The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-06-04

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known Dead May "a, and the motto who
! they were none knew. what they were all
| knew made IL mass Of floral beauty on
| Memorial Day.
Corps l3, Norwell, provided dinner for the
fost, and decorated urn in memory OF the
unknown dead in Washington Street Gene
| terry, and the cenotaph in Assnippi Cemetery.
| Memorial Day morning. an emblem pre-
sented by Corps 40, Of Everett, 20 the Post WAS
dedicated by the school children, under di Tree.
! ton OF the Committee on Patriotic Teaching.
| The emblem was then taken by the Post to the
! cemetery and deposited in memory Of the up-
known dead. Tho Post carried fine naval
| flag, gift of the Corps.
At Stoneham the school children eo-operated
| with the Corps in collecting and placing me-
| mortal howers in memory of the unknown
| dead.
Dahlgren Corps, South Boston. had a service
| IN memory of the unknown dead at the urn
placed by them two years ago in Emerson street
| Cemetery.
| Corps ~. Ipswich, decorated the soldiers'
| monument and served dinner to the Post aud
school children participating in Memorial Day
| exercises.
Fletcher Webster Corps, Brockton. served a
| dinner for 500 comrades aud others in the
parade In the evening they held service in
| memory OF the unknown dead.
Each member of Veteran Corps Reading
deposited a floral Offering on the soldiers
monument in memory of the unknown dead.
DEPARTMENT OF IOWA.
Eleanor i. Gibson. Of Iowa reports four
Corps instituted last year in Iowa. OF the fail
IRE OF the Legislature to make an appropriation
of money for the Old Peoples Building at the
Iowa Soldiers Home, Marshalltovn, Depart
ment President Griffith is reported as saying:
NO appropriation for our Old Peoples Build
ing and 80 old couples knock ing for admittance.
o, sisters Of Iowa W.R.C., could you each be
aroused to see and feel the great need of this
building as those of US do who have taken time
to investigate, who have given to it so much
thought, you would rise up as one woman to-
day and say:
The Old Peoples Building shall be placed
there. If the State of Iowa does not do it, the
W.R.C. OF Iowa will. These so old couples shall
be cared for. and shall not be separated one
from the other in their declining years. Do /
hear the word? Do your hearts respond?
VIII you redeem the pledge we have made to
care for these dependent ones? Will VIC erect
building there and make the last days Of
these old people free from want and eare2'
Yes, my sisters; my faith is great. / have
tested you, have tried you, have not nd
you wanting. Let rs place as our memorial
for 1896 an Old Peoples Building the Sol
diers' Home ground at MarslIalltown. DO not
say we cannot. What can not over 5000 loyal
Following in the footsteps Of the recent De-
partment Convention of Kansas, the 18th
Department Convention of Iowa adopted q
resolution condemning the tendency to make
a holiday of Memorial Day, aud desiring men,
bers Of the Order to use all the influence pos
sible to do away with ball games. bicycle
matches, etc. deyoting the day 10 the memory
of our heroic dead, and exercises which will
tend to revere their matchless sacrifices.
Comics Of tho rezolution have saut 70
many Of the leading papers OF the State, aud it
is the desire OF the Order that the attention of
the public may be called to this serious matter,
believing that in many cases the Dissertation of
the day arises from thong rather than
from deliberate Hiifulness.
The unanimous election of Department
President Helen r. Griffith. and the presenta-
ton to her by her associate officers and Aids
Of beautiful gold badge, set with a large soIi-
tsire diamond, were expressive of the conf
dence and esteem in which this superior OH |
Ger is held.
Among other choice souvenirs presented her |
were sterling-silver sugar-bowI, eresmeT, |
tray. and butter. knife, all from department
officers and Aids.
Some months since THE NATIONAL TRIB- |
UNE presented in the Relief Corps column a |
sketch aud portrait of Iowas energetic and |
efficient President. Should the women of !
Iowa continue TO follow where she leads the |
old soldiers aud their wives will have the /
building called for at the Home.
TRANSMITTED LOYALTY.
When Department President Emma B. Al |
rich, of Kansas, on retiring from Office, was
presented the beautiful diamond studded |
gold badge at Convention she stated that |
she probably priced it more highly from the l
fact that il will be to her family an heirloom /
or connecting link of FIVE generations in the /
service of their country.
Following Convention the retiring Depart
ment President rendered a reception to the /
heads of the four great patriotic Orders of
Kansas at her home, 20 miles away. These /
were Col. w. G. Whitney, Department Com
mander, GAR; Julia A. Chase, Department |
President. WR.C.; Grant Harrington. Division
Commander, S. of ", and May Olmstead, Di-
vision President, LAS.
pleasant episode of Convention was the
visit of committee from the Sons of Veterans
Eueampment, of which the two candidates for
Division Commander were members, of ,
them being the son of Department President |
Arich. The Department President, loyal to /
both. took one OH each arm and led them to the |
front, saying: Ladies', these sous are rivals |
for their highest office; and while proud
mother to welcome one who is my own son, |
these boys are making friendly race, in Fra
ternity Charity, aud Loyalty and hope you
will take these sons for your models in your
race"
ALL ALONG THE LINE
The first General Orders of Department
President Mary A. Sines, of Indiana, is de- |
voted to a call for observance of Memorial
Day.
The Federation of Relief Corps of Mime
apolis, nine in number, are getting much pleas
ure and profit from monthly meetings. They
will carry the banner of patriotism into the
local Council of Women, which embraces So
societies and associations of that city.
President Ellen NJ. Wsss, of George H.
Thomas Corps, 8, Minneapolis, is an active
spirit of the federated Corps of Minneapolis. |
She was q Delegate from Minnesota to the |
Pittsburg Convention.
Three thousand pupils of the Leaveuworth |
KAN schools took part in Veterans Flag Day
exercises. May %, at the Western Branch of the |
National Home for Disabled Volunteer Sol |
diers.
Department President Manchester, of Butte, |
Mont, was rendered evening reception by |
the w. re. which was magnificent affair !
throughout. The floral decorations, especially |
of the tables, were beautiful.
The army "reminiscences of "Mother" Bick- |
erdyke, compiled by Julia A. Chase present /
Department President of Kansas, have been |
pu blishcd in book form and may be ordered !
from Department Treasurer Lawrence, W.R.C. |
Headquarters, Hiawaths, Kan. Price ST.
Lee Davis, Shelby, Bolivar Co., Miss writes 1
that the number of his Post is No. 2, and of |
the Relief Corps, No. 16. and he thinks the /
hos CHI ks. Il, a l.