The National tribune., 1906-05-17
MRS. ADAMS Of HIsR TRAVELS.
A Pilgrimage to Aadtfsopy,.:e, Chattn.
nooEa and Atlanfe.-Niany Kind Atten-

Pilgrimage to Andcfsonypse, Chatta.
noosa and Atlanfe.-NIany Kind Atten-
dons-Wenan's Refief Corps Notes.
Mrs. Abbie A. Adams, National Pres
| ident of the w. re. writes interest
ingly OF her recent trip to the Southern
Departments. Leaving home on the 4th
of April. she proceeded by way of Chat
! tanooga to Atlanta, and thence to An
dersonville. where She was met by Past
National President Lzabeth A. Turner.
Soon after arrival she proceeded to ex
plore the ground .coisecrated by the
sufferings of the heroes who preferred
death to dishonor. proYing that patriot
| ism is more than a name. She was
much impressed BY What she saw, and
says 1t is indeed a beautiful spot The
latest improvement is a new windmill,
the erection of which Mrs. Turner has
| supervised, as well as various repairs,
| including the painting of the house.
Mrs. Adams remained several days,
walking or driving over every inch of
the grounds and p1ucking the beauti-
| full Cherokee roses which cover the
veranda of the home and admiring the
justly proud A visit to the National
Cemetery was also included
Referring to Mrs. Turner's work, Mrs.
Adams says: "One must go there to
know all she has done, and surely those
sainted martyrs now sing in loud ho
From Andersonville Mrs. Adams re-
| turned to Chattanooga, where she was
met by commandments and Mrs.
| Tanner and Mrs. Eliza J. Crisler, the
! National Patriotic Instructor. 1t was
Monday when she arrived. and on Tues
| day the party drove to the National
Cemetery, and thence to Orchard Knob.
the headquarters of Gen. Grant during
the battle of Chattanooga Afterwards
came drive over historic Mission
| Ridge. On this drive the party were
accompanied by Gen. Wilder, of the
| famous Wilders Brigade. who pointed
out the various points of interest. He
was elected Department Commander of
| Tennessee on the following day.
Wednesday the Department Conven-
ton was held, presided over most gra-
ciously by Mrs. Mary A. Hopkins, who
was later reelected. OF the Conven-
ton Mrs. Adams says: "The officers
reports were concise, and each told the
story of loyalty and of the work re-
quired to keep SO small a Department
| in line. To them must be given great
| credit, and the Convention was one of
which any Department might be
| proud" The visiting ladies were ad-
mitted to the Encampment of the G. A
/ r. and most cordially received. In the
1 evening there was a grand Campfire.
Meeting Mrs Adams at Chattanooga
| were two ladies who came as a commit
| tee to invite her to return to Atlanta
for reception and for the G. A. r.
| Encampment. She accepted. and was
| their guest for one day, during which
| there was an automobile tour of SO
| miles over the battlefields around At
| lanta. In the evening a reception was
given at the residence of Col. Corsen
of the G. A. r. One of the pleasant
| features of the trip was that with the
G. A r. was a committee of Confeder-
| ~ txar-e to
| manderin-C and his party.
During the reception HRS. Van Dyke
was stationed at the door, and as each
guest entered a tiny 10ld Glory" was
pinned upon his or. her breast. Many
of them were pinned Just above a Con-
federate button, but they were worn
with pride Notwithstanding. The veran-
da and parlor were ,profusely decorated
with flags. They were everywhere.
On the return trip Mrs. Adams again
stopped at Chattanooga for a day, and
with the Committee who entertained
her. including Mesdames Dean, Case,
Schneider and Price, also DR.. Price, they
were untiring in their efforts for the
| entertainment of Mrs Adams. who left
that evening for her home.
Mrs. Adams left Mrs. Crisler at At
lanta, from whence gthe latter visited
AndersonviIle, then went to Alabama
anu <fihaiiodSF W N@DrpSy ana also
| visited the Department Convention of
| Texas.
The press of Chattanooga was very
commendatory of Mrs. Adams as "a
| speaker and as o woman.
| w. II. c. Notes.
Mrs. Alice Breitenstein. of Dayton,
! KY, National l. and /. Officer of the w
| r. c., has been called to mourn the
! death of her mother who recently pass
| or of ptn n,t
MIA being the cause. Mrs. Breitenstein's
12-year-old daughter was also stricken
4 with the same disease. but is now re-
covering. The sympathy of the entire
w. r. c. goes out to Mrs. Breitenstein.
! Mrs. Agnes Hit, the National Coun-
selor, was the guest of Mrs. Abbie A.
/ Adams, National President, at Superior,
i Neb., and Mrs. Mary r. Morgan, the
I National Secretary at Alma. Neb., dur
ing the first week in May. Mrs Adams
is soon to leave home again for another
tour of the Departments. Mrs. Morgan
is to give the Memorial Day address in
her home town. She Is in much demand
J as a speaker for various occasions, as
4 she is fluent talker, with a stock of
original ideas.
Mrs. Lizabeth A Turner, Past Ma
tional President. having completed the
!. work at Andersonville, which required
an unusual amount of attention this
l
Of the Department of Louisiana and
| Mississippi. at New Orleans. and will
also inspect various detached Corps in
, the South. ,..--.
On receiving news of the disaster al
San Francisco, Mrs. Abbie A. Adams
National President. Immediately wired
. the sum of $500 from the emergency
, fund to the Department President oI
, California and Nevada. She also issued
circular letter asking contributions
which is already being responded to by
the various Departments. Massachu-
sets was first in the field, with con-
! tribution of 5000. and the prospect OF
! much more to follow. The Department
of Potomac was also early in the field
In that way the w. X. c., from long
i habit, responds ever to the cry OF dis
, tress wherever heard.
Cure for Liquor and Tobacco.
The Kansas Anti-Liquor Society Il
Z, mailing free recipe for the cure of the
: liquor habit 1t can De given secretly in
I food. Also one for the tobacco habit that