The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1898-01-06

| could not have been situated in a more
congenial cline and in a lower altitude
! She also visited Las Animas and Fort Lyon
| while on her tour.
| The closing week of. inspection Depart
| mcnt President Hardin and Department
! Inspector Hester Hartsall inspected the
| several Corps OF Wyoming, and met with a
corcial reception. Junior Vice-President
| Ella Il. Alderman inspected the Corps in
the extreme western portion of Colorado.
Mrs. Lulu Kinsman, of A. w. Elicit Corps,
al, ioncalla, Cal, gives an account of the
effective work done by that brave little
Corps, and says: Little Corps, wherever
you may be, don't get discouraged: don t
give up. Remember, little drops of water,
little grains Of sand, make the mighty
ocean and the beauteOuS land. And now
will other Corps tell of methods employed
to make money and entertain their respect
i've PostsI Let us help one another in the
good cause" The YOncalIa Cops num-
bers but ~ members, but they conduct
successful entertainments and give sur
prise suppers to their Post and gave a
royal welcome to Inspector LOwnsbury,
who on her side left such pleasant inn
preston that every one in Elicit Corps
hopes she will some day be Department
President.
Past National Treasurer Armilla A.
Cheney has removed with her husband
Capt Cheney, from Detroit, Mich, to Chi
cago, her address being 327 Wisconsin Ave.
West Virginia has two more Corps
James Riley Corps, -, COttageville, and
Kuykendall Corps, II, Harrisville; the first
instituted with ii charter members, and
the second with %.
There was not one delinquent Corps in
the Department of Minnesota last quarter
Signs OF prosperity are reported on every
hand from Department Headquarters
Chetik, Wis, has now a Corps, auxiliary
to A. Wetherhy Post, instituted by Depart
ment President Lettie F.. Withers, with a
charter membership of II.
At the close OF the last quarter Wiscon-
sin reported 4, $50 members; cash expended
S38S17; supplies, S303.97; turned over to
Posts, S325.H. Among the contributions
reported to various Department and Ma
tional' funds was $3.50 to soldiers
daughter at Wonewoc, for whom a special
fund is forming.
Friends of Past Department President
Mary l.. Reynolds, of kentucky, tbrourh-
out the Order will be glad to know that her
husband, Past Department Commander o.
{. Reynolds, has received the appointment
as Postmaster of Covington, Ky. He is
prominent in both Grand Army and Ma
sonic circles.
Past Department President Isabella
Kirkcndall, Helena, Mont. reports the FLAG
flying high among the Rockies, and not
only schools, but Sunday-schools exhibit
ing the old cOlors. More and more all these
agencies realize that the best way to fir
the child for a higher life is to make him n |
good citizen in this life. The past three |
years the schools of Montana have given - |
noble response to the solicitations of the |
Relief Corps on behalf of patriotic teach !
ing, and local rejudice in certain South |
ern communities is gradually dying ont.
New York has added l. S. Quinby Corns
81, to its roster, with SO charter memLers
The Department President calls attention
to the fact that as the Posts are decreas-
ing in membership by the invasion of sick
ness and death, there is greater need than
ever OF the WOman'S Relief Corps to pre-
serve the social interests and have as
many Reunions with the Posts as possible.
Reno Corps, 20, Nickerson Kan. showed
well at inspection. The comrades were in
vited IN at the close, and all repaired to
the banquet-rOOm, where pleasant hour
was spent. Reno Post, SO, recently enter
tanned tue Department Commander, TheO-
dore Botkin, and invited Reno Corps to
meet with them. The invitation was cordi-
ally accepted, and after listening to an in
terestlng and able address by the Depart
mcnt Commando, supper was announced,
and the banquctroom was invaded Inv |
our heroes and their allies. Reno Corps
Is not large organization in numbers, but
IN IN patriotism and push they arc the peers
OF any in the country GAR. Hall at
N:ckersOn, stands monument to This
little band Of women Add to this the
facts that no needy veteran or his DEPEND
ent ones are allowed to suffer in this
and that the Corps is out of debt.
and all VIII acknowledge that Corps % is
small only in numbers