The National tribune., 1898-10-13
THE RELIEF CORPS.
News and G Gcssip of 1.-The Great Auxil-
iary

News and Gossip of 1.-The Great Auxil-
iary.
National President Flo Jamison Miller
has assumed command of the National
W.R c. and established Headquarters at
Monticello, IL. IiB General Orders, Just
issued, she announces the following ap-
National Secretary, Matte l: Jamison,
| Monticello Ill.
Ma! National nal, lnspectSr Mary 6, Dsane, FAN
National Counselor, Emma r. Wallace,
Chicago. Ill. so
! National Instituting and Installing
! Officer, Charlotte j. Cummings. Tidioute Pa.
National Patriotic Instructor, Mary E.
| Hartwell, Los Angeles, Cal.
PLUCKY CORPS.
Mrs. X. Irene Hadley, of Simon A..
Downcr Corps, z14. Parma, Mich, writes
I" May we, to encourage any small Corps
that are struggling with manifold adverSi
ties, tell of the misfortunes and fortunes of
the past eight months, as. they bcfell "a
small Corps in the Department of Mich
| igan
tOn the morning OF Dec 22, 1897, the
I little village of Parma, in jackson County
was reused at O'Clock by the church
bells to find one side of the business street
being rapidly consumed BY fire. A three
story brick block, in which was located
/
inCs doomed to be destroyed. So rapid
was the progress of the destroying element.
famed by Il fierce, bitter-cOld wind, that
the societies having property IN the hall
Down ncr Post lost everything. The Auxiliary
Corps also lost its property. Having carried
no insurance, it seemed that both Organi-
zations would hardly survive.
THE Post numbers about 13, the Corps
| II. and none of the members are in affiuent
! Inf fnr hnt \,
seemed almost inevitable, but the women,
with true loyalty, determined that the Post
should not die for want of effort to save it,
and with confidence in the fraternal charity
| of sister Corps they appealed to the De
partment President, requesting permission
| to ask assistance. Nobly did the Corps
| respond.
| In the meantime the women had not
been idle. A quilt was made, names So
| licited to be embroidered on it, to raise
| funds to buy sill; flag for the Post, and
generously did the citizens patroniZe the
affair. The flag was procured
Meeting by special permission, from
house 10 house, the Corps worked on. An
Overcrow'ded merchant was induced to
yacate a small upper room and the COM
mittee went to Jackson to secure furniture.
Sickness having reduced the working force,
| the task of cleaning and arranging the
hall fell heavily on the few, but so heartily
did they work that all was in readiness for
the Joint meeting OF the Post and Corps
preceding Memorial Day, and with hearts
filed with gratitude, loyalty and love, the
| meeting was held in the new home.
" Soon after we received tie call from
National President for an emergency fund
for use in the Spanish war and managed
by more effort to send S15.lS.
Such a small but determined band,
| working in perfect harmony, can accom-
plish much, and willingly offer not only to
the brave boys Of ,6tr'R5 assistance and
comfort. but to the brave boys Of '98 also
all that our heads, heafts, and hands can
devise and execute for them. We continue
the grand work fulp Of courage, confidence,
and faith that we will be able to contribute,
if ever SO little, to tha increase OF patri-
otism and the grand trio of our Order,
Fraternity Charity and Loyalty, which in
breadth of comprehensiveness means
oHD NOTES.
Now that the IA iopal Convcn ion is
over and the Department. of Ohio W.R.C. |
is settled down to i S regular routine Of |
business everything is going on nicely at
Department Headquarters quarterly re-
,frer plenty TO dos The work Of annual /
inspection is being pushed forward. Lena
Robb Department Inspector, was in Toledo.
Sept. p and %, to inspect Forsyth and
Toledo Corps. After inspection, Forsyth /
Corps gave the usual annual banquet, at
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partment officers and some of its best T
workers were present Miss Robb also i'm
spec.ed Old Guard Corps, Dayton, Satur-i
day evening, 2Hh, at GAR. Hall, Cincin-
natl. s..,z
WR.C ladies of Ohio are working with
ladies' Of Soldiers Ala Societies and
Daughters of American Revolution to aid
our Spanish War Volunteer; in camps
and hospitals. Members of CustcrW r. c. /
at Conneaut report the sending of boxes
OF hospital supplies and deiicacies 10
Fernandina; money for the purchase OF
goods, etc, hav ng been earned by means
Of socials and entertainments. Mansfield
W.R.C. ladies have created goodly
emergency fund by giving series Of lawn
[etes, the City. Council allowing them the
use of the city park for this purpose, u
they were never known to
grant to any other Order.
RHODE IsIAaD AFFAIRS.
The reception gn EN- to the Department
President at Providence recently by the
". R.C. of Rhode Island was a decided
success. The arrangements were in the
lands of the Department. Executive Board.
Mrs. Emma j. Burt Chairman. The hall
md ante rooms Of Prescott Post were ,
with ferns and flowers Senior /
Vice Department President Mary f. Cooley j
,alled the assembly to order and informed
hem that the Department President, Mrs.
Ella f. Burt. who had been honored with
ilc HIBHeSl BlIt oI solIlCc dS yet conferred
IN Rhode Island by the National Conven- &
ion, would be installed Mrs Bessie nj.
seymour, Department Counselor, having
,een selected as the Installing Officer,
the short but impressive service.
Remarks we're made by A. A.-Gen Philip
). Chase, Hon. George L. Smith, Past
senior Vice Commander -n-Chicf Elisha II.
rhodes, Past Department Commanders
William f. Stone, Daniel r. Ballou. David
T. Ray, Theodore II. Barton, Department
,ouselor Mrs Bessie NJ. Seymour, Dele
ate to National Convention Mrs. Harriet
J. Dexter, Past Department Presidents
frs. Emily +. Fish, Mrs. Celia A. Kinyon.
nd Mary M. Brown, The Chief of Staff,
FRS. Flora Annis, presented to Mrs. Burt,
4 behalf of the ladies OF the Department., |
beautiful bouquet of flowers, and Mrs
'urt, after thanking the ladies for the re-
lembrance, dwelt at some length on the
1cidents of her trip to the Convention