, 1863-02-04
An Appeal.

1msdc, short time since, through the city pa
pcrs an appeal to tho citizens for contributions Of
families Of our brave soldiers nov, in thc fluld
Tint request has been responded to By L. G. Lnr.
ned. Esq dr9 dolggs; T:;,,, cash, l. Bgrf Esd: fire
clothing, Mrs. Farmer, clothing. 4 lady ut No 70:
State etrcct. clothing, alady corner Of Erie and
North Dearborn street: clothing. &C.; and I wish
could you tho tsaf Of gratitude rolling up from
hcnrt crushed with sorrow, you would say, t.ycr-
ily: i ia more blessed to give than to reeriye."
Thsre ,s. sre %nny persons IN Chicago who haye
would gladly give them to tho poor families Of SOL
d!ere. It cosl them no trouble to do So viii yon
rot take The trouble to inform me. and will coue
10 your places ard take what you please to give! !!
thnll bc abundantly paid. and over paid, BY eee-
Ing othcrs nude iappy. You cannot Five anything
amies that can be uaed at n and It u truly aston
tshfDg how ingenious many mother IL, when
driven to the las. extremity, IN uAiug almost any
thing lor the comfort and protection of her gutter
Ing children. Could citizens see tho tears that
know they would be.tfs themselves Ii this matter.
Mothers. who have vet known plpchIng poverty,
with pall1d cheeks and trembling lips, and with
the destitute condition OF their little ones, and say
to nc that their children who have never known
want. are suffering for cTcn the poorest clothing
do. think Of how much there ID in thls city
thrown away, which ought TO be given to these
people. They are not bsggare. and must @ not BE- be
me- and had they profitable employment and health
thty would acorn TO ask assiatance Many OF them,
especially those with small families, hnFe csca
supported themselves until recently, bat hter sen!
ing MI their articles of1u1ury ana even o. c3nEe
anxiety, then, and not till then. DO they ask help,
No. tEcy arc not t<ggars But Let me be the beg
e!YS Youps men and men without families often laye
clothing half worn and cast off, that cau be used to
make fittlc boys, garments to good advantage,
ard many mother would DO glad to get the
chnnce to use them, Theac things are WORTHLESS
where they arc, but would he. Of imncnsc value in
the right place.
Wcarc now giving assistance to over s1x hun.
drcd families and US VIC genernlly payto each wife
or widowed mothcr Of soldier the sum Of S1.5o,
per week and Is cts additional for each child and
there is m average Of abont two children to each
family, the cum paid out weekly is about 81, 200.
This IN very many insrances is entirely Inadequate
to meet the wants OF these families especially
when there are any Of them sick, which Is not b.
any means unfrcquently the case: I here would
not fail to most earnestly thank some Of cur best
OF charge to attend upon any soldiers family in
case Of ssckness. ALSO the noble generosity
OF Nr. O'Harn, and Hooker & Bro., for their offer
Of medicines for these families. The thanks OF
the Committee are also due to the City Railroad
Company and to Mr. Parmlec. the Superintendent
purpose Of visiting these families, and also to s. B.
& II. Q. Walker for free passes on thcr Omnibus
cs for the same purpose
This Is generous and noble, and speaks well for
our city, and II all would do what they can without
Inconvenience: such prayer Of thanksgiving
would 90 mp as should be recorded in Heaven, and
the hest Of rewards shall be the consciousness oi
Chm War Fund Com.