The Cass County Republican. [volume] (Dowagiac, Mich.) 18??-1880, 1861-11-14
NUMBER 80.

Icieties, Sewing Societies, Reading
Clubs, and Sociables, devote them
selves, 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 mate
trials suitable to be made up, or money
for the purchase of such materials;
that collections be made in churches
and schools and factories and shops,
for the same purpose; that contribq-
ton boxes be placed in post offices,
newspaper Offices, railroad and teie-
graph Offices, public houses, STEAMBOATS,
and ferry boats, and in all other suita-
BILE places, labelled " FOR OUR SICK AND
twoUNDED )" and that all loyal women
meet at such convenient times and
places az may be agreed upon in each
neighborhood or social circle. to work
upon the material which, shall be SO
procured ,g3a1oa ssa3aoid9 ssgiq az
70 Description Of articles. Wdntsd.
Blankets !; Quilts, of cheap material,
about seven feet long by fifty inches
wide; Wooden or Canton Flannel Bed
Gowns, Wrappers, Undershirts, and
Drawers; small Hair and Feather Pill
lows and Cushions for Wounded
Limbs; knit Woolen Socks; Slippers.
All articles should be closely packed
in wooden boxes, or in very strongly
wrapped bales, and clearly directed.
On the top of the contents Of each box.
under the cover, a list of what it con.
tains should be placed; dupIicate Of
this list should be sent by. mail. Ar
rangements for free transportation
should be made, or freight paid in in ad- ad
vance. (Ths express companies viii
generally convey goods for this purpose,
at a reduction on the usual rates1
Packages may be directed and sent, az
is most economical, from any point 10
any offthe addresses below, ('' For tho
U. S. Sanitary Commission ::'1H ToisF'
Office of the Woman's Central Re-
lief Association, Cooper Union, No.
10, Third Avenue, Now Y ork 90 80
Care of Samuel and William Welsh.
No. 21s South Delaware Avenue, Phil
adelphia; . ..,-.,, 7aad -
/ Care of DR.. S. g. Howe, 20 Brom-
field street, Boston sga - - brc
Care of Russell NJ Larned, Proyi-
dence, r. /. ..-f -. 80,
Care Of DR.. W. H. Muasey, Cincin-
natl; - ,-.-..-',
Office of Soldiers aid Society, ss
Bank street, Cleveland ..f -.
Care of DIR. G. d. Griswold, Wheel
ing, Virginia; -..-.. 80 -, - -
Care Of DR.. J. v. z. Blauney, Medi-
cal Purveyor, Chicago -. -.
| Care of F. L. Olmsted, 21l f street
Washington d. G. ~, ioi -...se .....',''
Acknowledgements will be made to
all those who forward parcels, and a
final report to the Secretary of War
will be published, recording the names
of all contributors, SO far as they shall
be known to the Commission ,fois
HENRY w. BELLOWS, D. d. President.
Prof. A. d. Bache, L. L. D. r6f
George T. Strong. 80 <77--r--.T
, Fred. Law Olmsted. s-s ..s4,,
, George w. Cullum, u. S. A. sadl
Alexander E. Shiras, U. S. A. aeod
Robert G. Wood, M. D., u. S. A.,
William III. Van Buren,, M. d. OH
Prot. Wolcott Gibbs, NJ. D, ia vd
Elisha Harris. M. d. ff ,rarnnerc
, Samuel g. Howe, NJ. D.. yrsicw
Cornelius r. Agnew, NJ. d. go ..
} J. S. Newberry, NJ d. mon ct
, Horace Binney, Jr. .l-9 - -
> Rt. Rev. Thos. M. Clark, d. ID. III
Co1anaissones under authority Of the Secretary o
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