The National tribune., 1906-05-10

SpOHutft ol tlle Dep.
chuSetts, Betsie G. Sampson. ~. houhces
that she will do everything she can Tor
the Department. but that the Massa-
chusettS papers Will rot receive matter
that is a week OLD. No more viii any
i've newsn.rrar. Corps and Depart
..ritt Irss: S5j"nasnondents shnnld = Ia. A."
this in mind when preparing matter for
the daily press Get the matter in while
it is fresh. No newspaper wants cold
gravy news,
Patriotic Iassachusetts.
Nettie NJ. Streeter. Department Pa
triotic Instructor of Massa chuSetts,
seems also to be the right kind of an
officer in the right place. She has is
sued a circular of instructions replete
with useful information. She urges the
proper and sacred observance of Me-
mortal Day. She requests parents to
instill into the hearts of their children
the spirit of patriotism by teaching
them to stand when the 'Star-Spangied
Banner is sung, just as every officer
ar man in the United States Navy
az Army does, and by pre.ept and
example 10 teach the children the
meaning of our Flag. she urges OBJ
Sc. vance of Flag Day. June II, and
that every member of the Woman'S Re-
lief Corps display She l. lag on that day.
Ny just think what hutteriug of Old
Glory there would be on Flag Day if
ony the 10000 homes dominated 0y
the members Of the Woman's Relief
Corps were To fly Old Glory on :hat
daT. She calls for the observance of
Citizens Sunday, tie first sabbath in
October. and asks that Nou induce your
pastor to preach Il special patriotic SER
mon on that day, and get the ministers
in Your town to hold ''Union Services, ,
= lAl .l,.-,
on one subject, The good of the :oun-
try. She also believes that "Womans
Relief Corps Day July &c. The anni-
verSary of the organization of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, IS good day for
all the members to get together and
compare trials and tribulations. that
they may sing paeans of praise for the
good that has come out of them. List
ly, but not leastly-really, the whole
law and the gospel" as it were, she
urges the general observance of all lc-
gal holidays And why not? TO stop
a day now and then is rest for soul and
body in this hurrying- go; o;-to-get-there
world, and it is wise to stop once in a
while and get acquainted With our own
souls and to smile at our neighbors.
What days more kindly in which to do
this than those marked by the white
milestones of a country's trail to pros
perity and greatness. led by great
souled men and guided by the Flag?
Let US accept these precepts laid
down by Betsie Streeter, and see if we
do not feel soul-washed by the process.
South Dakota,
Mrs. Clara A. Lukens, President and
Mama n. Moore, Secretary, will hold
its Department Convention at Yankton,
June 10, 20 and 81. The Department
President notes with pleasure that the
membership of her Department has in
creased during the past year, and urges
the observance of Memorial and Flag
Days.
Away up in Minnesota is a Corps that
is doing a great work. 1t is Auxiliary
to Mcintyre Post, of Austin. They have
erected a monument in their cemetery
to the Soldiers of the War of the Re-
bellion. 1t is 16 615 feet high on its base
with the figure of soldier five and
| half feet high, is constructed of blue
granite, and cost $1,000. 1t is to be
unvailed before Memorial Day. That is
a great work for one Corps to do.
Department Convention of Iowa.
Iowa will hold the 23d Annual Con-
vention of the Woman's Relief Corps
June 3, 6 and Z at Boone. The De-
partment President, Mrs Eleanor ].
Hawk, asks the members of her De-
partment to assist in raising money for
handsome Flag to present to the High
School of Boone, in accordance with the
suggestion of National Convention that
this be done In each city where De-
partment Convention is held each year.
Mrs, Hawk also urges financial help for
the Memorial University. Mrs. Elizabeth
Saunders, President of Dubuque Corps
has been presented with a gold recog-
milton badge for initiating the largest
number of members from June to De.
cember of last year. During the quar-
ter just ended Iowa has expended near
iy $1,000 In relief. From the General
Order it would seem that the various
Corps of Iowa are interesting them
selves in the Soldiers Orphans Home
and in the State Soldiers Home as wen
having made substantial donations to
them. During the months of October
and November, last year, the Depart
ment President, Mrs. Hawk and the
! Department Secretary, Mrs. Nellie II.
Wilmer, visited each of the II District
! Conventions of Iowa. Mrs Hawk also
reported delightful trip to the Sol
diers Orphans Home, in company with
s. H. Harper, Department Commander
/ G. A. r., to make the official visit to
the Soldiers Orphans Home. I'VE
were accompanied by Representative
| McAllister, of Linn County" she re-
ports, "and the following members of
! the Visiting Committee: Capt. J. o.
/ Stewart, of Cedar Rapids, Chairman,
and Comrade VI. o. Stanwood, of Mus
catine; also Past Department President
/ Georgia b. Worker, Addie Unangst,
| Comrade Karwath and wife, Julia Kar-
wath, President of No. "a Davenport.
Superintendent Sessions and wife gave
/ US a most cordial welcome, and we
4 spent an Interesting and delightful
! afternoon and evening with them and
! the dear children of the Home III the
evening all were assembled in the
! chapel, and, after a concert of patriotic
music by the band, choir and school, in
I behalf of the patriotic women nf the
| Womans Relief Corps of Iowa, we pre-
sented IL beautiful bunting Flags four
by six feet in siZe-one for each of the
II school rooms and one for the Su-
| perintendents office. They were joyful
ly and enthusiastically received by the
children, Superintendent and teachers
assuring US that this generosity of yours
was most highly and sincerely aprre-
ciated During this visit grateful ac-
acknowledgement was made of the splen-
did Christmas boxes received from
Corps throughout the Department.
heartily thank all who responded 50
promptly and literally to these calls"
The Department President also ac-
kaowledges with thanks the receipt Of
a beautiful gavel from Mrs. Ora e.
Prescott. of Hampton. This gayel was
made of hickory grown ON their own
! place. and is the handiwork of Mr.
Prescott.
Iowa seems to be doing good work
all right.