The National tribune., 1896-04-02

thanked for printing and distributing fla
| rituals free of cost
Announcement is made that National Head
quarters 18th National Convention WR.C
st. Paul, will be at the Ryan House.
Corps asked to contribute something to
ward providing flags for decorating the grave
of soldiers and sailors in Southern eemeterie
Memorial Day.
Corps are asked to purchase copies of Word
of Lincoln" published by COmrade o. III. Old
/ royd, SIG Tenth street n. W., Washington. the
proceeds of which are to be used to enable hin
10 hold the house at Washington In which Lin
| coin died until such time as il shall have beeI
purchased By the Government.
TOLEDO CORPS, NO. 243.
Some years since Forsyth Post, Toledo, o.
divided into three Posts the FIRST going out be
| ing Toledo Post. l07 All these years forsyth
| Corps has held together until Toledo Post came
to the conclusion that it was not good TO &c
| it alone any longer. So with charter mem.
bership of Go, made up largely from trans
ferred members of Forsyth Corps, Toledo Corps
2i3, have started in the goodly race, filing 8
vacant place in the Ohio roster.
Toledo Corps is made up OF stanch and true
material, many Of the members, including Past
Presidents Goldsmith aud Bacon, having been
in Grand Army auxiliary work long before the
Relief Corps was formed as a National associa-
ton.
Past President s. Alice Richardson. Assistant
Instituting and Installing Officer, who remains
with the old Corps, the official represe Ia
tive of Department in the institution and in
stallation services Myra l.. Douiing, wife of
Past Department Commander =. ii. DOuing,
was made President; Martha II. Locke, widow
of the late ID. L. Locke, or Petroleum V. Mas
by" Senior Vice President, and Jane Moore,
widow of Col Albert Moore. OF the 14th Ohio,
Chaplain, while the wife of Past Commander
iB-Chief j. S. Kountz is charter member.
The Corps is one Of the finest in Ohio.
PATRIOTISM IN ILLINOIS
Past Department President Delilah NJ. Leav-
erton Palestine. H., was appointed Chairman
of the COMMITTEES on Patriotic Teaching of
Alfred Harrison Corps. s. Palestine. her associ-
ates being Mesdames Freeman and Mills.
She consulted with Prof. Goode, of the Pal
estne public schools, and found him in full
sympathy with the work proposed. He brought
the subject before the next teachers meeting
and found a like interest.
The Board of Education was interviewed,
with like results, and the same cordial APP
prevail was expressed by Mr.. Beeman, County
Superintendent.
Thus encouraged, the committee purchased
six Declaration of Independence charts aud six
Patriotic Primers from Capt. Wallace Foster. of
indianapolis. ard six bunting flags, 3x feet.
from the American Flag Co.. Easton, Pa, the
latter sending also the ritual of the Flag Sa-
Lutte.
On Washington's Birthday the Palestine
schools united in a fine entertainment, aud at
a specified time the six teachers drew up in a
line Oh the stage and were approached by a
committee OF SIX from the Corps, each carrying
flag. mounted chart, and patriotic primer.
When all these stood Uis a Uis Past President
beaverton. facing the Principal of the schools.
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that the children of all na:ional ties be taught
to love and revere the flag
Prof Goode responded in very pleasing and
patriotic address, thanking the Corps for their
efforts to marguerite the teaching of American
citizenship. The flag has waved over the
scboolhonse for years, long before the laws Of
Illinois made it obligatory.
Mrs. beaverton favors patriotic contests, with
medals for awards inscribed Patriotism
Medals, or rather badges. part OF the
original Balch system. aud onght to be made
part Of the patriotic work of the W.R.C.
DEPARTMENT GENERAL ORDERS.
Department President Adah Goss Briggs, of
Missouri. announces the institution since last
General Orders OF Corps at st. Charles, Sarcoxe,
and HumansviIc
The 10Th annual Convention, Department of
New Jersey, W.R.C will be held at Asbury
Park, June Is and 70, for which extensive ar.
engagements arc in progress.
Gen. ID. A. Russell Corps, Hammonton, has
been added to the New Jersey roster, with 81
charter members. New Jersey has now 80
Corps.
Department President Mary NJ. Morse, of
New Jersey, recommends THE NATIONAL
TRIBUNE as indispensable in patriotic teach
ing and war records. aud the dcmc UdrerSdck
for its songs and instructive exercises, and
thinks they should be taken together, the two
for $l.25.
Comrade Wilks, husband of Past Department
Secretary Susie NJ. Wilks of New jersey. has
gone to join the silent army, and Department
General Orders have memorial paragraph of
loving sympathy.
Department President Anna NJ. Wilbur Of
Pennsylvania, has appointed Elizabeth Fall |
coner, Warren; Julia A. Ames Rdgway. and |
{. X Hall, Rockville, trustees of the Pennsyl- |
vania Memorial Home.
The Department of Pennsylvania expended |
over 5000 more the past year than the proceed
ing for relief. Reports for the quarter ending |
December 81 are AS follows:
Members in good standing 4,440; cash ex- |
pended for relief, $l,6965l; relief other
than money, S2474.5i; fetal relief "a, 17Io5. |
Turned over 10 Posts, s., 23056
Number OF soldiers assisted, 264; members
assisted, l25; number in soldiers families as.
sisted. 623; number in members families as
sisted, 207; total, 1919 Corps have been in
stituted at Noosic, Jeanette, Derry Station, and
neat roster of the Department of Rhode
Island, numbering q Corps, has been issued
Julia y. Mason. Department President; Head
quarters Providence.
Past Department President Emily T. Fish
has been appointed Department Press CORE.
spondent of Rhode Island, and Emily J. Brown,
A. Lizzie SlocBm, Sarah A. Hoxie, Sarah Z.
Johnston, and Ella f. Burt appointed a Com
mittse on Patriotic Teaching. The American
Flag Company arc thanked for flag rituals.
Twelfth annual Convention. Department of |
Kansas, will be held at Beloit, A prl 81, %. and
20. Mother" Bickerdyke is expected to be
present il able 20 travel.