New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-11-17
snniinry GouvcHfiOn.
MEETING or DELEGATES FROM THE SOLDIERS
AID SOCIETIES

dicrs' Aid Societies ~ Nev-York Connecticut Rhode
Island parts Of Massachusetts Vermont, Eow-lersey'
and Canada, was held last night IN the haH OF the
Cooper institute under the auspices OF the woman
Central Association Of Relief There was large az
tendance, principally composed of led-es WHO aIe
always foremost IL works Of beno'olence. over the
platform was srge diagram. furnished by Ilr. Bot
lows President Of tie l. :. sanitary CDIblsslon rN
libng the organization and different agencies oil the
Professor Hitchcock. II accortance With the an.
np4ncemenf assumed the Chair ard having called me
meeting to order called on tho iy. Mr.. DuT!en OF me
Reformed Dutch Church ~ open The meeting WIN
prayer. nr. Duryea HAVING offered prayer for The ~
hon II ANN and tie Ciorts made in rs behalf Prof
UfiCuCOCK then proceed "a 70 explain tie object Of
meeting AID sand that the Woman's Central RELIEF rs
ISOLATION Was simply one 81 She cOntr.giaTes % tie
Sanitary Commission IAis Association had many
roots to speak, branching oil over the country ana
representatives. of the TOos of the tcn Nssuciuiohi
The Auxiliary Societies Il many ~ tie state we're rep
resented there his occasion ana then rcpreserih-
tiycs Wolc o take counsel for the uiufe, and compare
notes Of the past iIassaci1us. iHfortulS ely there
Was pr sent prospect 81 tie operations a he A.
ISOLATION being dispensed With, Tor the only pos lhe
immediate pcace-riskers On the continent the Rebel
leaders IN the SOUTH gave no sign u beng ready 10
ground their arms. which would rloIs hrig peace 10
IRE land. II was therefore Ms sad dIIy 20 say 10 tie
ladies hero representing sister ~ ter. 70 on 10 labor
lol the next, or mny be nr several yrnrs yet We
have only our brIyeho,s 10 stand BY and 10 nurse ard
Tc for when hey =. X ~ sl wounded, snd there
f1r nqon this altar We lay Ourselves rcsh. TIL peace
comes by Righteousness. hut ull that supreme hour
comes. and 20 cng ss our brave boys have to tight We
viii that they ere cared .0f ana tllt il our resolve
tonight lChecrsl
Nj rom t1cn read lit q TIE vsrious Soldiers
Ala Societies represented ~ tire ct'ug ana handed
800 10 tie hartman t5c reports 81 the dcoeefes present
rad shor fsyoi" nom which p peers ;'gt the No
mems GENITAL Relief Association hai eNfNudrG in par
chnsug mater 3D. flannel ard other fh!nfs TIE ,um o.
s-1 % a. ~ which the different societies had cont Do
utcd lcfry 0rohaM 10 bad also received tire folio
articles: Cotton shirts. mo. flannel sliris, % .,
cotton drawers, G.b-. hn1uu oTaTcm, li,cip; .a,
e,56; slppcss 25I; vuTrert, 1880. hGlIker q,
f.ffi la socks , M pillow sacks 500. IiiTs.
. so. pillow cl-fA G9i2 sars's ao.2i lel quite,
2o7: towels, iJ 'ili haltnsc' ~ ho..i o'd o. IN.
l3 lIs; dr.ed nlf - b..s.; jelly, , II" JAZZ;
pIcklos. $3.50 gals. whisky, 43 bottles. lTHnay ~
bottles; blackberry brandy aud ,1rdi'l ORIG bottle.
Iae '.fsgs h.'g I.e. gLIl15y:a !, iac 49,.
more. and iiafpels Fcuy Tor Gen. Crafts rn. DBL.
Shordans cs). 70 AOslk AMI cts Point. o. NDa-
bern y. G., Beaufort Sc. cad SrwOne4Hs. 70 nts
also filed Icgg.lti1As fIr Tal r ftcAf .rs a4l
tie naval stations At Key Wet ald I,asGcD,. 1lel
military hospitals IN this vicinity hose made riu'
but small, demands. Which have generay beeA o,u fCi
with. All these goods have cta given out either urln
tke order Of the aitar! ConlIsinn, or uloa Irtus
tons nom Surgeons
The ,eV England and y. l. state soldier rone.
in ts CITY Aase been oigcn.y .ou4n,.td tlat tae
claims upon the Special Relief Committee ..yc hecH
bll rnaA being chiefly directed G." tie relief Of 'e@
cases OF cKtfcne suffering iow sickness and Ynnu.f.
the pat six months 90 copies OF the Sllih 'afl.
iila Bon .ih' and reports. at Al average expense "i
- cents a coy.
iar treasurer reports the receipt ~ s3-J 30
.ch have beca pended hy tie several C"a.ni.t"s.
Ar. =. - IN MP .-Icafo Nr,rftff ul tie rt4.pfy
Conmi-.i1u. "a tIcl Introduced - tlr thfl.ilau.
and a.ter Some predatory rem Ike proceeded o. give
s.ne very firrrr 30. Information aa TO TIE o'iaii's
o. tie tomf0.sIur. Tie r4inepl. on which i1, HNfk
done iO secure tle cr'f - g0oa o inr great
60, number aud came 90 them Llst O." d-uigutr fu"
b. h. ID ID DO
Trcf orf 81 TIE Commission; III tllld, tue c1r' ui
special c.ses The, did bot pretend g. ss h Lsd not
made mistakes oT tlat al thor agents sd been ue
voted 10 ic rolA IS % DE- a4tu-'.A above a. H'cu.
soti0u. but lc could assure them nat IN iLe main
i'e goods supplied ~ ihe Socisilc were honestly ana
Prudeuily distributed and az T. much Irrer amount
Of good tEan would D. suplosh ~ tLf,c VITO
SUD embed lacn. lie ten clPl4!u,d d. method
81 ditributlog lie sugplIes. in'oiDes b..ar
sent Win every package 81 goods fprEafocd 10 ASA
inl0I, and vs. there Ulih al iHfculafs 4ui cu'red
uo ~ invoice book. ! cops W iA. invoice Was pot
into the hands Of tie siorchcegcr who thcn became
responsible .oi tLo goods until duly entered GA tho
books Of te sioraOlse, aud being then hindgu 10 TIE
cfirfcerk, he ,he cIrrs) became irfuIsnls FOR the
goods. Those goods could only be sent out r'm Toe
WnTcAOutc "n written or'nit from Tie ci'4- D. ~ ="
lfpTed 10 TIE s'nichccIcf the clerk also AafuE ne
selection Of such means ~ transportation Is
he thought hest lhcse supplies were gcucrNJ
transmitted by the clerk ON tie r,tlsiiion
o. TIE su eoas and hospital visitors, and there va,
continued ncc ssy lor cutting down tac deu nds Of
the surgeons. which sometime led e. considerable ~
feeling On the port ~ tAo,s VITO were disappointed
The supple. TO tLe field were ~ fs - possible dis
tist Tie men received them. aud often WATCHED them
eat the plOyis us VI wear tie clothing Sometime, OF
course the agents of he society could tOt to tie DIS
tibutIn oieTcfy article OF clothing but they verc
sonnet ef ~ the Wnds Gltle hospitals; hut fr ~
il was bic het did tco tUI he er dill reach the
persons ter whom they were intended On the other
hand they were ut lop'les,y hound by red tnpc 70
thar fles could not deal IN any sudden cmeTgcncyi
but ne Nonghi That the experience VI Three years had
enabled Thorn 90 arrange sc, OF regulations uat any
committee 81 honest busiAess Icn would approve ol
After q battle Tor instance, heir agents had dscre
iOnnry power Of issuing supplies wherever ihes were
santed on the ~ e Icluai on VI auy Trustworthy per
ron apply Tor them, for under such circumstances and
amid much aurfl' II was hardly possible for any per.
10 do wrong hove sclhsiy they might at other
times he di.p0fed. When the soldiers were gathered
at such intermediate place. as Frederic burg for ~
stenco their e,ulJiouE far relaxed 10 the
suo NJ supplies la take care that 10 wounded man
should ever 90 without attendance or hc wanting
thing Necessary to h. comfort lie also defended the
practice Of tie Commission ia keeping supplies ~ YGf
points In antc patton 0r iry fet thoi n bot
TOR To- spend Thousand doars IA waiting han u ose
thousand live Tor TIE want OF supplies after b1le.
ICbrnrs. II lad also been Objected that It not .no
province Of TIE Commission 80 if-ue tuppli,s NJ
OIL NJ p'Aoos where tie Government wcre able 10
take care of The w0grdd, bnt thc.r experience !
was that the needs OF the .oldirIs did continue /
al these places and 10 n. ufrcly n aGrs-
ton Of what humanity called foT. brt policy de-
mandcd to keep up Tie sft ana muscle THO army. For
instance, immcdiaic! man VAS wounded tho Govern.
mont assumed That hc removed 10 hospital a. |
Washington ~ they were Iom Gettstrlry: but IL was
oi'en'mpo -blc 20 10 remove them, aud they we're col
lccicd In posiAo.ptsls, and very few occasion. was
% shat the luprs carried hy the army we're ,uc NJ
for such cmereepcy and il therefore absolutely
necessary for tho support oi Tie men That w.. Govern
fucut supplies should be- supplemented 81 those |
OF tho Comm ssi0n. lio then gave somo |
statistics 10 the number ~ articles distributed
by The Commission since iis coiumenctincEt. blankets
900: en-. ions. - 40, bcdtcts, f2tgf pillow be
tween slCu and d-lWo. quilts. some COVG. drawer
10000; hGldA .Tcilef'. @0n0: stunts 30 90. |
canned meals. $1,000 cans, ard Of clnlcd milk
about 80 uns lie hcn lsc ar iuicrctlF account If
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