The National tribune., 1895-10-10

cence IN the out-and-out Amerlcanlsm Oh Ihe
highly gifted daughter.
With her childish heart on Ere with the
tales handed down to her from the brave days
of old, her life was early consecrated to liberty
and independence, and her desire to do some
brave deed for her dear native land found early
EXPRESSION repeated in hundred ways as the
years rolled along.
In 1869 Sarah A. Cochrane was married to
VIM. II. Plummer. of the 4th Mich, brave
soldier of Revolutionary stock. who was dan
gcrously wounded at gettysburg. and whose
only brother was killed at Charlottesville.
After the marriage came the trials aud strug-
gles bravely and patiently borne, so familiar
to the soldiers wife; but of those, let another
speak Then came the Relief Corps. with its
imperative demands and when Corps Z. OF the
capital city OF Michigan. was instituted, the
wife of Comrade Plummer took her place as a
charter member.
This was in 1884, and that same year Mrs.
Plummer became associate editor of The Yet
eran, serving three years. Her stirring rallies
and clever dialect letters established her repu-
tation as a ready writer, and since then she has
done much work for the Michigan press-on
Lansing and Detroit newspapers.
She served Corps as Secretary, and later as
President, and made her first appearance in
National Convention at Portland, 1885. as Dele
gate at Large from Michigan. At the same
time she was serving as Department institute
ing and Installing Officer. with Emma Stark
Hampton then at the head of the Department.
In 1886 she was elected Department Senior
Vice President, and in 1887 as Department
President, and in 1888 and again in 1889 ac-
copied appointments as Department Counselor.
AT sixth National Con vention she was elected
to place on the Executive Board, and served
both at sixth and seventh National Conven-
tions as Assistant National Secretary
In 1SS9-90, while serving as National Insti-
tuting and Installing Officer, under National
President Annie Wiitenmyer, she organized
the Department Of Texas. and two of the char
ter Corps of West Virginia; also the arst white
Corps of Virginia, which has done such noble
work at Hampton.
In the work of founding and carrying to Sue
cess the w C. annex to the Michigan Soldiers
and Sailors Home, and member of the joint
Memorial Committee, GAR and W.RC.. the
National Chaplain proved anew her qualities
as an organizer, and in securing the co-opera-
tion of the loyal men and women of Michigan
and the support of Michigan Legislators dis
played all the characteristics of great leader
ship. Her daily associations are with those
who influential in shaping the patriotic
legislation of her own State.
This is but the merest outline OF the beauti-
ful and busy life OF the National Chaplain, and
lest there be those who wonder why in the past
few years there has been lull in her public
work. let lift for moment the veil that
covers the grief of devoted mother for a
beloved only daughter taken to her long
home in the earliest days of her young wife
hood Then they will know why the ringing
voice that had thrilled so many great Camp
fires and Conventions was, when heard for a
moment at Louisville, when she rose to nom-
nate Ohio's candidate for National Treasurer,
husky and broken and full of tears.
And now of the sweet domestic virtues Of the
National Chaplain by one knows her daily GO
ing out and coming in. This voluntary tribute
herewith follows. Surely the Woman's Relief
Corps have reason to rejoice in their unanimous
choice for National Chaplain.
MRS. NILEs's TRIBUTE.
| have heard you were to write brief
sketch of Mrs A. c. Plummor, of Lansing. May
!, who know her so WELL speak word to you
She is a rare and gracious woman.
This Summer I, with hundred others,
walked on the shore of the great lake looking
for corals and agates. Among the millions of
stones a few were found, but not one gem of
value among them all; but If hundred people
walking along the great sea of life and look
ing everywhere among the countless multi
tudes and peoples for fawiess gem of mind
and character, should find at length our Mrs.
Plummer, thcy would all pause, aud when they
saw-yet who can know her worth as those who
have known her long ana closely when they
saw the rare cleaning brilliant with one ac-
cord tho decision would be: This is the gem
for the King"
Do l speak strongly? I know of whom /
speak. l think you know her publicly. In
her homelife / know her best. Her devotion
to her aged mother in her last long sickness
was tireess and unremitting: her faith. her
brave onlook into Heaven, cheered the dying
saint and made the sad days bright.
What she was to her mother she is to all who
look to her for help. She has been ever strong
in adversely sweet in disaster, modest and
grateful when good came to her or hers. Her
sympathies are warm and deep. She never
forgets friend, no matter how humble. and
she never forgets that lone is her Master,
even Christ"
Do you know she has the blood of the Scotch
nobility in her veins7 One might know it, for
she was born to command in her dignifed,
wise. sweet way.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Vosburgh Corps. 81 Newark. n. Y, had an
able representative at the National Convention
in Helen A. S. Boomer She writes that
Corps 81 are to have Thirty Years Ago"
recited as one of tho numbers in an entertain
ment.
Mary Averill, Senior Vice President, o. P.
Morton Corps, Manton. Mich: The Woman's
Relief Corps has no button. but a very pretty
recognition pin, bronze gold. Write Depart
ment Headquarters for full information.