The National tribune., 1896-12-24

Funeral OF Past National fresioehS 0saA "aA
C. Mink, and Memorial Orders OF Ma
tionaI President and Department Presi-
dent Of New York-The Council Idea as
Set Forth by Secretary Louise Barnum
Robbins.
PATRIOTIC TEACHING.
Capt. Wallace Foster, Sponsor to the Flag,
sends an interesting resume OF the Work oil
patriotic teaching, as reported from the seVerai
Departments, W.R.C. Interest during the
closing months of the political campaign mad
almost ceased, but since then there has been a
revival all along the line.
Mary E. futile, Dover, N. H., Chairman,
Committee on Patriotic Teaching, Department.
of New Hampshire, has taken up patriotic
work with vigor. and ordered 100 copies OF
the Patriotic Primer and Is Charts Of the Dec
laration Of Independence, and is distributing
them among the Corps of that State.
Josephine E. Zeigler, Chairman OF Com
mittee on Patriotic Teaching, Department Of
Tennessee, writes from Knoxville her approval
of the Patriotic Primer, and says she will use
her utmost endeavor to have it introduced
into the schools Of Tennessee, adding: :" have
made up my mind to fight it out en- this line,
if it takes all Winter"
Charlotte j. Cummings, Chairman OF the
Committee on Patriotic Teaching, Department
of Pennsylvania, writes that she will have the
Patriotic Primer and Independence Chart IN
troduced into her home schools, at Tideout,
and system of patriotic teaching inaugurated
| there, and will follow this up by an effort to
introduce them into the schools throughout
the State. The Department. President Is re-
| ported in full sympathy with the work.
Emma A. Coomes, Treasurer Of the Relief
| Corps at Hartford, Conn.,, orders another ln-
| stalment of primers and charts, and says that
| the Corps are very enthusiastic over the work
| of patriotic teaching.
| Capt Foster reports noble work from Michi-
gan. Helen Mervine. Chairman OF the JOINT
| Committee on Patriotic Teaehing Saginaw,
Mich, writes that they will want about 100
charts and as many Patriotic Primers to Eli
| their orders in and around Saginaw. She
| writes that the W.R.C. are doing an excellent
| work, and are fully alive to the Importance OF
patriotic teaching. Mrs. Mervine has issued .
| little leafet embodying an address on patriotic
1 teaching delivered before the Ninth District
| Con vention, W.R.C., on behalf Of the four Re
/ lief Corps of Saginaw, which she represents as
Chairman of the Joint Committee. In this ad.
| dress Mrs. Mervine reports that tho flags gwen
to the schools by the w .R.C. last year are beau
tifully displayed in every room, to which have
been added pictures Of men noted for their pat
riotism with other scenes calculated to inspire
| love for our country and our flag.
! The flag salute was given in all the schools
| in some quito frequently, in one daily. The
teacher of the latter was Relief Corps woman.
/ Why would it not be good idea for Keller
Corps to recruit from the ranks Of the teachers,
| and thus introduce well-equipped working
| force iuto every school.
In one Of the rooms of the Central School,
| Saginaw, Mrs. Mervine found the children
very happy in the singing of patriotic songs,
beginning with the old Revolutionary song,
1.-The Sword of Bunker Hill" and concluding
| Will, "OId Ironsides" and Marching Through
Georgia"
Mrs Mervine addressed the children by re-
quest of Prof Gardener, the Principal. and
/ found the children deeply interested in the
subject Of Patriotic Teaching. She urges all
Relief Corps women to similar lines Of work,
and says: You are missing an inspiration to
yourself that will be Of incalculable benefit,
i and when your hearts aud hands are once en-
gagged in this work opportunities will present
themselves where you will least expect or look
for Them"
Capt. Foster mailed copy of his primer to
Mrs. May Wright Sewall, Principal Of the Girls
Classical School, indianapolis, in acknowledging
the receipt of which Mrs. Sewall sent an order
for the primer and chart, to be introduced into
her school.
Mary g. Deane, Chairman Of the Committee
on Patriotic Teaching, Department Of Massa-
chusetts, having recovered from a long illness.
has taken up her work with great earnestness
and her characteristic vigor. She is making
arrangements to place copy Of the Patriotic
Primer in the hands of every Corps President
in the Department looking to them to bring
the same before their respective School Boards
and officials.
Sarah C. Borland, Chairman Of Patriotic
Teaching, Department of California. has issued
q circular letter. countersigned by Department
President Laura J. Robson, calling for the in
l A. Dok - inf oil he
Orphan Asylums, Childrens' Home, and other
State institutions for youth and children in
| that State.
Samantha West Miller, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Patriotic Teaching, resident at In
dianapolis, has secured the introduction oil
Patriotic Teaching into the schools of that
city. An official Communication addressed to
her. signed by W. NJ. Scott, President Of the
| Board Of School Commissioners and David x.
Goss Superintendent of Schools, accepts the
prefer of1OO copies of the Patriotic Primer, in
addition to 200 now in nse. To DO placed on
the desk of the teachers of our schools and to
be used in such manner and at such times az
Supervisors may direct These books contain
many excellent selections we'll adapted to the
purposes for which the book has been written
We shall be pleased to suggest to our teachers
the use of this material so far as the exigencies
of our programs and our schedules will per.
nit"
From San Antonio lex, comes 3 demand I0l
flags and so the good work goes on in Dixie.
The last Con yention, Department. of Cali
fornia, W.R.C, passed resolution to inaugu.
rate a Citizen sunday. In pursuance of this
Sarah C. Borland. Chairman Committee on
Patriotic Teaching, issued circular letter
approved by Department President Laura j
Robson, calling upon the preachers Of every
denomination to preach q sermon on "Go0d
; Citizenship"
For the Jewish and Adventist denomination:
) Saturday, Oct 81, was designated; for all others
Nov. l.
FUNERAL OF SARAH @. MINK.
{ Past National President Lizabcth A. Turner
National Councillor, having been detailed BY
, | National President Agnes Hit to represent thu
National W.RC. at the funeral Of Past National
, | President Sarah c. Mink. held at WATERFOWL
N Y. describes in brief the attendant cere
monies and floral tributes Of that sad occasion
in the following:
) Root Corps. Syracuse. performed the W.R.C
burial service at the funeral Of Sarah G. Mink
| beautifully. Two ministers from Watertowr
| gave history Of her life and work that any
> woman might be proud Of.
D, "Neither she nor Maj. Mink had q relative
: | present, but the members of Root Corps anG
, | the Corps in WATERFOWL, with the Waterfowl
| Post, were grouped around the casket.
{ "The Watertown Post and Corps turned out
0 in body. Fully 800 were present at tn,
J. house.
| "The Relief Corps Home Board. with it,
Sacretary Mr. Mitchell went with the body q