Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1862-03-07
re soIeIors' AId soclety ar CleveloDd

ne 8oleieFs' AID society of Cleveland.
A. H. Clapp,s Esq1 Of the Buffalo Morn,
ing Express, and the Postmaster Of Buf
1Alo, vas in this city = few dayl
since aud By ths following, from the Ex.
press, Il is evident that be was favOrably
impressed With the work being done BY
our Soldiers Aid Society;
We had the pleasure last week Of spend.
Ing . brief hour in the depot Of the Sol.
disrs Aid Society Of the City Of Cleveland
IN examining the workings Of the organi-
sstiOn ss medium Of relief 10 the SOL
dieFs who aTe fighting the battles of our
county. The visit vas one Of profound
grai6caiion. This society is The pioneer
81 the noble enterprise which has dis
pensed Untold comfort to the sick and
wounded Of cur army. Il Wss organised
ne early IS the goth Of last April by the
election Of Mrs. B. Rouse as President /;
Aars. John Shelley and Mrs. William Mel
hinoh IS Vice Presidents; Miss Mary
Clark BFayton IS Secretary; and Miss
EIlsa +. Terry IS Treasurer. The society
a composed exclusively Of lsdies-the no.
blo-hoarted snd patriotic women Of cur
nsighbofing city. Up 10 the 10Th Of June
Hast but little Use Wss done by these la
dies, than to supply the soldiers Of the
camp Of instruction established there,
With havelooks and some other little com.
16StH. At that zine auxiliary efforts were
solicissd, and the women Of the surround
ing county responded with an alacrity
truly gratifying. Prom that day the use
Tulness Of this society developed Itself in a
satisfactory manner.
On the 10th Of n4tOber lsst, it was con-
Htituted q ool-Gsponding branch Of the
Sanitary CommisF on OF Washington, and
has since oo-operated with it in its efforts
&c afford aid 70 the soldier. Its services
lave been chiefly directed 10 the Western
Department which embraces every mill
dary hospital in Western Virginia, Ken
eueky, Southern Ohio, Illinois, and Mis-
BSuEi, hsld that is broad, and which, un-
der the active campaigns and repeated en-
RaRsmeEis With the enemy, has called
loudly for LIBERAL aid The auxiliaries
have responded most generously and
promptly to these calls, and from these
resources, this branch Of the Sanitary
Commission has been enabled 10 dispense
hbeEaily Of the necessary supplies for hos
Pital use.
he executive ofiosrs Of this Society sIe
posNessod Of rare business capacities.
Everything is perfectly systemstiEed and
work. with the harmony Of q nicely sd-
iusted Machine. What Is more, the entire
labor Of Tie depot is discharged BY lsdies,
except that j stout porter handles the
boxss Il and ont. The receipt Of oontri
buttons from auxilisries, the investment Of
monies, the fling Of Tequisiti0ns, the
p1akinE and marking Of boxes, the keep
ing Of scoo1nls, and The carrying on Of an
sxtsaa.ge correspondence, are duties thst
in every instsnos are performed BY female
hsnd6. Besides these, which are chiefly
narformed By the executive Of8eera, tha
other members O , the Society, who ere
iron tie best families in CleVelsns, ere
equally aotive in preparing bandsges, lint
preserves, snd sick room comforts, 50 that
orders nay be promptly filed.
re found, on The occasion Of our visit
whish vas bitter cold day, Mrs. Mslhinch,
.ora of he Vics Presidents, busily engaged
IN supeFintending affairs, while Miss
Braytsn vas IS bHsy and active &c the
head clerk in s shipping house, and Miss
Shelly vas absoybsd in the correspendeneei
which che does Nithsa Rsainsss and dis,
patos meAly orsditable o her clerical
abIiGsS. 81 nsfcaatile establ li1hnent .
.S.ndu58d VIII more system and sl5sisney
than this depot Of bsnevolsAce. T5e gocd
that fbeSb iadida Do viii i've sttsr theln,
in tie grateful recollections Of the wound
ed ana SICK soldiers whose lives have been
,gsEsd through their kindly efforts and
4,~ely prOvidenoes. They viii hsEe their
VIE Tina referring to the Cleveland
Aid sooi,.ty, We sEs not unmindful Of M
infsnt ores qisStiOn Of Q similar character
V6ish las sci out on its mission Of benev-
oIoncs in this city. Let cur citizens emu ~.
iats lie generous cid Afforded 70 the laeie,
~ cieveisnd bv tbs citizeSs Of that city
and place in The hands Of the ladies' Si @ oul
society the meaEs Of greater SsetHlnsss
The nanagsrs Of the Soldiers Aid S,Oelst3
Of Buffalo arc ready to serve the siok ana
wounded soldiers.