Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1863-02-05
Confedernte soldier, Ald So.ietr.

Early in the month OF October last, Mrs. Jos. G..
Moore of Miss in connection with several other ladies',
addressed to the President of the Confederate States
memorial suggesting the following plan for organizing
association TO be known the Confederate Soldiers
Aid Society.
That Association be formed to- be called the Con-
federate Soldiers Aid Society That there be appointed
elected in each State ladies' Us President vcePres
dent and Secretary. That il shall be the duty of the
President Of each State 10 request the ladies organize
auxiliary associations ia therrespeetiye towns aud neigh
borhoOds 70 prepare Tor the OF the army various
articles Of clothing and hospital supplies That these
associations report monthly the President the articles
Of supplies that they have prepared for delivery That
these packages be shipped free of expense TO the So
cete 70 any point directed by the President agents
in each division OF the army.
Let the States Of Virginia North and South Carolina
Georgia and Eords send their contributions TO the
mics Of the East Alabama Mississippi Tennessee Ken
lucky and that portion OF Louisiana east OF the Mss
sPP River, apply theirs to the Western Division Mis-
souri,, Arkansas Western Louisiana aud Texas supply
the trans-AississipPi Division.
10 reply TO this suggestion Mr. Campbell the Assist
ant Secretary Of War returned the following communi.
ca.ion, dated December 24th
Your letter Of the 18th October u has been re ,eved
by the President and referred this Department for
reply; We are now required to depend upon
ourselves sotirely, for all supplies for our army.
The labor Of the women Of our Country has been be-
sto~ed with lberA6ty and judgment to overcome the
difficulties that have attended the equipment of
MES The plan you have proposed for organizing their
labor and directing It's application with system
with the appreciation Of the President and promises 10
produce the most useful results. The Secretary of
War authorized to make the necessary arrangements
for the reception and forwarding Of all articles nccessa
~ for the army, and will do 20 with cordially | am,
respectfully, your obedent servant Secretary of
War. j. A CAMPBELL
Asst Sec'y War
To carry out the plan proposed, and approved by
the President Mrs Moore has Published card request
Ing the different Aid Associations in Mississippi to send
delegates a Convention Jackson on the l7thinst
for the purpose of eilecting State organization We
presums that resolutions will be adopted requesting the
ladies in the other States to take similar seton
THF CuT RAILWAY Casa passenger in Que of
these cars, who did't know better would be led to
suppose that glass the scarcest article in the Col
federacV or that all the gazers had been eOnscribed
Tie paues OF several of the sashes eltrely gone
whilst fragments OF Others remain looking worse than
if the frames entirely clear. Perhaps the Company
ean't AFFORD to have the broken panes replaced to
put in cords and BELLS that passenger may stop
the without calling the driver; paint up the
old bulks and give them respectable appearance
If ii can't afford to do these things the business must
be less profitable than some people suppose.
sONETHISO GOOD,-we indebted to Messrs Lot