| Show ahe glrst opposed sirs costera Cn stera pension the principal opposition iu the house to alie recent bill to increase mrs general ouster s pension came from a member from indiana who seemed to think that army officers widows lived lives of ease and luxury and did nothing to support themselves when he learned however that mrs custer was one of the busiest women in the country and had been hard at work for fourteen years he turned about and made a speech ia her favor and the hill went through mrs custer is now preparing a series of talks on plains life for delivery before school girls and boys and before clubs with her husbands sister mrs calhoun who is also a busy woman she has gone into temporary retirement at atlantic city to recruit her strength for future work harpers weekly |
