The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-01-03
HELP THE ARMY NURSES.

Willing WOrke-s-Patriotism in the ROCK
les.
HELP THE ARMY NURSES.
There are many Relief Corps which report
little or no local relief TO be done. They have
the means and the ability to earn more; but
as there are few calls upon their resources they
settle back into indifference and lose the real
satisfaction that accompanies earnest, active
work. in accordance with the vows taken upon
them.
To all such Relief Corps there comes a spec
ial call in the appeal wnicb follows from the
National Relief Corps Home Board on behalf
of the Army M rises, in and out of the Ma
tional Home. In forwarding the appeal Annie
Wittenmyer. President OF the Board of Trus-
tees, says: II feel the needs of these people
the more as l am in correspondence with them
about their pensions and they come to me with
their sorrows.
Many of them are so needy and it ia now al
most impossible to get pension claim through.
The fight for their rights and the search for
evidence seems to grow harder and harder, and
in the meantime these women, many OF them
tottering OH the brink of the grave, have TO
suffer"
Now if the Relief Corps having little local
relief work to do will join hands with the old
standby Relief Corps that arc certain to re-
spond to every call, there will soon be funds
enough in the National Treasury not only to
prosecute the National Relief Corps Home
work until the four cents per capita is avail
able, but to enable the Home Board to send out
much needed rcmmittances to the destitute
Nurses outside the National Home.
What better way of beginning the glad New
Year; the year of renewed hope and abound
ing promise? Let US keep our obligations for
the love we bear the men who saved the Ma
ton manifested through the women who
stanchcd their wounds and cooled their
fevered brows, remembering
THAT to love is the way to know
Or God or man; ii is not love received
That maketh man TO know the inner life
OF them that love him; his own love bestowed
Shall do IT,"
TO THE woMAN's RELIEF CORPS.
There is now, with the force Of help re-
quired, family of so persons to be supported
and cared for at the National Relief Corps
Home. At present severe sickness pervades
the Home about 20 having been affected with
acute attacks of chronic disease or hy an cpl.
demic cold akin to the grip. Among the latter
is Hannah K. Plimpton, Superintendent, who
is at present confined 10 her room.
The Home Board were obliged TO make some
needed improvements; among these the build
ing of an arcade TO connect the Wittenmyer
and Ohio cottages, that all may 20 to one gen.
eral dining-room in the latter building. TO
usual amount of funds. until the increase ex-
pected in response to the action of 18th Ma
tional Convention, as follows:
That an amount equal to four cents per
member be paid into the Department Treas
urer's hands in the usual way during the first
quarter of the Relief Corps year. viz, Janu-
airy, February. and March, to be sent with the
quarterly per capita tax TO National Treasurer
for the National Woman's, Relief Corps Home
Board. h ne
For above reasons, the Board have not the
amount of funds they could wish, and need
at this time 10 help the Army Nurses outside
of the Home who in need Of medicine and
proper clothing aud other comforts at this
season.
All Corps which con do so are asked to send,
at once. to Amelia A. Cheney, National Treas
urer. "a Brainard street, Detroit. Mich, a do
nation to the Army Nurse fund. and thus help
to bring happiness and comfort TO those who
gave the same to our boys" when sick and
dying in camp and hospital. -.
Annie Wittenmyer Chairman.
Puma L. Cowles, Secretary of Board.
UTAH IN THE LINE.
Now that, by act of Congress- Utah has been
admitted into the Union, and since the pre-
liminary steps have been taken which will
enduw her with full Statehood in time to par
ticipate in the celebration of the Fourth of
y,
s,anza to Guarding the Flags by Kate b.
Sherwood.
The following has, therefore, been supplied,
and it may be added to the exercise by Posts
aud Corps desiring to repeat the same:
II come TO Join the column,
And here 1 like my stand
To keep the flag OF freedom
Triumphant DER our lard"
oHIo's HISTORIC CHART.
President of Ohio the State celebrated the Cen
tennial of the Ordinance of 1857 with an Expo
sition at Columbus.
Through her enterprise the WR.C was rep
resented at the Exposition by superb en-
crossed historic chart, which. when the Expo
sition was over. WAS consigned to the rooms of
the State Historic Society in the Sta'ehouse.
Later the chart was exhibited at the Worlds
Fair Chicago, and now that the Historic So
ciety has taken up headquarters at the Ohio
State University, the chart will be taken there
with the rest of its valuable archives of the So
ciety.
FIRST PENNSYLVANIA DISTRICT.
The Convention Of the First Pennsylvania
District WAS held in Pittsburg. Col. J. w. Pat
terson Post Hall, South Side, Department Sec
rotary Abbie Lynch presiding. The meeting
was unusually pleasant, as well as profitable rs
upon this occasion, in her own Corps home, was
presented to Abbie Lynch the opal ring set
with diamonds, provided by a National Com
mittee. W.RC., consisting OF Lizabeth A. Tur-
ner, Charity Rusk Craig, and Charlotte J. Cum
mings
The presentation address was made by Presi-
dent Anna Davis. of Corps ], on behalf of the
committee and although the recipient was
greatly surprised. she made an appropriate and
touching response.
The next District Convention will be held Mt
williamsburg. Officers elected: Pres, Marga-
ret Reese; Sec, Ida Richardson. Iona Pat
terson was chosen District nominee for Ma
tional delegate.
Department Counselor Charlotte J. Cum
mings presided over the W.RC. District COM
posed of Venango, Clarion, Butler, and Arm.
strong Counties. Corps representatives were
present from Oil City, Butler, Emlenton, and
Franklin. Eliza A. Richards, Corps Ill, Frank
lin was elected President
The Relief Corps Of tliu Fourth District have
decided to present the Pennsylvania Memorial
Home Brook vile. with a handsome National
flag for the tall flagstaff that stands in the front
yard of the Home 5rr
Mesdames Kate Il Mcdonald and c. ]. Sahm
who inspected Corps 20, Oil City. make q very
favorable report of che Corps aud their enter.
tainment while there. 20
PLEA FOR PATRIOTISM.
Louise Barnum Robbins made this ringing
plea for teaching patriotism in the schools in
the woman's number of the Telsgram Adrian,
Mich, following All article ON the great edu.
cational movement now going forward:
CITIZENS OF ADRIAN: Shall we see to 10
that our little citizens arc taught in a greater
degree lessons of patriotism, that they are
taught each day to honor the flag, and that
their highest ambition should be TO be nobler
and tn m ,hI Ia nf .-d