The National tribune., 1896-07-30

Closing General Orders-Our National Presi-
dent-virginia Asks ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Council and Patriotic Teaching-Energetic
Ohio Women in Department Service.
NATIONAL ROSTER.
The Roster of the Woman's Relief Corps,
Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic,
1896, is out, containing some new features. AS
preface there is the Preamble to Rules and
Regulations and in conclusion summary OF
National Executive Officers GAR. and W.K.C.,
from 1853 to the present time.
June 80, 1896, there were 35 Departments,
with Corps and mem berships as follows:
California and Nevada, 81 Corps, 2,752 men,
bers Colorado and Wyoming AZ Corps, 1,464
members: Connecticut, as Corps, 2,so5 men,
bers; Idaho. 8 Corps, 215 members; Illinois,
234 Corps, S,S6S members; Indiana 1876 Corps,
6.3l3 members; Iowa, PAT Corps, 9,4OS men,
bers; Kansas, 234 Corps, 6,552 members; Ken
| lucky, 90 Corps, ST. members; Louisiana and
Mississippi. 81 Corps, SOL members; Maine, 90
Corps, 1909 members; Maryland, 20 Corps,
STA members; Massachusetts, 1913 Corps, 1869
members: Michigan, 23s Corps, 7,549 MEM
bers; Minnesota, 100 Corps, 1877 members;
Missouri, 50 Corps g, 116 members; Montana,
Corps, 273 members; Nebraska, $50 Corps,
| 1862 members; New Hampshire, Il Corps,
| 1869 members; New Jersey, "a Corps, 72o
members; New York, 900 Corps. 7,l94 mem
bers; North Dakota, 10 Corps, 366 members;
| Ohio. 315 Corps, II, 226 members; Oklahoma,
| II Corps JAG members; Oregon, 35 Corps, 921
members; Pennsylvania, LAT Corps ZOO men,
bers; Potomac 8 Corps GAL members; Rhode
Island, 20 Corps. S24 members; South Dakota,
43 Corps, ], JOG members; Tennessee, Corps,
| ia members; Texas 9 Corps, 265 members;
Vermont, "a Corps, 1855 members; Washing
ton and Alaska. 40 Corps, 926 members; west
Virginia, IL Corps, 264 members; Wisconsin,
1913 Corps 1883 members. Total by Depart
ments 3112 Corps 49,, 564 members.
Detached Corps: Arizona, Corps o. mem
bcrs; Arkansas. Corps 10 members; Florida,
/ 6 Corps, l95 members Georgia, Corps. 100
members; Indian Territory, Corps 81 mem
bers; New Mexico, Corps "a members; North
| Carolina Corps, 151 members; South Caro-
| lima, 3 Corps 122 members; Tennessee, Corps
65 members; Utah. Corps, l29 members !,
| Virginia. 10 Corps 557 members. Grand Total
| by Departments and Detached Corps o,ioo
| Corps, 49,, 109 members.
In number of Corps the Departments rank
as follows: Ohio, first, 3l5 Corps; Iowa, second,
247 Corps; Michigan, third. 23S Corps; Illinois
| and Kansas, fourth, a tie. 234 each; New ork,
fifth. 220 Corps; Indiana, sixth, 1856 Corps;
Massachusetts, seventh, 16S Corps; Nebraska,
eighth, l5o Corps; Pennsylvania, ninth' i4'
Corps; Minnesota, tenth. 100 Corps.
| In membership Massachuse ranks first,
having 500 members; Ohio, second, 1l226
members; Iowa. third, 9.40S members Illinois,
fourth, Ss6S members; Michigan, fifth, 754S
members; New York, sixth, 7,l94 members;
Kansas, seventh, 6,552 members; Pennsyiva'
MIA, eighth, 400 members; Wisconsin, ninth,
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members.
NATIONAL GENERAL ORDERS.
General Orders, No. 5, have been issued by
National President Lizabeth A. Turner, of Bos-
ton calling 14th National Convention for st.
| Paul, Mimi the irst week in September. Con-
| vention will open at 10 o'clock on the morning
of Sept. in the Central Presbyterian Church,
near the State Capitol.
National Headquarters will be established
in the Ladies' Parlors, Hotel Ryan, on the
morning of Tuesday Sept /, and all comrades
of the Grand Army, Sons of Veterans. and pat
riotic societies of women are invited to call.
Reception Committee at National Hcadquar-
tiers are as follows: Sophia Z. Dodge, New
Hampshire; Mary E. Gilman, Massachusetts,
A. Louise Putnam, Vermont; Lizzie q. Buchta,
Maryland; Emma G. Pomeroy, Oklahoma
Mary Scott Myers, Oregon; Alice NJ Picker,
South Dakota; Lavsntia Conger, Texas.
The several boards and standing committees
| will meet as follows Auditing COMMITTEES,
Tuesday, IL a. M; National Council, Tuesday,
D. m; Board of Directors, W.R.C. Home, Tues
day, 230 D. m. The following appointments
are announced:
Credential 'Committee-Harriet J.. Reed,
Chairman, Massachusetts,; Abbie Lynch, Penn
sylvania: Eleanor b. Wheeler. Massachusetts,
Julia p Mason, Rhode Island; III. Lizzie Eos.
ter New Hampshire.
Conductors-Chef Conductor, Mary A. Lu
berger, Iowa. Assistants, Rose Clark, Illinois
Helen M Lavaley West Virginia; Georgia
Van Fleet, Washington. ID. c.; Laura Lear
Missouri; Myrtle w. Bixby, Tennessee; Fan
ME Jones, Minnesota; Elsie Lloyd. Minnesota
Chief Guard-Lou Stuart Wadsworth, Massa
chusetts
Assistant Guards-Mattie NJ. Allen, Mime
sofa; Matte b. Richards Vermont; Mahala
. Archer, Tennessee; Nancy Locke, Wisconsin
, Nellie F. Mecuen, Massachusetts,; Mary X
Tower, Iowa Annie NJ. Shields, New Jersey.
Press Communicable J. Miller, Monticello
ILL.,, Chairman; Mary A. North. Anacostia, ID
c.; Mary Keller. Saginaw, Mich; Mary T. Nor
, gan, Alma, Neb.; Mary E. Elliot, Somerville
Mass; Isabella Worrell Ball, Washington, ID
. C.; Rachel Greulich, Chicago. III.
Postm istress-Alberta Smith, Minnesota
Assistants. Ella Chapman, Akron, o.; Sarah Z
Hasin. Minnesota; lone Tunstead, Minnesota
Wednesday evening at o'clock a reception
will lie rendered to Commanderin-ChiefW Wal
= ker and staff at Hotel Ryan, to which ali tn
| comrades of the Grand Army, veterans Of tn
war; Sons of Veterans. and patriotic societies o
women are invited. Tuesday evening the La
!. dies Citizens Committee give reception to al
i visitors at their Headquarters. Thursday after
G noon the Ladies' Committee tender reception
r to all visiting organizations of women w0rkin
s for the veterans of the war.
u All Corps Presidents are requested to SEN
q the names of Army Nurses who have died with
y in the year in their respective Jurisdictions t
q Puma L. Cowles, Geneva, o.
Q National Aids are announced as follows
Anna l.. Walker, Indianapolis. Ind; Mary I
II Adams Lynn, Mass; Jennie A. Clifford, NORTH
d field, Mimi; Elizabeth Beach, Tracy, MINI
y Helen A. Brigham, Hyde Park. Mass; Frence
d D. Derby Springfield, Mass; Annie nj. Warn,
d Waltham, Mass Phoebe A. Moore Lynn, Mas
{. The National President and Secretary hsv
accepted an invitation, extended by Depar
a. ment Commander William p Derby to accom-
AZ pany the Grand Army delegation to st. Paul
# National Junior Vice President Henriett
l. Stesemeyer, of st. Louis, expresses her CRATE
full appreciation of the many kind messages
sympathy received during the trying scene
when her home was destroyed by the fearfr
p cyclone which passed over ST. Louis.
l. memorial paragraph is given Past Depar
T. ment President Blanca l.. Muller, OF Tennessee
Z. who died July 10, 1896. and the sympathy
m the Order extended to her bereaved family an
re associates in Tennessee. Following is the col
c. GLIDING paragraph of National President Tu
/, ner's last General Orders:
O. "In closing my last General Orders, ! wish
express my sincere thanks to the Commando
E. in. Chief and the Adiutant. General for I'll