The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-08-13

e.crf To hold out until after the preSiden.
al election hoping that the opposition will
succeed and that their independence will
b scAD Do Won think that when this war is
orsr that Your conscience viii feel at ease,
IA Nv that you have done, your duty to
vosIr country, to humanity and to your
cY SosssurH, Aug. 9. 1854.
me soldiers Orphans Home.
. Nh. EDITOR: The BOARD Of Trustees met
At the Orphang Hor.e on the Sd instant.
There were present Mrs. D. F. Eewoomb,
Nh 4 B. Stephens. G. g: Cole, James
~ Judge Pendleton, Hrs. Dr.. Horton.
. Nh. A. ittsnnnsyer, Mr.. Geo. Schramm,
~ NrA Mary Nbben; and visitors, Rev.
IN, LawreNce. Mrs.. DR., Corkhill, Mrs..
/ ]. Bdggs and Miss Lowry. The transac-
ten q. all business. connected with the
pro6acution and management of this cause
wssvsry satisfactory to al present. The
n think gained, 10 ali PARTICULARS. The
rally of the people and Of the army around
this standard Of patriotism and goodness,
hdths success attending our efforts thus
IL exceeds all previous expectations
There arA now twenty-five children here,
and preaetng application for thirty more
All that We can zee and know here ON the
ground where thia work IL commenced is
% increased effort in carrying forward this
There are already nine rooms furnished
bv Watuitous contributions. The Young
Ladies National League Of Burlington fur
nisheo two roorns and the Ladies' Aid So
cieiY contemplstes furnishing the parlor.
ThS Young Ladies' Union League Of Mus
-~sS-> S~A 49, rVAS0
drens Mits Society furnishes one room.-
Over tho deer Of this room II 4 plate with
fhis inscripkioa: "Furnished by the chill.
dran Of Huecatine. ]" Is For the Young u.
die uooano ., sinilar plate with--"Y0unR
Iadieo' Unloa League Of Muscatine., Tho
LAdiss. Aid 0ociety Of Davenport farniah-
. tWo rsouna.o The young ladies' Of OskAs
onein the 6oiaing-equal % two. The ar
ticlsD fnrni.hed are Of excellent quality,
ana u . cost Of from 90 to tl0O . room. 4.
Rnch child hoe . history connected with
this war, and they generally give promise
Of merit and usefu1uooo In the future. In
the evenina We met, the children In their
regular dev6tions. TIE Rev. !. W. Low
and addressed the children in q most ap.
propttate aund affecting manner. We al
Iuded tn the circumstances which had
brought them here, the friends who pro-
vide this home for the0C and that while
their fathers had fallen for the country and
arena moro on earth, God would be their
father, and has raised up good people 10
take care Of them. 1t WAS . scene of tears
with the children and all present. As one
sobbed aloud for her father, saw Mrs. c..
step aeroes The snsbm aud place . white
handkerchief In her hands to her fAce.-
This and all the inkerent which was taken
in these orphans by the worthy and dis
tinguishedl persons present reminded me of
the sscupo fcold wafer given to . disciple, =
and the kindness shown to s'the least Of
these" The scene cannot be described;
and if the people Of Iowa could have wit
messed il y stronger appeal, q better speech
and Argument would have been made
than am capable Of giving.
.N.ersAxP. p INGALLS,.
The HoME, Aug. 4tha 1864.
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