The National tribune., 1899-03-30
THE RELIEF CORPS.
News and Gossip of the Great
Auxiliary.
NEW HAMPSHIRE ArFAIRs.

WOTtII, ~. WIlltS.gI "A IL
partment of New Hampshire, Woman's
Relief Corps, has furnished but little news
for the columns of your excellent paper
during the past year, the ladies OF tie
Order have not been idle, we assure you.
The representatives of this grand organi-
zatiOn among the hills and valleys OF the
Old Granite State do not boast their
good deeds, but are ever at work in the
interest of Fraternity, Charity and 10y
alty-quietly, modestly fulfilling the in
asmuch' of the Scriptures; but you have
asked for cup of water and should it
or heroic comrade of the Grand Army VINO
is looking this way might pass on un-
| refreshed.
"Ihere are 75 Corps in the Department,
four new Corps having been instituted
during the present administration, with
n charter membership of 80. Not only has
this Department rendered aid to the vet
Grams of the COS, but has added to the
emergency fund created for the American
soldier in the Cuban war over $500.
New Hampshire was honored by the
10th National Convention in the election
of her first Department President, Mrs
Mary A. Lull, of Milford, as National
Chaplain.
"Through the influence of the W.R:C.
patriotism is being taught in the public
| schools, and the flag is respected and
reverenced.
"The courtesy of installing the officers
| of the Department of Massachusetts was
recently extended to the Department Presl-
dent of New Hampshire, Mrs. Ida NJ.
Montgomery.
"At present date there are apparently
no candidates for Office. 1t seems that
Washington is being Observed-'Let the
office seek the person, and not the person
the Office an old fashioned and almost
obsolete motto"
The Department Convention will be
held at Concord, April IL and 13.
INDIANA.
Department Press Correspondent Eliza
J. Crisler, Greensburg, Ind, writes: "Caro-
lyn Miller, Press Correspondent OF James
II. Emmett Corps, 8, Wabash, sends to
HEADQUARTERS an excellent account OF the
installation of their officers. The mem-
bers of Jas. II. Emmet Post, 8, were IN
vited. No particulars are given, but we
know it was success in every way, as
Jas. II. Emmet Corps and its work are
well known in this Department.
"The officers of Ellsworth Post and
W. n. C.. 1888, Seymour, were installed
jointly. ]. l.. Kessler, Past Commander,
installed the officers of the Corps. Ihls
Corps is doing good work, visiting the
sick, and responding to all calls for relief.
They have secured the admission OF two
children to the Soldiers and Sailors Or-
phans' Home at Knightstown.
"Pap' Thomas Post, S, and W.R;C. ll3,
Greensburg, held a joint installation
The officers of the Post were installed by
ID. C. Elder, Past Commander; those OF
the Corps by Ella Mckay. Department
Aid and Past President,1of the corps.
Our beautiful new flag ceremony was
used for the first time, and called forth
many words of commendation. The
crowning feature of the evening was Prof:
Doles's "a 'Greensburg boyip and son OF
a veteran) latest piece, entitled, 600
Bless Our Boys in Blue dedicated to the
Boys of '61-'65. 1t was Sung by Prof. Geo.
L. Roberts, Superintendent OF our city
schools, and Miss Winona Crisler; he
representing an aged crippled veteran on
his way to the POOrhouse, she httle
maiden, to whom he told his story, to
which she responded by n protest agalnst
his wrongs. 1t was very pathetic, and
brought tears to many ,eyes. The new
Commander is A. S. Creath." s.
COLORADO AND WYOMING.
Press Correspondent Ida NJ. Falls,
Grand Junction, Colo, writes: 81 have
watched the W.R.C. Department in your
valuable paper for several years, hoping to
see something concerning our Post and
Corps, but have watched in vain. be-
gin to believe that if we don't blow our
own horn we never will be heard of, as
Grand junction Corps, II, is APO miles
situated in the Grand Valley, in the ex-
treme western part of the State, and
bordering on the Colorado and Utah
deserts; yet, with all, a vcritable oasis.
The nearest Corps to us is 50 miles east oil
us, while on the west the nearest is in
Utah, more than 200 miles away. Though
extremely isolated, we are quite civilized
and very much alive, and anxious for our
sister Corps in the far East to know it.
Our Corps has been organized 13 years.
We have so members, tried and true.
'fBeing situated on one of the great
routes of travel across the continent, we
are often called upon to help some old
soldier who is trying to reach friends in
the far East or West. We donate money
and literature 10 our Soldiers Home, and
Memorial in the South. We have placed
the flag on our schoolhouses and in the
schooIroom; we have bought land for a
cemetery for soldier dead; we have re-
Gently placed lofty flag pole on the
same, and have raised beautiful 14-fOOt
flag to peacefully wave over the dead,
who in life offered their lives to defend it.
The cemetery is now being inciosed with
a fine woven-wire fence. We also do con-
siderable relief work in and about our
city; and last, but not least, we have n
social side also, with open meetings and
surprises on Post, and entertainments
that are always literally patronized by
our citizens. We raised S25 the past
American war;"
IT. war;, Phelps, Westerville, o.,
writes: The membership in the W.R.C.
of Ohio is increasing. At Westerville, IL
miles from Columbus, there has been a
large increase, many of the new members
being elderly ladies who have been very
active workers in churches. Their hus-
bands were not soldiers, but these ladies
have been, and are now, very loyal to ex-
soldiers and ex-sailOrs and families.
James Price W.R.C., 80, held Camp
fire recently, which was decided sue
cess; the program rendered was an ex-
celient one; the attendance was large; the
audience very attentive. Three of the
ministers of the churches OF the town de-
liyered addresses. The entire program
was in honor of the flag and its defenders,
and especially to the memory of the "a
members of the Post who had died of the
1O2 who have been enrolled since June,
1883. ,51
Department Commander Judge David
+. Pugh of Columbus, has very efficient
aids in these ladies in building up the
Post membership here. A new spirit of
life has been enthused, and the member
ship of the GAR. has increased.
Press Correspondent Jennie Higgins,
GleEs Falls, N. Y, writes that E. M. Wing
Corps, 12S, is working this year with
greater earnestness than ever before.
Post and Corps are friendly and assist
each other. o. =
VERMONT.
Mrs. Helena Orr writes enthusiastically
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