Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-02-19
STATE RELIEF CORPS.
Members Meet al the Y. N. C. A. Hal
Mrs. MiIle.t's Report.

The State Woman's Relief Corps
met Tuesday morning at 1890 at the Y.
NJ. C. A. hall. President NJ. Antoinctte
Millctt presided and there was good at
tendance of members. Mrs. Lucy j.
Manscll chaplain asked the Divine bless.
ing and Mrs. Millett made her annual
report. 1t was long and filled with statis-
tics of considerable interest to the mem
bers of the order She said thorough
inspection had been given the corps
throughout the department. Every corps
has been visited and all have been in
spectel excepting two. These omissions
were from II fault of the inspectors. The
corps have been found for the greater part
, to be doing well and many are reported
excellent. A few Of the weaker ones need
to be encouraged and energized into
greater action.
Mrs Millett referred to the Maine Relief
Corps Home and said:
We had hoped to see this good work com
pleted but from no fault Of our own Relief
Corps the work is not to far advanced as
we anticipated and | sincerely believe in
my heart that the State of Maine in the
year 1895 would have made Il generous
appropriation for the Home for aged
and enfecbied veterans and their depend
ent ones had not undue influence been
brought to bear upon tho soldier clement
| in the House of Representatives by the
Vaccinations of the defenders Of our rival
! organization and a few designing poll
ticians
Ladies pray earnestly and increasingly
that the Legislature of 1897 may he com
posed of men who will recommend an ap
preparation for much needed State
Soldiers Home in preference to an elegant
| $l5. 900 piggery that they may be imbued
with sufficient patriotism to remember
first the old soldier. whose undauntcd
courage and heroic efforts made 1t posi-
BILE for them to have II country and IL seat
in its legislative halls
| Since the Legislature refused to make
an appropriation, our Heavenly Father
has put 1t into the hearts of many patriotic
and benevolent people to come forward
with funds sufficient to provide for Il few
only OF the man who have applied aud
should be cared for in Il State Home. The
Is Home Board has managed everything
with the closest economy, and are con-
stantly devising plans to carry on the
work and make the Home rs attractive as
possible to its inmates.
The outside of the buildings have been
painted and white washed, and each room
inside has been newly painted and
papered The rooms, all hut two, have
been prettily furnished by our corps who
take so much interest in the work, and
one or two benevolent people, who have
respect for the soldier and an appreciation
of what his services stand for.
In fact, we have prospered beyond our
most sanguine expectations, after what
our sister organization termed ''our de
feat" and eXultingly boasted. both In
public and private, over it. The wheels
OF justice move slowly
! trust that in few years, We shall see
on these beautiful grounds II larger and
more commodous home, to meet the
homes, and one that the old Pine Tree
State will be proud to own.
Mrs. Jennie l.. Day, department secre-
tary, reported that the corps number 2552
members. Eighteen members were lost
by death during the past year and the
membership increased 367. About $4,000
was expended for relief and 295 families
have been assisted The total receipts
for the year were about $4,000
The Womans Relief Corps met in the
knights of Pythias hall at ? O'Clock
Mrs. Sarah Pascal, the president, presided,
and Mrs. Wing, the chaplain, invoked the
divine blessing. TIE principal business
of the afternoon was the reading of the
reports. The statistics. etc. regarding
the order appear In another column.