Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-06-27
SOLDIERS AID SOCIETY,
IS BANK STREET, CLEvELAND,

/ porter VIII De matled 10 our Drancn Socle-
ties to-day, and it is particularly desired
that portions, at least, be read aloud to the
ladies at their next meeting. The present
number OF the Reporter contains an arti-
Gle upon " Nationality versus State Lines, "
an interesting letter from Rev. F. H. Bush
nell, hospital visitor Sanitary Commits
sion, upon the Louisville and New Albany
Hospitals; a short account of the hospital
gardens of Nashville and Murfreesboro' ;
a review Of the condition of the Vicksburg
wounded also, full reports of our agents
upon the state of the hospitals and the
work accomplished by the Sanitary Com
mission at YOung's Point Helena, Mem
phis, in the regiments at and near Is
Grange, and at Jackson, Tennessee; at
Nashville, Murfreesbors' and other points
in the department Of the Cumberland, and
in Western Virginia. The statements Of
distribution from the general depots of
Nashville and Murfreesboro', alone, which
we publish in these columns, are satisfac-
tory evidence of the faithful efforts Of the
Commission to strengthen and sustain our
armies, both in camp and hospital. The
amount of vegetables issued will prove TO
the donors at the North, that their gifts
have reached the point of need, have been
literally disbursed and systematically &C
counted for.
There is also in the Reporter detailed
account of the fifth trip Of the Sanitary
steamer Dunleith, from Cincinnati to Mem
phis, with hospital stores, and an article
on camp cookery, with General ROsecraDs
General Order No. &c, upon this subject.
If this newspaper is not duly received
by the Secretaries Of each Of our contribut-
ing Societies, we shall be glad to know of
the failure, in order to correct il, as we
highly value the privilege of sending to
our friends this record of the successful
results of the good work in which they are
SO earnestly engaged.
To those interested in our cause in this
city we would say that we have a few ex-
ira copies of the Reporter, which we will
be happy to give out from our Office. Also,
a large number Of publications sent to us
for gratuitOus distribution, by the Union
Leagues and Loyal Publication Societies of
Philadelphia and New York.
We will be glad to have the aid of our
friends, both in city and country, in dis
tributing these pamphlets.
HOSPITAL SUPPLIES.
Vegetables, butter, cheese and eggs, are
still the most needed hospital stores, and
we re-echO the pleading call that comes up
to us from the Southwest for these articles
of diet; lu1uries to the inmates of our
army hospitals. We have received this
week great deal Of butter packed in tin
cans, according to Our late suggestion, and
think this way of putting up small guam
titles will ensure its safe transmission and
economical use far better than sending it
in stone jars If societies find difficulty in
obtaining hrkins, kegs or cans, forpackiDg
the butter, eggs, Sc, that are donated, it
might be well to invest small sum in pur-
chase of these, which may then be given
out to the families Of neighbOrhOOd to be
filled for the soldiers. Many farmers
wives would give each day part of the
nrOceeds of the ohurn or the poulLfy yard,
IL q can or a keB we're rurnisa..-s, : -,r--
gestion to such donation.
We have sent this week TO Louisville
three carloads Of hospital stores, cOmpris-
ing the following:
One hundred and tWenty-one quilts, 2
beds, 26S pillows, 424 pillow cases, 144
sheets, 1478 towels, S5 pairs of socks, l6l
pairs of slippers, 155 pads, 294 lbs. old cot
ton and linen, 125 pinoushions, ia quarts
Of fruit, 784 pounds Of concentrated beef
so pounds maple sugar, 407 pounds of but
ter, mostly in cans and jars; ITO dozen
eggs, kegs pickles, 2 barrels vinegar,
276 barrels potatoes, 1852 book and papers
and 175 pslm-leaf fans.
These stores are to be Immediately for
warded to Nashville and MurfreesbOro.
The proportion of clothing and bedding, it
will be observed, is very small, the de-
mand being chiefly for articles of diet
though sheets and quilts are still wanted
there beyond what we shall be able to sup
ply without special efforts on the part of
all our ladies.
The following is the report OF our agents at
Nashville and Murfreesboro':
Distribution OF SANITARY STORES.
Report OF The distribution Of Sanitary stores
by the United States Sanitary Commission, at
Nashville, Tenn, daring the month of May,
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