The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-12-02
. AN opEN SESSION
ny the g.. A. Il. Womnn's Rciief
Nh 49,. CORDS.

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ny the g. A. t. womnn.s RcIie,
i Corps.
a very enjoyable evening was passed a
The post OF the GRAND Army OF the Reptibli,
last night. good audience was In Al
tet,iance, including a large number OF thu
sWoman's Relief Corps.
! There Wis music on the organ by Mrs
| Sanders and singing by the awiien1e Of
! riaFiio,.c songs. "A reciustion by Miss Gas
Hooper Drought down cne mousse she was
4 foslo.ed by an Intensely amusing recitation
by Mr.. Ill I'iirord "A banjo SOLO by Prot
4 Green was hig'hly appreciated 1nen fol.
/ lowed The Sle.rmisher,' showing the al.
LACK on and capture OF the block house q
III Csney, pne dea'cn OF the sAirmlsher anu
ene l,.an.tlls of D.l Glory on uae nlil.
/ Inc ciipoi's,piranent CLOSED wiJl me Follow
| ilg fnitersstlilg paper Oh the WonlAn's Re
lssd corps OY mis-. h. Il. Rust, past depart
ment pfesGGtGI of tine corps:
| it seems 10 oe perleo1ly Irltuitil for wo-
man 10 ren1er Tellef when and wherever
{ necessary, whether at home or ON the bat
tleheld. In hoslalal or sh.pwreetSed az sea,
! ySu wia li.si N5Alen Wlbn rowing hearts
ald toMaer hands administering TO the sick
Ind dying. Thousands OF hives were saved
dulihg the war OF 'bl to 30 OWING to the
car.A,n nursing of some good, loyal, patri-
otto woman There WAS 40 place 20 ioath J..
some but what you would iind her minis
! terng 10 the wa.tts OF 1ne sick and dying
soldier boys. 4 WIS told by an army nurse
utsM she had been on the baptlefeld during
uhe civil war, caring tor the wounded,
when the brood ran dn streams all around
her feet
II was my privilege while attending the
encampment at Buffalo i'm 1897 10 see
twenay OF cheese noble old army nurses
Their hair was lis white as ths frost Ild
the most placid countenances Tint / ever
| rocked upon. AT tt,c close OF the civil war
the Grand Army orp lized to promote the
great principles OF iiaternity chanity an /
loyalty, and Ind been doing their utmost to
aid and comfort their unfortunate com
r'ades, but the organization was small and
hZs no resources ana there was continual
draan On their treasury. Then II WAS
when the loyai womcn stepped TO the front
and offered assistance ana organized tie
Woman's Relief Corps. This society was
organized In 1879 at Fitchburg. Mass. aad
1t was there made the auxiliary of the
Grand Army of the Republic Pass Ma
tioRal Commander Paul Vaudervoort In the
spring OF 1883 called the first convention
to be held in Denver Colo, July % 10 %.
and there formed n National organization
of the Womsns Relief Corps. About fifty
women were present, and Mrs. r.. Florence
narker now deceased), became the first
National president.
In 1854 the first rituals were printed I'M
der the supervision OF Mrs. Beedle. sne
rented printing press, and with two lady
comrast,aYs set all the type. made and
looked tp the forms by themselves. From
TINS small beglraing has grown The eigan-
tic order of the Woman's Relief Corps. Our
organization now numbers 2l0, 900 loyal
wcmel. Need say patriotic women? For
IL they could not show their patriotism by
going to the front of battle they sent their
quota OF army nurses wha.Alid valiant SER
vice for our country. besides did not thou-
sands of wives. mothers, daughters and
.weethearts stay at home and prepare tons
of lint and rolls OF linen bandages for tho
wounded soldiers and dare for the children
and faianr
Since our organization sixteen years ago
the Womab's Relief Corps has expended
fer relief over $1,000, 900 and has found
homes for hundreds of homeless ones
The WomaH's Relief Corps Of Texas was
organized March 3. 1890, with a small mem
bership Mrs. Hattie Loring, then OF San
Antonio and now OF California. being the
first department president. We have had as
many sixteen corps, but at the present
time there are only nine, all of which are
In good working order, with membersh y
OF about 225 ami have expended for relief
the past two years between $500 ana $500
At our National convention at Bun1io
Comrade Mack paid the Womau's Relief
Corps very nice compliment by saying
that the WomaRs Relief Corps had done
more charitable work and mad paid out
more money for relief than, any othc' or
giinization under the shining sun. He also
said that with all the other organizations.
the Grand Army recognized no auxiliary
but the Womans Relief Corps,
The Woman's Relief Corps has founded
homc for old la.ies mt Madisonville, Ohio,
which rs controlled by board OF directors
from the National Woman's Relief Corus
The Andersonvile prison property Is also
owned by the National Wonans Relief
Corps. to be held in sacred trust in mem
DRY of the $4,000 soldiers who gave up their
lives on thai spot in the short space OF
eighteen months.
Teaching patliotsm is one of the funla.
mental laws OF our order. although our
work along that line has not met WIKI verv
much encouragement. yet the leaven is at
work,
There may be some who have never
thorght what on: country means TO them. |
! would say that II IS all that surrounds Us,
all that wa have known and loved w.
who have assembled here are a part Of our I
country And our comrades who wore the |
gray are part OF our country, ahd vc are |
all willing TO protect II with our lives IL
necessary
Tn tho late Spanish American war when |
a call was made for volunteers how Que KY |
both North and South responded and for I
love OF our country pnd flag laid dons1 ;heir |
lives on the battlefield.
We should be as we now are, ono mighty
people. whose lives are not too precious to
lay down for our Union.
Let our motto ever be; zone people QUO
country, one flag"
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