, 1864-10-30
TIRE GREAT FAR FOE THR aov-
Dicks.
as4H meettnK Of Ladtes-The Fair -
s'fanS acceas-Appof0tme
OF Committees.

"1H meeunk Of Iadies-The Fair I
afenS acceas-Appot0tm ment
OF IComRnltteea.
%eerag Of ladies' interested in ths Great Fo
~ H4u FeotuefJ next for the benefit Of the &c
s.es0 "As nelo IN the Metropolitan Hal1 On s,tu
occupied the Chair. A10e
Ins veteran Reserve Corps Band, from Cam
Douglas, Was present, and enliyened the % mesar su
e,r. m1na tsIetA patriotic airs well executed III,
sonea the Communications OF The ladjes N sa,ae,;
roe OF thanks at The cIose, 1A'''' - Aspeca
naa1 :, aoee asked. before proceeding 10 the bus
Rasnbly epase theft time and services n Ia ftnn
oMaa I'M o. 19ureday next Bhou d do 80.
aae Chslt briefly referred to The objects O, III
ments for tSe 5oefSeo,ad IND ,1spse
S.n,tr T rasa5 success which had attended thc Gsea
re.n'to A faG q year ago. one which, IN It's owl
oartea aug ~ 1ae pi9teef Of others had been mos
Rsnt mat had been made, to the effect that ths
ra1 Mas snch failure as to make people asha net
bsd ~. hcs., 1ney hao had a1ythine TO do With ii
Seoo,1Slh 1tselh aId being The pioneer Of system
GGontoutaons which bad placed seven millions o.
I'll. + F. wead g. Ct ~ sss o@
Tor they bad the prestige Of former success ena
ee Hnla nave 19ne ol thst preaelce 70 contend ~is
IN nthsr M o. y, nsi F epseused Chicago h.d beer
me Le1t Wou1d be even more worthy ot Chieae1;
and an M me Northwest Already ans wcre 1ere comias
sSo iho 3he heyy GustteF of a'a to the undertaking
N hospitals, end IN the field their deyot1nn ans
bravery arr unparalleled IN the history Of ths word
,n. men A sne tooneat Of their snengs, their hero.
LEE, ano PATRIOTISM. their stole endurance OF mis-.
the!r gratitude for the eorts put forth 10 relieve
theno che felt a. II no woman IN the Iand dara be
oa5 en o. Il sne were responsible fur doing al thsy
boys. She spoke most lteungly Of her experience
In camp aud IN hospital.
The record Of that meeting would tonch every
port Of the meeting would Be- read With more ore in in.
te1est than any other save that which told Of the
hacceee o. the Union cauee at the polls. The pA-
pets world be vet with their tears Of Joy. They
must remember that the soldiers needed four ttmes
ns much as was furntehed to them The Fat was
eot up for the purpose Of enlatgtng the supply.
qutred an amount Of sanitary supplies which could
scarcely be expTeteed IN bgures- The Northwest
haIB one feason Of that was that they Werc better
cared for By their friends 1t home. she knew tnat
The ladies' Of the Northwest cared for the soldiers,
sna q ,ievsd e. ut they Mon1d Do their our
couDtIy for The Health which fs commanded by the
area OF country surrouneing.
The arrangements in detail for the Fair could not
as yet re elaborated, bu. they counted on The
conntenance o. the city, and expected th1t the au
thorlnea would co cpesate. Bat they could 90 one
should BE- made the subject Of special canvass by
cum mittecs to be appointed, and then permanent
societies oreanixed to aid the wo1k. They had
people wefe the ones Who were ditposed to si7e
most hbcral)y. and they were generally most WILL
Inc 10 wcrk through tbe!t ora caurch orgAn1za-
ton.
Miss Sa5ars WEE choren to act as secretary Of
MT. Hosmer moved that tha meeting proceed to
ef. The idea met With universal approval, and
come 81 the ladies reported that they had already
commeLced IN their church to work for this OBJ
Jet.
Mrs. Live1more announced that some OF the Ia
dies p1eie5red that MEETING OF each church should
be called from ite own pulpit, and that It ehould
then appoint its OWL committees; favotoblE re-
II was shsn resolved thst the york shoald be Ct
feettd through the churches
The Chair said 1t was the sense Of several ladies'
that committee should be appointed for each
church. to- see the pastors OF their respective
cnGrshes I;r: n. WIN r. 1eieEeace 70 such notice.
Tee should correspond With each munster, Or see
Iii: Hsnnie thousht that the minister ehould
Mls- Btadwen stated that Rev. Il. N. Bishop had
aisnihed hfe readiness to organize his church for
Mrs. Cnth,ng advocated the appointment OF a
lady from each church.
1lrs. Ban. 3 motion was lost.
Mn. Cushing moved the appointment OF CON-
mittee Of two from each church, 70 inaurusate lie
don in their church. Carried. o'1"'' "es'ei7'
sysq the ct
Of the city, to appoint Committees tor each
five" was substituted the following were ap-
South 1tpisiom-Mrk. James Long, Mrs, DR..
Hamall, Ars. Vim. Wheeler, Mrs.. Kannie, Mrs.
Nt9t Dirlsson-Ar.. cuahing, Mrs. Van okdel,
:, ,No.tA Dtr..ion11Mre. g. Dnnham. Mr.. Andrews,