The National tribune., 1900-08-23
MICHIGAN AFFAIRS.
Loyal Women and Their Work in Behalf Of
the Veterans.


EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The 18th
| Annual Convention of the Department of
| Michigan, W. r. c., held in Grand Rapids,
was one of the largest in recent years.
| About 400 Delegates and visiting members
| were in attendance. Among them were
| nine Past Department Presidents and
many other Past Department officers.
The Convention reports showed the Or
der to be in a most satisfactory and flour
ishing condition. There was net gain
during the year of 239, making the total
membership in this Department to-day of
S,115. The relief in cash and supplies ex-
pended during the fiscal year was
50. I00.S5; number of soldiers assisted dur
ing the year, 461; number of members as
sisted, 80 and ,135 soldiers families.
The following officers We're elected and
appointed for the ensuing year: Pres, An
ME Il. Udell, Three Rivers; S. V. F.,
George Stewart, Grand Rapids; ]. V. p,
Agnes NJ. Wiley, Albion; Treas. Susan
Pcalcr, Three Rivers; Chaplain. Ella NJ.
Hermdon, Three Rivers; Counsellor, AbDie
X. Flagg, Battle Creek; Inspector, Mary
l.. Amber, Worthwhile; /. and |. Officer,
Anna l.. Shakespeare, Kalamazoo; Pa
triotic Instructor, Emma Il. Knapp, How
ell.
Executive Board-Fannie B. Nodell,
Coldwatcr; Nina Redfield, Jackson; Jo-
sephine A. Post, Port Huron; Addie X.
HAN, NdSlHdW, Il loFcllte hOous, Dclloit.
Committees appointed:
Legislative and Annex-Elizabeth Hum
phrey. Adrian; Jennie Gibbs Pond, Lans-
ing; Alascba NJ. Bliss, Saginaw.
Rclief-Hattie L. Thompson. Flint;
Eliza J. Barker, Reed City; Eveline Cru
ciere, Detroit.
Press Correspondence S. Per-
ry. Lansing.
Delegates TO National Convention-Dele-
gate at Large, Carrie L. Torrey, Roches-
ter; District No. /, Mary l.. Amber,
Worthwhile; District No. ., Florence G.
Cove, Petersburg; District No. ), Eliza
beth Kenney, Lansing; District No. 4,
Maggie Town, Marshall; District No. >,
Emma Cole, Coopcrsville; District No. g,
Nellie Sprague, Muskcgon; District No. Z,
Elizabeth SouthwOrth, Ovid; District No.
s, Ellen Quinn. OwOsso; District No. 9,
Sarah Alden, Saginaw; District No. 10,
Ida Luther, Hart; District No. II, Mary
Davidson, Crystal Falls. Alternate at
Large, Martha Ball, Coldwater; District
No. l, Julia Martin. Detroit; District No.
=. Mrs. Buchanan, Clayton; District No. 3,
Alice Baker, Leslie; District No. 4, Matte
Jerne, Galien; District No. >, Jennie
Seery, Allegan; District No. 6, Emma Ru-
Mons, Grand Rapids: District No. Z. Jane
Emmons, Elsie; District No. s, Ella Bump,
Flint; District No. 8, Clara Wellington,
Saginaw; District No. 10, Maria Cannon,
Big Rapids; District No. IL, Margaret
Barry, Sault Ste Marie.
One of the brightest, cheeriest of letters,
pulsating with energy, loyalty, harmony
and activity, comes from Corps 24O, of
Romeo, and is n proof that numbers alone
do not make the Corps. They have been
organized six and half years and num-
ber but II members, yet what they have
accomplished deserves to be emblazoned in
letters of gold on the roll of honor. We
Int 4In 4 tn1l bow
own way: "We wanted some object to
work for aside from relief, so we set about
to erect n soldiers monument in our ceme-
terry. After awhile the Post saw we We're
in earnest and joined forces with us, and
we elected one of their number, Rev. ii. S.
White, Department Chaplain, q. A. r.,
for many years, and the present incum-
bent, to act as committee to solicit funds.
He put his whole heart and soul in the
work, and as a result of the united labOrs,
on Memorial Day, 1900, we dedicated
beautiful white bronze monument that
cost at the shop S1,375. OF this amount
our little Corps made nearly $500 by So
cials and teas. During that time we did
not forget our dependent ones, and very
frequently we aided the Post"
Mrs. Allaseba NJ. Bliss, wife of Col. A.
T. Bliss, Republican nominee for Cover
nor, is a Past Department President of
Michigan w. r. c., and is regularly found
among the workers at every Convention
and in her own home Corps of Saginaw,
for which she is Press Correspondent. At
all times and on all occasions her sympa-
thy quickly responds to any appeal for the
veteran or his dependent ones. Her dis
tinguished husband ranks high in Grand
Army circles, having served as Depart
ment Commander, and is Loyalty assisted
by the patriotic wife.
VIM. Meyer Corps, 1S3, of Alma, num-
bers 40 members. Having but little relief
work to do, they take pleasure and pride in
furnishing frequent entertainments to the
Post, in this way throwing a large amount
OF sunshine into the lives of the aging vet
eIans which they could get from no other
source
Corps No. I, of Lansing, stands as the
banner Corps in the Department in point
of numbers. it is presided over by Jen.
ME l.. Pond, wife of Col. c. V. r. Pond,
A. A. G., G.. y. r., who is using her fine
talents and energy in placing No. near
Corps 10 has stood first in relief for many
years, and the Department is proud of
No. 10.
In Bellevue, Eaton County, is n little
Corps composed now of but II members
that has figured conspicuOusy in the De
partment almost from its organization in
1884, when il took the original number, 80.
1t has furnished the Department for one
year a President and Treasurer and two
years with an Inspector, and for num-
ber of years carried upon its roster two
Past Department Presidents. Always
loyal, always WELDING sweet influence, it
has been i source Of good from its BIRTH
C.. s. L.