The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-08-12

to this important instruction. program fer
the teachers has been outlined as follows for
school work.
Monday, the Constitution Of the United
States: Tuesday, the Declaration of depend
ence; Wednesday, the Origin and Authorizing
OF Our National Songs; Thursday. the History
of the American Flag; Friday. The Story Of
All who have Faced Death in Defense Of the
Flag.
1t is asserted that the introduction Of this
system into the schools will make every for
egner thoroughly American, one who will ex.
ercise the right of suffrage through bis own
intelligence; who will see in the brlber and the
bribe-taker q monstrous pair, seeking TO I'M
dermine the cornerstone of their own liberty,
and who will stand for humanity and justice.
This action was the outgrowth Of the excel.
lent report made by Ssmanths West Miller
before the last Indiana Convention, detailing
the results of an i'm portant year of active and
comprehensive work. The report evidences
very thorough canvass OF the schools OF lDdi.
ana, showing that where the Grand Army and
Relief Corps are strongest the flag salste 10
most In use, and instruction on good citizenshiD
the most generally introduced.
MASSACHUSETTS EXHIBIT.
Massachusetts,, the Senior Department of the
Woman's Relief Corps, which in the last Is
years has expended in relief the sum of $780,
TAB, turned over TO Posts s70029. "a. and
20. total of Sl67, 937.77. oser and above the
cost of running the Department.. keeps up her
record for the quarter ended June 80. 1897, -
exhibited in the last General Orders of Depart.
nent President Emile l.. Waterman.
Number of Corps reported. 173; membership,
l4lS4; expended during the quarter in relief,
S2032.27; relief other than money. s646.l6;
turned over to Posts, $1,09724. The special
funds to which contribution were made, De-
psrtment and National. included the Me-
mortal Day fund for Southern Posts, amount
ing to $1,000; Andersonvlle Prison property,
$o43.95; Wittenmyer fund, S446.10
Headquarters Departments of Massach usetts,
W.R.C, will be established ut the New TIN
House. Buffalo, where a public reception Will
be held ON Tuesday evening. Aug. "a State
badge, W.RC., which is also q souvenir Ok
Faneuil Hail. the Cradle Of Library" will b
worn by all Massachusetts people who choose
| to purchase.
Apropos Of the Womau's Memorial Asesia.
| ton, which has Just been chartered in Masss-
chusetts, Mrs. Mary A. Livermore, Nelross.
Mass, writes as follows in accepting place on
the Fund Committee: II approve most heartily
| of tho movement to erect National monument
| at Washington, ID. c., to she loyal women Of the
late civil war. 1t will be a recognition Of the
services rendered by women to the Nation in
| its hour Of need, which are unexampled in
history, for il is impossible to over estimate ths
amount of consecratsd work done by The loyal
women of the North for the army. Their de-
votion, patience and efficiency are proven 70
day by the love and reverence shown then
every whore by the soldiers themselves. I
count it most happy beginning thst shis
movement has originated with the Grand
Army OF the Republic. / hope they may have
the ability to complete it. God bless them in
their work"
The Patriotic Primer is making its way into
the Massachusetts, schools. The Weymouth
School Board has accepted the prodered giN 81
Corps 102 and ordered Primer on the desk 81
every teacher, and the School Board Of Lynn
has taken similar action.
Department Secretary Mary E. Elliott, 81
Massachusetts,, has been enjoying q summer
outing to Portland, Me-, preparatory to Ma
tiousl Convention, which she never fails -
1 attend.
Appointments for National Convention afs
| announced, with Lou Stuart Wadsworth. u
Massachusetts. as Chief Conductor Imogens L.
Guyon, of New York, Chief Guard, and -
mantha West Miller, Indiana, Chairman Of Ne
Press Committee. Appreciation 10 expressed
by the National President Of many eourta11e0
received from the Commandsr-in-Chisf 81
Adjutant- General of the GAR. during The
year, as we'll rs of the kindness and Loyalty q
ali members Of the W.R.C.
Summer entertainments and picni0 oIo
many in the Department of Massachusetts, the
latest reports coming from West Midway snd
Upton. The latter place has Summer sewing.
circle to arrange for Fall sale.
AN ENERGETIC PRESIDENT.
Mrs. Margaret 81. Griffith, De artment PFssi.
dent of Kansas W.R.C., has since 1888 when 80
| became = member of Preston B. Plum Corps, 20,
| Emporia Kan. been active in soldiers relief.
| In 1890 she was elected Corps President, and
| served for three consecutive terms. In 1880
II n Z = H.
| partment Senior Vice President. She has taken
| . prominent part in the Department. Couvsn.
| tions of Kansas, and was delegate 20 Ma.
| tional Convention held in Detroit. 1891, and
| at Louisville, 1895. The same untiring energy
| and zeal which she has lent to the building mp
| of Plum Corps, long one of the banner Corps Of
| Kansas in membership and relief, she carries
| with her into her new office. On her STAN are
some of the stancbest workers IN the OrdsIs
long prominent in the work of the W.RC.
ALL ALONG TIE LINE.
General Orders, No. 8, of National President
| Agnes HIT contain Q call for 18th National
Con vention, W.R.C., to be held in the First
| Baptist Church, Buffalo, opening Thursday,
Aug. 26, at 10 .. m. National Headquarters
| will be established three days earlier at Hotel
Iroquois.
An invitation is formally extended to The
Grand Army, Sons of Veterans and friends y
| call at Headquarters. A committee, of which
Past Department President Ellen Nj. Putnam,
of New York, is Chairman, and including
| Emile L. w. Waterman, of Massachusetts,,
Hannah U. Maxon, of Ohio. and others. will be
in charge. On Wednesday evening reception
will be rendered Commander-in-Chief Clark.
son and staff. All departments of the Grand
Army, as well as of the Sons of Veterans, with
their friends. will be invited.
Effie R. Kennedy, who always Yields
bright and vigorous pen, resumes her place q
Department Correspondent Of Illinois. She
commends the sterling work OF Department
President Jennie Bross. thus early expressed
in her administration. and the rallying call in
her last General Orders to the effect that oil
Relief Corps plans be inspired by the spirit
of lofty patriotism and unsel6sh devotion b
the Grand Army of the Republic"
Illinois Corps instituted are: St. Joseph Re
lief Corps and Washington Relief Corps, CHI
capo; and Dan NcCook Relief Corps, Elmwood.
Past Department President Julia g. Sine hal
been made State organizer.
Past Department Presidents Flo JsmisoH
Miller. of Illinois, has been resppointed Chair
man of the History Of Illinois W.R.C. 1llinoil
will have 3 series of % District Conventions
W.R.C., to be held as far as possible at the
| same time and place as the District Reuniens
GAR, and is maxim history fast.
| Department Correspondents G. Z. Brown, d
| Michigan. writes that the women of that Stats
are losing no opportunity to impress the iss
sons of patriotic teaching. They are having
Summer picnics, the W. R.C. of several Countisl
| consolidating, when elaborate programs IN