HEADQUARTERS WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, DENISON, IOWA, Feb. 21, 1891. GENERAL ORDERS, } General Orders No. 14, Grand Army of the Republic, contains this sad announcement: "The Commander-in-Chief has the sad duty to announce the death at Washington, D. C., Feb. 13, 1891, of the eminent Comrade, David Dixon Porter, Admiral of the United States Navy, and a member of Naval Post No. 400, Department of Pennsylvania, G. A. R." General Orders No. 15, Grand Army of the Republic, quickly follows, bringing the sorrowful intelligence that yet another patriot hero has passed from the life that now is, into life eternal: "The Commander-in-Chief has the sorrowful duty to announce the death, at New York, Feb. 14, 1891, of the distinguished Comrade, William Tecumseh Sherman, General, on the retired list of the United States Army, and a member of Ransom Post No. 131, Department of Missouri, Grand Army of the Republic." As the Auxiliary of the Grand Army of the Republic, it is fitting that we extend to them an expression of our sympathy in the loss of these loved Comrades, and offer also our tribute of respect and remembrance; Therefore, the Charters of all Corps throughout our Order will be draped in mourning for thirty days, and it is recommended that at the first regular meeting following the receipt of this Order each Corps set apart an hour for special service commemorative of the lives of these renowned Comrades. By command of MARY SEARS MCHENRY. National President. Hannah R. Plimpton. National Secretary. HEADQUARTERS WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, DENISON, IOWA, Feb. 23, 1891. The following appointments are announced: Assistant National Inspectors: Josephine Cleveland, Springfield, Ill.; vice Mary R. Fletcher. Susan Barber, White Oaks, New Mexico; vice Maggie Monroe Rudisille. National Aides: Isabella Kirkendall, Helena, Montana; vice Elizabeth C. Fisk. Frances Custer, Albuquerque, New Mexico; vice Jennie Coddington. The following corrections are made: } General Orders, No. 2, should read: Emma K. McCammon, Carthage, Ohio. General Orders, No. 3: "Decisions of Eighth National Convention," paragraph No. 18. According to Journal of Eighth National Convention (see p. 221), was not adopted. Paragraph No. 19, provides for special cases of relief, to which the attention of Corps Presidents is particularly called. The one hundred dollars donated to the Department of Arkansas, for the relief of Comrade Linzey Gibson, was duly forwarded and acknowledged by A. S. Fowler, Department Commander, G. A. R., with these fraternal expressions: "Please accept my heartfelt thanks in behalf of every Comrade in the State of Arkansas. God bless the dear women of the W. R. C." Paragraph No. 25 should read: "That the Department just organized in the District of Columbia be called the Department of the Potomac,' and that Potomac Corps stand as now, until the Department of the Potomac, G. A. R., in Encampment assembled, shall ask a dissolution of the present relations." General Orders, No. 4, should read: Assistant National Inspectors: Frances E. Grissin, St. John, Michigan. Susie H. Rose, Washington, D. C. National Aides: Hattie C. Sprague, Bangor, Maine. María L. Dean, Worthington, Minnesota. Louise C. Williams, Oconomowoc, Wisconsin. By command of MARY SEARS MCHENRY, National President. Hannah R. Plimpton. National Secretary. GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, DENISON, IOWA, April 23, 1891. } National Convention ordained the observance of "Memorial Day" on the 30th of May and enjoined its proper recognition. Realizing that a General Order is not necessary to remind the members of the Woman's Relief Corps of their privileges or duties on each recurring anniversary, yet subservient to an established custom, I communicate to you through this medium an earnest desire that every Corps will actively participate in its sacred ceremonies. Memorial Day marks an epoch in the annals of our Nation, recognizing personal merit and consecration. On this day, may each patriot hero receive his meed of praise for service rendered, and the sacrifice of life be reverently acknowledged. "For what greater love hath man than this." Spring time, with sunshine and shower, is producing both leaf and blossom for the use of the comrades of the Grand Army of the Republic, in this most beautiful and pathetic service. Let each Auxiliary strive to lighten the burdens of those whom it is "our mission to serve," by gathering and preparing these mute mementoes of love and loyalty in such abundance that no veteran's last resting place need lack its tribute of patriotic remembrance. For those "who lie in graves unknown," may youth and age alike feel it a sweet and precious privilege to join hands in erecting an altar to their memory. Upon this cenotaph place the flag they loved and followed-pile high with choicest flowers - and in its solemn presence renew our pledges for those yet "left among us, a sacred charge upon a nation's gratitude.” Each year, as we gather for this service, we are reminded that in the not far distant future, another order must perpetuate its observance. May the Woman's Relief Corps never lose sight of the real purposes of the day, or become indifferent to the achievements of the heroes of 1861-1865. Let us protest against all diversions inconsistent with a memorial service sacred to our fathers, husbands, sons and brothers, and with patriotic fidelity preserve its beautiful, yet simple and impressive, ceremonies. National Convention assembles a week earlier than usual this year, and the attention of Corps and Department Chaplains is called to the necessity of promptly forwarding the "Memorial Day Reports." The time allowed National Chaplain (by R. and R.'s) to prepare her report is exceedingly limited, and promptness on the part of subordinate officers will be duly appreciated. Eighth National Convention adopted a "Memorial Flag" to mark the graves of deceased members. These flags are now in stock and can be supplied to Corps through Department Treasurers. Price 15 cents each. A communication from Commander Patrick Keenan, Richmond, Va., says, "A circular, addressed to the W. R. C., has been sent to each Corps by the Memorial Committee of Phil Kearney Post, No. 10, G. A. R., Department of Virginia.” The work of this committee is well known to our membership. Over 105,000 Union Soldiers lie within "low green tents" in that Department. Corps responding to their appeal should send their contributions through the Department Treasurer, that all amounts may be properly credited. By command of MARY SEARS MCHENRY, National President. Hannah R. Plimpton. National Secretary. GENERAL ORDERS, HEADQUARTERS WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS, AUXILIARY TO THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC, DENISON, Iowa, June 9, 1891. The Ninth Annual National Convention of the Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, will be held in Detroit, Michigan, August 5, 6 and 7, 1891, at the Church of Our Father, corner of Bagley Avenue and West Grand Circus Park. National Headquarters will be estabished at Hotel Cadillac, where members of our Order and Comrades will be welcomed. Information in regard to railroad rates and the appointment of National Aides will be announced in future Orders. Convention will be called to order promptly at 10 o'clock A.M., Wednesday, August 5. Council meeting will convene at National Headquarters at the Cadillac, at 3 o'clock P.M., on Tuesday, August 4. The Board of Directors of the National W. R. C. Home will meet at Headquarters at 8 o'clock P.M., on Monday, August 3. The Chairman of Committee on Accommodations is Mrs. Adalaide Fairbanks Wallace, No. 24 Alexandrine Avenue, Detroit, Michigan, to whom all communications for accommodations should be addressed. Following the instructions of the Eighth National Convention, Credential Cards will be dispensed with. All Representatives and Delegates will report on their arrival to their Department President, or in her absence to the elected Chairman of their delegation. As National Convention is several days earlier than usual this year, it will necessarily shorten the time allowed for reports, in order that National Secretaay and Treasurer may have their reports ready and printed. The special attention of Department and Corps officers is hereby called to the law in Rules and Regulations, Chap. V., Art. IV., Sect. 4: "Any Department in arrears for reports or dues shall be excluded from all representation in the National Convention until the same are forwarded." By examining the reports of last June, we find a loss to our Order of over 14,000 members by delinquent reports. Corps officers are responsible for this. It threw discredit on their own Departments and on the National, and was a great injustice to Corps that were working faithfully and reporting promptly. It is of the utmost importance that the representatives of each Department and every elected delegate or alternate should be in her place at the opening of Convention, and remain until its close, as many important questions pertaining to the welfare of the Order will be decided. Should there be any doubt of a delegate not being able to attend, she |