The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-12-31

MARY s. JOHNSTON.
Notwithstanding its good record, Tod Corps
has claimed little recognition from the Depart
mcnt, but now presents the name OF Senior
Vice-President Mary 8. Johnston for the office
of Department President in series OF resoiu'
tions issued to the Ohio Corps. signed by
President Mary ]. Lett, and countersgned by
Secretary Belle NJ. Carnes and closing as
follows:
Mrs. Johnston is an energetic and enthusi-
astic worker in the cause. has served as
Treasurer of our Corps for two years. and Tor
two full terms was President. is woman OF
education and refinement, and fully capable OF
discharging the duties Of Department Presi.
dent. She is the wife of COmrade j. K. john
ston, of Tod Post is untiring in the discharge OF
every duty, and we ask your earnest and favor.
able consideration of her candidacy"
The Corps Secretary writes that Mary ).
Johnston was born and reared in Mahoning
County, and is an Ohio woman in every sense
of the word. She is Of family DISTINGUISHED
in the Revolution, as we'll as in the late war,
and her husband, Judge Johnston. has not
only fine soldier record, but has attained to
eminence at the bar aud in civil life, and is
prominent candidate for Department Com
msnder.
Mrs. Johnston was the only child Of educated
parents, who gave her the advantages OF col
lege education. She is contributor, on patri.
otto subjects largely, to various newspapers and
periodicals. is a woman of marked executive
ability and is untiring in her work for her
Corps and Department.
Tod Corps will push the canvass on behalf Of
their candidate, believing the Department will
be nobly served in her election.
Reed Post aud Corps, Of Chardon, are nicely
settled in their new Memorial Hall. Reed
Corps celebrated its 18th anniversary, Sept. 20,
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enrolled as members. Six Of these have crossed
to the other side, 10 have been dropped for nom
payment of dues, and Is lost by transfer
Twenty-Five soldiers families have been as.
sisted. and the Post helped in the building and
furnishing of Memorial Hall.
Receipts from all sources, $2.9s1.92; dis
bursements $2,20s; money turned over to the
Post for Memorial Fund, $522.l6 This ls
fine showing for small Ohio town.
Bell Harmon Corps, So, Warren, added to
their relief fund by catering for wedding.
providing for 14O guests at 40 cents plate.
Later they served q supper to band known as
the Chattanooga Pilgrims" an organization
which has been formed to meet annually AID
have banquet in celebration of the battle OF
Chickamauga in which they participated.
Corps So has taken two scholarships in q
Southern college, and has contributed S. to the
National Relief Corps Home ct Madison, to
start heDnery. Ten dollars has been for.
warded to the Christmas fund Of the Ohio Sol
diers' and Sailors Orphans Home, and . box OF
supplies is ready to be sent to tho Ohio Soldiers
Home, Sandusky.
| busy worker in all benevolent lines and Score
| tary of the County Board Of Charities. She is
| the Assistant Instituting and Installing Officer
| of the Fourteenth District, and presided at the
annual meeting at East Liverpool. Assistant
| Inspector Loomis, Of Collinwood, was well
pleased with the result of her visit to Corps So
and reported the books Of the Secretary and
| Treasurer particularly we'll kept
| McMeans Corps, AZ, Sandusky. reports large
| influx of soldiers families, who have gathered
| near the Soldiers Home in order to be near the
| husbands aud fathers who have found shelte,
| there They report their necessities as great
| and their inability to relieve them ell. This
| simply shows the imperative need of some
Legislative provision in Ohio on behalf Of the
! wives Of soldiers who have been Obliged from
| increasing infrmities to lay down the burden:
| of life.
| McMeans Corps has been doing very faithful
work in the lines Of relief. not only locally, bu
on behalf of the Orphans.
FOUR SCORE YEARS AND TWELVE.
Friends everywhere Of Puma L. Cowles
Secretary of the National Relief Corps Home
| will syInpathize with her in the loss Of he
| venerable father, William Riley Jaquays. HI
| passed to his heavenly home from his residence
Geneva. O., Nov. II, 1896, aged 90 years, 6v
months and eight days after two days illness
following perslytic stroke.
Tho evening of Nov. 8. Mr.. Jaquays spen
reading aloud to his daughter. Miss Meliss
Jaouays, from Greeley's History of the Rebel
lion. When he went to rest q storm seemed ap
proaching. and he said how much be dreaded
The coming Winter. At 3 o'clock in the morn
ing he was touched by the messenger OF death
His was cheerful and green old age. On tn
| occasion of the celebration of his Goth birthday
he gave as the secret, perhaps. of his long life
of living only one day at time, never carry
| then made by friends has been fulfilled, whic
was:
.Ra kind oh white-haired century.
TO him who was young with thee!
Deal gently with him AS he goes
With thee to peaceful, sweet repose.
"Rest. weary pilgrim. rest.
Rest on thy sheaves, thy harvest work Is done ;
Soldier go home; with tEee the fight Is won"
II ROOT POST AND CORPS.
Root Post, 15l, Syracuse, N. Y. numbers Sc
members, and Root Corps 800 members.
, At the annual inspection of Root Post. Com
mander John J. Butler reviewed the work {
, the ". &C.. and commended it most heartily.
Instances were mentioned where the superiG
tact and thoroughness of the Corps had pr
vented imposition on patriotic charity. One
their methods to increase their relief fund it
. furnish supper at Is cents every Saturday, froI
} to p. m.
The following resolution, offered by Conrad
Redingtop. was unanimously adopted: "Ths
, Root Post takes occasion to return its mo-
! hearty thanks to Root Corps for their ince
. sanity faithful, thorough and wise work i
charity, and in actively teaching patriotism
They possess in the highest degree our gratef'
confidence"
Root Post and Corps will be visible at Bufal
t the Post having applied for quarters for Al
> men.
II ALI. ALONG THE LINE.
: Corps 81, Wenona, Ill, has passed resolution
mon the death of Ada M. Hall, an hOnort
member, in whose memory the usual Cor
: ceremonials have been observed.
Her hosts of devoted friends everywhere wi
Q hasten to assure her Of sym pathy aud adectic
in her sorrow.
Past National President Mary Sears n
: Henry is spending the Winter in Pasaden
9 Cal. where she will be joined by Comrade
: Henry address, 34S Congress street.