The National tribune., 1907-09-26

Margaret Andrews. Florence L. Rob
erts, New York; Elsie A. Fauth, Mary
land.
Greetings
Army Nurse--Anna E. Tuck, Illinois;
Maria +. Dean, Tennessee.
Ladies of G. A R.-Helen n. Pack
ard, Oregon: Irene b. Corrie, Colorado
and Wyoming. -
Daughters of Veterans-Jennie /.
Berry. Iowa; Alice Breitenstein, Ken
lucky.
kilograms and Courtesies-Hannah
U. MaXon, Ohio; Cora +. Wright, Min
nesota; Mary L. Simonton, Montana.
Reception of Nisitors-All Past Ma
tional Presidents; Kate Brownlee Sher-
wood, Chairman. Ohio.
Postmstress, Elizabeth Morse, 1lli-
nois: Assistants. Theyretta ellison and
Mary Martin, Illinois.
Muscian-Amelia Alexander, Ohio.
StenOgrapher-Stella Lewis, Illinois.
Platform Aids-Regina Demarest,
New York; Henrietta Briscoe, Mary
land: nellie A. Roynton, Connecticut.
The address of the National President
was received with every evidence of
keenest appreciation, and especially did
the members of the convention approve
the kindly thought of the National Con-
vention in placing upon the convention
badge the latest portrait of Our Liza
BETH" the wide yellow satin ribbon for
the same having been purchased by
Mrs. Turner, and the badges ribbon
having been cut by her own hands be-
fore she knew that she must soon an
swer to lights out"
All the recommendations of the Ma
tional President We're adopted. Mrs:
Kate Brownlee Sherwood will continue
to act as Chairman of the Committee on
Increase of Pension to Widows; no
will hn foh IN
issue sick benefits; the Woman's Relief
Corps will still continue to assist Me-
mortal University at Mason City, Iowa;
the work of the Loyal Women's Monu-
ment in Tennessee has been accepted
by the Woman's Relief Corps, and two
cents a member is asked to set the prof.
ect on its feet; special resolutions are
to be engrossed and presented Capt
Wallace Foster, to show in a slight
measure the appreciation of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps of his loyalty and
devotion to patriotic teachings and the
organization, and the sim remaining
in the Southern Memorial Day Fund is
to be used as a nucleus for a suitable
memorial at Andersonville Prison Park
in memory of the Life Chairman of An
dersonville Prison Board, LiZabeth A.
Turner.
The Loyal WOmcn's Monument.
There was a little demurring to the
acceptance of the burden of erecting
the Loyal Women's Monument, but
after a full discussion the convention
decided to take up the work. Isabel
Worrell-Bal, President of the De-
partment of the Potomac, made strong
plea for the monument. She said that
she did not generally approve of piles
of stone as memorials, but that she felt
that she must support the movement TO
erect in the far South a monument to
the loyal women of the country. She
cited the fact that many Southern wo-
men had erected monuments to the
women of their side of the war. and
she felt that the loyal women of the
Woman's Relief Corps would be recre-
ant to their VOWS If they failed to erect
lasting monument in the heart of the
South to the memory of the splendid
women who endured all but death thru
out the mighty struggle for the Union.
Report of the National Secretary.
The report of the National Secretary,
Mrs. Belle c. Kimball, was most crafty
ing, because il showed q net increase
of nearly 5000 in membership and of
80 Corps. 1t is quite evident to the
thinking patriotic woman that If the
members of the Order would get down
to work, forget their petty jealousies.
their personal quarels. their social diff
ferences, and work. for the veterans in
stead of wasting precious time in study
ing methods to get even" with some
hated rival the Womans Relief Corps
might become q giant of power and
strength. We are organized for "a high
and holy purpose,"sas we sing at every
meeting of the Corps, and If it really
did move every heart and hand" as
We obligate ourselves to do when we
become members, we would to-day
number 100000 instead of a paltry third
of that. 1t is about time to put aside
the frills and furbelows of ordinary
Club" life, and make our motto mean
something. The Grand Army of the
REPUBLIC is a fast diminishing army.
| It's income no longer meets its necessary
expenses. q. The Woman's Relief Corps
was organized to take hold at this cri-
sis. and with all its vigorous might keep
| the most magnificent patriotic organiza-
| ton in the world on the top wave of
| financial success as long as a man who
fought for the flag remains to wave it.
And when he is gone and the flag he
| loved becomes his winding sheet our
work is only just commenced. Then
| will come the Herculean task of keep
ing alive the fires of patriotism, when
those who set them burning shall have
gone over to the silent majority.
The report of the National Treasurer,
Charlotte e. Wright, who, by the way,
was reelected, as she should have been,
| is q model of conciseness and correct
bookkeeping. Truly he who runs may
read that the Woman's Relief Corps,
despite its large charities and it's gen.
erous giving, is on sound financial
| Decorating OF the Graves.
The report of the National Chaplain
Hannah U. Maxon, shows that she has
worked indefatigably to secure adequate
returns from Memorial Day work, but
the figures show that there is fearful
discrepancy between the work perform
ed and that which it is known lies some
where undone or else unreported. OF
our large membership only about one
third are reported as taking part in
Memorial Day work. In large part 1t is
the Chaplains of the Corps who are re-
sponsibie for this. for it is my personal
experience that Corps Chaplains do moi
always take pains to inform themselves
exactly, and more often give under the
number taking part rather than over
the number. Only 549,544 graves are
reported as decorated. In this lan6
there are nearly 100000 graves oi
Union soldiers. mustered out" Wha
has become of the other million? 1t i:
time that somebody got hustle on ant
made the reports and the facts come
within speaking distance OF cath other
The National Chaplain can only com