The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1908-01-31
A YEAR With The CORPS
The Press Correspondent Makes He1
Annual Report of The Doings
of Ransom Corps.

The Old year has passed into his
tory aud yet Ransom Keller Corps,
has not unfolded its budget of news
items to the press.
We have been tempted TO leave it
with the suggestion. that it is better
to be rejoicing on the whirling
wheels Of time than to be na.ging
the good steeds pushing the chariot
Of progress. Evidences are not lack
ing that this body of women who
make up the w. r.. c., ale not
simply a work machine but their
sbmpathies are extended into the
joys and sorrows OF comradeship. We
cannot be bought together so closely
in the fellowship OF work and not
feel til" brill of the fellow comrades
pain l. is impossible to relieve the
thick darkness over the way of grief
but can offer III assistance to those
whom we know the dense fog of
sorrow has fallen upon.
All through the summer and
autumn months. the Corps members
have not relaxed in their activities
to keep the work up to the highest
standard and more than az ordinary
amount of relief work has been done.
Mrs. Nolt. the chairman. of this
committee has been our "watchman
on the tower" and is busy In season
and out of season.
The thimble bee workers meet
every alternate Friday to sew and for
a social hour. A ten cent supper is
served at six O'Clock and nlauy of the
members of the Post pay their COM
pliments and leave a silver Offering
for the cause. A box filed With
chat, cushions, head rests, a beautiful
pieced worsted quilt and one Wilton
rug. with other articles, was sent to
the patient and afflicted old veterans
at the soldiers home as a remem-
GRANGE from the w. R. c. for a New
Years gift.
Another box is being prepared for
Shipment In the near future. Our
contribution to the cottage fund was
very liberal and we hope, If 1T
becomes necessary, to add to the
original fund.
Mrs. Brown, our department. pres
ident, inspected Ransom Corps in
November. A supper was served IN
the Corps rooms at six O'Clock to the
membership. Mrs. Brown. as our
houored guest. made a very pleasing
address and a social hour was spent
together with both profit and pleasure
to all.
1t would seem to those not inter-
ested that ours was a sort OF tread
mill system Eut u lines are so
definitely drawn that my way and
your way have come to be respected
and WE rejoice in the association of
tile past and claim the Lonor for
our order that this great body Of
women banded Loyalty together are
working under an active alliance in
the interest of humanity.
The New Year. 1908, has come.
What shall we do with the gift?
We would not call it TIE parting Of
the way but a continuation of the
old way 1t is we'll known that
Mrs. Helen Kibbee has served Ran
som Corps, as Its honored president
for four successive wears. and. like
Mary of old. she has carried the
interests of our cans Very closely to
her heart. During all these years
sue has presided With diunity and
credit both to herself and the order
she has SO faithfully served and in
passing the Aavel. our emblem of
authority, into the hands of her
successor, Mrs. Clara A. Lukens.
she can lay down her we'll earned
%lanrels With few repr is Her faith
fui secretary, Mrs. StoWell. and our
most efficient treasurer. Mrs. Silsby,
have each served two years past in
these responsible offices. Our chap
lain, Mrs. Gertrude A bhev, has filled
the chaplnin's chair for the ten sue.
cessive yelrs. Ii space permitted
much might be Written of other
faithful officers and members.
4 Our newly installed officers are all
we'll qualified to carry on the work
already begun. Our president is vel
known and needs no eulogy from my
pen. Under her leadership we look
into the future with great expecta.
lions of charging the growing func
set aside long since for the erection
Of a soldiers monument in memory OF
the defenders of this the mightiesl
nation of the ace, and whose found.
alton stands for justice and liberty.
Mamma M. Moore,
Past Press Correspondent.