Daily national Republican., 1863-03-03

0NO ALL WHO HAVE FRIENDS IN THE
L ARMY Members Of Congress, Soldiers Aid
SoeieiieS GIergymen' editors and others are re-
following notice, which 10 OF interest to all whu
have friends In the army:
DIRECTORY OF THE HOSPITALS.
The Sanitary Commission have made arrange.
mentB for supplying Information with regard L.
patients In the United States General Hospitals At
the following points; (others Will be addcdJ
EGSt,rn Dcpdrtmrnh.-For information, address
"0Hce Sanitary CommiNioH, HdshiHgiOn, D. c.
Washington, Frederick City,
Georgetown, Point Lookout,
Alexandria, Annapolis,
Baltimore.
Western DsparimeniI.-For information, address
"0Hcc Sanitary Communion, L0nSviiS, hy'
Cincinnati, DAnvllle,
New Albany, feTryvile,
Louisville, Bowling Greent
COvington, GAllatin,
Lexington, Nashville.
Information will, under ordinary circumstance,
in answer to any or all Of the following enquITisr
II the application is by letter the answer will b..
sent by return MALL II In person, 1t will be answer
ell at once:
Ia Gglvlng name and regiment st
present In the hospitals of --t
q II so, what is his proper address
B. What Is the name OF the surgeon or chaplain
OF the hospital
= II not in hospital at present, has he recently
been in hospital
g. so, did he die in hospital, And at what date
6. II recently discharged from hospital, was he
discharged from service
7. II not, what were his orders on leaving
More specific information as to the condition u
any patient In the District OF Columbia hospitals
will be furnished within twSnty-tour hours after
request to do so is received at the Washington oi
nee
The office of the Directory will be open dAiII
from O'Clock M To o'clock p, N, and In urgeLs
cases applicants ringing at the door~beIl VIII Re
received at any hour OF the night
Much Inconvenience in conducting the OuSInCsi
of the Directory having arisen where vi5itors have
been given direct access 10 the record b0OEs thoH
selves, this practice will hereafter Ge discontinued
nor can lists of wounded In hospitals BY state
cOuntcs regiment, or otherwise, he hereafter tuI
nishtd from these records.
The Sanitary Commiss iOn under special authority
from the President OF the United States, maintains
an extensive system of Agencics Tor securing tho
safe conveyance to and distribution O goods put Iu
It's charge for the sick and wounded points where
they are most wanted. topeAtes with equal cHTr
and generosity at all points-N New Orleans and
At Washington, before Nicksburg and At Nash
yille-its distribution being governed bya cOmpSI
lsOn OF the wants of the patients In ali cases Ia
ascertain the relative character OF these wants
trustworthy manner, and to secure an equitable
distribution and honest use OF the goods distfl-
buted, besides the unpaid services OF the mem
hers Of The Commission, twenty physicians OF higI
professional and moral character, and more than
hity lay-Hgents are employed, under pecuniary Sc
curltiCa for responsible and cthcIcni service The
yOst OF these arrangements have thus iAI been
about per Centum of the value OF the gOOdH dis
trOuted. The Commission has not been able 10
obtain authentic evidence OF losses, miscarriage,
or Recommendations to the value OF one dollar Ia
ten thousand, of goods which have been once Tc-
Ceiued at Its shipping depOts. The following are
the names OF these depUIs, to which auxiliary su-
ciptiCs and all disposed TO Aid the sick and wound
ed, without reference to States or localities, hut
simply to their relative necessity for assistance
are Invited to send their offerings.
Sanitary Commission, Branch supply Once, 2!
summer street, Boston, Mass.
sanitary Commission, Branch supply Once "
Third Avenue, New YORK.
sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office q
South sixth street Philadelphia, Pa
sanitary Commission, Branch supply Ohise, Bank
street, Cleveland Ohio.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply Office, Chit.
cAgO, III.
Sanitary Commission, Branch Supply ONCE, Lou
Isville, Ky.
The Commission receives no opvyunIaTY sliWhHi-
ever from Government, and is wholly dependent
on the voluntary contributions OF the puhliI i"'
the means OF sustaining its operations. COnulbu-
uOus To its Treasury are solicited and may t'
trans ted to GEORGE +, STRuEO, ESQ, treasurer
6S Wall street, New York.
The names Vi the following gentlemen connie
siOneFG of the President Ot the Jhleu sthtesi are
pledged 10 the public iUr the economy integrity,
and efficiency with which Whatever Is ehtruateuto
the SANITARY Commission VIII be administered
n w ReIloWs. D. d Geo. T. roDR, Esq.
A. ID. Bache, Ii. ID. Horace blnneyiJr
q " CuIlum 4. s. A. Rt, Rev. T, NJ. clark, d ID
A E Shirsg L. s A. Hon. Joseph Holt.
H. C. Wood, NJ D., U. Hon. Il, W. Burnett
" H. Van buren, NJ. u. Hon. Mark skinner
Wolcott Gibbs, NJ. b. Rev. John X. Haywood
s. G. Howe, NJ. b, Prof, FAlrmRn Rogers
C. r. Agnew, NJ. d. Hon. schuyler COl1aN
Elisha Harris, NJ ID. Fred. Law OlmBted, Esq
J, 5. NewbeTTy, NJ. D.
CENTRAL OFFICE o. SANITARY CoMMIssIoN ga
street,
WAsHrNoToS, D. c., Feb. 7, 1863.
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