The Portland daily press., 1863-01-06
Ladies, Sanitary Committee,

Mr.. EDITog:-Betore entering on another
year, it will be perhaps lifting occasion to
present to the public a report of what has
been done through the Ladies' Sanitary Com
mission of Portland, during the past twelve
months.
Since Jan. IL, 1862, they have sent away III
boxes OF hospital stores, containing clothing,
bedding, toweling, handkerehieis, stocking
slippers, congresses, bandages, lint, mus quito
bars, fans, soap, sponges, combs, wines, jellies,
dried fruit, pickles, all kinds OF farinaceous
food, and reading matter. 80 boxes have been
sent TO the u. ). Sanitary Commission at
Washington, containing 100 cotton shirts, 100
pairs OF cotton drawers, 66S flannel shirts, AGO
pairs of flannel drawers, 5S2 sheets, $50 bed
sacks, l5S pillow ticks, 22S pillow cases, so
pairs of slippers, 10 dressing gowns, % quilts,
674 pairs OF socks, 1896 towels, 729 handker-
chiefs, a few blankets, wines, jelies, preserves,
dried fruits, all the varieties of farinaceous
food, sponges, soap, congresses, lint, banda
ges, &c, &c. The other 81 boxes have been
sent 10 II different hospital stalions-I of
these to the Sanitary Commission at ST. Louis.
Their contents comprised 1881 cotton and
flannel shirts, 900 pairs of cotton and flannel
drawers, 10 sheets, 6S3 pairs of socks, 1893
towels, 346 pillows and cases, besides innumer
able other articles for hospital use. The
amount of bandages and lint made by Port
land women and children is beyond computa-
ton.
The Committee have purchased during the
year, 1922 yards OF flannel, 1896 yds. cotton
flannel, 74l4 yds. cotton, 1869 yds bed ticking
25s4 yds. toweling, 81 dozen handkerchieis. 30
pieces of muslin for musquto bars, and S07
pairs OF hose.
The amount of work cut at the rooms is as
follows: 2125 shirts, 2l9S prs. drawers, 1900
hayelocks, 296 bed ticks, 1856 pillow ticks, $50
sheets, l02 dressing gowns, besides towels and
handkerchiefs. This work has been made by
our Portlond women, with the exception of
about $50 pieces that the ladies of Hollis,
Bethel, Gorham, Sweden, and Standish, yeIy
kindly made. Many of our benevolent ladies
have employed our poor needlewomen in max
ing these garments, paying them suitable
compensation for the work, and thus perform
ing double charity.
The hospital Tor sick soldiers has been visit
ed two or three times each week by members
of the Committee, and has been provided, as
far as possible, with articles necessary for COM
fort.
Boxes have been received from the towns of
Andoyer, Bethel. Cornish, Cape Elizabeth.
Falmouth, Gorham, Harrison, Hollis, Kent's
Hill, Mercer, Paris, Scarborough, Westbrook,
and Peaks Island, for which we desire to rem
der our grateful acknowledgements.
In closing we would again thank generous
public for the many facilities afforded in carry
ing out this work, and would express ourselv-
es as in the future ready to become the almo-
ners and dispensers, to the best of our ability,
OF any sums of money with which they may
entrust us. ID. NJ. REA.
Sec'y of Ladies' Committee.
To the above we append the Treasurer's
Report.
Balance of account 1861 S43 O3
Receipts for year 1852, : g1l 93
EXPENDITURES FOR 1862:
Sanitary Commission, $500 OO
Portsmouth Grove Hospital so O0
Materials for Clio hing, &c, 46l7 IS
1857 rs
Balance in Treasury, II 81
SJ044 96
The following donations received in December are
| gratefully acknowledged
Miss S. Hooper, $500; Mrs. Ii. Packard, $500;
| $500.
HELEN A. GILMAN,
Treas. Ladies' Committee.
| FREE ST., Dec 81, 1862.