The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-08-06

Normal School graduate. In her 18th year she
was an active worker in soliciting and procur-
ing supplies for the great Northwestern Fair OF
the Sanitary Commission in Chicago in the
Fall of 1862 and was married just at the close
of the war, July 6, 1865, to the soldier of her
choice, Allen e. Conner, Co. l, 9th Iowa.
President Conner has been an active worker
in the Woman's Relief Corps from its early ex-
stence. Her husbands army experience left
him always, more or less, an invalid, and in
1890 they sought relief for him in the healing
waters at Hot Springs, S. d.
The State Soldiers Home is located at this
place, that the veterans of the State may also
benefit by the medicinal waters and excellent
climate, aud Mrs. Conner at once became in
terested in the welfare of the inmates Of the
Home. In 1894 she was elected Department
Junior Vice President and Treasurer of the
Soldiers Home Board.
During this year the Department W.R.C.
contributed largely to the building of an annex
to the hospital OF the Soldiers Home, Mrs.
Conner giving her personal attention and time
to the W.R.C. branch Of the work, and South
Dakota has now hospital in connection with
her Soldiers Home second 10 none in the West.
Mrs. Connor was instrumental in organizing
an association known as tho South Dakota
Memorial Association, whose object is to erect
monuments "In memory Of the country's de-
Tenders" and as Corresponding Secretary of
the Association secured financial aid for the
work. She spoke in the assemblies OF both
W.RC. and GAR. at the Department Conven-
ton in 1894, and was accorded such valuable
help that statue of Gen. Logan, cut from fine
native stone, was erected and unvailed with
appropriate ceremonies on the Soldiers Home
grounds on July 90, 1894
In 1895 Mrs. Conner was chosen Department
Senior Vice, and in 1896 was the unanimous
choice for Department President, thus trans
ferringlthe Department Headquarters, W.R.C.,
to the Black Hills of South Dakota.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
All Maryland Corps will please remember
that Lizzie G. Osborne, 207 North Broadway,
Baltimore, will receive and forward to THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE all items of general Relief
Corps interest.
Department Headquarters of Kansas, W.R c.,
will be at Hotel Ryan during the National Con-
vention.
Mrs. Gov. Merrill, of Kansas, is a member of
Corps AZ, Hiawatba, and made her home at
Headquarters tent during the assembly at Of
tawa.
Past Department President Deliah Leaver-
ton mourns the loss of her father, j. B. Andrew,
highly-respected citizen of that place.
Department President Manda J. Halstead, OF
Michigan, has issued program Of exercises for
the guidance of District Conventions, w. re
Michigan has been divided into 10 districts,
and among Past Department Presidents, an
nonnced in General Orders as District Presi-
dents, are Abbie L. Flsgg Battle Creek Sarah
l.. Brown, Ithaca, and Hattie p. Thompson,
Flint.
viii the Picket Guards. the band of little
girls recently organized in the West as auxil-
larry to the W.RC., communicate with Hattie
E. Comstock, President of Corps No. 200, Leav-
inwortb, Kan? The Corps are DESTROYS of start
ing similar society as their auxiliary.
Tho roster of the Department of Kansas,
W.RC., is ont. The last Corps is No. 259, al
though there are 80 vacant numbers in the
roster. Why not close up the ranks and let the
old numbers be taken by new Corps?
Past Department President Louise B. Rob-
bins. Adrian, Mich, enjoys the distinction of
having the degree of A. NJ conferred upon her
by Adrian College She has for some years
boon President of the Alumni Association, and
this is a new evidence of the honor and esteem
in which she is held by her Alma Mater. At the
late meeting of the Alumni Association a re-
ception was rendered them at the home of COL
and Mrs. Robbins, which was notable alike
for its elegant appointments and the distin-
guished guests present.
Samantha West Miller, Chairman of the
Committee on Patriotic Teaching. Department
of Indiana, W.R.C. has issued a circular letter,
approved by the Department President, urging
upon Corps the importance of introducing the
nag salute ana INSTRUCTION In American Cltl-
zenship into the schools of that State. The
recommendation that pupils be encouraged to
established flag fund by contributions is
good one, as the Chairman says: The fruit of
labor is sweet, and they will love the flag none
the less for the effort it costs them"
The Journal of Proceedings of the 10Th An
nual Convention, Department of Kansas. is
unique from the fact that the retiring Depart
ment President and Secretary, Emma B. Aid.
rich aud daughter, set all the type, while
Comrade Aldrich did the press work.
Past Department President Mary Sherwood
Kinds, of Michigan, has been complimented
by an Endorsement of her circulars on patriotic
teaching by the Department Commander in
General Orders No. 6. The result is that Posts
are taking up the work and sending to her for
information. She will address the County
Teachers Institute on one of the Round
Table" evenings iu August. by invitation of
the Superintendent, when she will try to show
that there is logical way to teach patriotism
to the young. Other engagements of a similar
character have been made for her throughout
the State.
Headquarters Department of Vermont
W.RC., will be at the Clarendon Hotel, St.
Paul, during 14th National Convention. The
institution of Kearney Corps, Wallingford. is
announced in General Orders; Stella L. Will