The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-10-23

| acquainted It's With the earnest wish IF the
women orthe North, to be allowed to work
in the National cause, that it is deemed un-
necessary to do more than to announce that
there is real and immediate occasion for their
best exertions, and to indicate convenient ar
rangcmcnts Cor the end in view.
1t Is, therefore, suggested that societies be
at once formed in every ncighborhood where
they are not already established, and that
existing societies Unsuitable organizations, as
the Dorcas Societies, Sewing Societies, Read.
ing Clubs and Sociables, devote themselves,
for time, to the sacred service of t lei,
country; that energetic and responsi.
BILE committees be appointed to call iron,
house to house and store to store, to obtain
contributions in materials suitable to be
made up, or money for the purchase Of such
materials; that collections be made in chur.
ches, and schools, and factories, and shops,
for the same purpose that contribution
boxes be placed in post Offices, newspaper
Offices, railroad and telegraph Offices, public
houses, steamboats, and ferry boats, and in
all othor suitable places labelled, "For our
sick and wounded and all loyal women
meet at such convenient times and places as
may be agreed upon in each heisbborliood or
social circle, to work upon the materials
which shall be 80 procured
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 o date when
the packages shall he transmitted, and send
it rs soon as possible to the most covenient
depots Of the Commission.
| DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES Mosr NEEDED.
-3lankets for single beds; quits of cheap
materials, about seven feet long and fifty in.
ches wide; knit wooden seeks; wooden or
Canton flannel bed gowns, wrappers. under
shirts and drawers small hair and feather
pillows and cushions for wounded limbs;
slippers.
Delicacics for the sick-such as farina,
arrow-root, corn starch, condensed milk, co.
Goa, and nicely dried fruit-can be advanta
geously distributed by the Commission. Jt..-
lies should be carefully prepared 10 avol
fermentation, 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
every vessel containing jelly stew white SUI
gar to the depth Of half an inch, and paste
stout paper (not brandieD oyer the mouth.
Jellies sent in stone bottles arrive in the best
condition. and there is no difficulty in re.
moving the contents for USE Every bottle,
&c, containing jelly should be labelled.
Aromatic spirits and waters, light easy
chairs for convalescents, nicely made splnts
for wounded limbs, chequer, and backgam-
NOR boards, and like articles for the amuse.
mcnt of wounded men, desultory reading,
and magazines, especially if illustrated, will
be useful
All articles should be closely placed in
wooden boxes, or in very strong bales, and
clearly directed. On the top of the contents
of each box, under the cover, lis, of what
it contains should be placed; duplicate of
this list should be sent by mail. Arrange
ment for free transportation should be made,
or freight paid in advance. [The Express
companies..will generally convey goods for
this purpose at reduction of the usual
rates. Packages may be directed and sent
as is most economical, fromany point to any
of the addresses hc'ow-C"For the U. s.
Sanitary Commission
Office of the Wnman's Central Re,i.f As
ISOLATION, Cooper Union, No. 10, Third av.
enue n. Y
Care Of Lemuel q William Walsh, No.
2ls South Delaware avenue, Philadel-
phia;
Care Of DR.. S. G. Howe, 20 Bloomfield
street, Boston.
Care ofDr. w. IT. Mussey, Cincinnati;
Care Of Dr.. G. D. Gri>wold, Wheeling,
Virginia.
Care of F. l.. Olrnstead, 2l1 f street,
Washington, D. G.
Acknowledgements will be made to all
those who forward parcels, and final re-
port to the Secretary Of War will be pub
lisbed, recording the names of al, contribu
TORS so far as they shall lie known % the
Commission.
Henry W.. Bellows. d. D., President.
Prof A. d. Bachc, L L D..
George 7. Strong;
Fred. Law 0,nstead;
George w. Cu,lam, r. s. A.;
Alexander E. Shiras, u. s. A.;
Robert @. Wood, NJ DUSA;
VIM. II. Van Buren,, NJ d;
Prof Woloott Gibbs, NJ D;
Elisha Harris, NJ D.;
Samuel G. Howe, d;
Cornelius r. Agnew, NJ D;
j.. s. Newhery, NJ D;
Horace Bnney, DR.: