The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-05-05
THE RELIEF / CORPS.
News and Gossip of the Great Auxil-
larry.
WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR OUR SOLDIER
ROVSo

WHAT SHALL WE DO FOR Duh SoLDlEh
BOYS?
Now that so many of o,lr boys have been
called for military service, and so many
wives, mothers and sisters all over the land
are Greading disaster and hoping for glory
for their dear men folk, the question comes
up continually, What can we do for our
soldier boys; how can we help?" There
are many ways in which the women can
help in this, as in all emergencies, but she
should not delude herself into thinking
they are by the manufacture of the numer-
GUS snowy little fancy things" that women
so like to make and that men so hate to
use, even In times OF peace, and that be-
come hateful burdens to the soldier at the
front.
When the boys of 81 went forth to war,
everyone carried with him host of traps
provided by his loving women folk, includ-
ing perhaps, embroidered slippers, tucked
shirts, havelockS, cunning cases for all
sorts OF toilet implements, and MANY other
pretty affairs wrought by the clever needle
women Every solder will also tell you
that after few days of service, after a few
experiences of long, weary. wet marches
and dusty, hot diminishing, they found
that their dearest possessions, the ones
that they absolutely could not get along
without, the only ones that they were will
ing to carry about with them, were a comb,
TIN cup, knife, spoon, and blanket. The
soldier may carry also an extra pair of
socks and housewife, if he have them,
but these are luxuries, and any extra traps
are. burdens and are apt to be flung aside.
So for the soldiers comfort provide him
with two good Fair of socks-one pair to
wear and one to carry-and get the finest,
smcothest, stoutest that can be procured,
and then make him a stout little house
wife, or Hussif." The housewife should
be neat, compact, and well filled with big,
good sized needles, threaded with heavy
linen thread; with good, serviceable pins,
and with strong buttons. The buttons should
be sewed lightly to the material of the house
wife, and their position and use explained
to the soldier, otherwise he ma think them
ornaments to the little package and hate to
take them off. DantinesS should not be
considered in NAL king the " Hussif"; while
it is a delightful quality about the home
and for the women, it is not necessary
one in the soldiers equipment.
suppose no mother will be content to let
her son leave her fireside without his
EMBELLISHMENTS, although his chances
for quiet reading and meditat on are very
rare, and the Christianity Of brave, decent
living is about all he has time for but his
Testament, if he keeps it, will at least be q
reminder.
One of the most important matters to
bring before the consideration of the sol
dier-boy, particularly as he will be apt to go
to the South, is concerning drinking-water.
If he will be careful to lcOk cut for the
cleanest water, drinking sparingly then,
and to only drink boiled water when he
can possibly get it, he will be less likely to
fall a victim to the low fevers that threaten
the unacclimated in the South.
AS to food he should also be careful,
eating the simplest foods that he can, and
having them always thoroughly cooked, and
to eat lightly.
Lastly, make the eveIydays of his homo
SO clean and bright now that when he leaves
you he will have his Thoughts full of bright
pictures and memories Of pleasant sounds,
that he may have something worth while to
dream over and to come home to.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
America Woman's Relief Corps, 81, De-
partment OF Illinois, will give a cake-walk
social Friday evening, April 20, at Handel
Hall, 40 East Randolph street, Chicago;
Mrs Ida f. Palmer, President. The com
mittee: Mrs. Emma Il. Wallace, Chair
man; Mrs. Lettie Coffinberry, Mrs. RAJ
chel Grenlich, and Mrs. Bull.
At meeting OF the W.R,C. Of Frederick
town, O., April 49, 1898, the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Young Woman's Reief Corps, 3s, Department
of Ohio, do most enthusiastically approve the
course of the President OF the United States,
believing he has used all honorable means in
his power to secure peace without war.
Second. Since war is unavoidable. we desire
to mitigate the evils connected Herewith as
far asis in our power. and tender to the Presi-
dent OF the United States our aid in furnishing
hospital supplies for the sick and wounded of
our country's noble defenders.