, 1864-02-27

Tho membership Of The Board hnving 50 mate:
rally Increased In numbers. it Was found that
ins @ @sdfaeient, and . committee was appointed to
make enitable provision for their increasing wants
It was thought BY some that It Tould be adyisa.
were in Jave1 Of the Board purchasing that lot on
the southwest corner OF Clark and Washington
streets. and erecting permanent building, which
TGa + iaosf IL Ultimate @ aeoa cf hs
ite purchase Of the lot On the corner Of Washing
ion and Lasallo streets, and determination to
fo ths ciiy and to tic Sea The
10 the stock already reach about $4,000, In three
days. With such . beginning no ono can doubt
ihat the project VIII be complete saeeess.
CHARACTER OF TIE BOARD.
The above brief sketch Of prominent Incidents
q The power bus ezelted, lie good il has accom-,
eSseet " Which M WonIS d aSy Nas ineseass IL
commerce Of our, city. Many Of the M Meld members
the piodeers In the eommerce OF Chicago are
vast reenits which thoy hare. In q measure,
achieved Several Of them have retired from
bom s9 1nepfRsent End s1s ts5an s %Rs
has not proved constant, aIe stil In tue FAIRNESS,
and may be eeen daily On 'Change oE ln the count
iDg.reom, trnnsaetinF business with Tie same e. en-
does not eeem to hayc worked any change In them ;
they are as pEompt II the,r attendance On 'Change
r. Sess 8 sap IT. ss a1sas
Of the Hoard on The destiny Il tie nation has been
tried and rot found wanting. IN response TO every
demand 1t has freely and lavishlT poured forth the
contents Of its Golfers in the lap Of q distracted
country. It's members have individually
responded IN, .. princely manner. Every
charitable institution in tie city, taking any
intcl est in the welfare Of those noble volunteers
who hare gone forth to fight our battles, has ap-
piled to 1t, and not in vain. Hundreds, th0usands,
Jes. tens Of thousands Of dollars hare been freely
given, mt with the spirit Of Phariaee, bpt With
thlt meek and lovly charity, for which the good
Samaritan received The Divine blessing. Neyer
was direct appeal made to the charity and be-
Eeyolenee Of the Board, but that WAS answered in
mnntfcent manner. None cAn forget, when after
listening to tie thrilling remarks OF !. 7. Mum,
ESQ.,. on the destltutlon, want and privation,
wh1ch cur brave soldiers experienced without q
mnlmur among the miasmatlc hayoGs and sHamps
of the Mississippi, how the members shoWered
down the dollars with which alleviate tho soldiers
snf1er1ngs. Not merely In words or money has the
Board been patriotic. Many Of its members, in
obedience to the demands Of the hour, threw aside
tie pen, closed their books, abandoned their
counting houses. and after having E17ded on the
sword, proceeded to the battle. Among these are
The names Of Joseph G. Wright: G: Blesel, E; a.
johnson, deceased, and Jacob S. Curties, while
nnd the members, threw up their positions and
offered themselves nH sacrifice on the altar OF our
country. The three regiments Of Infantry and the
battery Of artloIy recruited under the auspices OF
the Board, have In many well fought deid, eStab.
lielcd for themselves reputation equal to that Of
| Marshal Eey. They arc commanded by officers,
| who well knowing the responsibility derplviuy
uron them, have resolved 10 sustain the enter
pt.se end character OF the coard OF Traae. In the