The National tribune., 1902-10-16

der were placed over many pulseless
hearts for the last long sleep. Hundreds
of families were helped during the year,
and thousands of veterans.
One of the tenets of the faith of the
Ladies of the G. A. Il. is its
patriotic work. This is carried on along
every line, in the church and school, in
politics, and in social life. No Opportu-
nifty is let slip to instruct the young or
to correct the old, who ought to know
better, upon points of national history.
The necessity for instructing the young in
United States history, one that is care
| fully edited, of course, and that given full
need of credit to every officer in the Union
Army, is one of the important lines of
work that these patriotic women have
undertaken. They are looking after the
placing of flags upon the schoolhouses, and
in every way possible trying to induce the
youth of the land to obtain a better knowl-
edge of his country and its institutions.
The Ladies of the G.. A. X. have made
gigantic strides in this direction during the
past year.
After the reports were all read, the Ma
tiOnal President appointed the following
committees:
Greetings to the c. A. R-Mrs. Emma
West, Department President of New
York, Chairman; Mrs. Catherine Roach,
Past Department President, Pennsylva-
mia; Mrs Emma Pierce, Past Depart
ment President, Massachusetts: Mrs.
Mary Il. Hagar, Past Department Presi-
dent, Illinois, and Past National Presi-
dents Mrs. Hirst, Mrs. Sheriff. Mrs. Win
Eslow, Mrs. Shade, and Mrs. Toby.
Press Committee-NIrs. Ruth f. Dur
gan, Chicago, Chairman; Mrs. Ella Jones,
Past Department President. Pennsylva-
MIA; Mrs. Lydia Hinkley, Past Depart
ment President, Colorado; Mrs. Jennie de
Long, Past Department President, Chi
cago; Mrs. May Chelter, Past Department
President, Oregon.
Committee on Officers Reports to the
National President-Past National Pres
idents Mrs Sheriff, Mrs. Winslow, Mrs.
Shaw, and Mrs. Toby.
Committee on all other repOrts-Ars.
Mary Il. Stanley, Department President,
Kansas; Mrs. Emma j. Guy, Past De-
partment President, West Virginia; Mrs.
! Emma Crane, Department President, Ohio.
At 4:3O Thursday afternoon the Ma
tional Convention of the Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic adjourned
out of respect to the wife of the President
of the United States, to attend the recep-
ton which she had graciously rendered
them at the Corcoran Gallery of Art. Mrs.
Roosevelt was assisted by all the ladies
of the Cabinet who were in the city, ana
received Mrs. Wall and her staff and del
egates in a most delightful manner, taking
each by the hand and giving to each a
word.
On Friday morning the Convention
opened early, and got down to work in
earnest. There were good many large
delegations in attendance. Pennsylvania
headed the list with 80 delegates, and Illi-
nois and New York were close up with 1S
or 20 delegates each. The membership in
creases steadily from year to year, and
extends over the entire country. An idea
of the general growth of the society may
be gained from the fact that the increase
in Illinois alone during the past year was
1,0S0. Various State reports were re-
ceived showing the work of the Organiza-
tion to be in fourishing condition every
where.
One of the questions of interest before
the National is that of the establishment
of new Home in Chicago for veterans
and their wives. While there are Sol
diers' Homes all over the land, there are