The National tribune., 1903-06-11
INDIANA w.R.c.
Department Convention at Anderson-ofd-
GERS Reports s6aw Progress in Every Line.


EDITOR NA1AaSA1 TRIBUNE: The Goth
Annual Conventbn of the Department of
Indiana, w. Rs&. h., met in the First Chris
tian Church. in Anderson, Ind, May II,
and was called to order promptly at n.
M, by the Department President, Eta e.
Houk.
The President then read her annual re-
port, from which were cleaned many i.ems
of interest, but, space forbids the enumera-
ton of but few We note that the Order
has over 6,OOOt members in Indiana. The
Department President had written 1879
letters the past year and had Travelled
3,4O0 miles. Three new Corps were insti-
tuted and seven were lost. Total number
of Corps in the Department, 113. Applica-
tons are in for two new Corps, one from
Hammond, the other from New Albany.
The charter of Marsh b. Taylor Corps
was revoked, but the Corps was again in
stituted by order of the National Presi-
dent on May 5. 1903. Three Corps are
reported as weak, but the balance are i'll
fine condition. The condition of the
finances of the Department is better than
for several years. When the officers of
1902 took their positions there was in the
tTCISuTN H., WIFI ueDl u lhc ". -.
X. of Si07.1S. This debt was paid, as
were all other expenses, ard this admins
tratiOn will turn over to the incoming one
the sum of $63S11.
The Chaplain's report gave some inter
| esting figures. Out of ia Corps, 15G
made out the Memorial report. From
| these reports we learned that 1856 mem-
hers took part in the Memorial services.
as did 16.504 children: 26,O1O graves were
decorated; $6GS.01 was spent for decora-
tiOns; 20 Corps furnished refreshments to
Posts; 1G3 Corps furn shed flowers for
decorations: 10 Corps gave to the South
! ern Memorial Fund. The Corps g.vin-
the most money in relief was N. IA. o.
South Bend S519; giving the largest
amount of reli,f other than money was
No. 119. of Muncie, $191; 27 Corps gave
the work memoriZed. No. 240. of CoyinS-
ton. was the only Corps to report an aver
age attendance Of ii.
During the afternoon of the 18th the
following officers were elected: Sarah {.
White, of Rockville, Department Presi-
dent; Lydia Cook. of Anderson, Depart
ment Senior Vice: Cyemenza McDOn I'D, Of
Columbia City. Department Junior Vice;
Julia Il. Meacham. of Rockville, Depart
ment Treasurer.
The meeting then adjourned until morn
ing.
The pleasing feature of the opening ses-
sion of the 14tl was TIE coming of Mrs.
Senator Fairbanks. who spoke to the Con
ventiOn for a very few moments. The min
utes of the meeting of the 18th were read
ana after the usual preliminaries the cleo
ton of officers was resumed. Mary Con-
over. of Rushville. was elected Chaplain.
The report of the Patriotic Instructor
showed n work done whose magnitude
those who are not inter- Sled can never
know. Some of its items were: 1850
schools hoist ha oh, nfrip
ism; 1915 schools have flags: ago salute
the flag; 210 $50 children give the salute
to the flag: $40 schools have the Declara-
ton of independence Charts: S6J have the
Patriotic Primers: GAO have the O'eograph
Only 40 Corps reported to the Patriotic
Instructor, and she was oblG d to go to
the County Snper.ntendents for her infor-
nation.
The Visiting Committee to the S. and s.
o. Home gave their report. which was very
short and concise; S343.4S was spent for
presents for the Home. and the things pur
chased wsGs mpstlv of n useful character
The Matron- of the State Lafayette
Home gave rLport of the years work
and progress. Size tod us that $4,000 had
been appropriated by the Legislature for
repairs at the Home, as was $35,O00 for
q steam-heating plant. An appropriation
for more extended quarters 70: the wild
0ws there was asked of the Legislature,
but this was denied. They have accom-
modatiOns for % or 30, but they have be.
tween 10 andi 100 widows there. May
!. 1903 there were 421 inmates in the
Home: of these 200 are women; II deaths
have been among the women this year
and "a graves cover the remains of 81
women who have passed to the Great Be
yOnd from the Home walls.
During the forenoon the Executive
Board was elected and the new members
are as follows: Agnes Smith, of Frank
fort, chairman: second member Emma
Hutchinson; third member, Marabe Walk
er, of Clinton; fourth member, Flora
Smith. of Bremen: fifth member, Bertha
Strickler. of NIiddletown.
The exact words of the recommenda-
tiOns that We're adopted are not known.
but the essence of them were that enough
Patriotic Primers should be furnished the
:. and S. o. Home to admit of each child
there having one; that mounted flags
should be paced in all school rooms at the
expense of trustees. school boards, teach
ers, G. A. r., w. X. c.. or in some man.
ner provided for. and the duty of seeing
to this work shall be relegatcd to the Pa
triOtic Instructor; no expense is to be in
CURED this year for the maintenance of
Headquarters; that w. II. G, interest
cy, for the protection of our silent friends:
that the w. X. c. Memorial Day be May
80. instead of Flag Day, June IL.
The installation services were conducted
by the National Secretary, Ada Il. May.
assisted by the retiring Department Presi-
dent. Eta Il. Houk
The newly-elected President made her
appointments, as follows:
Secretary, Belle Ephin, Tangier; In
spector. Josephine Thomas. Danville:
Counselor. Agnes Hit, Indianapolis: /.
and ]. Officer, Matte S. Hobbs, Salem:
Patriotic Instructor. Eliza J. Crisler.
Greensburg: Press Correspondent, NJ. Jo-
sic Ne.son, Union City, Ind.
The city of Anderson did herself proud
in the manner of her entertainment, and
all went to their homes praising our Sis
ter city. and her kindness, her cordiality,
Eer munificent cOurtesies will ever be re-.
membered by all who were in attendance.
M. JOSIE NELSON, Press Correspondent.
Union City, Ind.
New York Ladies of the GAR.
Mrs. Ella +. West, Department Presi-
dent, from Headquarters, 727 Fulton
street, Brooklyn, N. Y, has issued General