Daily national Republican., 1863-03-02

| TO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE
| i ARMY.-Members OF Congress, Soldiers Aid
Societies, elergymen, editors, and others are re-
following notice which Is Of interest to all who
| have friends In the army:
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange.
ments for supplying information with regard 10
| the following points: (others will be adledl
Eastern DcpdrtmsHts.-For Information, adlic5s
| "OWee Sanitary Commission, Washington, d. c.
Washington, Frederick City,
Georgetown, Point Lookout,
Alexandria, Annapolis,
Baltimore.
RehGrH Dcparfmrnfs.-For information, address
"obice Sanitary ComHfSstoR, LoufSvtHs, Ky"
Cineinnati, DAnville,
New Albany, Perryville,
Louisville, Bowling Green,
Covington, GAllAtin,
Lexington, Nashville.
Information will, under ordinary circumstances,
be given gratuitously TO any one APPLYING for it,
in answer to any all Of the following enquiries
II the application is by letter, the answer will be
sent by return mall II in person. 1t will DO answer
ed at once:
lis [giying name and regimentI At
present In the hospitals Of -
, II So what Is his proper address
| 3. What is the name Of the surgeon or chaplain
OF the hospital
1. II not in hospital at present, has he recently
s. II so, did he die In hospital, and at what date
q. II recently discharged from hospital, was h.
7. il not, what we're his orde on leaving
More specific information as to the condition Of
any patient in the District OF Columbia hospitals
will be furnished within twenty -four hours after
request to 10 so is received at the Washington u
ice.
The ONCE Of the Directory will 10 open daily
from O'Clock a. m. to o'clock p m, and in urgent
cases applicants ringing at the door bell VIII b.
received at any hour OF the night.
Much Inconvenience in conducting inc bu9iuvss
of the Directory having arisen whore visitors ave
been given direct access to the record hooks t."I-
selves, tins practice Will hereafter IC uIs
nor can lists OF wounded in hOswlIls, hg states,
counties, regiments, or OthcrwsC be hereafter f-r-
nished from these TecOrus.
The Sanitary Commission under special authority
from the President Of the United states, w7iu'aE5
tn extensive 81 stem Of ageLcic .'r scouting N
safe conveyance to and distribute ui goods puf lL
its charge Tor the sick and wounded at pOIpts where
they are most wanted. HOperates wLth CqutIclrr
and generosity at all poinls-at New Orleans aid
at Washington, before NicksOurg and at Nas!.-
ville-its distribution being governed Dya 'ompar-
ison of the wants OF the patients in all Cases. 10
ascertain tho relative character OF these wants IL
trustworthy manner, and to secure an equitable
distribution and honest use Of the gOods dlsrgi-
butcd, besides the unpaid services Of the mun.-
bers Of the Commission, twenty physicians oil high
professional and moral character and more than
hfty lay-agGnts arc employed, under lccuRIaTy ~
cuTitiCs for responsible and efficient service. Inc
cost OF these arrangements have thus far been
about per centum Of the value Of the gOOds d.
tTibuted, The Commission has not been able 10
obtain authentic evidence OF lossesJ miscarrIhgv,
Interpretations, TO the value of one dollar in
ten thousand, Of goods which have been once re-
Ccurd at Its shipping depots. The following arc
the names OF these depOtB, 10 Whlch AuNlliAry So
cieties and all disposed to AID the sGk and wound,
ed, without reference to States or localities, but
simply to their relative necessity for assistance,
are invited TO send their offerings:
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply once, -
Summer street. Boston, Mass.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply OhiCe 10
Third Avenue New YORK.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Once 27
south sixth street, Philadelphia, Pa,
sanitary Commission, Branch supply once, Bank
street, Cleveland, Ohio.
sanitary Commission Branch supply ONCE, Chi
Cago, Ill.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply ofice, Lou
isville, Ky.
The Commission receives no pecuniArY aid what
ever from Government and 10 wholly dependent
on the voluntary contributions OF the public ioF
the means OF sustaining its operations. Contribu-
tiOns to its Treasury solicited, and may be
to GEORGE I, STRONG, Ebq., Treasurer,
50 Wall street, New York.
The names Of the following gentlemen commits
sioners OF the President OF The United States, are
pledged to the public for the economy, INTEGRITY
and efficiency with which whitcNel 10 ehtFusleato
the Sanitary Commission Will be admlnlstefedi
n. W Beuows,p l., Geo. +. rorg, Esq.
A n B,che IL D. Horace Bmney, JT.
q " S,iiun II s A. Rt. Rev. I, n. clark, D, D
A n SbiTaS j s A. Hon. Joseph Holt.
Il g Wood NJ D., u. 5. A. Hon. r. W. Burnett.
" H. Nan Buren, NJ. d. Hon. Mark skinner.
NVoicott Gib6s. III D. Rev. John II. HeyWOod
6 n Howe NJ D. Prof. Fairman AOgers,
r. n Agnew M D. HON, Schuyler COliaN.
EIiSba Harris, NJ. d. Fred Law OlmSted, Esq
J. s. EewberTy, NJ. ID, ...
CENTRAL OFFICE OF sASITARV COdhIssIoN. 81
street.
WASHIEGToE, D, c., Feb, 7, 1868.
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