New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-05-14
FROM MARYLAND.
eeme Account Of the Late Maryland snni-
sary Fair, and its ELECTS Upon Mary
land Society.


Amerieanize Marylanders 10 and gone. 1t was
fame Of love and charity for the soldier knded at
1rst by the hand OF wholehearted woman a.South
csrouian by BIRTH and the wife Of the Rev Charles j.
Bowen. a Unitarian minister, whose name is synony
with good works or the needy and the poor The
Game thus enkindled at the beginning was fed blythe
hands Of hundreds Of loyal women Maryands nobest
daughters, who emuated each other IN hesping upon
the burning altar the choicest SGcrnces until at last
she holocaust burst into blaze of glory, whose in
oense rolled up TO heaven in cloud Of sweet to
Hun who stitch upon the throne Of mercy The human
hing effect Of this sacrifice 10 the wants Of the soldier
gpon those engaged in it has been felt and is st felt
In every fiber Of Maryland society. 1t was a burnt
offering that consumed whole hccatombs of slave.
hegotten prejudces and purified our atmosphese from
much Of the malaria OF disloyalty.
The credit of originating the late Maryland State
Fair for the benefit OF the Sanitary organizations due
30 Mrs Charles j. Bowen, who caught the idea while
IN visit to Lowell in Massachusetts,, last Fall Her
suggestion approved at once by the Central Union
Soldiers Relief Association of Baltimore. of which she
was member and il was resolved TO hold Fair on
She anniversary Of the 18th Of April 1861. Forthwith
0ngar began TO ply the needle in the work Of prepare
sion and the genius and toct Of the taxed 10
'sher utmost. Among those members Of this ASsoca-
bon most prominent in furtherng the object in view
may DO named Mrs. c. j. Bowen, Alex Turnbu,
Royal t. Church, John w. Wright Kuster j. II.
Meredith. Z. Roberts, L. i. Bailey. S. Landstreet,
dos. Wantney Milton Whitney. S Berry. Shoemaker
w j. Albert. A. Murdoch. Panooast, Carson Thayer
Brantz Mayer, james, and Misses Berry, Martha Gray
Brookes Margaret Puryiauco, and Clarkes.
Other Associations lent their powerful aid from the
city Gd from the counties Mrs Gov. Bradford headed
q host of ladies from Baltimore County; Mrs Alphens
Hyatt and Mrs. Hardesty msstresses Of the Floral
Department and the Tableaux yivants. which were
great successes Mrs John T. Graham led the cohorts
of energetic ladies from the end Of Baltimore;
Mrs. Geo. r. Dodge presided over the Union Supper
Circle u Baltimore; Mrs Donaldson directed the How.
ard County offerings; Mrs. Jacob Tome the Cecil
County table, MIS- Major BirBey. assisted by HRS.
Gen Warren and other notables conducted The
National table which was an eminent success: MI
1yest wood Smith and Hiss were Tnatrons at the
Madison Home Circle Anne Arundel Comfy re-.
presented by Mrs. Randalls and Schmuck Dorchester
by Mrs Applegarth; Frederick by Mrs BantS; Har
FORD by Mrs. Head; Washington by Miss Turner;
the Scotch table by Mrs. Needles; Talbot by Mrs
Hopkins; the Knitting Circle by Miss Baynes the
Hospital Associations by Mrs. Boggs and Glasgow;
Carroll by Mrs Gingliry; the German Association by
AIRS. Spelcher; Montgomery by Mrs Lee and East
Baltimore by Mrs. Mason
The great feature Of the Fair was tho New England
Kitchen conducted by Mrs. Manning, Lambert. Col.
Inns. Brewster. Aokley. Norris. and Misses Berry,
Webb and Brewer, representing each Of the New.
En gland States and California They were the same
cadies who carried on the Brooklyn New-Eugiand
Kitchen 80 successfully Each lady appeared in
Dune The dances, the surprise parties, the apple
psriRgs the cuttings. and al the other doings OF the
Kitchen. were received with crowded houses ard HI
arty II old Abes Cabinet had half the energy Of these
New England ladies' they would have put down the Re
oeDiOn long since.
The Art Gallery was probably the very best colec
Zion Of paintings ever in Baltimore. Taken
whole the works Of art displayed throughout the Fair
spoke Of high degree Of sk taste. AND good judy
Snent. The chair presented TO Bishop Whittingham.
and pronounced to be the most elegant work Of art in
che room designed and executed by Mrs. Kusher,
who embroidered the covering with her own hands.
But more beautiful than any object In the room was
Miss Christie JohDson's flag from Maryland to Massa
chuscts a token of affection Ito wipe out the an
uish Of the past" The stars were embroidered in pure
white silk in the field by her OWE hands The design is
60 present it to Gov Andrew the part of five thou
sand Msrylanders
The Treasurer informs me that the total receipts Of
rom the sales Of articles exposed the tables. Tho
loyal merchants did do their duty Instead Of max
ing up some hundred thousand doluTs in the Ofou
aide donations they were content with handing in
hundred dollars each, with some very few EXCEPTIONS
The greatest success OF any enterprise was the ali
paper Tie Nee Era published and edited by your cor
respondent and Mr.. Cunningham. We have paid in
o. 900 already and hope TO make 1t 500 $500 more
send you full fe Just TO show you what sort OF paper
We made In radical Baltimore.
The extraneous 10 the Fair the vsis ofthe
President and certain Of his Cabinet Mr.. Lincoln
well received Dat Mr.. NJ. Blair got the cold shoulder
The Presidents speech drew down immense applause
when he spoke Of retributon for the Fort Pillow mas
oacre but when he got to that part oft which promised
not retaliation but consideration Of the question lis
uttsrance fell dead and al enthusiasm was quenched
after that. He moved about as any other mortal did
Mr. Chase was well received But Mr.. Stewards speech
came near being the signal for uproarous dissent Had
he spoken anywhere else but In the New-EnglaDd
Kitchen he would have been Kissed. His syowa that
be loved his country better than Freedom checked
everybody, but his rebuke Of the newborn zeal OF
Maryland for Abolition gave greater ofense than all
chat he said beside offensive as it nearly all was to his
hearers
Altogether this Fair Is a chapter in the history Of
Maryland. 1t has drowned the memory Of the Pratt
street rebellion In the waters Of charity FOR the defend
srs Of the Republic while it records the teriyersaon
Of champion of universal Liberty and exhibits Chief
Magistrate thinking Of protecting the soldiers Of the
country from butchery w.o.S
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