New-York tribune., 1897-08-25


The recen,ion OF the woman's Relief Corps. IN
honor of Thaddeus s. Clarkson. Comn'""u "
chief OF the G. A. r. to be held this evening at
the Iroquos Buffalo will bring together an au
diencc OF thousands Mrs. Agnes Hitt Na'io"d
president will preside. The occasion w: ",'' ~ ,b
great gathering OF women from all par'S vi ''''
country.
Mrs Isabelle T. Bagley, OF GAINESVILLE ono Is
the National treasurer OF the woman ; Ne'e,
Corps. in which capacity she has the hano''ns a',
disbursement OF thousands OF dollars ever! 'o"'''
She is of Revolutionary descent. and comes VI ''e
family Of Tiptons who founded GAINESVILLE IN 'ne
old pioneer days OF Ohio. 1t IS thought 'h'' s'e
will be re-elec ed
Mrs Bagley s woman OF great ac'N''! III
philanthropc work. and IL Mt the heau o' 49,
local public movement of charity. She Is ioVeu ny
Mrs. samantha West Miller. who has for ten e,
years held office in the corps Is now cnh'a nmh,;c
the National Press Committee She was a pupnc p
school teacher in early NE but mas oi "'e '
devoted herself to journalistic WORK
The Woman's Relief Corps in It's work IL closely
associated with the Grand Army OF the hepuo-
lie which was organized at the close oil the "''
to promote the great principles Of fraternity chary
and loyalty. But the organization was shaii Il"
numbers and had no sources Of replenishIneht ior
the steady drains upon its treasury. Then II WIS
that the loyal woman answered again. here a'h
T." 10 the call OF the men who saved the >a'oi'
Almost simultaneously Massachusetts, ana ONO
took lid tho line of advance-thc former under the
name OF tne Woman's Relief CoTps' the la.e'
that OF Post Ladies' Aid Society. These socie''es'
which had extended through several States TO-
gether with several other local aGxiiiarieS anu
leagues united in lSSS In National Asso'ih'oh a'
Denver col. under the name OF the "omans he-
lief Corps Auxiliary to the Grand Army OF me he-
public.
The charter members of the National Woman's :
r. FlOrei u,
Maiden Mass: Sarah F. Fuller. Boston; lizabeth
i Turner Boston: Helen 5. Bangs. W"irrVlIie'
Ne. Kate T. Sherwood. Toledo Ohio: Lenore k.
Sherwood Toledo. Ohio; Mary r l'ann'ne' 70
lumbus. Ohio. Mary Clarke. Columbus ono LOU
,ie NJ Myers Canton. Ohio Emma Is. Mc' an"
mon. Carthage ohio: Ella McCammon. carthage
Ohio. Helen NJ Santmyer Carthage. ONO; MARY
Zimmerman Ieipsic Ohio; America Anderson
Denver col: olive Iloglc, Denver; Emma h SUM
SON Denver: Mary Jcweti Telford. Denver A"-
gusta T. Henderson. Denver: ADgenette faVE
Denver; Josephine l.. Pavy. Denver. Frances A
Collar Denver. Julia A. Lynd. Denver; Nora Me-
Intvre Denver: Mary +. Gray Pitman. Denver
Emily Gardner Denver VI. \. Ingersoll. Denver
Margaret Freeman. Denver: ;. O. Yer flanN. Den
yer: NJ f. Latton. Denver: i. A. DfiscoU Denver
II b. Ayers. Denver; W. II. Savage, Denver; j. +.
Lather. Denver: G. T., Hanly. Denver; $ d. Hunt
Denver: H. l.. Wadsworth. Denver: W. II. Lea
verns Denver: Henrietta +. Mills. Denver; Harriet
Il. Jeffrics. Denver; Lizzie NJ Tarbell. Denver: NJ
A. Norton Denver: NJ. A. Gills. Denver: H. !"
Heard Denver Mary Berwick. Denver: Louise T.
sherman. Colorado Springs. col; Mary l.. carr
Longnont. col. p. L.. Runyan. Warsaw, Ind; +
r. Olney Warsaw, Ind: J. W. Beatson Rockford
Ill: l. \. Hobart. Rockford. H.; Emily !
Charles Washington D. G.. Louise V. Bryant
Washington -. g. Lizzie Anderson. Topeka. KAN
Ellen NJ Pray Topeka Kan: n. Y. DeVcndorf
Topeka kan: J. F-nsby. Topeka Kan. and
Emma Il. Alrirh. Cawker city, Kan
The two great events of to-day at Buffalo Will he
.l,f r2Ha of
,oterans One of tho most interesting features OF
This will he the living shield. in which four thou
sand children will take part They viii be
dressed i'm red white and blue. and so placed on
th. stand erected for the purpose as TO form the