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


was placed in the Opera House. The boys went
through the ceremony beautifully. garlapding
the monument with flowers and singing pat
riotic songs. Past Department President Ala
seba Bliss delighted all with her fine address.
The Opera House glowed with flags and across
the front of the stage was stretched banner
bearing the motto: "0no country, one Ian
guage, one flag"
Mary A. McConnelly, of Flint. has been APP
pointed Chief Of STAFF by Department President
Halsted
Headquarters, Department OF Michigan.
W.R.C., will BIO established at the Windsor
House, St. Paul.
Five Corps have been instituted since De-
rartment Convention of Michigan; at Eastport,
RathbOne, NoFthpart, COrunna, and Sparta
DEPARTMENT OF MASSACHUSETTS.
Department President Raymond. Of Massa-
chusetts, having resigned. Sarah T. Cain, of
East Weymouth, has been appointed In her
place; an experienced writer from whom we
hope to have frequent reports. The following
notes are culed from an interesting letter re-
| ceived.
The officers and members Of Theodore Win
throp Corps gave their President surprise
| party, and presented her with banquet lamp.
Department President Helen A. Brigham
headed the W.R.C delegation at the dedication
| of the new dornitory at tho Soldiers Home
| Chelsea. The dormitory was dedicated by the
| direction it will be furnished aud cared for.
number of Massachusetts, Corps have pre-
| sented copies OF the new history, Department
| of Massachusetts, W.R.C., to tho Posts to which
they are auxiliaries also to the public libraries
1 in their own towns and cities. The history is
| of more than LEGAL value, having fine pictures
4 of Past National Presidents Barker aud Fuller,
and National President Lizabeth A. Turner.
Robert A. Bell Corps, of Boston. celebrated
| Flag Day. Department officers and other dis
| tinguished guests present. Fourth annual Re-
union of the Department of Massachusetts will
be held In the spacious hotel at Nantucket
| Beach, June 20. National and Department Off
GERS, GAR and W.R.C., will be percent 1t
| promises to exceed all others in numbers and
interest.
The hosts OF friends of Department Secretary
Mary +. Elliot, National as we'll rs Department,
will be gratitied with the magnificent reception
rendered her by Willard G. Kingsley Corps,
Somerviile, of which she is a charter member
National President Turner, National Secre-
tary Reed, and Department President Brigham
and other celebrities were in the receiving
line. Our correspondent says: The Corps
honOred themselves in thus showing their
appreciation of one whose ability and consci-
entious work has done so much to bring our
Order up to its present usefulness.
A beautiful reception was rendered by George
c. Ward Corps, Worcester, to National and De-
partment officers, W.R.C., in Grand Army Hall.
The National coloTs and the blue, red, and
yellow of the W.R.C. were effectively used.
In the yellow room refreshments were served.
AT the Worcester reception President Towle
presented National President Turner with
gavel, the gift of Comrade A. NJ. Tyler of Post
10. The gavel is made of wood taken from
the battlefield of Chckamauga. and will be
used in calling to order 14th National Conven-
ton at ST. Paul.
At the reception rendered Department Secre-
tary Elliot Past Department Commander
Churchill paid glowing tribute to the noble
sacrifices of the women during the war. The
National Presidents address on the occasion
was most happy.
Corps 102 has presented the two High and |
six Grammar Schools of their town with copies |
of the Declaration of Independence. They |
have also placed one in their own hall. draped |
with the Stars and Stripes, as suggested by |
Capt. Wallace Foster
Several members Of the WR.C. have united |
with the Bunker Hill Chapter. Daughters of
the American Revolution, Just formed at
Charestown.
The Memorial Urn, decorated at Cambridge
Memorial Sunday, is pronounced a credit to the
three Corps of that city. The Cambridge
Cemetery, where it has been placed is one of
tho finest in the country. adjoining Mt Au-
burn, and near the residences of Americas
great poets Longfellow and Lowell. National
President Turner Department President Brig
ham, Past National President Fuller. Mayor
Bancroft, of Cambridge, and other notabes
were present at the dedicatory services at
Union Hall in the evening. The four Posts of
Cambridge were represented; John l.. Gill
man, Department Junior Vice-President and
National and Department officers were among
the speakers. Past National Chaplain Mary L.
Knowles gave a reading. aud Mabel McGill, one
OF the designers of the urn and Secretary of
the Committee of Arrangements, read an origi-
nal poem written for the occasion by COL ThOs.
Wentworth Higginson.
NEW DEPARTMENT GAyEL.
National and Department officers were pres
ent at the third anniversary OF Reynolds Corps, |
Weymouth. Mass, held in Masonic Hall
There was regular meeting in the afternoon,
at which seven candidates were initiated.
Then followed reception and supper.
At the evening entertainment many promi-
nent people of the town were present, and gave
marked attention to the terse history and ex-
position of re. work by National President
Turner, Department President Brigham Senior
Waterman, Junior Vlce-Com-
mander Gilman. GAR, and others
Past National Chaplain s. Agnes Parker
made a special plea for the Sons of Veterans,
who were present in body. Department
President Brigham was presented gavel in
place of one that was broken at Convention.
The gave is of aluminium, the lightest and
toughest of materials, SO that it is scarcely pos
,ible that similar accident will befall this
yavel.
DEPARTMENT OF INDIANA.
Bring the children in," seems to have been
The motto of the Indiana Corps on Memorial
Day, since from every direction comes news
IF boys and girls in line with the GAR. and
W.R.C.
At Seymour the graduating class of the High
School participated in a body and at Farmland
he children and young folks of the public
schools and Sunday schools joined in the ex-
,rcises.
At Clothiersville the children followed the
j. "A IL. and WR.C. and S. of V. to the cemetery
md decorated the graves, aud at Dublin parade
If young girls each carrying flag, wreath and
bouquet, decorated the graves in three ceme- .
cries.
Selma witnessed the Sunday schools in line :
It Wabash, the school children following the
'eterans and civic societies
Little boys and girls decorated the graves at !
Thornton, and at Winchester chorus of school !
,irs sang patriotic songs.
School children gathered the flowers that .
we're strewn at Frankfort at Anderson school j
children were i'll the long line of march, and at V
iOblesvlle children of the public schools 4
trewed flowers on the graves,
feature OF Memorial exercises at Green !
astle was the unfurling by the Post of hand !
ONE flag, presented by the W.R.C. l
AT Portland the principal speaker was Miss
oslo Nelson, of Union City; exercises in the :,