The National tribune., 1895-07-18


The Journal of the Eleventh Annual Con-
vention, Department Of Maine. contains por-
traits of Past Department President Ella Jor
dan Mason, under whose auspices the volume
was compiled and of Department Commander
]. Wesley Gilman. through whom the annual
report to the Department Encampment was
made.
This report showed an aggregate membership
of 2,105; expenditures for relief. 81, 9O2 %:
raised for W.R.C Home at Newport, $1,000
together with other amounts, making total
of $3.6S6.24; soldiers and their families assist
ed, 165; funds on hand, s9,909.05.
INDIANA JOURNAL.
The Journal of the Twelfth Annual Conven-
ton, Department of Indiana, W.R.C., is full of
information of relief work in that Department.
The reports Of officers show that at the close
of the fiscal year the Department had 1873
Corps, and a membership of 6,306; total ex-
penditures for relief. 1885.
The report of the Committee on Patriotic
Teaching Eliza ]. Crisler. Chairman. showed
q large amount OF effective work; $4,000 crcu-
lar letters and rs many rituals were distributed,
and 600 personal letters issued to school author
tiles.
1t was Just recognition of Eliza J. Crisler,
that she was unanimously elected Department
President.
The most interesting feature Of tho Journal
Is the pOTtrAIb6 OF hll bHb
Mesdamcs Alice Il. Griffin, Flora Wulschnor.
Loretta ]. Gorsuch, Agnes Hit. Laura Hess,
Ida s. Mcbride Jennie MyerhoG. Julia Conk-
lin, Melissa Caylor and Notto Ralpgford-as
handsome n body Of women as you would wish
to SEQ.
The Indiana Con vention wers favored with
tho flag display OF Capt. Wallace Foster Tbs
band from tho Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home visited Convention, and we're received
with groat applause.
A resolution was passed calling upon She
National Convention to create the office ~ Va
tona Sponsor for tho American Flag. and fur
ther resolved that tho appointment he conferred
upon Capt. Wallace Foster. whose interest has
greatly advanced tho cause Of patriotic teach
ing.
A letter from Can't. Wallace Foster stated tho
following interesting facts; Mrs. Eliza A.
Baker is superintendent Of tho indianapolis
Free kindergarten and Domestic Training
Schools and Normal Training Schools, and in
all of these schools, numbering 6, 600 dults and
children, the flag salute is given every morn
ing as regular school exercise. The effect of
the flag salute has been magical, quckening
their desire to know the history of our coun-
try, and filling their hearts with lofty patri-
otism.
In the Normal Training School the students
are instructed i'm the American Patriotic Salute
daily, so that when they go out to teach in dif-
ferent parts of the United States they will take
the salute as part of their training, and in turn
educate the children of other States in Ameri-
can citizenship.
In public school No. 80 the flag salute has
been given since 1890, aud the Principal of the
school says that displaying the flag every day
has wrought wonderful improvement in the
behavior and department of the pupils.
Capt. Foster says that the American Patriotic
Salute is now used exclusively, with perhaps
four exceptions, in 35 States and Territories,
army of II, S71 900 little pat
riots marching to the music of the Union.
OF this army from 1900, 600 to 4,0O0. 600 are
already using the flag salute, repeating regu-
larly, We give our heads and our hearts to