The National tribune., 1898-06-23
THE RELIEF CORPS.
News and Gossip of the Great Auxil.
iary.
INDIANA's LOYAL WOMEN.

Chaplain Brown Corps. "a, of Valparaiso,
Ind, cheerfully responded to the call OF
our National President, Mrs. Sarah j.
Martin, to begin fund for the needs Of
Corps has quilted every Thursday for
eight years, thus keeping on hand a large
general and relief fund. By unanimous
vote at the last meeting from this time
money obtained in this way shall bs
styled The Emergency Fund" to be used
for this purpose. We cheerfully and
lovingly worked for the boys of '61-'S5s
we will do the same for the boys of '98.
Children's Memorial Day was a COM
plete success again this year. Over 1 900
children were in the parade, every one
bearing flag. Services were held in
Memorial Opera House." and every inch
OF room was filled with children cheering
the Star Spangled Banner" Through
the efforts of our Committee every school
room in the city is now provided with q
large flag used for inside decoration.
These were carried in the parade-Frelon
w. Elam, Press Correspondent, Corps "a,
Valparaiso Ind
At Greenfield, Ind, Samuel Fl. Dunbar
Corps, 81, observed Memorial Day with
the G: r. Judge Davis, of Indianapolis,
was the orator.
At Evansville, services were held at
Locust Hill, Oak Hill, and ST. Joseph
Cemeteries. The orators respectively were
Judge NJ. w. Field, Col. Jasper Packard,
Z.
at Oak Hill an offering for the unknown
dead was given by WOman's Relief
Corps Is, in the shape of a large anchor,
SIX feet in length, twined with smilax,
and placed on pedestal entirely covered
with evergreenS. At an interval in tho
services the letters of the word Maine"
were called, and at each call a boy in
sailor costume stepped forward and hung
on the pedestal letter worked in La
France roses. In response to roll call Of
deceased members of the. Post the
Woman's Relief Corps placed a flag on
the pedestal, and soon it was one mass Of
stars and stripes, and the flag was Justly
honOred.
Lucy A. Kintz, of Lion s. Bass Corps, 7,
Fort wayne, says: THE most harmoni-
Gus relations exist between our Post and
Corps. Patriotism is being spread surely
IN our midst. The Relief Corps presented
two flags to our soldier boys now on their
way to the front. One went to the True
Blues, the other to the Battery Boys, but
to our sorrow they could not take them on
their march; but they asked that we keep
them until they.returned, or such remnant
AS might come. The Rifles already had
handsome flag, and only our good wishes
went with them"
VERMONT CONVENTION.
The 14th Annual Convention of Vermont
W.R.C. was held at Burlington, June Q
and 8. Stannard Corps, of that city. gave
very pleasant informal reception to tho
GAR. and W.R.C., at which the principal
guests from other States were Gen. L. A.
Grant, OF Minneapolis, Assistant Secretary
OF War unSer President Harrison; Mrs
Montgomery, Department President, and
Mrs. Miner, Past Department President,
of New Hampshire. Mrs. Florence III.
Gates, Department President of Vermont,
presided during the Convention. In her
annual address she spoke feelingly of the
loyalty of the women of Vermont to the
boys of 81 and recommended that the
loyalty and ASST stance of this Department
be pledged as earnestly to the boys of '9s.
Under her administration marked progress
has been made in the work of the Order.
She has visited 10 of the Corps officially,
and many others unOfficially, in every
case bearing her own expenses.
Two Corps have been instituted, and
2,536, gain of 161 during the year.
Nine hundred and thirty-six dollars have
been expended for relief and S57S turned
over to Posts. Stannard Corps, Burling-
ton, leads in relief work, having spent
s337 46. Greetings were read from Depart
ment Commander E. W. Jewett expressing
congratulations upon the work of the year
and conveying the hearty appreciation Of
the GAR.
The Department President introduced
the National Junior Vice-President, Mrs.
Calista r. Jones, of Bradford, speaking Of
her election at Buffalo, and adding, land
this year we intend to put the Vermonter
ahead and close up the ranks" Tho
Convention unanimously indorsed Mrs.
Jones for National President. A little
later retiring Commander Jewett personally
brought the message that "the GAR. in
Encampment, by rising vote, unani-
mOusly lndOrSed the candidacy of Calista
Robinson Jones as National President"
She had already received the personal in
dOrsement of Adi't-Gen. Il. S. Peck, and
of the majority of the other prominent
members of both the GAR. and W.R.C.
in the Department.
Mrs. Gates was nominated for a second
term as Department President, and with
| cept her refusal of the honor. These
officers were installed by National Junior
Vice-President Caiista r. Jones:
Pres, Mrs. Amanda T. Newcomb,
Montpelier, daughter of Gen. Stephen
Thomas, S. v; p, Mrs. Clara NJ. Niles.
Rutland; Sec, Mrs. Ellen NJ. Seaver,
Montpelier; Treas, Mrs. Olive M. Whee-
lock, MONTPELIER; Chap, Mrs. Mary L.
Rising, Randolph; Counselor. Mrs.
ing and Installing Officer, Mrs. l.. BARLEY,
Burlington. Executive BOard-Mrs.
Victoria Ordway, Montpelier; Miss Brock,
Wells River; Mrs. Jessie A. Sturtevant,
| ST. Albans; Mrs. Stella L. Williams, WALL
ingford; Mrs. Frances Bailey, Putney.
II.
Burlington; Alternate -at-Large, Miss Lena
b. r.. Pierce, Vergennes.
The work of the ritual was exemplified
by the MOrrisville Corps, assisted by the
Corps from Swanton and Essex junction.
Retiring President Mrs. Gates was pre-
sented with gold Past Department.
Presidents badge by the Department,
and a solid silver toilet set by her Aids.
purse of S16 was raised in the Conven-
ton to be presented, with a bouquet Of
flowers and letter of sympathy, to Lieut..
StrattOn, list VT, now at a Vermont hospi-
tai, who was accidentally shot while in
camp, necesSitating the amputation Of
his leg. This purse was the beginning Of
the Department emergency fund started in
accordance with the recommendation Of
the National President.-Lena B. r.
Pierce, Department Press Correspondent,
Vergennes, VT.
ALL ALONG THE LINE
Margaret Gary Wright, Los Angeles, CAL,
sends notes of the Memorial Day services
at the Soldiers Home and elsewhere. The
Home ceremonies included a parade, led
by Capt. c. o. Pratt, Marshall; young
women from Los Angeles, and W.R.C. also
from the city, Naval Veterans, Uncle Sam
and John A. Martin Posts, and Union
Veterans Legion. An impressive service
was gone through at the cemetery during
which the STORY of the Maine" was sung