The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-06-27
OHIO TO THE FRONT.
Twelfth Annual Convention and Its Magni
cent Record.

Twelfth Annual Convention and It's Magnih-
| cent Record.
How rapidly our trained workers discharge
| important duties was well illustrated in 18th
annual Convention, Department of Ohio,
W.R.C., which held its sessions in the beautiful
| Lake City Of SandHsky, June Ia and 10.
The sessions were held In the Presbyterian
Church. beautifully decorated by McMeens
Corps for the occasion.
All officers save Department Counselor Cora
Day Young, removed TO Pennsylvania, were in
their places, the entire voting membership being
36S, with enough visiting members to fill the
church.
Among the guests of honor were National
Inspector Agnes Hit and Department Presi-
dent Ross. of Kentucky, from the W.R.C; and
from the GAR. Gov. Mckinley, with his prob
able successor, Gen. Bushnell Past Commander
in-Chief J. s. Kountz, Department Commander
E. f. Mutt and his successor, Gen. Townsend,
of Athens; Chaplain Collier, Gen. Manning +.
Force, Commandant of the Ohio Soldiers and
Sailors Home, and many others.
Official greetings from the Encampment were
extended on the opening morning by deega-
ton. headed by Past Department Commander
r. b. Brown, and embracing Judge T. II. COch-
ran, National Council Of Administration, and
Col. J. Cory Winans,, Department Inspector.
Maj. Robert Henry Hendershott, Drummer Boy
of the Rappahannock. and son were admitted,
StiGrlUS up SUCH euLUUhIasUl WIN
Through Georgia that Convention rose to
their feet before they were half through, giving
the Chautauqua salute.
The address OF Department President Sarah
ID. Winans was an able exposition of the work
Of highly successful year, impressively de-
livered. Peace and prosperity and united ef-
fort throughout the Department had charac-
terzed her administration, resulting in a vast
amount of relief work. gain of 425 members,
and the addition of ID Corps to the roster.
The excellent reports of Department Secre-
tary Hannah NJ. Gohagan and Department
Treasurer Jennie s. Wright were most salts
factory exhibits of facts and figures. The fol-
lowing admirable report OF the Department
President to Encampment gives telling sum-
mary of their work:
HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF OHIO !
WOMAN's RELIEF CORPS, :
Troy, o., June IL, 1895.
DEPARTMENT COMMANDER L. E. MUTT AND
COMRADES OF THE 18th ANNUAL En-
CAMPMEST OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE
REPUBLIC, GREETING:
1t becomes my pleasant duty to transmit to
you report of the relief dispensed by the
Woman's Relief Corps in Ohio during the year
past. also the measure of success achieved.
We have reason to rejoice In the increase in
our membership Is Corps having been insti.
tuted. We now number 319 Corps, with a
membership of 060.
Total number of soldiers and their families
assisted during the year. 6,033.
Cash expended for reef..... $50 s37 90
Value of relief other than money $40 "A
Cash turned over to Posts. 2,2I6 %
Total value of relief.~...... SIG 1O2 ~
There Is remaining balance in
the Relief Fund ofthe Corps. 5955 6S
And General Fund on hand of II, 25l l6
Cash donations from the Corps
for the various Homes in the
State have been received and
forwarded by the Department
Treasurer amounting to the
sum of........ ............. l07 10
Hospital supplies, fruits and
jellies have been sent, valued
"a, 100000. $3.50. l. I53 IL