Synopsis of the Proceedings of the Department of Massachusetts Woman's Relief Corps, Auxiliary to the Grand Army of the Republic, Volume 28E.B. Stillings & Company, 1907 |
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1st and 3d 2d and 4th Abbie Adjutant-General Alice Alternate Annie Anniversary Assistant Asst attended Boston Corps Bridgewater Brockton Cambridgeport Carried Chairman Charlestown Daughters of Veterans Department Chaplain Department Commander Department Inspector Department of Massachusetts Department officers Department Secretary Department Senior Department Treasurer Dept East Bridgewater Edgartown Elizabeth Ellen Emily Emma Evgs extended Fannie Fitchburg Flag Day Fuller Gilman Goddard Grand Army Harriett Hattie Headquarters Helen honor Hopkinton Junior Vice-President Past Lizzie Lynn Martha Mary Medford Memorial Day ment Minneapolis Miss Elliot Miss Mecuen National Convention Nellie Nettie Number oleographs Past Department President Past National President patriotic primers Pittsfield Post presented President Delegate President Senior Vice-President Ralph Roxbury Sarah schools Senior Vice-President Junior Shattuck Shelburne Falls Soldiers Somerville Sons of Veterans South Boston submitted in F thanks Turner Vice-President Junior Vice-President Vice-President Past President visited vote Woman's Relief Corps Worcester Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes
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Page 52 - If we could push ajar the gates of life, And stand within and all God's workings see, We could interpret all this doubt and strife And for each mystery could find a key.
Page 48 - Not now, but in the coming years, It may be in the better land, We'll read the meaning of our tears, And there, sometime we'll understand. We'll catch the broken thread again, And finish what we here began; Heav'n will the mysteries explain, And then, ah, then, well understand.
Page 51 - Though by the places where they fell, The places that are sacred ground, Death, like a sullen sentinel, Paces his everlasting round. Yet when they set their country free, And gave her traitors fitting doom, They left their last great enemy, Baffled, beside an empty tomb. Not there, but risen, redeemed, they go Where all the paths are sweet with flowers ; They fought to give us peace, and lo ! They gained a better peace than ours.
Page 51 - No name to bid us know Who rests below, No word of death or birth, Only the grass's wave, Over a mound of earth, Over a nameless grave. Did this poor wandering heart In pain depart ? Longing, but all too late, For the calm home again, Where patient watchers wait, And still will wait in vain. Did mourners come in scorn, And thus forlorn, Leave him, with grief and shame, To silence...
Page 184 - Like fairy blossoms grew. Sweet promptings unto kindest deeds Were in her very look; We read her face, as one who reads A true and holy book ; The measure of a blessed hymn, To which our hearts could move; The breathing of an inward psalm, A canticle of love.
Page 64 - Whatsoever ye would that others should do unto you, do ye also unto them.
Page 63 - ... SOMEBODY near you is struggling alone Over life's desert sand; Faith, hope, and courage together are gone ; Reach him a helping hand; Turn on his darkness a beam of your light; Kindle, to guide him, a beacon fire bright; Cheer his discouragement, soothe his affright, Lovingly help him to stand. Somebody near you is hungry and cold; Send him some aid to-day; Somebody near you is feeble and old, Left without human stay. Under his burdens put hands kind and strong; Speak to him tenderly, sing him...
Page 64 - Laws have the honor to submit to you, and through you to the Legislature, their report upon the Penal Code.
Page 321 - Yes, honor and glory for them are eternal, The nation they ransomed their memory will keep; Fame's flowers immortal will bloom ever vernal O'er the graves where our heroes in glory now sleep.
Page 255 - Trustees for the ensuing four years. There being no other nominations, the secretary was instructed to cast the ballot, which he did, declaring the above-named persons to be unanimously elected for the term specified.