The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1861-10-11
than copv from this appeal:

The experience of the Commission has SO
well acquainted it with the earnest desire OF
the women of the North to be allowed to
work in the national cause, that it is deemed
unnecessary to 60 more than announce that
there is real and immediate occasion for
their best exertions, and to indicate conven-
lent arrangements for the end in view.
1t is, therefore, suggested that societies be
at once formed in every neighborho1d where
they are not already established, and that ex-
istng societies of suitable organization. as
Dorcas Societies, Sewing Societies, Reading
Clubs, and Sociables, devote themselves, for
time, to the sacred service Of their country
that energetic and respectable committees be
appointed to call from house to house and
store TO store to obtain contributions in ma
terials suitable to be made up, or money for
the purchase of such materials that collec-
tons be made in churches and schools and
factories and shops for the same purpose
that contribution boxes be placed in post
offices. newspaper offices, railroad and tele-
graph offices, public houses, steamboats, and
terr, boats, and in all other suitable places,
labelled For OUR SICK AND WOUNDED and
that all loyal women meet at such convenient
times and places as may be agreed upon in
each neishborhood or social circle, to work
upon the materials which shall be so procur-
ed.
Every woman in the country can, at the
least, knit pair Of wooden stockings, or, if
not, can purchase them. In each town let
there be concert on this subject, taking care
that three or four sizes are provided. Fix
upon place for receiving, and date when
package shall be transmitted and send it
as soon as possible to the most convenient
Of the depots of the Commission.
DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES MOST WANTED.
Blankets for single beds
Quilts of cheap material, about seven feet
long by fifty inches wide:
Knit wooden socks;
Wooden or Canton flannel bed-gowns, wrap
pers, understands and drawers;
Small hair and feather pillows and cush-
ions for wounded limbs:
Slippers.
Delicacies for the sck-such as farina, az
rowroot, corn starch. cocoa, condensed milk,
and nicely dried truit-can be advantage
ously distributed by the commission. Jellie>
should be carefully prepared to avoid fer
mentation and most securely packed. Many
articles Of clothing have been injured. in
packages heretofore sent the commission. by
the breaking of jars and bottles. Over eve
nv vessel containing Jelly, strew white sugar
70 the depth Of half an inch. and paste stout
paper (not brandiedD over the mouth. Je-
u,
condition.. and there is no difficulty in remov-
ing the contents for use Every bottle &C..
containing jelly shouldsbe labelled. Aromat-
ic spirits and waters: light easy chairs for
convalpscents nicely made splints for
wounded limbs: chequer and backgammon
boards. and like articles for the amusement
Of wounded men; books for deSultory read
ing, magazines. especially if Illustrated, Will
be useful. All articles should be closely
hacked in wooden boxes, or in very strong
ly wrapped bales. and clearly directed. On
the top Of the contents Of each box. under
the cover, a list of what it contains should
be placed duplicate Of this list should 5c
sent BY mail. Arrangements for free trans
portation should be made, or freight paid in
advance. tlhe express companies will gen
orally convey goods for this purpose, At 4
reduction on the usual rates. Packages
NAV b. directed to the care Of ID!
:. &. Howe, - Broomield street. Bos-
ton.
In addition to the appeal by the SANITARY
COMMITS sion, Gen Nciss. quartermaster gen
eral at Washington, calls uron the patriotic
people of the country to overhaul their stock
laid away in closets for future use and il
they have any to spare, to forward them to
the neares: quartermaster. He does not ask
for those fine, nice wool blankets which the
housewives of New England spread upon
their best beds, in front chambers. for visit
ors, but for the plain. coarse, servlceable blan
ket thick, clos, wove. weighing four pound,
and upward. Those who cannot donate to
government will be paid. How easy it would
be to obtain fifty thousand blankets in the
country If the work was Systematically IN
dertaken. New England is divided into
school districts if patriotic individual in
each district would but 90 through the dis
trict calling upon his equally patriotic neigh
bors, collect one from each wel-to-do family.
and send his bundle to the Quar,ermas,er
General of the State, Gen Mcgs would soon
have enough to supply the army till the mills
could make up their contracts.
See call for public meeting in another
column.
The Third Regiment---ItS Condition