The National tribune., 1900-02-22
WORK IN EASTERN STATES.
National Press Correspondent Carrie A.
House Writes of Affairs in Her District.
CONNECTICUT,

Mrs. Harriet j. Bodge, National Pres-
dent, has received several gifts from Corps
she has served as Installing Officer, among
them a Russian leather lap tablet from
Corps 6, Hartford, and a souvenir spoon
from Corps IL, Rockville, and Russian
leather dressing case from Corps so,
Wcthersfield. One Of the many pleasant
trips taken by the National President and
her Secretary, Mrs. Wright, was to New
Hartford, home of the Department Com
mander, Henry r. Jones, to attend the joint
installation of Edwin r. Lee Post and
Corps. Commander Jones installed the
officers of the Post and Anna X. LoomiS
installed the Corps officers, with Miss Mary
|. Hayes as President.
MASSACHUSETTS,.
Mrs. Lizabeth A. Turner, National
Counselor, who is always such Il loyal and
faithful friend to the W.R.C., has installed
the officers Of several Corps. This Depart
ment, which always ranks as one of the
first, is reported as having no delinquent
Corps, and to have recently instituted a
Corps with 103 charter members, and 80
ready to come in at the following meeting
Mrs. Robinson, Department President, was
assisted in the work Of institution by Mrs.
Gilman and Mrs. Going, Department Vice
| Presidents.
Department Commander Gilman was
presented a silk quilt on behalf Of the mem.
| bers, by Mrs. Robinson, who gave him a
close second in the voting contest.
NEW JERSEY.
The Department Press Correspondent
states that there is quite an interest mani.
| tested in the Corps of this Department in
| the possibility of a home for disabled sol.
diers and their wives at Vineland. The
| Board of Managers of the home have sent
out circulars 10 the G. "A. r., W.R.C, Sons OF
| Veterans and kindred organizations
IN for ha, to- Il
strate their fidelity and charity for the old
soldiers by contributing the sum of $50 to
| furnish sleeping room with oak furniture
which entities them to Il tablet placed over
| the door, on which the name of the donor
| will be inscribed. Smaller donations will
is to be congratulated on having for It's
| Treasurer Emma j. Southwick, "A former
member of the National Executive Board.
WEST VIRGINIA.
| Mrs. Eva G. Robinson, Department
| President, reports three new Corps organ
| iZed, and large increase in mem bership
Posts and Corps are working very har
monously, and all are doing good work
for the old veteran.
FLORIDA.
| Mrs. Anna f. Mcpherson. President o.
Kit Carson Corps, Z, st. Petersburg, il
| sending per capita tax 10 the Nationa
Secretary inclosed S5 for the mattress funt
at the National W.R.C. Home. She saws:
1--WE would be glad indeed to send more
but just now we are passing through heavy
trials and tribulations, as two of the com
rades are lying at the point of DEATH and W,
are helping BOTH which takes most of oin
reserve funds. Your Northern Corps can
not understand how hard it is for us to keer
up heart, when We are so few in number
! and have so many trials in this SUNNY
Southland" Our sympathies are extended
| to Kit Carson Corps and all of the small ano
| weak Corps of the South who are struggling
so hard to perpetuate our triple motto
Fraternity, Charity and Loyalty.-CARRIE
A. HOUSE, Assistant National Press Cor
respondent, Hartford. Conn.