The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1863-06-25
soLDIEns AID socTrrT.

report and request that you insert il .
in your journal of this week, together
with this note,
Mrs. SUSAN STAMBAUGH,
Recording Secretary.
ANNUAL REPORT.
This Society was organized in April,
1862. 1t has consequently been in cx-
istenco one year, and it is now made
my duty to submit to you statement
of its operations during that period.
1t is proper to remind you that it
originated in response to an appeal
made "To the Women Of Ohio" by the
Governor of the State. He feelingly
Elaid before them the imminent wants
and suffcrings Of cur soldiers who had
been stricken down by sickness and
exposures ofcamp life and the dreadful
Icasualtics of battle; and he urgently
called upon them for instant aid and
assistance. We answered that call !"
with as much promptness, and with all
the ability we could. Our Society was
; formed, and committees were immedi-
atcly appointed to solicit donations Of
every article or material suitable for
sanitary uses. Weekly meetings were
determined upon to prepare and make
Iup garments for the Hospital sick, and
this system of work has been persist
emily continued. Our efforts have all
: been in this direction; the money do
: mated has been invested for these pur-
poses; and it is pleasant to inform you
that we have been enabled during the
year to send forward monthly our quota
of such supplies as were most needed
These have been distributed by the
J, Sanitary Commission of Cincinnati
whose official connection with the Army
Hospitals and high character made
them the most suitable agency we
+" could select.
It appears from the report Of soul
g Corresponding Secretary" that within
the past year we have shipped to thi:
Commission an aggregate Of seventy
three boxes, twelve barrels, and ono
= lseg of sanitary and hospital stores--
= These, as far as practicable, were cho
sen to meet specific medical wants, and
were all appropriate and acceptable fol
general sanitary use. l have not the
data at hand to furnish you with de
tailed schedule Of all the articles sent
f showing their exact number and vari
s ETY., but they will all be included under
: the following head, viz Shirts, shoes
!. socks, dressing gowns, kerchiefsrcar
: pet slippers, pillows and cases, com
n presses, bandages, slings, lint, sponge
u towels, wines, dried peaches, do. apples
do cherries, potatoes, tomatoes, cab
e bagc, sugar, tea, sardines, hops, soap
clothing, canned fruit and vegetables
s medicine assorted books, magazines
&c Tho Treasurer reports the tota
a amount of money received during th'
i year to have been s253 80, and tota
:
expenditures 1921 11-leaving a bal
S ance on hand April 18th, Of S22 81.
1t is somewhat difficult to fix al
q exact money value upon the articles
and stores furnished and forwarded BY
+ thOSociety up to this date, 1t is quite
q safe, however, to place it at one thou
, sand six hundred and thirty dollars
these figures will fall short, rather thar
exaggerate the amount. tt.E
d In summing up this brief statcmen
ofour operations, we have reason tt
congratulate ourselves that our effort
q have not been in vain. The feldrwa'
r inviting, but the laborers werc few
), We have donewhat we could; and it is ;
u qualification to know that we have done
: some good, Had there been more
: persistent and united cooperation o
membership this exhibit would have
n been much more satisfactory in its re-
! suits. ..,.-..
1t ismentioned with regret that there
: are those who engaged withus earnestly
e in the commencement of our underta
S king, who have become estranged anC
have ceased to sympathizc with us en-
e tirely; and there are others in oul
midst, having abundance Of leisure anc
ample means at their disposal, who have
never vouchsafed us the influence O
their presence or the contributions o.
!: their purse. This is strange. Surely
: if there ever was cause to excite the
8 most devoted sensibility ofwomen--tc
call out her constant and loving action
I it is the cause for which this and kin.
dred associations have originated, tc
say nothing of the distinctive claims Of
Y husband and father, of son and brother
: upon our separate sympathies> What
it may be asked, what would be on,
D common condition now if our noble
o and gallant defenders did not interposc
a wall ofsteel and fire between us and