, 1863-07-29
Great Northwestern Ladies' Fair.
ABenefitt to Sick and Wound
ed Soldiers.
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa. NEfu-
neao1n nnd Michigan En-
listed in the Work.

Yesterday afternoon large number Of Ia.
dies met At Bryan Hall, to arrange for holding
mammoth falr and festival iu this city, for
tic benefit of sick and wounded soldiers.
From the unanimlty With which they entered
upon the work, each seemed to have decided
before the meeting that the Fair should be
held.
The meeting was organized BY calling Hrs.
HooE TO The chair, and appointing Mrs. Tink.
lam sccretasy. Mrs. uoge stated the object
Of the meeting to be to make some Systematic
mud organized effort TO arouse TIC people of
the Northwest to the propricty aud Import.
ancc Of doing more than had yet been done for
the relief Of sick and wounded soldiers, Mrs.
II. gave an Interesting though sad account Of
,unttcrs as they now exist at VIcksburr, "a
dcactibed in letters she Ind fust
read. In addlllcn to our own sick
md wounded, thcrc are some 0,OoO
rebel soldiers unnblc to 10 removed. Tho en-.
thrsineu which ueryed many weak ones to nc.
tIon before the l,attlc, does not now Inspire
them, mud they have sunk down, and arc con
fined TO their cots and blankets. Hot weather,
uhllenlihy water, md IN atmosphere ratlk viii.
tho arendful stencil from tle tllouBnnls u{
bodies 0f men md lIorsea tl'at wute slain In
tattlr, yltlate tie atmosphere, and sickness
atnonE the soldiers has Increased nlarulinglY,
md their enflttlngs aru known only to ttoil.
tclyes, 1t ls within our power to aileylntc
the suffering, ald ltri!aps to saye tho llvcs vi
muhy Of those noblr, btayc men. Wo neser
ln1lcl, fur them as they huyc suffered and sac
itflced TOR us. Chlcagu las dunn niuch for
the soldiers, and ller in1np III That ipsrcct ia
wide, but she ca,i and will do moro. What Is
proposed (contlnucd tie spoaker) Ia to huld A
twp wteks', Fatr ailt1 Festival, on grand
1,snleE, In which, ~ will ho )oined by tAu wl,ple
iIIt ISttcist wSS iotrara Ma oo '"'s''n III Carrying
Mts. Llsetinofc gare MI Interesting ncco,itl
a. VIA! ]s being d1ne I'll t1fs nifaotiUa,, Ii, tho
rlllrs q Now Enklan and soi'io of il,v Mid.
or or, stntea* Bhu ieieyes slto 9odiors' Itontu
iHsiitI'lon 6hl liz endowed by Tho blalo, ID
!ne tttn ilte enhu IN seyufal 'EnatetH oltles
We s!Intf h,, at Tho eIpnu 0f tAu Sar M i'm.
inente h'!.hner of ll,salld ealdIrrH ~ caro- fDr.
ND l.0rrltale mud thnrH '4Nat 1a orgnn!kvA
u! oytr thu 'uh.t.' on u liberal 'ptatiu, IL
'ti'.sln Ia already p!u.1ged, and la.ilea
WHO are Intimately aud earnoaily
Engaged in 1l,e goud wo.k IN The tye Nortii!
Wcetrrn eta'ts l!uye s1ghillctl tllrir unxiety to
Gdlic'la ate with ns. Mrs. Llycrlnnro stated
Tue plan Whlc!. Icy. a,e should prorohs-tle pro.
k'esatne - mAteHl ~ a"olt1ut WIZ NE!tH lM'
mensely, but which we defer publishing until
arrangements arc completed. Mira. l. trusted
that the iatlies who are In earnest In Carrying
forward the war Will show their fai,h By tileifr
works, md TINS chow their dctestation for
tue traitorous opponents Of the war, at home
and lbrond.
On motion Of Mrs. Hosmer, It w.as
Re'o!t<d. That Chicago Will unite with the
| whole Northwest In holding a mammoth fair 10,
tle benefit vi sick ard wounded sollic.s of oul
army. Adopted unanimously.
On motion, the Chair appointed Mrs. Liver.
inorc, Mrs. Medill, and Mrs. Hosiner, as q
committee to nomfunfc Chicago executive