The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-01-02

The per capita expense during the past year
was $179.
EXPERIENCE AS SOLDIERS WIFE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Capt. VIM. Lewis Corps, a.
Wheeling Ind. gave an entertainment, at
which our honored Department Press Core
spondent Missouri F. Woodward. of Indian
apOlis, gave her experiences as soldiers wife
during the war days.
Her vivid pictures Of the scenes witnessed
by her. both North and South were highly sp-
preciated, especially by the old soldiers.
Her amusing story of how she earned a
dollar for her Corps brought down the house.
| The patriotic songs Of Mesdames Bertha Wills
and Anna l.. Ford of Matthew'S Ind, were en-
Enthusiastically received.
Mary A. Braddock. Corps Correspondent.
DEPARTMENT OF ILLINOIS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: The Department of Illinois
W.R.C., is in excellent condition. Department
President Flora Jamson Miller is very busy
with the Relief Corps Home, located at VIII
mington.
Work is progressing and 1t is expected that
the Home will be opened Jan. l. 1906 The
Illinois Corps are contributing freely toward
its furnishings.
Illinois W.RC. have a warm friend in De-
partment Commander Powell, and many Corps
have been organized through his efforts. Gen.
Powell has arranged for every Congressional
District to hold one GAR. Convention this
year at city in the District. In connection
with these Department President Miller is
holding W.R.C. Conventions, that all may
understand the work of the Order better.
Mamie Barnes, Press Correspondent, Month
cello, Ill.
ossAwAToMIE RECEPTION.
Emma J. Ely, Guard Of Ossawatomie Corps,
III, Huntington, Neb., reports visit from De-
partment President Emily o. Dilworth on an
inspection tour. Upon entering the hall each
member was introduced by President Eliza J.
Miller
The business meeting followed. when the
entire work was satisfactorily exemplified
then the doors were thrown open and the COM
rades of Ossawatomie Post, invited to meet the
Department President, were admitted. After
the greetings refreshments were served to all.
All were well pleased to meet the Depart
ment President" writes our correspondent, add
ing: " / think we learned some things we never
knew BEFORE"
DEPARTMENT OF NEW HAMPSHIRE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Abel A. Livermore Relief
Corps, 80, Wilton. gave a dinner and supper at
Town Hall, clearing 1880, to help furnish a
sleeping-room in the Soldiers Home Hospital. |
This was the first Corps to report to Depart |
ment Headquarters its intention to furnish q |
room.
Corps SO has recently lost by death its first |
President Mary J. Hartwe.l. charter member |
Clara A. Haines inspected Wesley 3. knight |
Corps, 81, West Derry, and later the Corps |
gave supper and entertainment proceeds to /
assist in furnishing the Soldiers Home Hos |
pital.
Sawyer Corps, 81, closed its first fair, COM |
bining supper, entertainment and dance, with /
a nice balance of over $500. Music by the |
Independent Orchestra.
Huse Corps. Center Barnstead, accom- panied |
the Post to the funeral of Charles III. Reynolds, /
South Barnstead.
John Sedgwick Corps. 90. Keene mourns
the loss of Secretary Addie Ray. Past President
of the Corps and untiring worker from the
start. She will be missed by hosts of friends.
E. E. Sturtevant Post and Corps, Concord,
made grand success of the fair just closed.
Net receipts about S1,400
A baby show proved a great attraction in
connection with the two-days fair of o. w.
Lull Post. Milford, assisted by the Corps De-
partment Commander Buzzel and staff were
present. An antique wedding, the first even.
ing afforded much amusement.
May Proctor Howe, Department Core
spondent.
sALUTrNa THE FLAG.
Lu semens Hadley, Principal of the Kinder
garten at West Lafayette. Ind, was of the
first teachers in the country to introduce the
flag salute into the schools. The daily morning
scene is very impressive, as the flag salute is
part of the morning exercises.
These exercises, highly patriotic In char
acter. include questions and answers Froe-
bel, Washington, Lincoln, Longfellow, Whit
tier, and so on, followed by series of patriotic
songs, such as Rally Round the Flag"
Z" Marching Through Georgia." and Tramp,
Tramp, the Boys are Marching" At the close
comes the command, Haiti" and then all
face about and sing "Our Flag is There" CIV
ing the BaIch salute in closing: We give our
de- nd our haar - tn cd md 0ur /
One country, ono language, one flag"
Sometimes the flag is on an easel, and again
it is carried by little girl of three, who dips
the colors like veteran. Recently the kinder
garten had an election, following one of the
morning talks, with Washington, Adams. and
Arnold as candidates; needless to say Wash
ington was the winner by good majority.
DEPARTMENT OF MAINE.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Kidder Relief Corps, 81,
was inspected by Past Department President
Ella Jordan Mason, who spoke in the evening
at a Campfire for the benefit of the Relief
Corps Home. The inspection report is highly
favorable.
Hattie Y Grindle. Correspondent of Custer
Corps "a, Lewiston, writes that $50 and a
quantity of towels have been sent by them
to the Maine Home the past year. They
will continue their efforts They cleared $40
through q harvest supper given with the Post.
large delegation will attend the Department.
in Bangor, it being so near.
Corps 2i has done very little with the flag
salute as it is in country town and the teach
FRS constantly changing, and it is hard work
where there are few working members.
Cannot some one tell them before next Spring
now their Corps went TO work to reach the !
teachers in a country town?
Department President NJ. Antoinette Millett
ecentIy visited Custer Corps, Lewiston, where !
he was entertained by Mrs. Grace E. Werner \
President Millctt will, no doubt be elected the I
econd time to the Office of Department Presi-
lent. as her administration has been very a
uccessful this year, aud every Corps is loud
II her praise. Custer Corps is preparing for a
fair to be given the first or second week in I
A. Small, Press Core o
pondent.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Mrs. W. p. Quayle, wife of the editor of the
Rock Islander is the President of John Buford
,orps at Rock Island, ILL.,, for 1886; Mrs. F. G.
Iemenway, Secretary. n
DIR. W. o. Pierce, of Winchester, Ind, COM
oser of 1.-THE Banner of Beauty and Glory" A.
ung so enthusiastically at the Sons of Yeter-
ms Encampment at Knoxville. Tenn is out
nth a new song called mo More Marching g
through Georgia" =
Past President Lou Stuart Wadsworth, of y
outh Boston, gave a novel Charity Whist '
ociable to secure Christmas gifts for the n- ~
lates of the National Relief Corps Home Adj a.
,ission, two handkerchefs or one white u ~