The National tribune., 1899-06-15
THE RELIEF CORPS.
News and Gossip of the Great Auxiliary

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News and Gossip of the Great Auxiliary.
| PENNSYLVANIA CONVENTION.
The sessions of the Ninth Annual Con-
vention of the Department of Pennsylvania;
held in Wilkes Barre last week, were well
attended and much enthusiasm was dis
played by the members. Department
| President Martha Sherman occupied the
chair, and her annual report showed very
successful administration.
| Nine members of the Board of Managers
of the Pennsylvania Memorial Home at
Brookville We're elected; viz. Jennie A.
Rearly, Erie: Helen S. Morrison. Slnetli-
port; Alice Starr Hauck, Mechanicsburg;
Mrs. w. H. Gray, Brookville: Martha
Sherman, bradford; DR.. MillieJ. Chapman,
hanna; Anna NJ. Wilbur, Warren, and
Maria L. Mumford, Mauch Chunk. Over
81 900 was pledged for the Home in less
than Is minutes.
The following Department Officers were
Sunbury; s. V. p. Mrs Ellen H. Walton,
Foote, Wilkes Barre; Treas, Mrs. Kate L.
Mcdonald, Titusville; Chap, Mrs. l.. H.
Moore, Erie; Executive Board, Mrs. Jennie
NJ. Rearl y, Erie; Mrs. NJ. Wilbur: Warren;
Mrs Susie S. Loomis, Scranton; Mrs: Kate
B. Craig. Tionesta; Mrs. Jennie b. Pinney,
Brookville.
ENDORSED FOR NATIONAL PRESIDENT.
| At a regular meeting of Alexander
Hamilton Corps, 162, the following pre-
| ambe and resolutions were submitted and
unanimously adopted:
| Whereas Mrs. Ada G.. Mohr, by her ex-
cellent work as Department President of
the Empire State for the last two years, has
manifested an executive ability of such
high order that We are confident that it
would be to the best interests of our Order if
she is elected TO the highest Office in the
power of cur National Convention to give:
| Therefore, be it
Rcsolrtd, That the members of Alex
ander Hamilton Corps, 162, fully and
heartily indorse the candidacy of Mrs. Ada
G. Mohr for the National Presidency for
1899 at the Convention to be held at Phila-
delphia. and we request that the Delegates
from our own State will rally Loyalty to the
support of our own standard bearer.
| FLORENCE NJ. WESTCOTT. President.
MARTHA E. OLIVER, Secretary.
MEMORIAL DAY IN INDIANA.
Mrs. Eliza J. CrisIer, Press Correspond
ent, Greensburg, Ind, writes: Memorial
Day was more generally observed this year
than usual, TIE war with Spain arousing a
ne interest in those outside the G. "A. r. and
| WR.C. The returned soldiers of the
| Spanish-American war marching with the
boys of '61 to '65 was sight never to be for
gotten.
"The civic and fraternal orders almost
invariably joined in the parades, and hun
dreGS of school children also took their
places with us, thus demonstrating that the
| American people are patriotic and alive to
the debt the country owes those who wore
| the blue.
"At Greensburg a fitting finale to the
impressive ceremonies of the sacred day
was the lecture of Chaplain McCabe on
The Bright Side Of Life in Libby Prison
| This lecture was fraught with patriotism,
| wit, humor and pathos, moving the audi
ence from laughter to tears. 1t will be re-
| membered Chaplain McCabe made Julia
Ward Howes Battle Hymn of the Repub-
lic' famous by singing it in Libby Prison
when the news of the surrender of Vicks-
burg was received within its dismal walls"
CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.
The 18th Annual Convention of the De-
partment Of California and Nevada, held at
San Diego, was unusually well-attended,
126 delegates, besides large number of
visitors being present. Dept Pres. Abbie
o. Sylvester presided with grace and digni-
est. est ''-'' WIZ ' S0o''''' "e'' I'LL u i''''
In her report the President said: "In re-
sponse to the call from the National Presi-
dent, Sarah j. Martin, $500 .05 was sent to
the Emergency Fund, and Corps through
out the Department gave numberless boxes
of delicacies, fruits, and hospital supplies
We have done what came to our hands todo
for the boys of '0S even as we did for those Of
81"
The report showed 65 Corps with men,
hership in good standing of 3,346 at date of
Convention. Cash expenditures in relief
during the year, So ,S46.71 value of relief
other than money, S2,37S.25.
The Department stands first in Patriotic
Instruction. By rising vote the Con
iyII caI of .I ;1,.x L..
structor and Past Department President
Mary E. Hartwell for National President in
1900 Mrs. Hartwell has many strong sup
porters in the East as well as the West, and
this Department is proud to present as a
candidate for the highest honors of our Or
der one so well fitted in every Sense for the
position.
The following officers were elected: Pres.
Sarah l.. Mason, Sante Fe Springs; S. "
p, Ida j.. Jarvis, Pasadena, Cal; j. V. p.
Lydia j.. Wharf. San Francisco; Chap,
Ella Boyle, Vallejo; Counsellor, Mary E.
Hartwell, Los Angeles. Mrs. Mason APP
POINTED Effie NJ. Patterson, Artesia, Secre-
iary; Emma j. Alexander, Sante Fe
Springs, Treasurer; Irene E. Gibson, Oak
land, Inspector; Ella Mcconnell, MADEIRA
Patriotic Instructor, and Cynthia b. Clapp,
Alhambra, Press Correspondent.
Corps l, of San Diego, eXemplified the rit-
Ial, after which the newly elected officers of
the Department were installed by Past Dept.
Pres. Emma u. Gllllngham.
The retiring President, Mrs. Sylvester,
was presented with iewelled badge on he,
half of the Department by Mary E. Hart
well, in grateful remembrance of her faith
full work during the past year. Mrs. Syl-
vester responded with loving words of
thanks, and our newly installed President,
Sarah l.. Mason, after brief but most i'm
pressive address, declared the 18th Con-
yention closed.
ALL ALONG THE LINE.
Mrs. Annie D. Eighmy, Press Core
spondent, Canandaigua, n. Y, writes: "A.
NJ. Murry Corps, 237, was well represented
at the Syracuse Convention, and all came
home determined to do better work for the
veterans in the future. Our Corps holds
its own in all things. Our socials are the
wonder of those who attend, and we often
meet with the Post to assist the veterans"
The National Monument.
In his order for the 18th Annual Encamp-