The National tribune., 1896-06-25
THE RELIEF CORPS.
Gleanings from National Headquar'
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FOURTEENTH NATIONAL CONvENTI'

terS---N0teS from departments.
| FOURTEENTH NATIONAL CONVENTION
| Reception in Honor of the COMMANDMENTS
Chief-Handsome Relief Corps Contribu-
ton to Memorial Day Fund for Decorating
Graves i'm the Standardization the Coun-
| try Over Wherever the Grand Army and
| Relief Corps Unite.
| FOURTEENTH NATIONAL CONVENTION.
A circular issued by the St. Paul Citizens
Committee on Arrangements. 3oth National
Encampment GAR, contains matter of in
terest to the W.R.C, especially those who ex-
pect to attend 14th National Convention,
W.R.C.
Mrs r. NJ Newport is Chairman of the Sub
committee on Women; Headquarters, corner
Summit and Dayton avenues
Headquarters Department Of Minnesota,
W.R.C., is at S39 Osceola avenue, Minneapolis.
Mimi. but as Convention is in the sister city
of ST. Paul, those desiring accommodations
should address as above.
Department President Marie Hasenwinkle
has been assigned room in the Headquarters
building, and through her all the W.R.C. mail
will pass
RECEPTION TO
| National President Lizabeth A. Turner has
arranged for a Relief Corps reception in honor
of Commander-in-C Chief l. N. Walker, to be held
at Headquarters, the Ryan Hotel.
Commander in-Chief Walker. like his pre-
decessors, has been warm and devoted friend
and guardian of W.R.C. interests, and is worthy
of all the honors the loyal women of America
can bestow upon him.
The Minnesota National Aids are much in
| terested in coming Convention, and will, to-
gether with local and Department officers,
W.RC., do all in their power for the success of
Convention.
MEMORIAL DAY SOUTH.
The National Treasurer reports over 81. 200
| contributed by the Relief Corps to the Grand
Army for Memorial Day in the South, and a
| letter from Adj't-Gen. Robbins records the
highest appreciation of Relief Corps assistance.
This is nearly double the amount contrib uted
last year on behalf OF the same cause.
PATRIOTISM IN IDAHO.
Norta Bacon. charter member OF Geo. wright
Corps Post Falls, Idaho gives an encouraging
account of patriotic doings in that remote
northeast corner of the State. With popu-
| lation of less than 200 Geo. Wright Post num-
| bers 81 members and the Corps l6 members.
| On Memorial Day. assisted by their patriotic
| neighbors Post aud Corps carried out a pro-
| gram of song. recitations, aud flag drills, the
school children participating. Fully 500 people
| were in attendance.
Twelve presents were distributed, EN- bracing
| flags, banners large picture of Washington,
and biographies of noted Generals of the Union
| They hope To teach the rising generation the
| proper observance of Memorial Day.
WAR SONG CONCERT.
National Treasurer Belle It. Bagley was in
/ strumenial in arranging and carrying to q
magnificent success WAR Song Concert and
| Military Pageant" benefit Hazlett Corps
GAINESVILLE, o. The choral singing was the
finest ever given in that city, and the enter
tainment was the most popular since the Grand
Army Fair of 1884.
The revival of war song concerts in Chicago
Cincinnati, Columbus and elsewhere is proving
that popular patriotism is alive aud glowing.
Corps cannot fail to interest the public ii they
will take this up in earnest.
This is the opinion of the National Treasurer,
in which the editor concurs, both speak ing FROM
actual experience.
The Hazlett Corps concert included all the
popular songs of the war period. heroic and
pathetic. varied by the flag drill recitations
and tableaux. There were IS singers, soloists
and chornses
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
The fourth annual Reunion of the Depart-
ment Of Massachusetts will he held at Nam
| tasket June 30 under the direction of Past
National President Sarah f. Fuller. Corps 80.
Lowell will furnish and take care of Room 33
at the Massachusetts Soldiers Home.
Corps l73 has been instituted at Rock port by
Department lnstituting and Installing Officer
Bridgeman. National President L. A. Turner
and Department President Brigham have been
the guests Of the Corps at Somerville aud
Wooster
The Committee on Patriotic Teaching. Dahl
gren Corps. 20, Somervillc. drilled the children
Of l6 primary schools in Memorial Day service
in memory to the unknown dead. Each child
was presented with a white ribbon badge with
the flag and the words '' Memorial Day, 1886"
printed ON it.
MEMORIAL DAY MENTION.
Molly Mott. of Shiloh Field Corps, Elkhart,
Ind, writes that patriotism is not on the de-
cline ia that State as Memorial Day was never
more generally observed. The Superintendent
of the schools led the children in the parade
The Corps served warm dinner to the vet
erans
The Corps of New Jersey carried out extens.
i've observances OH Memorial Day. At Plain
vile 500 children marched with the Grand
Army and Sons OF Veterans TO the several ceme-
teries and assisted in decorating the graves.
In the evening. dressed in red, white and blue.
they gave "Coluwbia's Memorial" as part of
the patriotic program 10 fine effect.
DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA.
Department Correspondent Lille c. Milne
reports Memorial service held by john A.
Dix Corps. 4, San Jose, in memory of Susan
A. Daggett, the oldest member of the Corps
aged 70. aud charter member
Past National President Elizabeth Darcy
Kline reports the beautiful Memorial service
of the Relief Corps held May rs in memory of
hDgeica Prentice and Emma Stoner Lincoln
Post and mem bers of Garfield and Meade Corps
were in attendance.
Members of Lincoln Corps enjoyed visit to
Antietam Corps, Petaluma, Cal. Past National
President Kinne and Department President
Hatch and other officers of distinction were of
the party.
DEPARTMENT OF OREGON.
Department Correspondent Sarah +. Miller
writes that, through the influence Of Depart
ment President Mary Scott Myers the ID
schools at The Dalles have been furnished with
a flag each, and the Flag Salute is given in all
the schools. The Declaration of Independence,
presented early in the year by the Department
President, hangs in a conspicuous place in the
High School room.
AT Portland Ore. the soldiers monument
was covered with flowers after the exercises
by the GAR. Then the Relief Corps surround
ed the monument. and Department Treasurer
Briggs recited Memorial poem, after which
all the graves were decorated.