The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1862-05-08
Report Of the WapellO SANTA.
nv Committee of Otlumwa.


~ Committee of Ottumwa.
Since the beginning Of the war, when the
President called for the first $4,000 men,
Wapello has sent into the field her full pro,
p0ation. Many of her sons enlisted under
oficers residing ia the county town, and
came here to drill and prepare for service
They were brave and byar, but many Of
them were without money, and in need Of
clothes. Their uniforms were long delayed,
ard, but for timely assistance, some Of them
would have suffered.
The citizens provided Company X, End
Regiment. with $46s,OO worth Of goods, as
follows: III blankets, li2 flannel shirts, So
haveloeks, and 1s pair Of shoes They also
furnished Company F. 7th Regiment, with
towels, pillows, wooden socks, and hospital
supplies to the amount of ss5. Thy gave
to Company I,ilst Cavalry ss7 40 worth of
blankets, &c. They Supplied Company D.,
18th Regiment, wi,h12 blankets, 8 shirts,
80 towels, So pair wooden socks, and Is pair
of shoes, amounting to $751; sfw 81
The citizens having expended the SUN Of
1897 40 in behalf Of the above Companies,
and made many other patriotic efforts to
benefit .thoSe who are fighting our, battles"
it was considered beat to adopt measures by
which the work could be carried on with
more system. Accordingly, on the I'd day
November, 1851, the ladies organized So
ciety under the name of the Wapelio SAM
tary Committee. The sum Of ten cents is
exacted from each member at the time of
signing the constitution, and ten cents per
month thereafter. tlida iBdR 20
We gave public entertainments, charging
small sum for admittance By this means
we have obtained the money, which, with
the assistance of our own untirring needles,
has enabled us to 10 some little toward re-
lieving the sufferfngs Of our gallant troops.
We have sent to the Sanitary Com. at st.
Louis, two boxes, containing % sponges,
65 pillows, so pillow cases, 81 sheets, % tow
els, % shirts, II pair Of drawers, rs pair
wooden. socks, 2s5 roll bandages, 1oe pads,
IL quilts, 9packages, fine and coarse combs,
"a pin,cushions, 6 bed ticks, 70 pocket hand
kerchiefs, 3 gallons canned fruit, 2 bottles
wine, 5tdozen small and large spoons, 2 vol
umes Harper, - wash-basins, box soap,
I double gown, 2 bed gowns, corn starch,
and dried fruit, good, quantity Of old mus.
lin, &C., &c. These boxes were valued, al
$1s7, 90. ,aa G9fa ,H,suf zsc 5s.aIa
After the battle of Fort Donelson; the citi-
zens sent Surgeon to Mound City, to care
for our wounded. and the Society sent with
him two boxes. containing 1856 rolls Of ban
dages, 100 pads, 10 bed sacks, 16 pillows
25 pin cushions, IA pair drawers, A pillow
cases, T 0 pillows, IL sheets, 40 shirts, Z
quilts, So pair, wooden socks, SO white and
colored handkerchiefs, 6 prayer books.
doz small and large spoons, 48 towels, A
doz. fine and coarse combs, CASTLE soap ani
other toilet articles, canned peaches, black
berries, gooseberries, tomatoes and dried
fruit, many rags, sewing utensils, &C., &c
Contents Of these boxes worth $4,000. d
We have sent to St. Louis to be distribu
ted by Mrs. Annie .Wittenmyer, 26 new
shirts, % half worn, "A pair drawers, 81
basins, ps "a kaillaxs bed sacks, = wash
q ssss .sa: ;s|$ n.y.
DC, &c, Value $4,000. .......D. !,
Value OF articles sent out by the Society
curing the past six months, $4,000. ~ ,ga
Value Of Particles sent out by citizens and
society as receipted, $1O4o, 40, ,,if x.,,;,,,,-
.i,;,.. a.ys4s,-i "a, :. ..e.sS SECRETARY.