The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1895-02-21


ored by many, both in the Department and
National circles, W.RC. She was the first De-
partment Treasurer of Minnesota twice Depart
| ment President five times Department Coun-
selor, and leading spirit in the Soldiers Home
| movement, and at the time Of her death and for
years past the devoted Chairman of W.R.C
| work in the Home. She was also a National
! Junior Vice-President, W.R.C.
In all tho relations of life, whether as wife,
mother friend, helper. or com forter. she lived
we'll her part, and LETT an example to be
worthily followed by all her associates.
DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN.
DEAR TRIBUNE: TheiDepartment of Michi-
gan has been blest with steady growth since
its organization, April 9, 1884, by Lois w. G..
Holbrooke, of Toledo.
The Department now numbers 237 Corps,
with a combined membership Of 1858. Twelve
Corps were instituted the past year.
For tho year 1894 Michigan expended
! s.. 562 so cash, in relief, while the estimated
value of clothing and othersupplies distributed
was Ss,05G.56
Our 10Th annual Convention will be held at
Mt. Clemens, March 25 to %. Commander-in-
| Chief Lawer and staff will attend.
Orcutt Corps of Kalamazoo assisted by the
Post. are arranging an exposition to continue
through February and March. The Statehouse
collection, lansing will be added to the relics
of the Department. Gen. Aiger has loaned his
celebrated paintings and war relics.
Speaker Crisp, Postmaster General Bissell
and 20 United States Senators are among those
who have sent autographs 90 the kalamazoo
Exposition.
Ypsilanti W.RC women are building SOL
diers' monument. As soon as $1,000 was raised
Mary +. arkweather, enterprIsiug citizen,
gave another 81 900; the Relief Corps bring
ing up the third $1,000. under the energetic
leadership of Florence s. Babbitt, who has just
secured tho gift of $54-stovo from tho Ma
jestic Manufacturing Co. H. J. Pinckney
Union veteran. raised $12 at a social gathering
in his house, turning over the money to the
Corps. So they encouraged all sides,
and the mon ument will be a reality. This ia
the first Corps in Michigan to build soldiers
monument
National apron-sale was one Of the money
ing devices for the monument. and aprons
were received and sold from many States, the
New Hampshire lot the finest. Gordon Granger
Corps, Saginaw, sent some fine ones.
Nellie Prince, Quimby. has been selected
President of Gordon Granger Corps, which had
joint installation with the Post.
Department President Ann NJ. Barney is
gaining strength after her serious illness.
The Woman's Annex to the Soldiers Home
has been a success Some very nice work is
done by tho inmates.
DEPARTMENT OF NEBRASKA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Both the GAR. and
W.RC. are doing grand work this Winter for
our comrades and families who are suffering
from the effects of the drouth last Summer in
our State.
Farragut Corps and Post and d. of ", of
Lincoln, have packed and sent 90 boxes and
three barrels of clothing and groceries. They
gave dinner and supper, and raised means to
get carload OF coal, which was forwarded;
also S. in money. The railroads haul all relief
TO these people free of charge.
Farragut Corps doing . grand relief
work in their own city.
At the joint installation Of Farragut Post
and Corps President Mary Frseney was pre-
sented a beautiful silver fruit-dish in ap-
probation of her good and faithful service.
Nellie C. Hards, Past Department President,
was guest on this occasion, and in her usual
happy manner delivered An address,
Roberts Corps, 2, Talmage, are doing grand
work in the way of relief. They sent one box
of clothing and provisions to q soldiers widow
and family in the western part of the State.
valued at $40. The woman received it New
Years Eve. and she wrote back and told how
gratihed tbcy were, and how much good it had
done. They turned over to the Post $2i worth
OF clothing Later, at an entertainment they
realized Si4 for their relief fund.
retiring President, Alice Mum, a beautiful
silver basket as a slight token of esteem
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