The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-11-12
that this memorial leaf bS placed in the bright
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Although at every step some foot that bleeds
Leaves prints of anguish. still our Father leads
| Through darkness into iightH
| All Corps have been requested to drape their
charters in mourning for 30 days, ana TO holo
| fitting memorial service.
No sooner had Memorial Order No. been
issued than Order No. followed, drawn forth
| by the death of Department Commander John
| Ackley, whose death occurred at Aberdeen, )
d., Oct. IS. Corps charters have been ordered
draped and special service recommended. AS
passing tribute the Department President
says: Ito
| "a wave of sorrow comes over all our hearts.
| The Grand Army of South Dakota will mourn
leader gone. A wise counselor has been
taken from them. He has laid down the
weapons of warfare and is now numbered with
that Grand Army whose term Of service is COM
peted. We would offer to the be-
reaved family the tenderest sympathy and re-
spect of the members of the Order"
DEPARTMENT OF KANSAS.
Department President Julia A. Chase has
made visiting. tour of Kansas Corps. inspect
ing and encouraging them, during which she
has travelled over 900 miles.
At the State Reunion in Topeka, which was
| q magnificent affair." she occupied Headquar-
tiers tent on the grounds the entire time. The
grand W.R.C. Campfire which she carried out
was one of the big times of the week.
Past National President Margaret Ray Wick
ems Past Department Presidents Hedrck and
| Harris, Department Commander Whitney, Past
| Department Commander Harris, Division Colo
mel Harrington, S. of ", Congressman Lew
Hanback,, Department Secretary Belle Chase,
| Department Inspector Evans, Mother BECKER
dyke, Isabelle Worrall Ball and Mrs. Scott the
colored orator of Missouri, who spoke at Ma
tional Convention, were among the speakers.
Chanute where the next Department En-
campment, GAR. is to be held also Atchison,
| Kansas City, Olathe, Garnette, Colony, lola,
Emporia Reading Manhattan aud Salina were
among the points visited. Banquets and re-
ceptions greeted her at nearly every place
visited.
The Department President attended the 18th
| anniversary of the Corps at Olathe. This Corps
meets in Memorial Hail. third story of the
Courthouse, which. under a State law, has been
finished off and given the GAR. free of cost
for 90 years. Past Department President He'd
| rick, Chairman of the Committee on Patriotic
| Teaching who instituted the Corps, was pres
ent. President Hedrick was the first presiding
officer of Kansas her name was then Brown.
She served AS National Inspector under Eliza
beth Darcy kinne National President. She
is still worker in the ranks
| At Manhattan the Corps covered itself with
glory. The Department Auditing Committee
met the Department President, Secretary and
| Treasurer there, and when business was over
all sat down TO a banquet rendered Department
President Chase and staff and department
Commander Whitney and staff.
At EmpOria the Department President was
given a reception by Corps 20, at the house of
Department Senior Vice President Griffith.
| She was also guest of President Bailey, of
| Corps 1871 and visited the Normal State School
at that point. with 1900 students.
AT Manhattan, Department President Chase
visited the State Agricultural College. Ball.
quets were rendered her as AZ lola, Colony and
Reading.
DEPARTMENT Of MASSACHUSETTS.
DEAR TRIBUNE: Still tie good work goes
on aud all along the limo Corps are work ing in
many ways to fill their treasures. that it
shall be no empty saying Ito help the needy
veteran and his dependent Ones"
Bat as the season draws of, when the veteran
| will need, more than ever, the comforts that a
full treasury supply, each Corps will see to
it that the work is not YhIndered Try the want
of means.
Bright women arc using their brains to de-
wise something new AND taking. and fairs, sup
pers, and entcrtainmentsare made as attractive
as willing hands and hard work make
them.
Department President Helen A. Brigham
opens the fair of Brostono Corps, and will be
present with her staff AT fthe opening of the
| Army Nurse Fair sI ga
| Roxbury Corps will assistPost &c in n weeks
fair. Gloucester Corps will mold four days
fair, with supper the closing night and Lex
ington Corps follows with fair aud dance
East Pepperell Corps will have harvest sup
per. and Hopki nton musical and literary ell
tapment. when the farce entitled The
New Women will be presented.
Bridgewater added $50 to its treasury as the
result Of recent entertainment, and Wake
field adds liberal sum to its treasury from a
parade recently held. Much of the credit for
its success is due Corps President Josephine Nc
Quinn.
Lizabeth A. Turner National Counselor,
in her entertaining remarks at the anniversary
Of Post %. Roxbury, gave some "reminiscences
of her experience in the Pemberton Square
Hospital during the war. When the exercises
were concluded she was surprised to learn that
one Of the soldiers in the hospital at that time
-Comrade Williams-was present rs a visitor
from the far off State of Washington. Incl
dents Of those historic days were recalled by
both, who will retain pleasant memories of the
anniversary.
Comrade E. B. Stilings of E. w. Kinsley
Post, 1l3, Boston. was somewhat surprised,
when shortly after reaching his office one
morning last week, to see his whole force Of
pressmen and compostors fling into the apart
ment. Visions of strike for more pay and less
hours were quickly idispellei however, when
Foreman Chester b. Ames stepped forward and
in neat speech presented Comrade Stllings in
behalf of the employees. with an elegant ban.
uuet-lamp. 1t was the anniversary CT his
wedding and it is said that he blushed more
than he did on that suspicious occasion year
ago.
AT the fair of Corps z, Brockton. Past Presi-
dent Margaret Andrews was presented gold
badge.
Mabel MacGil, Chairman of Department Re-
lief Committee gave several readings at the
fair Of Boston Corps
Hattie A. Bray, of the Department Executive
Board represented the Order at a public meet
ing Of Corps 159, East Douglass
Senior Vice. President Eldridge, of Hyde
Park Corps. will spend the Winter at Port
Royal, S. c. She will visit Corps at Beaufort
Charleston, and Hilton Head.
The new law passed by the Legislature last
Winter. apprOpriating sum for the burial of a
soldiers widow, is help TO Corps in their relief
work. Corps 30, Beverley, had the care for
many years Of soldiers widow who was blind.
The Corps at her death assumed charge of her
funeral, and has secured the appropriation re-.
ferred to.
The charity whist parties, so successfully
conducted by Past President Lue Stuart Wads-
worth last season, will he continued this VIM
ter, the last Friday afternoon in each month
from 2:30 to o'clock. % Adm sson, two towels,
two pillow Slips or two napkins. All contr bu-
tions will be sent to the National Relief Corps
Home, Madison, O.. of which Past Department.
President Clare Fl. Bureighis Superintendent,
Members of the W. r. Clare invited to attend.
Marion II. Brazier of Gharlestown Corps,
will read paper on 1.-The Spirit of '76 Abroad -