The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1861-11-12

MS IS composed OF The following named
gentlemen:
Prof. J O. Hughes, H. D., Of Keo
kuk, President.
Rev Geo. +. Magoun. of Lyons, Sec
retary.
Hiram Price, Esq, Of Davenport,
Treasurer.
Rev, A. J. Kynett, Of Lyons. Cores
ponding Secretary and General Agent.
Hon. Eljah Sells, Des Moines.
Rev. Bishop Lee, Davenport
Hon. Geo. G. Wright, Keosauqua.
Rev. Bishop Smyth, Dubuque.
Hon. Caleb Baldwin, Council Bluffs.
Rev. e b. Jocclyn, Mt. Pleasant.
Hon. VIM. +. Coobaugh, Burlington.
Ezekial Clark, Esq, Iowa City.
Hon. Lincoln Clark, Dubuque.
The President, Dr. J. c Hughes, who
is also Surgeon General for the State,
will visit our regiments in tie field as
often as may be necessary, and will care
fully examine the condition of the sever
al hospitals, and the sanitary regulations
Of the several camps, and will ascertain
the necessities existing in each, and make
arrangements by which all articles and
funds entrusted to the commission will
be distributed accordingly.
The surgeons OF the several regiments
are invited to correspond with the com
mission, through its proper officer, and
make known the condition Of each regi-
ment, and ask for such relief as may be,
from time 10 time, necessary, and in case
OF emergency to draw, in conjunction
with the officer in command, upon any
depository for articles in his possession,
or upon the Treasurer for funds in his
hands.
The commission will use all diligence
TO place all articles entrusted to them
where they will be as convenient of ac
cess as possible to cur regiments, and
will see that every article furnished and
every dollar contributed, except only
what may be necessary for the payment
Of frei ghts, shall be forwarded for the
relief Of our soldiers in the field
1t Is earnestly recommended that in
every town. village AMI neishborhood in
the State. societies be Immediately or
ganiz.d. according to a form ofconstitu-
ton prepared aud furnished for the pur-
pose, aud that committees be AZ once ap.
pointed 10 licit contributions in cash,
and IN articles named in tie suDo;aed
list, from every loyal citizen, ana that a
portion OF time IN each week OF the year
b. set apart for the manufacture Of suca
ar icics rs are needed
The secretary Of each locatei society
is requested 70 furnish tie secretary oil
tic commission, Rev. G +. Magouu. Ly
ons, Iowa. with list of the officers Of
each society Is soon As organized, and
report 10 him tthe end oil each monll,
the amount Of money in the hands OF the
treasurer. and The number and value OF
articles in the hands Of the depository !;
and the treasurer and depository of each
society will hold the money and articles
in their hands respectively, subject only
10 the order OF the president and secret.
~ OF this commission, aud viii forward
as by them directed from time otime.
The following list Of article. mos
needed is taken from the " Appeal of the
United States Army Sanitary Commiss-
ion to the Loyal Women Of America"
DESCRIPTION or ARTICLES MOST NEEDED.
Blankets for single beds qurlts, of
cheap material. about seven feet long By
fifty inches wide knit wooden socks
wooden or cotton hanne bed gowas.
wrappers, undershirts. and drawers small
hair aud feather pillows, and cushions
for wounded lmbs slippers. bandases.
lint, towels, handkerchleis. G,., Gc.-
De.cac;es for the siek-such rs iarina.
arrow loot, corn starch. cocoa. condensed
milk, and nicely dried fruit-can be al
yanlageously di-tiibuled by the Commis.
sion. Jehlcs should be care u.Iy prepar.
ei 10 avoid fermentation, and securely
packed. Many articles OF clothing have
been injured, in packages heretofore sent
70 the Cumm >sion. by the breaking Of
jars and bottles. Over every vessel con
tanning jelly srew white sugar to the
depih Of hall aa inch, ani paste stout pa
per (uol branded over tie mouth. Jcl.
lies sent in stone bottles arrive in The
best condition, and there Is no difficulty
in removing the contents for use Every
bo'rle, &c, containing jelly should be
labelled Aromatic spirits aud water.
light, easy chars for eou> tlt>cen,s.
nicely made spiints for wounded limbs.
books ior desuIlory rca linz. magazines.
especially ii illustrated. viii b. useful
All articles should he closely packed
in Wooden boxes, w IN yery strongly
wrapped bales, and cl2arly dire ted On
tic ,op Il each box, under the cover. a
list OF what !, contains should be placed !:
duplicate should be sent hy mail 10 the
Secretary OF this commission Each box
o. package should be marked thus
+" From -- Sanitary Of dis commission ~.
70 --;;" aud the duplicate list should
be marked anl numbered 10 correspond.
SO tina. the contents of each may b.
known without opening. Arrangements
for free trans orHuan SHOULD BE- made.
or trejght~ psii ia advance, The express
companies viii generally carry goods Tor
this purpose Al reduction OF regular
rates.
And now let there be a prompt and
general response TO this appeal. Rsmem-
Der that many Of the seventeen thousand