Show SOMETHING ABOUT THE WOMANS RELIEF CORPS Tho The time is not far distant when we will have hao with us the veterans of oC the tho Civil war ar Practically all the tho men of the United States Stales who I participated In that mighty struggle to preserve the nation In hi its purity and Integrity of spirit when It re required required required men whoso whose hearts wore as firm firmand firmand firmand and strong as steel stoel and yet as tender as a womans will assemble in our state and participate In a grand na national national national encampment They The will re receive receive a hearty welcome hero in the valleys vallo s of tho the mountains and aud their old hearts will be gladdened with the cordiality of our am people and their souls soul made to rejoice because of the splendid splendid splendid did things they shall see sec and tho the shower of honor that shall be be bestowed bestowed stowed upon them There will be wives and daughters of or the veterans along and they too will be he glad of their coming conting There Thero arc are many people perhaps in our ourI midst who do not understand the part I played by the women in an auxiliary organization to the G A R H In round rounding I ing lug out tho the days of tho the veteran sol soldiers soldiers diers diem In happiness and Joy jar For this reason we give g o a bit of information regarding the thc organization known as the tho Woman Womans Relief Corps It Is fur furnished furnished i by h Mary M North the na national national press correspondent of or that or organization organization in hi the following words I A 3 soon as war was declared In 1801 there was need for tho the of oC women and relief relie societies sprang up first in the North then In inthe Inthe the West Vest and soon they ther found everywhere where there was need neelI for thorn I j I I All through the war they worked I I and after aCter the close of hostilities It IL was wa found that their work worl was not done K FO many man of them continued to I Icaro care cam for tho the maimed and sick sol soi soldiers diers awl and for the widows and anti or orphans plans cr Cf c those who slept in low lowgreen lowgreen lowgreen I green touts all over our out land laud There were men mei who were unable I to cau for their loved loed ones and these dependent ones too were looked af after aftel after ter tel by b the oral loyal women When Paul Van Den Dor Voort was Com corn of or the Grand Army of oC the Republic ho he called for the so societies soI societies I then Lum in existence to come conic to toI together I gether and in 1883 their representatives tIes tives assembled in Lu Denver and were organized into tho the Womans Relief Heller Corps COIlS and accepted as the auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic and left free Cree to work as suited them The order has grown to magnificent I proportions proportion and today toda there are up upon upon on the rolls more mOiO than titan pa patriotic women The members come rome from rein every e ry walk in life and the best women of or ortho tho the country countr are proud to wear ear the little bronze bronco badge which represents Fraternity Charity Charlt and Loyalty I The bounty bount of or the order flows I through many man channels but the tho end endis en enIs is iii the same and there thore has been ex cx expended expended In relief since 1883 more than Ihan three millions of or dollars Alms and Objects Tho The alms aims and objects o of the Wo We Womans Womans mans Relief Corps are arc areTo areTo To specially aid and an assist the Grand Array Army Ann of or the tho I Republic and to perpetuate the tho memory of or their he heroic heroic heroic dead lead To assist such Union veterans as need our help and protection and to extend d needful aid to their widows and orphans To find thom thin homes and anc an employment and assure thorn thom of i ft Q sympathy and friends To cherish and emulate the deeds of our army arm nurses and of all loyal women who rendered loving service to our coun country country country try In hi hl her r hour of peril To maintain true truo allegiance to tho United States Slates Stat s of oC America to o Inculcate cate hate lessons of oC patriotism and love of country among our children In the he communities lies In which we live hive and encourage tho the spread of universal sal liberty and equal rights to all nH This organization was the first to I introduce uco tho the salute to tho the flag nag In iii the tho public schools and to make the oh ohI j I servance of oC Flag Day general by br pre pro preparing preparIng paring and carrying carr out suitable pro programs programs prOgrams grams There are arc two tw salutes salute to the tho flag taught in tho the schools the ono one for fOl the older scholars being I l pledge nile alle allegiance j glance to my flag and to the Republic j for which it stands statHIs one one nation in indivisible indivisible indivisible divisible with liberty lI and justice for C all aIL The other is taught the younger pu pupils pupils pils and Is I give ray my m head hend and anti my m heart henrt to God and my country one country countr ono one language one flag fia I The Womans Relief Corps Is an In Incorporated Incorporated InCorporated body bolly bod and owns much valuable valuable valuable able real estate Prison Park belongs to tho the order and this with its many fine finc monuments which have bave been erected by hr 11 a number of states has been offered to the tho United States gov goo government government as a free gift bored d The finances of oC the tho Womans Relief Corps are arc in splendid condition the national treasurer reporting at the thelast thelast thelast last convention that the tho amount ex cx expended expended for relief and Memorial Day Da for the previous year was The Tho he balance on hand lIand In tho the Ander Anderson son fund Is Balance in the emergency fund fun There are corps in the order The total assets are with no liabilities fhe total expended since the organ organization organization is This is a showing to be proud of offa To ro every loyal woman the invitation lion tion is given to come como with us Tho The ranks of oC the Grand Army Ann are thinning each year ear and the members are growing feebler come and help belp us in our work worle for those who laid their all upon tho the altar in our coun hour of f need |