Daily State sentinel., 1864-04-30


The committee Of ladies appointed to visit the
business houses OF the city and ascert.n how
many proprietors Of the same we're favorable TO.
and would concur in. the resolutions adopted at
Masonic Hall on Wednesday. submit the follow
iDg report:
Ihey were almost everywhere received with
courtesy and kindness. and met with good sue
cess, the business men generally sympsIhiZing m
the cause which lei 10 so novel a movement.
SINE good. true. loyal men entered heartily into
the scheme, aiding the committee ia every p's-
sible way With assurances of the entire prvpriety
OF the step; While many subscribed only 10 the
latter part Of the resoluton-to send their cleI Ks
into the service continue their salaries ana rein
state them on their return-thus dong away with
the FIRST half, to obligate themselves t. EMPLOY
ladies' The commitfee. knowing that a large
part of the limited time would necessarily be
spent by those who were novices in becoming IA
miar with business. thought the object Of the
meeting would be accomplished ny the shopmen
dispensing with all eligible persons. and did not
insist upon the first part Of the obligation.
The trst district. embracing that part Of the
city which lies west of the middle of Illinois
street. Mrs Erie Locke and Mr.. Geo Merritt
visited. presenting the following obligation be
fore published:
We. business men Of indianapolis. whose names
are hereto subscribed. iavOr the movement of the
ladies' in volunteering to fill the places OF clerks
and Others who enter the hundred days service
will employ ladies at SI3 per month land ratons)
should any of our employees volunteer, whose
places Can be filled by ladies. We will continue
the salaries of our clerks. as heretofore, giving
them full paw during their absence, less the
amount paid to the lady volunteers We also
agree TO keep the positions open COR our clerks,
reinststing them upon their re urn home
hQ s.f fta fol.
were obtained. tOwit:
A. NJ Benham & Co Willard 4 StoweII ".
H. Turner Merritt Il Couglin; W Webb & H n send
/. Spelgel. Thomas 4 Co, l. r l. "A W
McOuatt. l. Z K Geiseu'ori 4 Co Recruits
obt'ined: d I. Hill of Webb L Hill, TN Hall
Vt Speigel. Thorne Co, r Shindler of c. Z.
Geisendorf & Co
Mrs. Ovid Butler. Sr.. and Mrs G W Hoss
visited the business houses between the middle of
Illinois and OF Meridian streets, and obtained the
following names:
l.. II TYLER. Wilmo' & Thayer: Thomas A
Lloyd Co send /. Browning & Sloan send 3.
Hume Lord & Co. send 2 b. Stout & Bro.
send /. W. Hogshire q Co send /. Jones.
Vinnedle Co semi /; W'n II, ,erh. Fei.leman
4 Rauh. j K Lintz. c. l.. Holmes, Charles
Mayer, j F. Ramsay.
RECRUITS
Wm WAY. from Thus Llovd & Co: "
Browning and n > briggs, from Browning &
SlOan's: Harris and J,cob Kern. from Hume.
Lord 4 Co; John } Huffer and Frank Hufer
from A j Hinsele,'s John K Stout. from o B
Stout 4 Bro: joseph L ,rtlert. from w p
Hogshire & Co; Albert 6 Cox, from II Va.
gins; Z VI Munhall, from Jones, Vmnedge &
Co
Mrs james N Ray and Mrs. C. A Housum
visited between the middle OF Meridin and Del
Ntras SIR ,,l.f .tuir ~. fl
Chase & Cady sent one OF two and en- EN-
ploy ladies; Yande- d Co MAYO Il Co. Fle,ch-
er and Sharp. Holland 4 Son. W H Graft. S v
Morris. No 10 EIst Market street. will employ a
lady and give double salary; I~aac ID wis will
give Sllm to some one going IN his place; Stewart
& Morgan. A Fletcher d Co BakeI& McIver.
j Copeland, George Tousev. W = Bingham
4 Co } Stout. II Lirber. g W Apple 4 ca can
employ desc W FAINT. A Cox Emil Klotz
West. Dudley & Co JAS NJ E,st of the Boston
Store. Nickum 4 Ptrrott; The Journal Co will
send from To 6 it substitutes can be found: d
Root Co. Mun-on & Johnson
Recr ts-Wm Shelf. from D-ssar & Bro: II
Munhsll. Fancy 'z,ar; NJ Guthridge, Chase
Csdy; ThOs Smithers, Adams Express:
Holland. Holland & Son: G Bowles. @ E Ilif,
j Ferguson.
Mrs. Wm Sheets and Mrs Catharine Merrill
visited from the middle of Delaware to the mid
die of New Jersey street, AMI make the follow
ing report:
The business houses in this district require
manual labor, hence ladies are incompetent To tll
positions in them branch OF Copeland < -
store in this district is carried on by ladies' The
business OF the railroad office is science of it
self. and requires long time to learn, which, for
this occasion. it would be useless to attempt To
learn. There are several saloons, which OF course
we did not visit
Loyalty beamed in every face met save one
and perhaps two that were not at least lighted up
with enthusiasm.
Mrs John :. harrington and Miss Gertrude
Newman were assigned that rortion Of the city
lting east of the middle of New jersey street
There are not many business houses in this part
OF the city, and very few where clerks are EN-
poyed. The following subscribed 10 tie resolu
ton. viz:
b. +. G0odhear', will take a salesman: II. B.
Pentac"sf. sends l. II. VI S"cwell. Milton Snen
Ger, Tic,er' ,r Bros, recruits; Richard Nc
Cracken. from NJ b PeularO>t
ProprietOrs of business houses wishing to en-
ploy Ladies will select them from the published
list
Lady volunteers need mt apply for situations
bur hold them>elve> in redine>s To rp-ra,"i - a
call Mrs VIM SHEETS. Chairman
GERTRUDE NEwMAN, Secretary.