The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-12-26

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| rent interest.
Mary A. Leonard, M. D., Portland, reports
an entertainment given by Lincoln CARRIED
| Post. at which the Corps were present as IN
| vited guests. Judge Northrop recounted war
| "reminiscences, and Comrade Shaw,gave humor-
| Gus description of "Foragers and Foraging,
| being q chapter from book he is compiling.
| Alice A. Hyde reports Bean Bake gwen
| to John F. Miller Post by Corps 10 late in Octo-
Der, which has stirred up new interest in Grand
| Army work. 1t was surprise, and has been
| repeated with such success that the Post has
| taken on new lease of life. Hero is hint Tor
other Corps.
Department Inspector Vidella Miller in
spected Corps Is. and upon arriving at the hall
| found an elaborate supper awaiting her. The
official visit has q mutual pleasure. Corps 10
| does q goodly amount OF, relief.
A. w. Eilet Corps, a. Yoncalla, was in
| spectod by Jennie Stanton, who expressed her
! qualification over the results of her oitciai
visit. Though but one year old this excellent
little Corps is going forward in the true spirit
| They are awake to the patriotic needs OF the
| times and of the necessity of imbuing the
| present generation with true veneration Tor
| their country's flag .l
The school district at Yoncslla are just COM
| pleting fine new school-house. During the
| building Corps al busy earning money
| TO place the flag in the schools. They gave
successful entertainment, at which the flag
| salute given by company OF little girls,
dressed in red, white and blue, with spanged
sashes; Gerte Lamb, Color bearer.
| As the purpose of the entertainment was well
| understood and the community of YoncalIa
patriotic and full of love for the flag and our
! free schools, the hall was filed to overiowing,
and the enthusiasm great. From the new
school house will proudly float "Old Glory"
and inside it will be duly revered.
President Lulu Kinman has shown untiring
energy in the work, ably assisted by Mesdames
| Carrie Guth, Sarah Ross A. j. Shipley Rebecca
Tracy, Malinda Strawn, and Miss May Ross.
And now a member OF the Corps, sending these
notes to the Department, says:
"Why do we so seldom hear anything from
our sister Corps in Oregon in the columns OF
our dear old soldiers friend. THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE? Come, sisters, rally! Let us put
odd Glory over every school house in Ore
gon."
PATRIOTIC INDIANA WOMAN
Patriotic circles of Bloomington. Ind, in and
out of the Relief Corps, have sustained an
irreparable loss in the death of Mary ]. Mulkey.
wife of Maj. Mulkey, member of the School
Board and the Bloomington bar, and prime
honor to the flag.
College Avenue NJ. E. Church, where the
funeral was held was drsped with the National
coloTs while palms and profusions oil floral
tributes told of victory and Immortality.
A crescent and dove surmounted pillow
from the Bloomington bar; the Superintendent
and teachers in the public schools sent sheaf
of wheat, surmounted by floral sickle; the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society was rep
resented by large clusters of chrysanthemums,
while the Relief Corps roses, one for each men,
Der, and all white as snow, numbered 165.
The public schools were dismissed, and teach
ers and pupils attended the funeral in body,
while the Grand Army. Relief Corps and pat
riotc citizens generally made up an immense
audience, listening TO thefshort and touching
address Of Rev. T. c. PTObst and DR.. Doddridee.
1t was the request of the deceased that the
Relief Corps funeral ceremony be conducted
by Department President Eliza j. Crisler. who
then took charge, and as the members OF the
W.RC. gathered around lier bier and performed
the beautiful burial service OF our Order, 1t
told more than all else the esteem and love
with which she was regarded by those who
knew her best. haizT
"As the funeral procession neared the ceme-
terry" writes the Department President our
hearts were thrilled by seeing the flag on the
soldiers lot floating at halfmast. THIS was
the most touching tribute OF all. and told more
than any words could express the esteem of the
GAR. for the noble woman who with words
filled with patriotism. had presented 10 them
this flag on Memorial Daytwo years ago. We
can truly say: Give shef of the rnit Of her
hands. and let her own works praise her in the
gates"
Tire City Council several years ago put into
the hands and nnder the control of a Cemetery
Association consisting of five members, of
which she was one Rose Hill Cemetery, giving
them full power to improve and beautify the
same. She was the first of the association to
be laid at rest in the grounds she had helped to
make beautiful
Mary A. Mulkey was a charter member of
Paul +. SIocum Corps, and had filled the Off
ces Of President Secretary and Treasurer. She
had also served on the Department Executive
Board as Delegate to National Convention, Dis
trct President and Assistant Inspector, and at
the time of her death was Department Aid.
By her indomitabe efforts she succeeded in
raising a large fund for soldiers monument
of Monroe County, and was a member of the
Monument Committee from its organization
till her death. She was appointed TO present
the flag salute to the teachers of her County,
and succeeded admirably, it being unanimously
adopted and during her last illness class of
school children went to her home and by her
bedside gave the salute and sang patriotic
songs.