The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1896-03-19
MINNESOTA,
LADIES' AID SOCIETY.
An Interesting Letter from the National
yice-President.

An Interesting Letter from the NatIenaa
Vice-President
EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Isdiss'
Aid Society, the recognized auxiliary to the
Sons of Veterans has been in swaddIing clothes
long enough. The organization has grown
strong enough to speak its own mind, and il
the patriotic readers of THE NATIONAL TRrR-
UNE will only give US little attention they
will lind that we are somebody alter all, If We
are only girls.
The Society was organized first to assist the
Sons OF Veterans, and as we assist them, "a a
matter OF course, We assist the Grand Army
and all such organizations and those whom
they are banded together TO assist. In making
up our Constitution we could plainly see that
the Sons of Veterans should not come frss ia
Claiming our assistance, so our objects were
stated as follows:
OBJECTS.
To assist the Sons of Veterans in keeping
green the memories of our soldiers and their
sacrifices for the maintenance of the Union.
To aid the members of the Grand Army Of
the Republic in caring for their helpless and
disabled veterans; to extend aid and prossc-
ton to their widows and orBhans to psrpstu.
ate the memory and history of their heroic
dead, and the proper observance of Memorial
Day.
To aid and assist the Sons of Veterans in sll
their objects, both financially aud otherwise
To aid and assist worthy and needy menu
bers of sur Society.
To ineulcate true patriotism and love Of
country, not only among our membership, but
all the people of our land, and to spread and
sustain the doctrine of equal rights, universal
liberty, and justice to all.
Every member of the LAS. feels that she
has put her hand to the plough for cultiyating
such a crop of patriotism that everyone in this
broad land of ours will respect, honor, and re-
we're the name of every Union soldier
Our WORK is meager compared to the glorious
achievements OF our mother order the Womau's
Relief Corps, but our mother is teaching rs how
to do the work, and when they place il in our
keeping, may we never pause one instant, but
let our watchword always be Zone country,
one language and one flag"
ALONG THE LINE.
Ohio Division has Just closed a successful
convention. Miss Lille Herbert was reelected
Division President with Headquarters in Cam
ton, o. Next year they meet in Massilon, the
home of the Daughters of Veterans. They have
given the LAS. a cordial invitation to their
city and the invitation has been most zraci-
ously accepted.
Our National Secretary has stolen a march on
rs. Miss Emma Weaver will not attend any
more National Encampments, but in the future
Mrs. Emma w. Hoge will occupy the Secre-
tarys office. Congratulations of course
Mrs. Belle Gray Rice, Past National Presi.
dent, has been called upon to pay the last tri-
butes of love to her father, James III. Gray. who
died Feb. 10. The LAS. extend their syua-
patty to sister Rice and the bereaved family.
There is q society in the Ohio Division that
is holding series of joint meetings with the
Camp to which they are auxiliary, for "ths
good of cur Order" These meetings are we'll
attended.-KATE G. RAYNoR, 1899 Cherry Sc,
Toledo, O.