The National tribune., 1900-10-25
Michigan woman'g Relief CORPS.

| EDITOR NATIONAL TRIBUNE: The Au-
tumn days in Michigan are the regally glo-
rious days of all the year. The trees of for
est lawn and park are now radiant in
reds, browns and ycllows, so beautifully
tinted, SO Gc!icately shaded and 50 iavishly
displayed as to form a grand panorama
of surprising beauty. 1t is as though ma
turc had donned her robes of state for
farewell jubilee. Talk of imperialism"
| Wherever the eye gazes is to be seen the
rich colors oe the orient, the red dress of
high officials, the gold fringed with green
and studded with countless diamonds i'll
dew drops, interspersed with the tame
grayS and browns while overhead is the
royal blue deepening into violet or purple.
Amid all this Splcndor the gracious SOW
ereign showers leaves, like kisses, to eaI tn,
which the little wild flowers take to their
boSomS and bask in their warmth through
the months that follow. Such is the pie
ture upon which old and young must gaze
for weeks i'll this State tempered by inland
seas, where Jack Frost comes early and
fingers late. During the cold weeks of
Winter this picture 'hangs on memory's
wall" ard beside it is its companion,
Spring, where the exact opposite charms
and intoAicaJes with a beauty wrought i'll
colOrs of flowers, when almost every tree,
shrub and | Iant is transformed into bou-
quets of such beauty and sweetness that
one gazcs in alteration and thanks his
Creator for the glimpse of Heaven upon
earth.
But the Autumn is here, and out into
this wonderful beauty go the earnest
workers of the w. Il. G. upon missions of
loyalty and love, strengthened and uplift-
ed by their environments. Inspection and
District Conventions are the topics Of the
hour.
The First District Convention was held
Sept. Is at Milford, with large attend
ance. Delegates and visiting members
were handsomely entertained by Milford
Corps. This Corps also gave an e. iibi-
tion of flag drill i'll the -exemplfication of
the Ritual, introducing some figure march
ing to the great delight of smaller Corps,
where the flags are not so easily used. o.
ficers for the ensuing year were elected as
follows: District President, Mrs. Austin;
Nice-President, Mrs. Creusere. Fairbanks
Corps, 10, Detroit, reported boat ride on
the river to Boise Blanc Island, given by
the Post and Corps, which netted SO for
the Corps treasury. So pleasant have
these excursions proved and so remunera-
tive, they have become annual affairs.
Sixth District Convention was held in
Muskegon, Sept. 10. In welcoming the la
dies to the city Mrs. Mary e. Mather
said: Here we are met to tell each other
and to formulate our plans for another.
The friendly clasp of the hand
binds us closer to each other in the chain
of Corps work. Muskegon Corps at the
present time is in lourishing condition,
many new members having been added
the past year." The reports made by the
various Corps showed the Order to be in
prosperous condition. Mrs. Nellie
Sprague, of Muskegon. gave a very com
plete report of the Chicago Convention,
which she attended as a delegate from the
Sixth. a glance over the minutes of Con
vention gives one Il peep into the work
that is being done in the district. Green
vile Corps has raised S12S and placed in
Il monument fund. At no distant day they
expect to erect a fine memorial for the
veterans Of 81. The graves of soldiers i'll
their village cemetery have received atten- |
ton and a marker has been placed upon
each mound AS these markers are fur |
nished free by the Government when a
request is made for them, there is no rea-
son why one should not be placed by every |
soldiers grave This is essentially wo-
mans work, and the Corps i'll the smaller
towns that have little relief work to do |
might bear this in mind. Sparta Corps, |
although not large numerically, has erect |
ed a new soldiers monument, which was |
raised by this little band of women. Brave |
hearts and true who forget not the needy |
nor the veterans in their midst.
Department President Annie Il. Udell is |
capturing the hearts of her loyal support |
ers in her short itinerary around the State. |
She was an honored guest at the annual
meeting of the Northeastern Association
of Soldiers. Sailors, S. ", and w. X. G. |
at Ithica, Sept. 20, where her Campfire |
talk was the feature of the evening. In |
fact, the gathering was a particularly not |
able one, as Past Department President |
Sara l.. Brown presided as President of |
the Woman's Division, which was ad- |
dressed by Mrs. Udell and Past Depart |
ment President Sara A. G. Plummer, one |
of the finest speakers in this Department, |
and Past Department President Mrs. A.
L. Bliss, who is loved for her loyalty, mod
esty and sweetness.-CoRNELIA S. PERRY, |
Department Press Correspondent.