The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-12
THE RELIEF CORPS.
News and Gossip of the Great Auxil-
iarv

The W.R.C. can take much Joy and pride
to its heart in the popular display of the
flag and the enthusiasm over it. Every
where, all over the land. from school
houses, homes, stores, b cycles and wagon:
the Stars and Stripes have fiuttered evel
Sine our sailors went forth to do battle
with the Spaniards, and everywhere the
bright coOrS have testified so that he who
runs might read, that we are lovers of Oul
country. Never before has Old Glory haC
| such an unfiurling, and the W.R.C. has
been steadfastly and patiently working tC
bring this very thing about to educate the
mass of our people out OF an apparent in
difference to their National colors.
L war with Spain would undoubtedly
have stirred all Of ,ur citizens cut of theil
rats OF little cares and duties into an in
| tereSt in National cares and duties as well,
but the flying of flags is beautiful out
| ward and visible sign of this spiritual
| grace that is within us. Only within re-
cent years have we thought it good to hang
out flags on feast and state occasions. If
| the patriotic societies had not hammered
| at us day ami night we would not be doing
| it now and we would miss the beauty and
| inspiration of these days when at every
| glance over the city and down its streets
we see the fiuttering of the red, white and
blue.
The W.R.C. has had 1000 women at
work, COrpS workers, Department workers
and National workers, all pleading and in
sisting in the homes and schools that the
flag should be given greater honor, and
now the day is here when they can be
glad of their work and feel the Joy of sue
cess IN good works. For now we have
awakened to true sentiment about the
colors and are not likely to relapse into for
getfulneSs.
TENNESSEE CONVENTION.
The Tennessee WRC. held its annual
Convention at Knoxville with the GAR.
The address of wefconie was by Jose
phine Grigler, of KIND Tviife; response by
Maria f. Dean Chattanooga. Report of
Department work was by Aida Rule, Knox
vile. =,
Mesdames Bixby, Hoyt, and Patterson
were appointed cornnlittceto lay before the
GAR, in session, the proposed plan for a
Womans Monument" 70 be erected i'm
Chickamauga, Chattanooga National Park.
A future report will give Particulars of the
WR.C. wishes all loyal people to become
interested in.
Department officers elected: President,
Josephine Grigler; Sec, ~ Tillie Rankin;
Tears, Jennie Carter r. S. Snip, Maria E.
Dean; J. V.-P., Delphine S. Pearsall;
Archer; Counselor, Aida, Rule; l.. and l.
Officer, Tina NJ. Durham. Press Core
spondent, Louise III. Gambee; Patriotic In
Rachel S. Marshall; Executive
Board, j. Nj. Chase, MeSdameS Seaman
Hart, Patterson, Schmitt. Delegate to Ma
tionai Convention, Mrs. Patterson, Knox |
vile.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Gov. Morton Corps, Calistoga, Cal, is !
wisely recruiting its membership from the .
women Of the place, i'm order to |
lnfuse young ideas and new thoughts into
their life and work. Their Preside
Caroline Common, who suffered great loss in {
our civil war, is keenly alive to all the !
of the Order, and extends her .
to the members.
William Logan RCdman Post, New Bed
ford, Mass, was the first Post este blished /
in New England, and upon the recent |
celebration of their 30th anniversary they
planted tree in soil which they had col /
ected from every State in tbs Union. The |
rec will be properly marked and cherished
This Post has one of the best Corps in the
Order.
A bill is pending before the Ohio Legis-
ature to secure a special appropriation in
aid Of Ohio women in the National Relief
Corps Home, Geneva.