The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1897-02-04
sEcRETARY's NOTES.


Mrs. Lydia G. Whitmore is Past President,
W.RC., of Minnesota. aud Mrs. Mary A. Horri.
gan is Department Treasurer, W.RC., of Min.
nesota.
We are always pleased to add to our roll the
names of persons who have distinguished them
selves in patriotic work.
Let us have more of them. Each L.H.W
who desires to spread patriotic influence and
sentiment cannot do better than to study the
conditions of society in their immediate vicin-
ity. II there is lack of patriotism. it is your
duty, as an L.H.W., TO enlist i'm the cause of
undertaking to promote patriotic sentiment.
1t is your duty to learn what patriotism means
and teach it to others, and to further eradicate
false or vague notions Of alleged patriotism.
Apply yourselves to the task. You will sue
coed.
Respectfully, AMOS L. SEAMAN, Secretary.
NEW LETTERS AND OLD GLORY.
DEAR LB.W.: When new members are
added to our roli-call, they sometimes cause
their desire for correspondents to be published
Herewith.
But as everything in the nature of an adver-
tisement does not always meet with generous
response and as what is everybody's business
is said to be nobody's. / wonder whether such
appeals arc not sometimes answered through
sense of loyalty in part; whether a member.
here and there, does not take it upon himself to
from the question of finding new. aud, per-
haps, congeuial AGO uaintance.
/ also wonder what proportion Of their let
tiers never even answered, and whether
their loyalty to our band. in respect to the
phrase in question. docs not cool, as the old
saw, "once bit twice shy" is thus brought
home TO their experience.
Even if the Decalog and the Golden Rule
have no place in politics, as noted politician
has claimed, does a correspondence lie outside
| the domain of ethics? Docs request for
letters inject the one making such request
to the duty OF answering returning the
letters received?
If the one failing to do so could see himself
as the other party sees him. he could hardly
fail 10 admit the injustice of giving needless
cause for wondering why it Is the response is
not answered for wondering If the letter failed
TO please. il. AS but rarely happens it failed TO
reach its destination. Is it not di5courteous TO
so ignore a letter.
/ .oacur with tho rule ] once heard laid
down. that after correspondence is once cs-
tablisbed, and either party wishes It 10 end il
is the duty OF that one TO so notify the other.
! This need not aud should not be done in n curt
manner. but even should the other correspond
eut feel hurt, il il not better to run that risk
than TO let him look in vain for the letter
that never comes, and perhaps carry through
life the feeling that he has not b.en rightly
treated.
Mrs. Grundy is inclined TO shake her head
at tho thought OF a strange correspondence"
hut so far from agreeing with her think this
mo fern custom hardly needs any defense.
ap quite snro that many an L.H.W. feels that
| The organization Goes not touch the individual
| member quito enough and il he wants to be-
| come acquainted with distant members, why
| should he rot?
10 change the subject, / thnk We ought to
40 all we can. even though II be but little, to-
ward preventing our National flag from being
| US d 10 hear advertisements or party emblcms.
a hammer thus lisgrae ed does not deserve to be
considered n flay
u. Il. Morton. Axseptoxu, w. Va.