of an appeal tn the National