The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-06-04


ness Mems League.
One of the numbers will be a grand pre-
sentation of the salute to the flag by host o.
| children from the public schools. A grand
| union of bands will furnish another plumber
The entire program will be from best talent
obtainable. Bell Seaman, Secretary.
NURSES ADDRESSES WANTED.
Pearl X. Hall, Adju,ant Of Post 2O5, Van
| Vert. Iowa. asks through National Head
quarters W.R.C., J.. A. Turner, National
| President, Boston, Mass, for the names aud
addresses of Army Nurses who served under
| Mrs. DOrothea Dix in the hospitals of George
| town, ID. c., the latter part of August and Sep
| TENDER, 1861.
| The names of the Nurses Burke or Bull, who
attended n boy with fever six weeks, are es.
| pecially wanted.
Address the inquirer as above, Lock Box 90
| Van Vert, Iowa.
COLORADO AND WYOMING.
| Department President Anna b. Holiday. oil
| Colorado and Wyoming W. re, made q telling
official report TO Department Eucampmeut-
| GA. r., through Department Commander N. j.
| O'Brien. from which is the following creditable
| summary:
Cash expenditures for relief 81. 675.16; ad-
dition al relief, $3.50; total, So. 262.96. Con-
tribntions to Soldiers Home, S395.5O; Mem
orial Day in the South, 1925 Grand total,
$3,71O.71
Cash expenditures for relief So, 1894; relief
| other than money, S3.73995; turned over to
Posts. 81 1866; total, $5.4331s. Members as
| sisted, 23i soldiers assisted 1873; total. ri.
An inspection of the report of Department
Treasurer Winona Criser shows that donations
were made on behalf of the Indiana Soldiers
Home fund, Southern Memorial Day, Indiana
Orphans Home Christmas, and Minnie Saxon,
or special relief fund.- Officers for 1896 81
follow:
The roster Of Colorado and Wyoming num-
bers AZ Corps. with a mem bership of 1876 ex-
penditures for relief and kindred funds being
$37l0.7l. IL will thus be seen that these
Corps, besides general expenditures, have given
an average sum of $40 each. On the same
ratio Of giving per capita, the ,426 members
gavo each the sum of see.
Take some Of the largest Departments, and
it will be seen that while the aggregate sum
expended for relief ovorshadows the work so
grandly done in the Rockies yet the ratio of
giving is much less. Judged from this stand
point Colorado and Wyoming are manifestly
the banner Department as far as heard from,
and may well be proud and happy in their
work
Perhaps the key to this success may be found
in the following lines, which close the report
Of the Department President, and show how
the Grand Army stands in relation to its faith
full auxiliary:
ITO you, and the comrades throughout the
Department, ! wish to express my thanks for
the many courtesies received, and for the APP
probation shown for work.
1T is but proper that the Woman's Relief
Corps should feel just pride in being your
only recognized auxiliary. 1t was at your
quest, and by your assistance, that we were
organized. aud We realize that We are banded
together to help you.
LAS in the past we have endeavored to serve
you, so in the future we stand ready to 10
duty toward the Union veterans and their de-
pendent ones toward the Grand Army Of the
Republic, our country, and its flag.
Long may Old Glory float over this great
and glorious Nation of which you are the de-
tenders, and may you be spared many years to
touch elbows in the ranks of the grandest army
ever known-the Grand Army OF the Republic"
DEPARTMENT OF RHODE ISLAND.
Past Department President f. F. Fish writes
that the Corps of Rhode Island never made so
extensive arrangements for Memorial Day as
this year. Memorial offerings in memory of
the unknown dead were general; many Corps
served collatiOns for the veterans.
Corps accompanied Posts on Memorial Sum-
day; Department President Julia Z. Mason
and other Department officers, accompanying
Slocum Post to Chestnut street M. L. Church.
Providence.
Tower Corps l. Pawtucket. erected a tempo
rary monument to the unknown dead, decorat-
ing with laurel wreaths and floral emblems
of numerous designs 1t is hoped this will
suggest a permanent monument to the patriotic
citizens of Pawtucket in memory of the men
who saved the Union and the flag.
At the soldiers lot, Mineral Spring Cemetery,
the children of the public schools sang the
Memorial songs, and the exercises were varied
by poem, Our Unknown Dead" by Mrs.
Fish.
Sloeum Corps g. visited the Soldiers Home,
Bristol aud gave the veterans a basket picnic,
followed by entertainment of songs and
recitations, which made many hearts glad.
Rabbit Corps 10, reports a successful poverty
party, aud equally successful basket party.
Ballou Corps, D. Central Falls. continues to
do excellent work for their Post. A number
of representative women have taken up men,
bership in Corps D.
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Miss Mary Elliot who for years has been the
faithful and efficient Department Secretary of
Massachusetts,. has been rendered compli-
mentary reception by Willard {. kinsey Corps,
Someryille of which she was first President.
Committees from Corps III, Ashburnham,
appointed by President Merritt. visited all the
schools of the town, May 80 and participated
in Memorial services.
Past National President Sarah E. Fuller now
Department Treasurer, Department President
Bingham, and other Department officers at
tended the District exempifcations at Rox-
bury. representatives of IL Corps present.
Corps Is, Lowell had an outing to the home
stead of John G.. Whittier; Corps As, Colrain,
May festival and fag-drill by the children;
and Corps n, Plainville. presented May
| basket to the Post, which, under a mass of
fruits, flowers and corrections, had full set of
| officers belts
Past Department President Mary G.. Deane
| has the sympathes of all i'll the sudden death
of her sister. wife of Capt. X. G.. Shaw. Com
mandant of Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
Department Secretary Mary L. Elliot will
deliver the Memorial Day address at Holstein,
by invitation Of the Post.
National Memorial Association has been
| formed in Boston, with the purpose of preServ-
| ing historic sites and marking them with APP
| propriate tablets. 1t is proposed to begin by
| placing bronze tablet OH the face of the tower
| of Park street church. whore My Country, tits
| of Thee" was first sung. July 4. 1882, bearing
| on the face the score and words of the National
anthem, fanked OH one side By Samuel +.