The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-08-29
NATIONAL CONVENTION NOTES.

reception Will be given by Department. fresl-
dent Salena Springsteen and staff in honor of
Past Department President Isabelle t. Bagley
| Ohio's candidate for National Treasurer. All
members of the Grand Army, Relief Corps,
and friends, are cordially invited to attend.
Department President Flora Jamison Miller,
| oil Illinois. announces that friends of the Order
will at all times be welcome at Illinois Head
quarters the Gait House.
Headquarters Department Of Maine W.R.C.
have been established at the Phenix Hotel,
corner West Market and Sixth streets, where all
comrades, members of the W.R.C., and friends
| will at all times be welcome.
Department President Helen r. Griffith and
| staff. of Iowa, assisted by Department Com
mander ]. X. p. Thompson and staff, will hold
a reception Wednesday, Sept. IL, from to IL
p. M. at Parlor 3ls, the Gait House. All Ma
tional officers, Grand Army and Relief Corps,
all Department Presidents and Department
Commanders and their staffs and delegates to
Encampment and Convention, together with
citizens and visiting members. cordially
! invited.
| On Thursday evening. at Indiana Headquar-
| tiers, Room 307, the Gait House, from to 10
| y. m. reception will be given by Department
President Eliza J. Crisler and staff, to which
all friends of the Order are invited.
The itenerary of the Department of Maine,
GAR and w. re, to Louisville and return
will include stop at the Gettysburg battle
| field and visit to all points of interest.
The Reception Committee at the Ohio Head
| quarters, the Gait House, is made up Of some
| of the finest women of the State. They are:
Emma +. Cressinger, Ashland; Kate 6. Ray
nor, Toledo; Vesta J. Shoemaker, Dayton;
Ida A. Williams, Cleveland. All are active in
| W.R.C. work. local and Department..
| NEW YoRK's GIFTED COMPOSER.
All members of the Order will join in con-
graduating Department Treasurer Elizabeth
| b. Smith upon the fact that her daughter Bessie
has won the prize offered by Columbia Post,
Chicago, for march to be played in the grand
parade at Louisville. Past Department. Presi-
| dent Kate E. Jones conveys the intelligence in
the following: New York Department W.RC.,
| is to be highly honored at the coming Ma
| tional Encampment at Louisville, and j cannot
| longer keep the secret.
Columbia Post, zoo, GAR, Chicago, Ill.,
| chosen escort to Commander-in-C Chief
Thomas J. Lawler, to the Louisville Encamp-
| ment. desired grand march and qnickstep
| worthy Of the occasion, TO be played by its
magnificent band.
| Several compositions were submitted by vari-
Gus composers, but the accepted was COM
4 posed and dedicated to Columbia Post by Bessie
Smith, Brock port. n Y, the gifted daughter
of our esteemed Department Treasurer, Eliza
beth b. Smith. j had the pleasure of having
| it played few days since in mastery style
by its composer. and predict it will become as
popular as Sousa's far-famed Liberty Bell
March,"
The prelude introduces "Hail Columbia,
Happy Land" in majestic chords. which are
soon lost and absorbed in an inspiring military
quickstep that would march any soldier into
the field Of battle up to the lannon's mouth.
Miss Smith has been invited by Columbia
Post to be their guest during the Encampment,
and If she can secure absence from her post as
preceptress of school in Wilson. n. Y,
may all sec and greet the highly-gfted young
composer and vocalist.
New York Department is still pursuing the
even tenor of its way. financially sound and
harmonious. At n recent Council meeting in
Rochester, the home of Department President
Annie p Cleary, most gratifying and COM
plete report was given that leads us 10 predict
most successful year under the new admins
tration.
Kate E. Jones, Department Counselor lion,
n. Y.
DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS
Ohio Corps. as reported in last General Or.
ders. are rolling up contributions for the piano
fund for the Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Homo;
also to the National W.R.C Home.
The Indiana Corps are contributing hand
somly to the Minnie Saxon fund.
The annual inspection of the Corps of ILL.,
nois will be held in September, October and
November These will be conducted by the De-
partment Inspector, Carrie Thomas Alexander,
with 100 assistants, as announced in last General
Orders
Mrs. Ada Butterfeld, of George Wright
Corps, g Portland. has been appointed Depart
meDt Press Reporter of Oregon, W.RC
Emily G. Ellis. who served last year as Chair
man Of a committee on teaching patriotism, of
the Department of Pennsylvania, found that
through the Relief Corps she could reach the
patriotic citizens when neither County Super
intendents nor teachers would show any inter
est.
Thus, at Coudersport Pa, they have raised
the largestsized bunting flag procurable 100
feet in length. There was public celebration
and fag-raising upon the occasion.
Mrs. Mamie Barnes Corps 81. Monticello has
been appointed Department Press Correspond
ent of Illinois. W.R.C.
The inspections of the Department of Ore
gon will be held in the months of September
October and November under the direction of
Department Inspector Videla Miller with 10
assistants.
Department President Mary Scott Myers
announces the institution OF Phil Kearny Re-
lief Corps, as, at Pine, by Nellie n. Stevens;
Anna Harris, President.
LYcEUM ADVOCATE.
The boys of the High School of Saginaw.
Mich. have issued Midsummer edition of the |
LyceHm Adrocdte, school paper edited by j. S. |
Symons, with Z. A. Mowry Business Manager |
and +. ID. Keller Assistant; all of the class of
'96.
The paper is handsomely gotten up, dignifed |
in tone, and an honor 10 amateur journalism |
And, by the way, f. ID. Keller is the son Of our |
valued Michigan Correspondent, Mary, A. |
Keeler, who is member Of the Saginaw press. |
The flag salute has been introduced into the |
Saginaw schools, and the boys show their pat |
riotism in matter selected for their columns.
NOVEL TEA. %;
Members of Gen Saunders Post So and Corps |
so, Kelso, Wash, so writes Commander z. /. |
Knapp, had a novel surprise when they as |
sembed at GAR Hall in response to an invi- |
tation to tea by President Nancy NJ. Tnman.
Upon assembling the only sign of the enter |
tainment was a table laid in the form of the |
letter T; but after all were seated ice cream, |
cake and lemonade were bountfnlly served
After ali were refreshed and the comrades |
had revived wartime "reminiscences President |
lnman surprised the retiring Department In
spector, Annie Knapp, with the presentation
on behalf of the Corps, of which she is mem.
Der, of beautiful set of hand-painted Bohemian
tumblers a silver plated waiter.
Although overcome by this unexpected and
kindly expression OF the good will of her asso-
cates, the recipient thanked one and all for
the remembrance.
FUN OF THE YANRs AND JoHNNIEs.
Comrade J. c. o. Redington is getting out a
special edition of the Acme Haversack of Song
and Story for National Encampment entitled
" The Fun of the Yanks and Johnnies" Over
100 contributors blue and gray, are represen ted
Andy Smith Post and Corps, ofWillow Springs
la~,z ..2I. A. III