Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-04-11
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY.


the second embraced large and excel
assortment of flannel garments, bedding
and a liberal proportion of groceries, veg
etables and other edibles.
The following is a summary of these
shipments :-1S5 quilts, 100 pillows, 24O
pillow cases, So sheets, $50 shirts, TAO
drawers, I, 400 towels, $50 pairs socks,
Sc pairs slippers, 2,4OO flannel bandages
and pad cushions, 800 lbs. old cotton,
SC, 42O cans jelly and fruit 2,3OO lbs.
dried fruit, 400 lbs. light groceries, butter
and cheese, 50 bottles wine or cordial, 80
dozen eggs, 10 kegs pickles, 100 bushels
vegetables, and 1900 books and papers.
The stock Of bandages and rags that had
been accumulating at the Nashville Sani-
tary rooms all summer, found an urgent
demand after the battle of Murfreesboro
and proved Of great service to the sur
geons in care of the wounded The sup
ply is now quite exhausted. We have re-
solved to send down our entire reserve
stock, hoping, indeed, it may not soon be
wanted, but anxious to have it available
should the sad time of need again occur.
We have never made special call for ban
dages, old linen, &C., but the experience of
the battle of Murfreesboro has convinced
US thatit is unwise to discourage such dona-
tions, and we shall continue to receive
them, at the same time begging our con-
tributing societies to make great effort in
preparing clothing and bedding, and TO
gather in vegetables, and farmers stores,
which are always needed in indefinite
quantities. At this time we would be es-
pecially glad to have eggs, butter, cheese
onions, potatoes and apples, by sack, keg,
or barrel-and can send them forward
with great promptness.
DR.. Read writes US, April 4th: awe
have just received very good shipment
from you. think the ladies Of Northern
ohio have done gloriOusly. They stand
high on the list for faithful, persevering,
systematic action, and also for liberaliiy
of their donations" We transcribe this
honest praise, for the benefit of many of
our co-workers, whose hands may perhaps
be "held up, by such encouraging words
from one who is daily witnessing the re-
suits of the labors Of Northern women.
Again, our agent in MurfreesbOro writes,
April 9th: 1--WE have just received fine
shipment of goods, in capital order-near-
ly all Of them from the Aid Society of
Northern Ohio they were just such sup
plies as we needed, and will do much to
comfort the soldier"
1t will thus be seen that great part Of
our late shipments has been pushed
through TO MurfreesbOro, the point Of the
most urgent demand, and this has appar-
emily drained the Nashville storeroOms,
as we learn by the following extract from
a letter of Mrs. Dr. Hopkins, who has just
gone to Nashville to assist in the care Of
the Sanitary stores there-a work which
she so faithfully performed in Memphis
for many months last year;
Our branch societies will notice the ar
tiCles wnlcn Mrs. hopkins menuons as
being now most needed, and will please
direct their efforts accordingly. It will
also be interesting to note that Mrs. Hop
kins has already begun to give to the
fruits, vegetables, &C., in the Nashville
rooms, that careful attention that is so
much required, and that an experienced
hOusekeeper only can give to such perisha-
BILE articles Ofdiet,
NASHVILLE, April 9Th, 1868.
aDEAR LADIES OF THE SOLDIERS AID
SOCIETY = As is always
the case; the fruit needed looking after
first. found the label fruit hanging
by one nail. re-arranged the cans, sepa-
rated the leaky from the good, had the
shelves cleaned and the cans set back in
their places, and re-tacked the label
Thus ended my first days labor in Nash
Vile The next day took the shelves
where the rice, farina, corn-starch, mus
tard-seed, tea, soup, herbs, &C., SO, had
been deposited, and amongst which and
over which the mice and rats had played
hide and seek at pleasure. These sorted
and put into a large box with tight TT
ting cover, and that occupied the whole Of
the second day. The next day unpacked
some fruit and worked around generally.
found Just such another box as l wrote
you of last winter, cans of fruit packed in
dried apples, some of the cans leaky aud
the apples monldy. These were assorted
and the good ones sent to the Soldiers
Home. 60 here / am, and fad plenty to
do so far, but l assure you il we do not get
some more stores soon, there will be very
little for anybody to do, as we have got
next TO nothing in store now. l will tell
you what we have urgent calls for every
day-vegetables, eggs, butter, old elolhsl
cheese, dried apples, books and pamphlets,
papers, pickles, crackers, and we have moi
one of the above things, except two barrels
Of potatoes and cne of dried apples. have
never seen such entire destitution in any
department as there is here just at this
time. Do stir the people up about the
country to send US everything. Nothing
will come amiss. Saturday we had q call
from DR.. Sslter, formerly Of the 9th Ohio
He is now stationed at Carthage, up the
Cumberland from here, and said he had
so sick and could get nothing for them VI
there and dare not try to bring them here
the guerrillas were SO thick along thC
river They had fitted up q temporary
gunbost, with bales Of hay for protection
and had run down here to get some sup
, plies. He did not know but they SHOULD
be gobbled up on their return. We fit
ted him out with what we could, and thil
morning they started back.
This is but one Of the many calls we have
J every day, and you can imagine how hare
it is to be obliged to say I'VE can't supply
you, we have not the things in store MeT
are already beginning tc get scurvy, snt
ought TO have more vegetables.