The National tribune., 1897-10-21
THE RELIEF CORPS
News and Gossip Of the Great
Auxiliary.

Auxiliary.
The National Relief Corps Home-suggestion
for Corps Entertain m ents-No'es Of the
Corps. ,seaf,
| Puma L. Cowles Secretary of the Board OF
Directors, National Relief Corps Home, writes
that the resignation of Mrs. Clare Fl. Burleigh
as Superintendent has been accepted by the
Board, to take effect Nov. ], thus completing
her second year in this responsible position.
The resignation was unexpected to the Board,
| and was accepted with regrets and thanks for
her able management.
Mrs. Cowles says: Mrs. Burleigh brought to
tho Home wide experience in public lIte ana
her many accomplishments of speech aud song
made the two years of her stay pass quickly
and brightly to those under her charge The
| Home has continued prosperous. and donations
and gifts through Mrs. Burleigh's influence
have been many. She has won hosts OF
friends and will be greatly missed, aud tho
best wishes Of all go with her.
The newly-elected Superintendent is Miss
Ellen j. Mason, Medina, o. She is a member
OF the Relief Corps, and sister OF J. S. Mason,
one Of the loading Grand Army men OF tho
State. She bears the finest testimonials as to
personal worth and business qualifications.
For several years past she has been the head
/
| Miss Mason is a graduate of Oberlin College
with tho degree Of Bachelor of ARTS, and was
| for many years a teacher before assuming her
late responsible position. She is active in
church and benevolent work.
Mrs. r. II. Frater, Assistant Superintendent,
| comes from Viroqun. Wis, bearing the recon-
| mcndation of Past National President Charity
| Rusk Craig as q woman of great excellence and
| experience. She was for some time the mnn.
| ager OF the Hillsdale Home School. Past Ma
tional President AMMO Wttenmyer will
shortly visit the Home aud induct the new
appointees into office.
PATRIOTIC THOUGHT CIRCLE
With the coming of the colder weather there
arc the ussal requests for entertainments, by
which people may be brought together socially,
with incidental revenue as a consideration. 1t
would seem that almost everything had been
tried, since for the last % years women have
been planning and working as they had never
done before to amelsrate the woes of human
ity, made possible by our unstable industrial
system aud biundering legislation.
This method OF indirect taxation upon the
people is scarcely realized as such, because the
women have made their devices for money get
ting SO attractive, have given the public SO
much OF material comfort aud real friendliness
in return for patronage bestowed, that they
have come to he looked upon as sort Of neces-
sary benefac,ors. whose catering is a part Of
the divine plan.
And this really is so, "a the sense that if one
set of helpers fail. God will raise others who
will rise and do his will and work. When
governments fall short, individuals do double
work.
Our country under humane and stable laws
is great enough to give to every man, woman,
and child the opportunity and the means to
procure food and raiment and intellectual and
spiritual attachments. But now. as in the past,
women must bake the bread Of charity TO fill
the mouths of the famished must fashion the
garments that cover their shivering bodies.
But the entertainments. Well, you have
tried almost everything, so suppose you hold a
Patriotic Thought Circle, and lot the thought
be: One country, ono language, one flag.
Make this motto Of large letters, covered
with evsrxreens eolored paper. red. white.
and blue, and place it in O conspicuous place in
your hall, high enough, so that it will be the
first thing to attract tho eye. Decorate the
hall with the National eoors, and the table,
too, If you have one; and what is festive
occasion without table, and good things on it,
too?
Buy several hundred small fags-you will
be astonished how little they will cost-and
present one to each person who enters the hall,
with pin to fasten il on his breast; or, if your
guests arc to be seated, place little flag beside
each plate. 1t will make the table very pretty,
and the favors will be eagerly worn. You may
lBSu6 lDVlLatlOHo III auSanCc tnuS.
"Your presence is requested at Patriotic
Thought Circle, ts DO held under the auspices
of Columbia Relief Corps, at their hall. America
Street, on Thanksgiving eve. Thought: One
country, one language, one flag"
The program of the evening should bear
upon the thought, and you should get as many
possible to contribute something to the elu-
cidation of it, either by quotation, recitation
or short talks. OF course, you will have the
children give the flag salute and sing flag
songs Also have one or moro speakers pre-
pared to speak upon the subject of patriotic
teaching and the Importance OF its introduction
into the public schools. Have roll-call of the
Corps, aud let each member respond with a
sentence or quotation when her name is called.
Care should be taken to explain that by one
language 10 meant not only certain form of
speesh, but one language in the sense that we
are all OF one spirit. and are an xious no matter
where we were born or what may be our
nationality to be in full accord with the spirit
and institutions of our country. Suppose we
take something like this for our skeleton pro-
gram:
National anthem, Ny Country, IT'S of Thee;
address. the Patriotic Thought Circle; the flag
salute, by the children Corps roll-calI, patri-
otto responses; song. Columbia, the Com of the
Ocean; address, Love of Country is Next to
Love Of God song. Star Spanged Banner, by
tho children; recitation, patriotic subject
plcQSeS 10 exLeDu the 1uOuSnt IIFCiS, Uy the
company. In this the audience will be ask ed
to join in saying: I'VE give our heads aud
hearts to God and our country. One country,
one language, one flag" Closing anthem.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Journal of Proceedings Of 18th Annual
Convention, Department Of South Dakota,
bears portraits of the leading Executive officers
Of the past administration. There is also
portrait of Saph roma Lucas. Matron Of the Sol
dicrs Home. who died early in the year while
serving as Department Treasurer.
While there was a loss in some of the largest
Departments last year, South Dakota made a
gain of over 200 in membership; or, deducting
losses fer the year, net gain Of %. leaving the
number in good standing March 81, 1897, as
1l,O56. Total expenditures for relief 81 O22 Oe;
soldiers or members Of their families assisted,
289 members assisted. 80. picture of the
Soldiers Homo Hospital. Hot Springs, appears
on the last page Of the jon rnal of Con yention
Marsh b. Taylor Corps. Lafayette, Ind, havo
an earnest Chairman of their Committee OH
Patriots Teaching in Estslla Dodge, whose
home is at Otterboin., She has bcan drilling a
squad of 40 children Id tho flag drill. and has
accom- panied this with lessons in patriotism,
and will attend the Teachers Institute this
month TO interest the assembled educators in
the important work. The influence of Taylor
Corps was wonderfully. exemplifed last Me-
mortal Day when. thousands of ehiIdren