The National tribune., 1895-05-23
Slime reported receipts for the year as 1872;

Slime reported receipts for the year as S192;
| expenditures $50.
The standing committees. Mrs. G.. w. Felt,
Chairman of Relief, and Mrs. Hoffman, Chair
man of Executive, have done nobly. An elegant
! supper closed the evening, served IN the lee
ture-room, to which $50 sat down.
| A pleasant incident of the evening was the
| presentation to President Adams by Mrs. Bren-
naman, on behalf of the Corps, OF bouquet Oh
roses and orchids and the interchange of fclicI-
| tous remarks. President Adams is delegate
! at-large to National Convention.
Cons GO, Chester having lost their DOCKS
| and charter in recent fire, they have been
replaced by Department by direction OF the
| Council.
Buford Corps Central City, is Furnishing,
and initiated six members last quarter Ihey
| have lust given a complimentary social ana
| supper to all the GAR members and their
families over $50 persons partook OF their hos
| pitality.
Helen T. Cook. Department Press Core
spondent
NATIONAL TREASURER.
The logical successor of Armilla A. Cheney
as National Treasurer, Womans Relief Corps,
is Past Department President Isabella t. Bag
ley of Ohio. who very closely divided the vote
at the 10Th National Convention with that pop
ular incumbent.
The fact that large number of permanent
members of Convention who voted for Armilla
A. Cheney, and would have done so again had
she been a candidate, are now actively support
ing Mrs Bagley, is tho best evidence that her
candidacy is growing in popularity.
The reasons set forth by the Ohio delegation
last year for their grounds of support of lsa-
bella T. Bagley are vital then as now. She is
woman in high health, and in the early prime
of life; literally educated and experienced as
teacher and philanthTOpist, foremost In church
work and in local charities, long presiding Off
Ger, and for years the efficient Chairman OF
Relief of Haslett Corps. in her own city OF ZaneS-
vile; identified with Soldiers Home and Ma
tional Relief Corps Home interests; orderly,
systematic, and Of superior ability; q model
housek eeper, and a record as Department Prcsi-
dent, earned in tho active period OF W.R.C.
organ zation of the highest excellence.
"She is ono of the really brainy women of
the Buckeye Commonwealth writes one of the
brainiest men i'm the State, high up in Grand
Army circles, adding, "by nature splendidly
endowed. close student and keen observer,
accustomed from childhood to close application,
of charming manner and indomtable energy.
singuarly unselfish and devoted to good works,
she wields great power in all circles in which
she moves 1t is not strange, therefore, that
loyal women of Ohio have asked National Con-
vention to elect her National Treasurer. They
thOdical work, and sterling worth as woman,
wife, and mother"
Mrs. Bagley is the wife of Capt. Fenton Bag
ley, a prominent citizen of GAINESVILLE, aud a
member of Hazlett Post.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Dorcas b. Giles, Baker
Corps, 90, Lake Preston, reports the gifts, by
the Corps to the Soldiers Home, Hot Springs,
of box of bed-comforts, The NATIONAL IRIB-
UNE, aud three large rugs.
Ophelia Barclay, of Col. Ellsworth Corps so,
Lenox, writes that Corps so remembers the
Soldiers Home often. Their contributions in
clude "a yards of new rag carpet, comforts,
chair cushions, head-rests, tides, reading mat
ter. and old linen.
Ella +. Brown, of Gen. Harrison Corps, 46,
Alexandria, reports the Corps charter draped
in memory of Josie B. Megren, who instituted
the Corps in 1891, with IL charter members.
The Corps now numbers 50, a band imbued
with desire to assist the living and honor the
dead. They joined with the GAR. on their
first Memorial Day, at which time Grandma"
Field, pensioner of 1872, was given place Of
honor.
George Fl. Stevens Corps, 80, Howard, as re-
ported by Alice s. Phettepace is doing excel
lent work in the true spirit of the Order.
Refreshments served at joint installation,
New England dinner, in connection with
literary entertainment, in which Post, Corps,
and citizens of Howard Joined, were among
the activities Of the new year.
Ransom Corps, II, Mitchell, reported by So
phronia Hoover, is growing in number and
interest, and doing much relief work. Every
Friday afternoon they meet to sew, and helped
several families during the Winter to food,
clothing. and fuel. They make much of the
social features exchange visits with neighbor-
ing Corps. and give frequent suppers. At each
Corps meeting a paper is read by member
for tho good of the Order. Present member
ship, 67; President, Anna NJ. Williams.
Carrie NJ. Cleveland, Department Press Cor
respondent Esmond, S. ID.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Ifanyone has duplicate copy of the Journal
of Third National Convention, W.R.C., held at
Portland, Me-, she will confer favor by COM
municating with Past Department President
Fanny Z. Minot, Concord, n. III.
Martha III. Van Pelt, Chaplain of the ener.
getic new Relief Corps of Hatboro, Pa, will de-
liver patriotic poem as q part of the exercises
of Memorial Day, GAR. and W.R.C.
Col. c. Mason Kline, Past Department Com
mander of California. favors the editor with
the " Proceedings of the 18th Annual Encamp-
msnt Department of California, G.A.R.," 1867 |
to 1882.
Mary Lowe Dickinson, President of the Ma
tional Council of Women, U. S. A., has ap-
pointed Past National President Kate Brownlee |
Sherwood as one of three fraternal delegates |
from the United States to the National Council |
OF Women OF Canada, to meet at Toronto, May |
&c to 80, inclusive.
Past National President E. Florence Barker |
is interested in the Massachusetts Floral EN- |
blem Society, of which Past Department Treas
urer Harriet l.. Reed is President. This society
proposes to help Massachusetts, select State |
flower and create an interest in the agitation |
of National flower. May flower tea has |
been given under its auspices