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

Vermont-Helen VI. Blake, Swantsn; Char
iotte A. II. Thompson. St. Johnsbury.
Washington aud Alaska-Lizzie Grove. Walls
Wala, Wash; Margaret Freeman. Spokane,
Wash.
Wiaconsin-Abbie Adams. Monroe: Celestia
L. Edwards. Ocouomowoc; sarah r. Bush.
West Virg.nis-MagRie Williamson. Belle
Vile; Mary C.. Leeds Grafton.
Csnsds-Mara Young, Montreal, P. @.
XII. In making these sppoi tments. the Ma
tional President expects eseh member thus
houored to earn the yellow ribbon by actual
service, and report work omplished at the
end of the year TO the Chief of staff, Sarah +.
Milhsm st. Paul, Mimi, that she may CONSOLE
date the same for her report. Members finding
IL impossible 10 accept the appointment will
notify these Headquarters promptly. Aids will
procure badges through their Corps Treasurers
Other appointments will be announced in fu-
tire General Orders.
XIII. The above.appointed officers will be
obeved and respected accordingly.
XIV. The Sons Of Veterans are no longer
merely boys. but have attained an average age
much greater than that of their fathers when
they donned the blue from 1861 to 1865.
With their maturer years have come the re-
spOusbilities of good citizenship and the sacred
duty OF aiding the Grand Army Of the Republic
in It's work of sweet charity and in inculca-
ting lessons Of patriotism and love Of country
to which we stand mutually pledged.
IL Is earnestly recommended that Corps and
Department Presidents extend encouragement
and invite cooperation with these worthy
sons of worthy sires." remembering that in the
al, t0o-near future upon our two organizations
must rest tho chief care and duty of commemo-
rating the deeds Of their fathers and our heroes.
The Daughters Of Veterans are doing work
which deserves our commentator, inasmuck
as they lending a hand in the service to
which we devote our best though and energies.
"God bless us every one" and give to US
faith. hope and good works, rs we endeavor to
exempify our motto of Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty.
By command of LIZABETH A. TURNER, Ma
tioDal President.
HARRIETTE l.. REED. National Secretary.
FORSYTH CORPS, NO. 1.
President Nellie c. Bacon. of Forsyth Corps,
l, Toledo writes that Clara NJ. Skinner. Chair
man of the Home and Employment Committee.
met with her associate members in Memorial
Hall prior to Thank sci wing, and packed and
forwarded two barrels of fruit aud jellies to the
Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Home. Sandusky,
and one barrel to tho National Relief Corps
Home, Geneva, O.
The day before Thanksgiving Maria Motter,
Chairman of the Relief Committee. and her as
socIate members met and filed 40 bushel
baskets of provisions and delicaces for the
Thanb sgiving dinners of soldiers widows and
their children in Toledo. They we're delivered
in the evening. and baskets sent to the sick
were capped with bouquets of fresh flowers.
One dear old mother. who had said if she
could have but one kind of meat she would
prefer salt pork to chicken, got both. Corps L
has just had o successful learned dollar
social.
NEW YORK w.R.C. HOME.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The Department Of New
York, WR.C., Is rejoicing in the fulfiliment of
its desires to provide Home for the aged,
sick, and poor among the worthy veteran SOL
diers and their wives. and for the needy among
the Army Nurses, than whom there are none
more deserving of our care.
Many of us who are permitted to contribute
towards the rearing of this Home owe debts Of
gratitude to ar least some one among these
noble women who cared TOR and tended the |
father or husband, through sickness wounds, |
and thus helped to restore him TO family, |
by distance, but closely bound by ties
of affection; and who is more worthy of the !
consideration of the Woman's Relief Corps |
than the devoted Army Nurse2
Last May the Legislature of the State or /
New York passed bill giving $4,000 towards |
the Building of this Home. In the village of
Oxford, Chenango County, N. Y, there was a |
site given. Many of the more than
200 Corps of the Department have raised money
for this purpose, aud are still increasing the /
amounts.
In October contracts amounting to about $685.
600 were let for the erection of the main build
ing, and work begun few days later. The
foundation walls were com pleted about the mid
die of November, aud continual progress will
now be made until the Home is completed, and
we have haven of rest and comfort in which
worthy aged couples can spend their closing
years in the cOmpanionship taken at the mar
riage altar and bound more firmly by the trials
and vicissitudes of life.
Speed the time when the soldier husband /
does not have to leave the wife of his youth TO
the cold charity of a County poorhouse, as
poverty has many times compelled, while he |
had The comforts OF Soldiers Home; together
let them share in the support which his valor
has won.
Helen /. Parker. Department Press Core
spOndent, GOuverneur, N. Y.
DIR. SMITH IN WAR TIME.
Comfade J. Z. Parsons. Sergeant, Co. A, 1st
Me. II. A., and President of the Union En-
velope Company wartime envelOpes), of Pom
iiac, ILL.,, and Past Commander of Post 626 De-
partment of Illinois, writes to commend THE |
NATIONAL TRIBUNE tributes to Rev. Dr. s. F.
Smith, author of My Country. IT'S oil Thee"
on behalf of himself and associates. He says:
ave not members of the l.. III. w. or &C,
but as memuers Of the GAR. we are pleased
to notice your patriotic effort to honor the
of Rev. Dr. :. I. Smith.
=" You will observe by the wartime envelope
which is iuclosed in this letter that during the
war of the rebellion his verses. My Country, /
IT'S of Thee were used, or inscribed on en-
veopes which, passing through the mails.
doubtless held much to create sentiment of
loyalty and love to country among the people
of the North.
"Al patriotic people should honor and love
the name of Dr. S. L. Smith,"
Col. Parsons is Past Department and Past
National Aid, GAR.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Judge r. p. Robbins, Lieutenant. Colonel of
the 4th Mich. Cav, Adrian, Mich delivered a
very scholarly and valuable historic address at
the unvaiing of the monu ment erected to that
regiment at Reeds Bridge, Chckamsuga, just
issued in pamphlet form.
Post "a, Salem, Mass, assisted by the patri-
Dtic citizens OF the historic old town, gave q
series of entertainments illustrative of the In
dian. Colonial, Revolutionary. Commercial,
Patriotic and Present Periods, booths and cos
tunes characteristic of each. Past Department
President Emma b. Lowd was active In the
Patriotic Period.
Comrade J. c. o. Rediugton, late Lieutenant
Colonel of the Goth N. Y, and editor of the
A cme HaUersack, opened the season of Post 8,
Pa, with one of his stirring even
of song and story. Comrade Redington
was participant in the battle of Gettysburg.
Will someone send instructions in the flag
irill to ]. b. Mann, Plainville, N. Y?
New Hampshire Corps are contributing
money and bedding to furnish the Soldiers
Home at Tilton. The Dover Corps will fur