St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1864-07-14
FEAlAhE NURSES fOR TitE army


Mrs: Jane &. Swisshelm is turning her
talents and energies to good account in va
rious benificeut missions in behalf of our
invalid soldiers. Her last benevolent en-.
.erprise is thus explained IN a letter to the
Surgeon General:
We propose to organize society, with Mrs: Abr:
ham Lincoln the active, working Presidents Mrs
General Land Office, Treasurer; W. Bourn, Postmas-
ter ut Washington, D. c. the Rev. VIM Charming, Ii.
CoSk, Banker, Washington and others, trustees
Armory-square Hospital, and Others Executive Com.
nttce; and managed by eminent surgeons of tho
Army atid ladies' whose husbands have national rep.
utation for honor and patriotism. DIR object ia to
place in military hospitals sufficient nhh.ber Of
ladies who will give their grautous services, aiding
surgeons IN applying to our sick and soldiers
Pe and giving such other attention as surgeons may
DESIRE Will you supply such ladies with transporta-
ton, rations and quarters while on duty,
Ike Surgeon General grants Is much of
this REQUEST as the regulations" allow;
*lereupon Mrs. swisshelm, as Correspond
ing Secretary of the Surgeons Aid Society,
makes the following appeal:
Surgeons at the front, or elsewhere, who want the
help Of 1.-THE right kind Of women are requested to
address the President of the Society," Mrs. Abraham
Efcoln E&ecutfse Mansion, Washington, stating
how many ladies they need distributors cooks Of
n6rses by special appointment Of the Surgeon Gen.
eral. Th:.ir communications must be marked plainly
on the envelope, "Surgeon's Business" that they
may secure prompt attention. Mrs Lincoln in visit
ing hospitals will also receive personal applications
for aid.
Those wishing to send contributions to t up or ss.
tain the ome will please to direct them to Mr. Bow
en- Postmaster, Washington; D. c., Chairman Of the
Board Of Trustees.
Ladies willing TO- go to our suffering men, as the
love of God and their mothers go-"without money
and without price"-will address the Hon. Mrs. Sec.
rotary Harrington, Rec Sec., or Mrs. Jane G. Swiss.
helm, Cor Sec, Washington D. c. Such applications
must be accompanied by Recommendations from the
Sanitary Christian Commission State Relief Socie.
ty of their State wife of Union Member of Congress
Or Soldiers Aid Societies. Especial attention
viii be given to the certificates from the officers Of
the Wome1's Branch of the Sanitary Commission in
Philadelphiaj or any similar organization. Female
surgeons will not be accepted.
1t simply women Of plain good SENSE, willing to
obey physicians as in private practice who are need
cd and no social position too high no intellectual
culture too broad, no refinement too pure, for the
work OF wiping the death damp from, the brows Of
men who are dying that Liberty may i've. Qnr coun-
Try has given the bravest and noblest of hef sons TO
this war for Republican Government. Will sfo hot
now offer the most cherished of her daughtersi
An application deemed worthy of consideration VIII
be refcrred to the Executive Committee of whom
Surgeon Antisell Chairman and only on their rec
oinmendation will the Surgeon General be asked to
lurntsh transportation or special appointment