Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-05-21
Msnthly report Of the sanitary
OnlnissiOn.

The daily routine of business since last
month has continued unbroken, Day al
ter day is repeated in its successor, each
one filed with that watchfGhess over de-
tails which enables us to keep clear
score Of "boxes received, acknowledge
ed, forwarded"
In our correspondence we find our great
est pleasure and encouragement, SEINE OF
the letters from far off corners of New
England come so full of eanestness and
faithful hope, that we hong to publish them
far aud wide, that they might touch and
convince some hearts yet unmoved, We
feel deeply the advantage of this CORES
pondenoe, and gladly welcome any new
opportunity of such intercourse. One
thing only could be better, and that would
be personal acquaintance, A few spok
en- words can often tell more than page
of writing, and may give seuse of mu-
tual comprehension and sympathy, which
tend TO make future correspondence
more useful and most pleasant,
Our receipts still compare most tavora-
bly, with those of last year, and this is
fact of much significance. The flow ct
supplies through our hands now, when
the old household stores have been ex-
hausted, and new and higher priced mate
rial has to be bought, means more than it
did year ago. Ii means that less money
is spent for self, and more for those who
suffer and mourn that we are working,
not with startled sense of power and
pain to be relieved, but for our country
through our soldiers that the burden of
waiting and toll has been deliberately tax
en- up by us at home as our share of the
sacrifice; it means a steady purpose
constancy to the right although the cost
be great. 1t is sign borne past us by
the strong current from the heart of the
people, a very light upon the Ganges,
whose burning promises success and bles-
sing.
Our desire and hope is to answer these
noble efforts by increased usefulness, by
closer watch for opportunities; and for
this purpose the commission has lately
opened Relief Rooms in Boston, where
every soldier who asks is answered, and
shelter and aid and sympathy given freely
to those who need.
These Relief Rooms have been estab-
lished elsewhere for long time, but UNI
/ til lately the need of one has not be II so
much felt here, where comparatively few
soldiers passed but ask any soldier who
has found refuge in them in Washington,
or Baltimore, or New York, for the story
! of his reception there how, hungry, they
| gave him food and weary and sick, they
gave him rest and care then helped him
towards his home Hearing this your
hearts will melt with gratitude to those
J who devised and worked out such a plan.
/ At every station where the homeward
bound soldiers arrive, waits an agent rom
these Rooms, to save them from sharpers
/ who seize them, and to give them the help
! they need
! At present six beds have been provided
there, furnished from our stores, and any
/ soldier who comes to us with a ticket
from the Relief Rooms, receives the cloth
ing which he may be in need. The es-
| Establishment is IN the care of four gentle
I men, one of whom has been most devoted
1 in the service of the Central Commission
at Washington.
We have received since March 18th
205 cases, containing 1877 flannel shirts,
430 canton flannel shirts, 2077 cotton
shirts, 1926 flannel drawers, 928 canton
flannel drawers. 10 cotton drawers, l06
pairs of mittens, 3644 pairs socks, 1895
pairs slippers, 236 wrappers, l445 towels,
! 2l75 handkerchief, l3l pillow sacks, l69
bed sacks COZ quilts, 3O7 pillows, 244
sheets, 203 pillow cases, 207 blankets,
476 cushions, 100 flannel understands,
box of games, ETC., 3 of books, of lint
2 of soap and mutton tallow, ) of medi,
cines, 3 of bandages, 3 barrels Of old cot
ton and linnen, "a IL barrels of dried
apples, l of fresh apples, Of cider,
boxes of preserves, ) of pickles, 6 of do
nestle wines, | of dry stores, l0l pounds
of corn starch, 1863 of farina, 1875 pounds
beef stock, special boxes, | coat, 6 til
! cups, water pals.
4 OF these articles we have cut In our owl
rooms 3436 pairs cotton flannel drawer
and 81 pairs slippers. During the montl
we have forwarded 100 cases, chiefly Il
Washington.
The Treasurer reports that we had OF
, hand March II, $2S93 0,
/ Receipts for month ending
n Apnl12. 3,440 5