The National tribune., 1900-02-22
A SUCCESSFUL OHIO CORPS.
Work Accomplished by the W.R.C. Women
of Defiance, o.

EDITOR NATION AL TRIBUNE: Will yom
open the door of the "sanctum Sanctorum
and let me i'm for little chat? have been a
subscriber to your paper for a long time,
and have noticed in your columns com
munications from California. Colorado
Michigan and Minnesota, but none from
this lit lie corner of Ohio. l really think
our Corps deserves notice in our National
paper. and shall feel proud if my little item
finds place there. Bishop Post, AK +:
is so-called in memory of four brothers of
that name from this town. who gave their
lives one after the other for their country,
and III this way Bishop Corps, 24I, gets lis
name. We have about a hundred members
and are a wide-awake, energetic. strictly
up-to-date Corps. Recently Bishop Post
cipal business street, which after many
sacrifices and much hard work they have
fitted up handsomely for headquarters.
We have fine lodge room reception room
and hall on first floor; the second floor has
three large rooms fitted up with the latest
improvements. In the basement are the
kitchen and dining-rOQm, with tiled floors,
roomy .cuboardS,. with doors and drawers
galore The kitchen has every modern
convenience.
Early last year each pledged herself to
earn and pay in 81 TO fund for assisting
the Post in this undertaking; the great
er part if not all of this was paid during
the year We also had a sum of money
with which was purchased carpets for the
first floor, chairs: tables. officers chairs.
fine piano, and an elegant range for the
kitchen Later a stove was placed in the
hall by the ladies of the Corps as an after
thought. We gave a number of suppers
during the year which were well attended,
and with several SocialS given at private
houses helped to swell the fund for Me-
mortal Hall.
That Bishop Corps is we'll up in its work
ha yiCitnH
She complimented the Corps very highly.
We held a public installation of officers
recently, at which time the Post as well as
the general public expressed great admira-
ton of the promptness and efficiency with
which the business was conducted. AT
Thanksgiving and Christmas time several
families were made happy by the advent OF
good fat turkeys with all the adJIncts of Il
fine dinner, and at all times when the
families of our soldiers are in need We ex-
tend to them loving sympathy and aid;
We have also sent our quota to the Soldiers
Home and have responded to every call
from Headquarters through the general
orders.
This is not intended for a newspaper
article but only little chat, in the hope that
it may call out something from other Corps,
and 50 by interchange of ideas we may do
or hear something for the good of our he.
loved Order and so extend the influence of
orr organization. We stand on broad
blsis, let us make it broader by exchange
of every good and noble thought, every
earnest endeavor. until Fraternity, Charity.
and Loyalty be the words that shall waken
in all our hearts purpose to keep ever fresh
in memory the deeds of our heroes who
not their lives dear unto them" but
by their sacrifice saved to us the land we
love so well-MRS. l.. n. THACKER.
Press Cores ondent of Bishop W.R.C.,
Defiance. o.