, 1864-11-27
1NANkSolvjNo IN cNleAe0,.
How the Day WIS 6peat-Seryieos ia The
ChHrthes-fee&ing IL Brave Se}dlers
In Camp and Asspital.--The
"a Re4afn seaosl,

permis tho undfsrsbod soxprcsaion Of that thank
ulnces Which tho people Of ''heso United Htsts
@ 4 ans @ eG s. aS Eua
the promise Of faltiznate triumph oror al thst may
en- = es1s e e s'sa 1 for ss. e e.
every church VIA open for morning BorViea, and
wsre flled with listensss and hearty worshlppers.
e Tho a9F II, Tho "a Gsle
mission and .. 8. Christian Commission fanda.
We do not report sny Of the hlscourecs delivered
on tho occaalon. bceAuse It would he impossible 70
do Justice to thtn In tho small space NO have Ut
In 81 Johns church-unlon ratk-a large con-
greegas!on asssmhled. md = very 4bIo sermon was
After the service, collection Of morn than $50
was taken up-a grstoful offering from thankful
TIC attendance At Grace church. tEuseopal, VA
fuil; fhc services Ners conducted by tAo rector,
Rov. Clinton Locke. A collection for the benoas
Of tho SanitasJ Commission rcalized tho snm OF
Tho great feature Of tho day IA. tho attenuou
paid To THO gallant soldicss1n Chicago al Of whom
ous dinner, eonsishnE of mrfay md axinss 70
match. The honor Of tho movement probably lies
with the Christian Commission. whose odsceFs
and In is distfbuiion, tbs seereta!J, D. F. Jacobs,
being especially active. But the effort would have
q uro IT, saor. whout na st as T.
q viii. Nearly ali Of ,hcm contributed to tho
stock, and called upon theit friends. They then
ed to1ts own zpharo Of Labor wheru I'll the detaila
o. cookery and serving Wero attended 70. The
blessings Of grateful people ret On them;
The ss41s.on, ssonposed ef the E!shth and III
teenE regiment. of:the ysteEan RSsorye Corps,
thousand @ ~ % men, ineludiDs e ono hundrea md nity-
lowing magnificent bill q lsre being pl.eo3 b.
% bs.1els .ppiss, SO poands @ srsps:. txo bssie:
crnckc1s, barrels cranbcrrdcs, iao cans oysters,
100 eakes, co gallons milk no pounds bnttet. one
n npon bg Ell lbs Pss Psss. ssp csspsn e
F; Jacobs, and about nfteen ladies'.
The most lively Interest Waa manifested BY tho
through : colnnitfeo of 7adie1 and two gentlemen,
he e hs
ifuot destruction. At the outaet It was thought
that only tho boys in tho hospital wero to bo hus
ss e. nhs1 s'
and the spectatota becamc convinced that tho
quantity was large enough for oil, their eathusl.
asm was great, and cheer afler cheer went up for
ION, 90 that ali thould b well fed. this was done
through tSe commsndes q sssh eorps, y nnasf y
by ono o'clock the work OF destruction had begun
In every bAtIaek In camp.
f. saa q mash sas .s hS sTes ssea
Committee Of ladies to supe.intend them. The
tables were dedicated With much tsste, and amply
saseeoa s & ae hess %asp e seys hs
cruiches, and next those With empty aleevee.
Ihese wste assigned to the post Of honos-the
Dinner being ready, the Post Chaplain invoked
Post Surgeon, Dr. Whitshtll, Of Cincinnati, who
Of Chicago Tor de bountifnl supply set before
them. The bsnd or The Sth =. r. q fn!ayed inrinr
he serying of thc ample Siands nnti III had feast
Sa,sanrnishea T speaters.@ the chapSin ~ esiled o. y
the boJs to sIng i patriotic hymn and for two ol
three q them t0 speat, which thsy did in a neal
spoke ~ follows: - >' '
Ladies' and Fellow Soldier:
ed sfIs Esea 5ss;es celebrate s.s, n, ay oss
sSsts = - Esdea.l "a u es
Nssion. We Owe debt q fgratitqde q The Almighty
fos Ais ssts EuidsnSe Of ne hesds1tof the unl.st
aeSomplish1mentE E 9ta VOL Wach w4 beneat In e.
s5r sSnn in5fcted ~ ill., ~ IL kndncss s 1tSc
raitty whiWhch Dc has inspired ioya fellow eiti
zens, espeetaliy he ladies q Chicago xtlo have DC
clded togiYc tle soldiers Of the armies Than1giv
Ing dinner. The loyal ladies and citizens oi Cbcag
Vii accept 9TF most hsaFtclt 1hauks fof their knd
tae tsnssnipg The ChsPlS19 assembled tho sol
tn1he ocras IL mara ae1tsnnT,re9r.W g.
- t, Ssa H.. H kS I ~ II
rom ,wEinnE dlsson5ss y =; asaa yith ~ EpI,s
SSPaa tes{ ~ s2oke g. tae t ncetaG OF repnt
tns - G ~ 81 f 70 nc u hGsf q y,
p ndisidnal " a regentensc ne he thSn spoke q u
aar1s .. ~ ~ tae gIaaeoae tsit ~ u
st H. s Wfth e~a1e Us Pas1 70 ,1el
i. sIuss eIsea thts upoa asa noesay FcsRoaaed. N
tno @ "za aoD!" sussess, an1 nc aay ~
%ho sd een m ~ III sn ~ oe
ihagn1sg7xing gaag is pay ..,n.
Ao1us EEe 5an aannafea *. so!daers psTtook q u
ri1ca frna N raasf NJ sS ~ ~. III aao pre
oTpiea 1nsm h.eis ~ of snnIes @ h'es @ Ssns g
pound; ;. 1f grnpes; and roast beek chickeg ri
fn s1es s ersn6slTss % etssksEs Etc. 3D. "
| 9EW- 1he1 Mefe "alteo upon oJ Mfs; Bttato
,aa,s; a;ae sS5Sa .1RR n "a sad yss,siSs
no .ac lnoiea wsss aple 70 81ve taa1EFi
.ss9s.sd hsssSf 1sss ~ for % sas @ ns1a +a9o ssF1s
resen]isied. E1sh eeene has rareiy becn Wines
s: e III
again a md seain The wondering boys atier @ seai1 @
!fs bq1nteoas REoyts!on @ake isf hem. !9ok + :
and az. saStng 70 sqek ! sIght had ever met she
sF S|a ng. a of ~ hTa.1k1dsEn
! Uospifai. nun,berinx about ono hundred and dft
Tbe ta6is % was abundsntiy sunn!fcd viii snbsta
tiais and 1u1uries, to which The boys did amE
sdio,n;ur ts dInIpr. 1 sas ilstened 70 aoeee
cs. soncS. etc. made md fnruished by mnn,6ers
ga hecr
/ sttcntion. AMONG the civ pastors nresent. ve
, Rev, III. Lconsrd. ChaDlstn Of tho hospitsl. Il
: ihose Who fad fasnished ti,n bountv. nnti fi1
more % for tie ladies Who w were Tia its simoners. 1 IT,
"es ~ HsEGh.n&.3H Hsh. pSaean psssae nI., a1dt: