Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-05-21
County Sanitary Festival.

SOunty HOsSAwAAs
Never in the history of any country or people
was so magnificent scheme originated, espe-
cially in time of war,-never one more effectually
and advantageousiy carried out, than that adopt
ed by the loyal people of the United States for
the relief of sick and wounded soldiers and sail
ors under the national flag Californians, loca-
ted as they are far from the scenes of conflict,
can hardly appreciate the benefits resulting from
the labors of the National Sanitary Commission
Since the commencement of the war it has dis
tributed stores to the value of $40 900, 900 for
the relief of the sick and wounded of the Union
army Throughout the Northern and Western
States the freewll offerings of millions of free
men are continually pouring into the Golfers of
the Commission, and from thence distributed in
divers and numberless ways to the sick and suf-
fering soldiers who, when the note of alarm was
sounded, FASTENED to the battlefield to beat back
and annihilate the traitor hordes who would dis
member and destroy this glorious Union OF
States. God and country their motto they
priced the inheritance bequeathed them by pa
triot sires, and at the first call went forth re-
solved to conquer or lay down their lives in de-
Tense of their country's honor. To dry the tears
and wipe the cold sweat from the brow, to bind
up their wounds, and administer comfort and
consolation in thousand ways to those who
fall in battle, is the object of the Sanitary Com
mission. Rev. DR.. Anderson, of San Francisco,
in his narrative written after the battle of Get
tysburg refers to the kindly Offices performed by
the Commission as follows
- had no conception whatever of the vastness
of the operations Of that Sanitary Commission
for the benfit of the wounded and sick 1t sup
plies food, and delicacies, and clothing, and
medicines, and transportation, and writes the
letters of the sick, wounded and dying, and
makes register of the names of the killed in
battle and of the sick and dead in hospitals
notes their places of burial advises absent
friends where the bodies may be found, or where
the sick are lying. When a battle is being
fought the agents of the Commission in
stantly in the field with their wagons laden
ed with all that the wants of the wounded and
dying can demand and when battle is immi-
nent, they are up at the front selecting depots
for their supplies.
Reader, we are to have County Sanitary Fes-
tival, as will be noticed by the announcement
elsewhere. The object of the Festival is to see
how generously the people of Trinity county will
respond to the call of the National Commission
for aid and assistance in caring for the thousands
of soldiers who have been wounded in the trying
ordeal through which the noble army of the Po-
tomac has passed within the last fourteen days.
We know the appeal will not be in vain. The
work has been commenced in earnest as the fol-
lowing proceedings of a meeting of the women
of Wearervile, held on Wednesday evening, and
which have been sent us for publication, will
attest:
At meeting of the women of Weaverville
held May 18th, for the purpose of perfecting ar
rangements for an entertainment in behalf of the
Soldiers Relief Fund, Mrs. H. J. HOWE was
called to the chair, and Mrs. d. +. GORDON
chosen secretary.
On motion, it was resolved to give an enter
tainment for the object above mentioned, on
Wednesday, June 8th-said entertainment to
comprise Fair and Ball-and to be designated
the - Trinity County Sanitary Festival.
On motion, it was resolved that Committee
of Arrangements, to be composed of fifteen
ladies, be chosen. The following ladies were
designated as said committee Mrs. H. j. Howe,
Mrs. d. NJ. Kellogg Mrs. G. H. Lord, Mrs. NJ.
Ruch, Mrs. f. F. Allen, Mrs. G.. Belcher Mrs
NJ. F. Griffin, Mrs. B. Rule, Mrs. VIM Condor,
Mrs R. Clifford Mrs. \. Healey, Mrs. NJ. Lang,
Miss Lucy McWhorter Miss NJ. E. Kinds, and
Miss Matte Cochel. This committee was au-
thorized to communicate with a committee of
ladies in each precinct in the county, inviting
them to cooperate with the general committee
in carrying out the object of the Festival.
On motion, the following gentlemen were
named Executive Committee to act in con-
junction with the Ladies' General Committee
John Martin, Wm: Ware, D. E. Gordon B. Block
P. Mcclure, E. F. Allen, NJ F. Griffin. John
Murphy, John NJ. Eienfalt, f. W Young Peter
Paulsen, William Condor, F. A. Buck, Tracy
Scofield, E. J. Miller, D. Hansen E. Cornell. s
f. Jacobs, Cal. Dayton and W W. Perry. The
meeting then adjourned.
E. J. HOWE, Chairman.
L. z. GoRDoN, Secretary
So much has been done-the good work is
commenced, and we trust that no Cnion-loyine
man nor woman in the county will falter until
it is gloriously ended Trinity can make herself
heard in this movement if the people so will it.
Many are already enlisted in the worll-Iet such
talk to and persuade their neighbors and ac
quaintances to fall into line. The time for
preparation is short, let il not be wasted In the
meantime we shall keep the matter before the
people, and in every possible way lend our assis-
lance in behalf of the worthy undertaking.
FROM BoIsE--We make the following extracts
from letter written by our old friend S. II.