The National tribune., 1907-09-19

never faltered in her faith and -loyalt.
to the Woman's Relief Corps. Sh'
will be greatly missed, by every mem
ber, but especially by the colore.
Corps of the South, whose stancf
friend she was and who deeply fee
her loss.
But while she has left u.s. the iniiu
ence of her life yet remains to guido
us in the years to come.
almost my first act after Nationa
Headquarters had been established wa
to closely examine into the condition
of the Department of louisiana ano
Mississippi. which had been disbanCed
and the Corps made detached Corps
and placed under direct supervision OF
the National organization. Owing tt
the late date of their being detached
my predecessor had not the time tt
call in their Department Charters anu
forward them Detached Corps Char-
ters. as required by rules and resula-
tions.
Letter after letter of explanation
was written, resulting finally in secur-
ing all old charters and issuing new
ones without cost, to each corps
, cannot but feel pleased over the re-
suits attained, and turn them over to
the care of my successor in as good
condition as possible to have them.
MY next thought was how to fit
vention After comforting with the
members of the Council on this
subject, it was decided by major
ity vote to present to the Grand Army
of the Republic silver praise offering
as a slight token of our love for them
and appreciation of the honor that had
been bestowed upon US by making US
their auxiliary To more successfully
carry on this work a committee was
named consisting of Past National
Presidents as honorary members, and
a memebr from each Department
headed by the name of Dorcas ii
Lyman of Massachusetts, as chairman
for the active committee.
II wish l might be able to tell OF the
grand work done by the chairman
Every moment of her time since her
appointment has been given to this
particular work. and the splendid re-
suits in the Department of Massachu-
sets are largely due to her efforts
Increase OF Pension of Widows Of Vet
erans
According to decision of the 24th
National Convention, that represen-
tative be appointed to present peti-
ton to Congress. asking that the pen
sion of the widows of the veterans of
the civil war be increased to S12
month. it was my pleasure to name
as such representative Kate Brownlee
Sherwood Past National President
The National President then recon-
mended that Mrs. Sherwood be contin-
ued in this Office in recognition of her
splendid services.
Of the white detached Corps, the
National President declared that too
much praise cannot be given. They
are doing an immense amount of good
work, botsl for Posts and Corps. They
literally respond to all calls for funds
emanating from National Headquar-
ters Many work under great dis
coura gements, especially the Corps in
small towns, who often find it hard to
raise money 10 carry on their relief
work. Their Memorial Day reports
show plainly they take an active inter-
est in all things pertaining to that day,
In many instances serving dinner for
the members of their Post coming from
distance to attend the services
"Ry the disbanding of the Depart
ment Of Louisiana and Mississippi
35 colored Corps have been placed In
the care of the National organization.
am heartily in sympathy with these
colored Corps Various letters have
reached National Headquarters from
comrades of the Posts of which they
are auxiliary, telling of their great help
to them Memorial Day, also in reliev-
ing the wants of the families of the
Memorial Day.
OF Memorial Day she said:
Thousands upon thousands helped
to make the day one long to be remem-
bered Reports show the great enthu-
siasrn manifested by the school chill
dren and the active part taken by them
| in Memorial Day exercises. Everywhere
! the spirit of patriotism and love II
| country and flag prevailed. Tributes
were prepared by many corps for the
| Unknown Dead and in every village
town or city adjacent to large streams
| 1r bodies OF water the beautiful and
/ impressive service of the Woman's Re-
! lief Corps in memory of the soldier
sailor dead was renderd. 1t was pleas
| ing to note that the day was held sa-
cred for the dead and not given over
| TO pleasure for the living. This change
has been brought about largely by the
efforts of the Woman's Relief Corps
believing that this day, of all days in
the year, should be held sacred to the
memory of those whose lives were
given that we might enjoy the bless
| ings of a reunited country.
Lixabeth Turner.
Just as the budding foliage, burst
/ ing flowers and cries and songs OF
| nesting birds were calling upon US to
| uIIl III -Ndtuif . oSCi
! ieath, the rad news reached National
I Headquarters that the soul of Lizabetf
a Turner, Life Chairman of the An.
9ersonville Prison Board and Past Ma
| ioIal President of the Woman's Relief
| corps, had passed unto life eternal
| tpril 81, 1907. She died at her post oi
iaty, Andersonville Prison Park, An.
! iersonville, Ga, the dearest spot or
arth to her. She was well known and
| greatly beloved by every member o.
the Woman's Relief Corps. With grea
fortitude she took leave of life withou
fear; with hero.sm born of her su
preme faith in Jesus of Nazareth
she approached the end as one who
knocks at the gates of eterna
morning. She had rounded out tn,
time allotted TO man. three score anC
ten, a long life, and to us how beauti
full! Each returning Springtime. whel
the lilac and SNOWFALL hold their car
nivai, will recall to us the passing o
one of the sweetest characters we hav
ever known. 1t was a great disappoint
, ment to the National President tha
she was not permitted to attend he
funeral Sarah e. Fuller, Past Ma
tional President and a lifelong friend
was detailed to represent the Nationa
organization. beautiful floral trib
ute was sent in loving memory of on
whose life was so interviewer with tn
Woman's Relief Corps. At her grav
taps We're sounded, in accordance wit
2 her request by Past DEPARTMENT Com