New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-08-01
NORTHERN OHIO.
The Soldiers Aid Society-Its Work.

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RocKpoKr, Ohio, July &c, 1902.
Tie Soldiers Aid Society Of Northern Ohio h@v
ing its central organization in Cleveland, number
now over 400 auxiliary rocie,ies, most of them il
Ohio, few in Southwestern Pennsylvania, Mchi
gan, and New-York. 1t is doing a wonderful amoun
Of work for orr suffering soldiers.
To portray the magnitude Of It's operations, or giv'
a delai ed account of the work done, would be i'm
possible in a short newspaper article. They have
recently Issued their first nual report, which give
"a minute account OF tber business transactions.
But one must be eye-w tness a, this great cen
ir,l depot this forwarding and commission house
this nm acking and repackiDg esabh hmert on Bank
street Cleveland to yet true idea OF the systemaliC
energy OF these women.
For forwarding supplies, every sub-agent is fur
nished with blank reQuisitoD, which he fills out
during his tour of inspection according TO the need
# hospitals, and returns per mail. lie Society
honors il AT once, and dnl lie invoice IL sent to
the aga NJ of Sanitary Commission in charge. To
insure prompness, the rooms Of the Society are FUR
nished with large receiving cases, each bearing the
name of the ar cle depO,ited therein. A box ar
rves from IN auxiliary. IL IL opened, and the con.
tents are distributed each article TO It's appointed
Place. The boxes, being made secure for transport
alton, are bumheret-rle numbos aud contents g.
Uttered, and removed TO store, ready at moment
call to 90 out on Its errand OF mercy. Committees
are appointed for each department. Each article Is
stamped with the name Of the Society, that 10 one
may embezzle or dispose OF there holy charities
wrooguly or from ignorance He must be VII
lain indeed who would appropriate an article thus
marked wiihou. consent OF parties interested.
Weekly reports are published IN the city Yapers,
and newspapers and circulars sent to auXiliaries to
ibcite TO action or give neediul information.
Some idea OF the labor performed by these self
sacrificing may be Inferred from TIE fact that
they have Instituted Home Hosi itals at the Rail
road d. pots, where the sick soldier can be fed and
cared for; also, a large hospital steamer on the
OHIO, il constantly supplied, aud Kept actively e-
poyed in carrying stores 10 the Western hospitals,
and returning with sick aud wounded whose wants
are supplied from the same source. Hundreds oil
hospitals situated in seven different States. have re-
ceived their bounies and the biz ssings Of thousands
Of them that were ready to perish, have fallen upon
them.
| Their work has been spasmodic effort, calling
their members together for day or two now and
then to answer some specific ca bat from April,
1901 20 July, 1862, every dsy III the week, Sunday
excepted, tie noble women of Cleveland have
ihronged the Soldiers' Aid Rooms each knowing
her duty and doing 1t with will. Their unselilsh-
n. ~ aud trne humanity IA evidenced IRON the Tact
that they have no bylaws, no constitution. No
mark Of u pen holds them together; no Oath OF alle-
glance binds them TO faiIhfulnes- and good conduct
Yet there has been change Of Officers no special
contentious not fraud discovered, no, dollar ab-
stracted unsccouned for from the treasury not even
n can of fruit or lump of purloined meanly aud
dishonesty by womaniy hands. The Language Of
each one is: 1--WE are more than compensated for
our labor when ne receive the report from the sui-
fering soldicrr that they ray, God bless them! "
Had our Government officials and the officers of
our md armlesihe paid agents OF the people-been
as true their trust, and and faithful in
the discharge Of their duties have been the noble
women Of the Soldiers Aid Society OF Northern
Ohio there would have been 10 pan at Bull Run.
10 ira, sacre vi Balls Bluff, evacuation AT Manss-
RAE, mo surprise at Ptsburg Landing, no silent and
unexpec,ed departures of tie enemy from Yorktown
and Corinth. no parsyzing defeat before Richmond.
How long shall the wives, mothers, and daughters
o. this great country thus hborl How long shall
they be called upon To lay tie loved ones of their
households upon the altar Of sacrifice ere the roli.
cians Of orr country shall be willing TO cay: Let
the oppressed 20 free" and thus put end to this
desoaing and most unnatural war OF all wars
H. d. GAGE.