The National tribune., 1895-10-24

and Reunion Greetings.
GRAND ARMY ENDORSEMENT.
Surely the Loyal Home Workers have reason
to take courage and 60 on. With Lizabeth A.
Turner. National President of the Relief Corps,
n charter member of their Association, and
the Commander-in- Chief of the Grand Army
TO give his practical Endorsement of the same,
every member should be filled with new zeal
for the great work of Progress and Patriotism.
Year by year the Loyal Home Workers arc
gaining a broader and better understanding OF
the objects for which they are associated
chiefest of which is that of reaching out and
bringing into more perfect union all the Loyal
elements within their radius asking only that
the applicant for membership be loyal and OF
good moral character.
The Loyal Home Workers arc unique in
this. that they bring into membership not only
the SONS and daughters of Union veterans tut
of ex- Con federates a. well: and not only these.
but the sons and daughters of those who had
no direct Relationship 10 the war, both native
and foreign-bOrn. And not only the sons ana
daughters the boys and girls, are members,
but older persons as well and many Union
veterans have from the FIRST been in the ranks.
At Louisville the Loyal Home Workers came
into great prominence through the press, and
number o. recruits were added TO i1s ranks.
Their cali upon National President LIzsbeih A.
Turner at the Gait House. and greetings ex-
tended TO her,-were pleasant social attentions
20 one who has given great and and encourage
meut to their work. aHd of whose interest they
Rre assured during her administration.
But although Grand Army Commanders
National Department, and Post-have ex-
pressed their interest in the Loyal Home
Workers yet not until this year OF our Lord
A. ~ al
ment teen given to them.
THE coMMANDER-IN-cBIEFA APPROVES.
Following the Louisville Encampment Secre-
tary A. /. Seaman wrote TO Gen. J. n. Walker.
Commander in Chief. explaining the aims and
objects Of the Loyal Home Workers. supplying
g. copy of the Constitution. and asking him to
remember the Association. should he have
rssion to refer to the agencies which have
arisen TO spread the patriotic and DationalIZing
principles of the Graud Army of the Z pu bic.
This letter was forwarded with the indorse-
rnent of the President of the Loyal Home
Workers eliciting the following responses:
HEApo'ns GRaND ARMY THE REPrBfIc, !
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
lNpIANAPoIIs IND, Oct. H. 1895.
Mr.. KATE b. SHERWOOD. President Loyal Home
DEAR MADAM: Your very kind favor of the 9th.
Enclosing request from Mr.. Seaman and indorse-
ment thereon. received. Ia reply, il viii afford
noe much pleasure to comply with your request IN
the matter
Tie objects Of the association are good and should
Very sincerely yours, n. WALKER,
Commander in-Chief
RALLY AROUND THE coIoRs.
The letter head of the CommaudeT-in- Chief
lie very beautiful in design. There is back
ground Of clouds. with the sun blszing through.
Against this the Grand Army badge is set with
Old Glory blazing TO orc side.
Such an Enforcement from the greatest patri-
otto association upon the face Of the globe ought
10 inspire everyone of the over $4,000 patriots
young and old. who have enrolled themselves
In THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE Conversation Club
TO come forward and join the Loyal Home
Workers Association and place themselves in
the very first ranks of the younger advocates
Of Progress and Patriotism.
Let the Flag Salute. which has been adopted
by the D.H.W., not only be given at regular
meetings. but let il 20 wherever = member goes.
let one and all unite in putting into the hearts
and on the lips Of every citizen great and small,
IN the land the consecrating words: We give
our heads and our hearts 10 God and our coun-
try. One country, one language. one hag.
How many will do this2 Let us hear from
yOp, one and all.
LINCOLN CIRCLE, no. 2.
The call of Secretary p. T. la Munyan. 2531
North Eleventh street Phiisdelp hia. for meet
ing Of Lincoln Circle. No. 2 Oct. q, az the home
of Loui NJ Stockton. was received too late for
proper announcement. Hope good time may
be reported.
KANSAS AT THE FRONT.
Kansas w. are still at the front. under
the wise leadership of Estella Edgecomb. And
now, how many viii be at the Beoit Reunion !?
Though retired 10 the ranks, my interest is
unsbsted. j would hear from L.H.W. mem
befs and old-time Cos.
w. F. Volz Reading, Kan.
ecRTpss CHIPS.
A Committee OF Massachusetts l. II. W., with
Treasurer Mary J.. Best as Chairman, has been
appointed 10 convey congratulations from the
LII. w. to Lizabeth A. Turner on her election
20 the National Presidency Of the WRC
Mrs. Turner was our Treasurer Of the original
Reunion Committee.
To the New Woman: "These are the DAYS
that try mems souls"
cordial greeting was received by the
LH.N. from the National Daughters of Vet
Grams. We certainly reciprocate, and wish the
ID. Y. continued progress.
Assistant Secretary Nora Rivers, Of Vermont.
makes an admirable suggestion 10 other Secre-
tAHes, when she calls atteEion TO organizing
the State into Circle, and then when the men,
bership grows and IL is possible. a number Of
smaller Local Circles can be organized out of
the original Circle.
sigh escaped a c. C. girl,
tNOt old enough 10 yote)
And tben with chhrming grace she pulled
bair OF Siater's coat
7allace Fosters Patriotic Primer for the
10 Citizen " Is destined TO Rorify the L.H.W
Botice among its pages quotations from some
our bright writers: Georgia Martin, Henry
Bnchen LILLIAN Knight, Edith Haines Carrie
haliowell. Christian Smenson and others.
a new name Tor honeymoon" a cording TO
Hargroyes way OF telling il, is the Cranberry
season"
o. Edith HaInes, where are YOU atn
Aud where that distant ride?
Come, tell u quick or we will bust"
For were on tbe tobosgan slide.
Miss Elvira Sidnor Miller is delightful
little lady, brilliant writer and a huge story
teller. She is very proud of the gold C. C. badge
presented her, aud wears il couspicnously. IT
- TO be regretted, however, that Miss Miller
became III after her untiring work during the
Lucampment which forced her into retirement.
S"o 10 suOsisi on a diet of cracked ice And
how she says that "ice" is not what jt's
cracked up" 20 be-
Who said anything about snoonev Ru,lero
why he's not in il" with The 1. II " ono
dozen were presented the Mother 3eneral1.
one dozen "our delightful Lutte hostess -
SeorRia Martin; several wore souvenir sDoons
others presented SPOONS to friends. and l.
kt0ie one ~ Mammoth Cave
wish TO omphaticaiy deny that there was
any "sp00nBR" done at Louisville. and /
aepreeate tho necessity of stating that &C, CD
does not stand Tor Counting Clubp
Wei ring one song