Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-09

Saiis III niSnL Vas Won attended, aad
mt men Of &c Old BAY Sta:S ne" n prom an
minced early n the evening that most Of the
sschurstts; and naturally those present 20 IN.
iiehy ~ "a ~ born ont Of Massachus but
/ VINO La heard good deal Of Maesaehusetts,
folks Were like. The ladies were all 81 snde.
Prty, trim, erect, gray and cool Of eye, fun of
ioieaead, and wore .speetaeles. TIE gentlemen
spectacle bald spots on the tops Of their heads.
and wore spectacles.
In many respects they were like other NOR.
The meeting was called to order by Geo W
Mcclellan, Second Assistant Postmaster 0en.
srai and report 81 the dctngs OF the associa-
ION SSn sncs iH 1rgan,satlon In August, 1851, was
feAa oy M. h B:fernald.
'Tnree tnousand Massachusetts soldiers In the
hospitals have been visited by the association.
The Number Of Massachusetts, soldiers in hos-
pital, December S, was 1,o72
|. Inc association has also been largely instru.
mental In s6ordtag communicasion between
tives and friends at home, and In transmittinp
m remains Of deceased soldiers to their homes
Nearly two thousand Massachusetts soldiers
nave been killed or wounded In the conflict.
The visitation system 10 carried out most efY,c
lively BY competent persons empleyed NJ low
saislies, whoes duties bring them 70 ths bed
week. - o''n
It's desigpsa 70 ke.p = fsithfu, record Of ev.
~, toso.s =. resiment company, town, and
|: The Iovms OF the Association are resorted to
o SaX ~ sclaeE sSd Their friends, anxious to
their families or goods sent to them and rres
quently has the treasury Of the society been
optn NED TO assist those who were In INDECENT
circumstances.
Inthis regard, brave soldiers from other States
nave not been turned "empty away"
Inc report stases tho donations and subscrip-
4 ~ rxyhs -
out for labor, expenses and donations. s7il IN
Nlsitors, s2j; cash loaned to assist soldiers and
returning bodies, s1ol.:5. Total, 81, iOaa5 debts
outstanding, S35U, reducing IL 70 S2;2
TWAS announced that Gov Andrews in he
half OF the Old Bay State, had ordered n We
hundred BLANKETS for the use of Massachusetts,
more would be forthcoming if wanted zap
plausel
The following were elected officers for the
ensuing quarter President, Hon. Amasa
walker; Vice President, Hon. John g. Alley:
Treas urer, IT, b. Fernald, Esq, Secretary, j.
=. Fos6Gsh, Esq; Corresponding Secretsry,
miItee, lion. ID. W. Gooch, Hon. Gcorge W
Mcclellan, DIR @. + Nc Donald, john A. Fowle.
Gardner Iufts, BsnjaNin W. Spence and E.
a mole was read from Gov. Andre W expre.s-
ing regret at his non-ability TO attend, but ex-
pressing satisfaction that Massachusetts was
represented in the field by more than 7nuO;l of
her sons, with NJ least 10000 IN the navy
Senator wilson, answ ering q call to address
the meeting, said 1t was non necessary to make
an argument before a Massachusetts audience
IN favor OF relieving Massachusetts, soldiers
Ut statements first made showed that the "A
socia'ion was doing all their means allowed to
reIl. We the wants OF the soldiers; ami he b, re
usumony TO tie fidelity and industry v. Oh
which the Association had labored Eerliso
thir confidence in the organization, he WAS will
ling To contribute what was In his DO wer 10 the
association fund sHe authorized them to re-
qulTe " hat they though necessary aud III II he
wac able 10 give, and The draft would b. cheer-
fully met
hon. Samuel Hooper, of Massachusetts, was
n xt called upon He hoped TO bs excused, and
SAID he would certainly rather give 500 Than
The Char (Mr Anass Walker) thought L
comlronise might b. effected on those terms
IIaughter.l
" no was II cOguizei aInong the audience
he SAD IL looked very natural To See Mr.
" alktr IN the chair. Ii made him feel as if he
Wac In massachusetts In truth. lie knew full
we'll that Mr.W. was al ways " be found where
the interests II Massachusetts were in O uestoa
But he (Sumn,rl did lot CONS here TO make
sp' ech, but TO listen. He could bear test
mony TO tie high chara ter of this orgalizat "a;
and the good II had effected sho wed what ca
be effected ny Association. The object propose
" las most worthy one. To relic We thu sIcx
has always been a Christian charity; to relieve
the wounded soldier Is a. Chri>ti.n charity an
a duty of patriotism. There were thos, whp
could not take the field, arms in hand, and to
these the society could make fitting appeal ier
aid in their work of mercy. The State of Mas
edcnu>eLtS was not Oenlnd In matters Of char
ltN. That State was covered over with chari-
NsEle institutions, but her charity ought not 10
h confined 10 Satr lines. 1t was said charity
thould begin at home, but in this case IL should
leIin wherever NJ aosI husetts soldiers are to
he relieved.
Hon.Judge Thomas pie d TO beexcused from
speaking.
A voice." Fine him slO0." (Laughterl
He pledged himgelf that his contribution
should IL forthcoming
Hon. Mr.. Elliot, in some remarks, made an
al ri aft
Z uak' r in the present war. Although csc hew-
ihg the use Of arms in warfare, they had con-
tributed largely for The aid of sick and woun led
soldiers. portion of their discipline requiring
tins had been actively revived during ths
present rebellion.
Mr.. T. aliud, d TO the Massa ,husetts wrinkle
Of a free library for the use OF soldiers estab-
lishsd In this city, and " hich now numbered
2,ZOO volumes. 1t was for the benef1t of soldiers
from all States, though the funds SO far had
been furnished by Massachusetts means. and
was the happy thought of Massachusetts, man.
b" librarys flag was the contribution OF Dor
chester giIls, and the fair librarian Miss Rum
sey) gave her services free.
Hon. Mr. Alley said that as a semi maker,
he could altest to the good work done by tho
city (Lynh) no people had been moro disposed
TO contribute, and s-versl thousand dollars had
been raised by them for the relief Of sick and
Remarks were also made by Rsv. John Pier
pont, Hon. Mr.. Rice, Judge Russell, Of Boston,
Hon MI s Goosn Az ot Rsst An, and the ytar
in spirited style hy Miss Rumsey, and among
those who joined heartily in the chorus we
noticed u venerable lady, whose age and gray
hairs had not dimmed her patriotism. and who,
when the subscription paper appeared, gave
further evidence Of her feeling BY q liberal
contribution.
Tho following subscriptions for tho benefit OF
the association were received during the even.
ing:
Hon. Samuel Hooper, 500; Hon. Amasa
Walker, 500; Hon. John b. Alley, 500; Hon.
T. y. Elliott, 500; Hon. r. W. Hooper, 500;
Hon. c. w. Chapman, s5; Mr.. Waiter r. John
son, t25; Cyrus Alger d Co, 500, Hon. Henry
Wilson, elo, unknown friend, -.
PRoBABLR HohIoIps.-On Sunday Afternoon
dob Rats" well-kRown negro, in passing
through Bates' alley met contraband named
Bradley, who ordered Rats 70 move out OF his
way which he refused to do, and Bradley drew
q knife and give him . severe cut across tho
abdomen, from vhieh IL y likely he viii die.