The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-07-09

W. nv
AMANDA J. HALsTED.
since its organization in 1889, and has seldom
missed Corps meeting.
| She has planned and carried 10 a successful
issue many enterprises for the benefit Of the
comrades and their dependent ones secured
and presented to the High School of the village
where she lives flags to DO hung in the diff
ferent rooms, that the children may be taught
TO salnte the flag and to imhue their mind.
| with lessons of patriotism. She is happy or
| Memorial Day to be in the midst of the chill.
dren. planting flags and flowers on the graves
of the soldier dead. In her Memorial Day
order she urged that place be given the chill
| dren in the exercises Of the day.
She was q delegate 10 the National Conven-
ton at Boston, and delegate at large to the In.
dianap0lis Convention, and her report to the De-
psrtment Convention of the proceedings of the
same received a rising vote of thanks from the
| entire Convention for its excellence.
With her husband she has attended nearly
every National and Department Conven ton
for the past / years. Sire has served one term
| as Senior Vice-Presdent OF Michigan, and two
terms as Assistant Inspector, aud became
| favorably known for her successful work in
those Offices.
DEPARTMENT OF MICHIGAN.
Good news comes from Michigan from Do.
partment Correspondent Harriet S. Applega Q,
Adrian. Woodbury. Corps, 70, of that place,
unites with the Post every fourth Wednesday
in a Campfire.
The first Campfire was devoted to the narra-
ton of incidents occurring in March, '6l, lead
ing up to the war; the second to incidents oc-
curing in Aprl of the same year. In Nav a
Memorial Campfire was held, preceding Me-
mortal Day. 1t was held in Armory Hall, and
"Columbia's Memorial" given by "a children,
formed part Of the exercises Unusual interest
was manifested. Both Post and Corps did
their duty nobly Memorial Day, though
rain interfered with exercises at the cemetery
Good reports made of Jacob q. Fry Corps,
204, Granger, which. though small is full of
zeal and energy. This Corps is in the fruit
belt Of Allegan County, and during the fruit
season only monthly meetings are held
Van Fleet Corps Ill, Reese. Mabel A. Parks
Correspondent is reported as having been at a
standstill for lack of something TO do. They
are now taking up the work of teaching patri-
otism to the children together with the Post.
An complication of this given on Me-
mortal Day, exciting unusual interest.
Pctoskey Corps have closed grand fair and
baby show, realizing $685.. The show was
held two evenings, heralded each day by
unique parade. There was a juvenile drum
corps, followed by Shetland ponies, over 60
babies in carriages, flags, banners flowers, and
so on.
The most money was made by voting ON the
babies. An Indian baby was among the con-
tes'"nts President Maria BOntican is an ener-
getic worker. and under her direction the
Corps did its full duty on Memorial Day.
w. S. Hancock Corps, 81, of Clair, united
with their Post in the observance OF Memorial
Day. Business was suspended, and the school
children all in line. After the decoration of
the graves the Corps served dinner. when all
min ed ifJa ynrcjspS a tho nupra
On Memorial Day Lyons Corps. lis. Menoni-
nee, gave public dinner, proceedsturned over
10 the Post 10 pay their expenses in a body to
National Convention. beautiful monument
was unvailed that day on the soldiers plot at
the cemetery, the only soldiers monument in
the Upper Peninsula. S. NJ. Stevenson pre-
sented the Post with an I8-foot flag. uufnrled
for the first time that day from 655.foot staff
presented by Mayor j. w. Wells veterans
son.
In order to stimulate fraternal interest, A. B.
Sturgis Corps, lag, Sturgis, has Joined the Post
in making the second meeting a social instead
of business one. Old soldiers and their fani
lies and other outsiders are invited, aud an in.
teresting program carried out, followed by So
ciai pleasures
Stanton Corps. 9. has joined the Post in an
interesting Campfire and in extensive observ-
ances OF Memorial Day ut Stanton, and the day
following at Sidney, seven miles away. Tue
children gave "Columbias Memorial" in good
style.
c. 3. Hubbel Corps. 49, Coleman, has been
called upon To celebrate the marriage of their
President, Miss Maude Covey, who is now Mrs.
James Willis This Corps. with their Post OBJ
served Memorial Day at North Bradley Gene
terry, where the women of the place served
dinner in Maccabees' Hall. In the afternoon
the cemetery at Coleman was decorated.
At Holland, A. c. Van Raaite Corps. OIL
united with the Post in Memorial Day services
at Lyceum Hall, as tho rain intorfered with the |
arrangements at the cemetery The children |
decorated the soldiers graves In the evening
the Relief Corps served supper in S. OF V. Hail. |
AT Hesperia, John A. Dix Corps, BOB, held
a social TO defray Memorial Day expenses. Elk.
ercises were held ia Columbia Hall owing to |
the storm. ~ Vs.
Rebecca Wright, correspondent of Martin
Corps, 49, Grayling, writes that the Corps have |
placed flags in the schools of the place and the |
flag salute is given by the pupils. Unusual r.
terest attended the observance of Memorial
Day at that place.
VIM. Bell Corps, IL, Dundee, mourns the loss
by death of Eliza Miller, who, for two years, |
was a useful member of the Corps
Forty dollars realized by Phil McKernan |
Corps, Mason. on crochet spread that was |
donated. With The proceeds the Corps bought |
a flag and presented 1t 10 the Post. This Corps |
gives much attention TO patriotic teaching in |
the schools. heartily seconded by the teachers. |
President Hammond and the Junior Vice-Presi- |
dent both lost their husbands by death last |
year, but their work goes faithfully on
Franc l.. Adams Corps Correspondent, writes
that last Fall the COMMITTEES on Patriotic
Teaching popularized patriotism in the schools
by requesting one of the teachers to train a
class of girls To give Guarding the Flags" at
q Reunion. IL was successfully done, and on !