The National tribune., 1906-08-30

| with the National officers.
! Excellent Financial Condition.
The National Treasurer. Mrs. Charlotte
E. Wright, reported: Total assets, s24.-
1871. Liabilities. none.
| The National Chaplain, Catharine C.
Kennedy, reported for Memorial Day
work done:
Total number Of Departments en-
gagged in this. "a
Total number of Departments re-
porting :'......-.. ......... 81
Total number of Detache Corps. 81
Total number OF Detached Corps
reporting ........... 35
Total number Of Corps II Depart
| mentS ........... 2,S45
Total number of Corps In Depart
ments reporting .2.2S4
Amount of expense incurred for
| Memorial Day $14SSsS SO
Amount of contributions for Me-
mortal Day in the South. 1.20s.oo
National Inspector Annie E. Moves
reported prompt inspections and fine
work as general thing. with weli-kept
books.
National Counselor. Mrs. Agnes Hit.
| in her report said:
Many questions have been submitted
TO me. several of which came directly
from individuals who had forgotten that
sH0 -NhtioHdi NOuHsSlOr IS Dut an attOr-
ney, and her opinion cannot become a
decision until 1t has received the in
dorsement OF the National President.
therefore all unofficial papers have
been forwarded at once to National
Headquarters"
The questions submitted were mostly
OF technical character. and the deci-
sions were accepted by the National
Convention without discussion.
New Corps Organized.
National Instituting and Installing
officer Alice Breitenstein reported that
the years work has been very interest
ing and Instructive. She reported:
"Fifty-nine Corps have been organ
lied In the past year, with a charter
membership of 1859. large increase
over the preceding year.
d. ii. Blazer, 3, detached. with II
charter members, was instituted at
Alamogordo. y. NJ.
OF the Departments. New York leads
In Increase of membership. having gain
ed 210, Illinois 213. Ohio 10 and south
Dakota 113
The Department of Indian Territory
was organized June 4, 1906, at Tulsa.
/. r.
June 8. 1906. for disregard of the
laws of the Woman's Relief Corps the
cnarter Of the Department OF Louisiana
and Mississippi was revoked. thereby
making all Corps of that Department
Detached Corps"
Patriotic Instruction.
The National Patriotic Instructor.
Eliza ]. Crisler made a lengthy ard
comprehensive report. She reported prs-
sentations of hundreds of Flags by d.e-
ferent Corps and Departments and
many fraternal visits. and recommend
8 Fttr
triotic Instructor for visiting Corps and
poor Departments in the South be con-
tinued.
Il have sent to schools in the South"
she reported. "48 large Flags, Is oleo-
graphs and II Patriotic Primers; six of
the Flags and six primers to Daniel C.
O'Connor. Superintendent OF Schools at
Ancon. Canal Zone. in acknowledging
the receipt of which he says:
Please accept the thanks Of the De-
partment Of Education for these tokens
of interest in the promotion Of patriotic
instruction in the Canal Zone. We hope
TO make immediate use OF each of these
before the close OF the school year
Col. Darnell, Assistant Adjutant-
General. Department of Georgia, sends
the following letter:
The five large Flags presented by
you for the schools have all been placed
SNNSpS caiC, l 10 present
to school at Its next term in Septem-
Der. The first Of the four Flags dis
posed of was presented to the North
Georgia Agricultural College, a branch
OF our State University, located at Dahl
omega, Ga. This college is the place
for the education Of the mountain young
men and young women Of the State,
and is the seat of a great educational
work and under the direction of some
aEf or tn~ Srt1 L.
educational system In the State.
The next OF the four flags was
presented to the Hiawassee College. To-
Gated at the town of HIawassee, In
Towns County, Ga. one OF the noun
tain Counties of the State, and adjoin-
ing the State Of North Carolina. This
Flag was gladly received by this college
and floats over the college building.
The next in their order Of presenta-
ton was given to High School located
at Jasper, in Pickens County, another of
the mountain group. and is highly ap-
preciated by the children and patrons
Of that school.
The last Of the four was presented
to the Rabun Industrial School, located |
In Rabun County, in the beautiful Ten
neSsee Valley, surrounded by mountain |
peaks towering more than 5000 feet |
above sea level. 1t Is on the line of the |
toANAdh ANdliWdy dI Gap. |
The plan and purpose is to give the |
bright mountain boys and girls a good
knowledge Of the literary subjects, to-
gether with enough Industrial educa-
ton to enable them to return to their |
homes, no matter how humble, and live
better and more useful lives"
Mrs. Crisler reported that she had
sent out to Departments and Detached
Corps 10000 Circular Letters No. 1.
10000 Flag Day Circulars No. 2, 10000
Flag drills, 10000 Flag salutes, $4,000
selections for Memorial and Flag Days
and Patriotic Anniversaries. This sup
ply was exhausted and there were calls
'or more.
."Statistics from Departments give
1883 Flags, 2,1ss oleographs of the
origin and history of the Stars and
Stripes. 2.s6S Declaration of Independ-
ence Charts. 8,s45 Patriotic Primers.
Humane teaching in 19 States, $50
'ands of mercy. 32b patriotic contests,
Arbitration Day observed in 354 Corps.
Finding there is such q demand for
patriotic songs and selections for pa
riotic anniversaries and entertainments
Ind so little can be placed on leafiet,
The recommended that the incoming
Instructor compile a pamphlet
" selections and songs suitable for Me-
norial and Flag Days and patriotic an
liversaries. the same to be furnished to