The National tribune., 1904-08-25
THE NATIONAL TRBUkE WASHINGTON g. THURSDAY rs

| at Troy. Ohio. in my own home. there was
not flag to be found among the supplies.
To our Patriotic Instructor. Mrs. Kate f.
Jones. l expressed my deep regret. and in
a very short time letter came from Col
Allan {. Bakewell. Chief of Patriotic ln-
structiOns to the Chief. ask
ing if we would accept a 6ag from him.
In a few days the flag followed. and has
graced our headquarters all the year.
now, with pleasure. present this beautiful
| flag to the Woman's Relief Corps. Anx-
ilary to the Grand Army of the Republic.
This is the flag that appears on your
Convention badge: and the little boy. hold
ing it is the idol Of my heart, my little
gra andson. J. Cory Winans. jr.'
Mrs. Winans then brought the splendid
silk flag to the front. and presented it to
the Convention amidst applause.
Mrs. Winans expressed herself as highly
pleased with the patriotic work of the
year.
I'm all Departments visited" she said.
he display of flags was more profuse than
any ever seen. and the presentations of
flags to higher institutions of learning have
been a marked feature of the year. 1t was
deeply gratifying when upon attendance
at the Annual Convention of Tennessee to
find that special order of business was the
presentation by the Woman's Relief Corps
nessee. While i'm attendance upon the De
partment Convention of Iowa n similar
scene was enacted i'll the presentation OF
flag to the National Memorial University
by the Woman's Relief Corps. and an
other to the Mason City High School"
She recommended continued cooperation
with the Grand Army of the Republic in
patriotic work. Of Memorial Day. Mrs.
Winans declared that its observance he
came more universal each year, and spoke
feelingly of the unvaiing on Memorial
Day. 1904. of the monument erected by
Michigan in Andersonville Prison Park
grounds. She commended the burial
service for the saor-soldier dead, and rec
commended cooperation with the Sons of
Veterans in their National Memorial Uni
versity at Mason City. Iowa,
In view of the fact that the National
w. r. c. Home had been transferred
to the State of Ohio. and was no longer
a burden on the National fund. she recon-
mended the reduction of National per
capita tax one-half cent a member,
which was later adopted. She also rec
commended that the amount of SOL .03 re-
a balance from the unexpended Texas re-
lief fund be converted into n fund Gre
ated for the perpetual care of the Ander-
sonville Prison grounds.
This clause caused n long discussion.
The Convention decided that as the
of the w. r. G. declare that such funds
can never he diverted to any other pur
pose. that it would be unconstitutional to
use this money for any other purpose than
relief 1t was then voted as nucleus for
an "emergency" relief fund.
gret that the invalidism of Gen. Black.
Commander-in-C Chief. had made impossible
the usual exchange of cOurtesies between
herself and ''the chief of the great soldier
order" She spoke in highest praise of the
National officers with whom she had been
associated during the year.
MEMBERSHIP AND FINANCES.
The summary of the report of National
Secretary Jennie s. Wright is as follows:
Number Of Depart
Number Of Corps in
Departments in good
standing .......... 2,GS
Number of Detached
Corps: in good
Total number of
Corps in good :
standing ........ 2,EH
Total number Of
members in De-
partments in good
Total number Of
members in De-
tached Corps in
good standing -. 1880
Total number of
members in good
standing ....... 121 ,5S5
Number Of members
June 80, 1904. .149,4
Number of members
June 80, 1908. -. .146,920
Net gain in men,
bership ........ 2,J4O
Total number of
persons assisted. 42,459
Total amount eXpend-
ed for Relief for
the year ......... SIIC,Iio.G
Total amount expend-
ed for Relief since
organization ...... ScGI1, ,410.O9
The report Of National Treasurer Sarah
the total assets of the Woman's Relief
Corps to be $20,37G.9G; liabilities
NONE.
PATRIOTIC INSTRUCTION.
The report of National Patriotic In
structOr Kate T.. Jones was filled with ex-
cellent suggestions as to how the patri
otic work of the Woman's Relief Corps
can be carried on. She suggested the
closest cooperation with the Grand Army
of the Republic in all Departments. That
Departments present flags to High Schools
whenever possible, and that every effort
be made to present flags to schools in the
South. The Patriotic Instructors reported
sending out 10000 G. A. II. Flag Salute
Leaflets. and recommended that the w.
Il. {. Flag Salute Leafiet should at all
times conform to the official Flag Salute
of the &. A. r. She reported that many
Departments had presented Flags to the
High Schools in the city where Depart
ment Encampments were held. One Corps
in the Department Of California and Ne
vada presented flags to 81 public schools.
The Department of Indiana presented
1904 flags to schools and about q dozen
States in all presented flags to high
schools.
w. r. c. HOME IN OHIO
Mrs. Agnes Hit, Chairman of the
Board of Directors of the National Re
lief Corps Home at Madison. Ohio, re-
ported that the Legislature of the State