The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-12-15
Indies OF THE ca. R.
Notes of Interest About d Patriotic
Order.

National President Agnes j. Winslow,
in latest General Orders, issued from
National Headquarters, Chicago, an
nounces the appointment OF the following
Corresponding Secretaries: Miss Margaret
T.. Stewart, Leningwell Station, ST. Louis,
Mo-. Mrs. Nellie ". Gustason, Aurora,
H.; Mrs. Nellie Hall, Youngstown, o.;
Mrs. l.. c. PalsgrGve, Clinton, Iowa; Mrs.
Helena Fitzheury, Jersey City, n. j.;
Mrs. Jennie Ii. Miller, Oklahoma City,
.. t.; Mrs. Bernice VoSS, Geneseo, Ill.
a resolution was offered at Convention
held at Cincinnati, Sept. 0, 1893, by Sister
Henrietta GerWig and adopted by Con-
venti0n, that all Circle Presidents be re-
queSted To procure the names OF fathers,
husbands, brothers and sons OF members
who served in the late war with Spain,
with number Of the regiment and com
pany, and all inform alton pertaining
thereto, and forward same to the Depart
ment Committee on Patriotism; said Com
mittee to forward same TO National Com
mittee on Patriotism, and be preserved as
the archives of the Ladies' OF the GAR.
The following Circles have been organ
lied: Robt. Ii. Milroy Circle, Rensselaer,,
Ind, by the Department President, Olive
Allison; Gen. Stark Circle, at Joplin, Mo-,
Vice-President; Col. VIM. Henry Circle, at
st. Louis, M, by Mary NJ. Stark. De-
partment Secretary.
Mrs. Anna Williams, Corresponding
Secretary, Ladies OF the GAR, Buffalo,
N. Y, writes. Our Department President,
Mrs. l.. w. Griffith, oil Utica, n. Y,
visited our city recently on her annual
tour OF inspection through this State
We have four large Circles in good work
ing order in Buffalo, and members are
joining at every meeting. We have 26
Circles in the State, and all are assisting
the veterans Of the rebellion. We are
composed OF their wives and descendants
Our motto is Fraternity, Charity and
Loyalty and to not let the left hand
know what the right hand does. We do
not tell what we do, but in charitable
way assist the families Of veterans, of
which | am grieved to see SO many in
very destitute circumstances.
1--WE, no doubt, will have hard Winter
for the poor. If it happens we run across
a pc family out OF our Order, after re-
lieving them, we wait on the Poor au
thorities and see that they get aid from
the city funds. l am sure that in our
frequent visits to the Poor House we find
some veterans widow or daughter there.
At our last Department Convention we
started a fund to build Home in the
State for the veterans and their wives and
widows. At that time our Department
President, Mrs. Griffith, pledged $500, and
my husband, who was a veteran from the
first battle OF Bull Run to and after sur
render of Gen. Lee at Appomattox Court
House, OHere0 10 see tnat we n u Il Home
built to cost So 900, to be located in Buffalo,
near the frontier and beautiful Niagara,
if we will pay the interest and taxes, and
giving us the privilege of paying this
for it within 10 years. No matter
whether his proposition is accepted or not,
we intend to have a Home, ro matter
where located, as the comrades are
answering TO the last reil-call one by one |
81 was a representative of the Ladies OF
the GAR. at National Eneampment at |
am pleased to say that, for |
the first time the GA. r., in convention, |
gave us all encouragement, and &C
knowledged the Ladies of the GAR. as
nearest to the hearts OF the old veterans"
Minnie L. Roberts, one of the National !
Press Correspondents, is the wife OF an |
Ohio veteran who saw four and half |
years OF active service in the war OF Of |
rs, and is now helpless from paralysis |
caused from gunshOt wound received at !
Stone River. Mrs. Roberts is an earnest |
worker in the Ladies of the GAR and |
was the first to organize Shiloh Circle, 1, |
Jennings, La, in 1894. She has filled the |
office OF Circle President for three terms. |
Last year she served as National Core |
spending Secretary, and was appointed |
National n~ess Correspondent at the Gin |
cinnati Convention. She is descended |