, 1864-06-27
FROM GALESBURG.


,GAIEsBun1, III, June a4:h, 1864.
EDITORS CHICAGO TRIBUNE Your paper
having the largest circulation In this county
Of any publicatfou-not even excepting our
home pspcrs-we hope you will insert the
following In reference to our two days. sani-
tary Fair, which has just closed. It was a
complete success, netting the Society about
$5,0G0. This may seem email amount to
your readers, but when gou consider that 1t
was almost erelasire'ga Galts6ury affair, and
and gotten up in less than three weeks time,
1t seems to US like " big thing" This Fair
is but the Introduction to larger one thatis
to follow soon, which will bestyled the Knox
County Sanitary Fair. Everything promises
SUCCESS to the undertaking. Heaven scen-
ed to smile upon the effort put forth in be-
half Of our braye soldiers; for We wero
blessed with beautiful weather md generous
hearts opened to our appeals, as they had
never done before.
Every one seemed to have something to
give, and gave 1t freely and cheeTfully. Many
valuable relics from distant battle field vera
eifts was book containing the autographs
Of the President, Cabinet officers, Generals
and Members Of Congress, presented by onr
poble Representative, Hon. 4. c. Ingersoll,
who can rest assured his efforts IL behalf Of
our fair, a. we'll - the noble stand taken by
him in Congress during his short career, ara
justly appreciated by big constituents. Long
voice Of Knox county. BuL to return to the
Sanitary Fair. 1t Tas formally opened at 1o
NJ. Wednesday, b. prayer from the Rev. d.
Beecher. Rev. Dr.. Ryder delivered the open
speech, which was frequently spplaaded.
The President, Geo. ". Wood, then read
letter. containing autograph photographs
from Vice President Hamblin: Secretaries
Seward. Chase, and Bates. aud from the
leading Senators and Representatives; also
ing them SUCCESS and bidding them God-speed
In their noble work. A snm7suous dinner
| provided hy the ladies was then partaken Of
| In an sdjoin,ng block
This yielded them about 300. Among the
other pratscworthy acts waa that Of The noble
The Knox Female Seminary, who for weeks
| have been busily at work making fancy ar
ticles Tor the fair, which they displayed so
beautifully on their neatly arranged table.
The * week RrsEions they nH had Elvsn the mon. MOI
badges With, to the Christian Commission.
Again ray God blees them tor their noble
deeds AL manner Of ways which at 1ngen-
ious mind could invent were adopted to reach
the purses Of the people. You arg
| lOU 1A0AAAA ~l+A tAS "a : u e98Ah-
ta1y Fair, so will not speek Of the
many lotteries, .fortune-Wheels fish
ponds, skating ponds, &C.. TINT were
adopted to sreli the prcceeds OF the fair.
Tour correspondent invested In nineteen lot.
teries and drew IS many -. Those that
needed and deserved the prizes, drew them.
One soldier drew The hosse-enothss e. NO -
going Just where they should. Every Jbody
Ttn aes3 the una Of the %
tlrswipr the greenbacks from the pockets Of
people move ,h that 5ou e
to1n throughout the West holding Saul
tary Fsir q Inly ,a 4th; 4 g. every s,sY Of tbs The
hes. who could calculate the good 1t would
!, do! How much the soldiers ouEht to bless
and admire MB- Ltvermore,' Of your city,
who, believe, was the .inre,,to7, tif you
plesse), Of the Sanitary Fairs. May her eff
| forts be appreciated everywhere as they ars
here. But I: will close this hastily aud i'm
perfectly nritten account of sour fair"
Hoping other places will initiate our ex
ample | remain, -
Yours very truly, PATRON.