, 1864-05-22
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Eeet,is os Lsdlts.et Bryan :Eail--TAs US Of
.Fo7eIsn-H:te Dress. Materials J.. =,
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Mn; Barry. tho rre..asat, d.,i,sssa the follow. !.
.::LApars:-1 h1vs besn requested, at lsss hour
th!A af1csrcon prcside At ahis ladies' muctinc,
1t ior sssr.sl .easens have fit compelled TO ds.
long md psotfaeted hnsss, ri pnyslcally IL.
e e 5s,1 ,ss s9ss 81 and
ties 70 b. TuztEernore, Do % no: S%1 Eno@
by whom the meeting has besn called,
rahllc Journals. nor do know al I'll he puiss Of
,as f.e1t e%nqnty %o In regard te ths matter
Thea sEsln eonfest, althouRh in my retireaen,
bearings, an u far as ever from having reschod
solution Of ne great problem, environed as It 1s
By 50 sqy 9ns.s.ee DO not teel ths hsvs
ofthe lsdics: .nd isstlJ thiaF il an eatePpTtes
sn .. liz sqe yde actions
practical dihicultcs need to bo piloted by rcn.
nemen Who better understand the intricate aues-
tions; Of The needu1 resources Of revenue exasdi-
encT of direct a1ation &c than ladies' cau claim
to a. Feeling the ina2nitnde Of the enterprise and
deib4tated npon, that no mistakes may he commit
ted at the outset to frustrate the whole thlng, I
be- ~ ne may not evsn of m1eat sh5k Of
gard this a. preliminary step for ths purpose Of
discussion and the election Of such committees
lntellirently some plan which may mset in part
the great exigcncles Of the hour, and Je. with
ont involving go many difficulties rs to render tho
,be direction Of rezenehment is needed tha Smut
eho~s plainty. The how to DO il, i tbs prsciest
an sure. do not propose to expattain upo1 the
,'.o, ols Of the extr1vagance q the day. but
aoo essfGrs 70 III e., e. Iea'0n III;
s1sthins lke : national =, movement
sohinr Sss No
soutb..n women gav sshe clothes Cd sheir baeEsto
word that the white.tacsd northern women woaId
m, Bse'aes not ene csnt vere realized By the
t1csl sympathy ot women ut hornp, 1t would DO an
excelsior to them on the hatt;e- field. Women wtss
induced to dress especially with view TO pleAss
dies TO meet the requirements Of tho Association,
the luttcrtJs must C!ve In.
,as here 1 G m gsses .s T. + r.;
Of meetings IN Boston, New York and Washing
ton but arc the leagues formed Ecleral, or only
partial, Should it 6s thongot possible 70 make
10 suspend locEl ac'ion until grand organization
could he formed. centtallzlng in New tYd&k, the
sstna q a. ehsa sa} ssss
nndes this ore central eonsrol! II tits but par.
t!al 'hine and embracing chiefly thst casa in The
arc habItnaJ eco1omicai, vii It, can it inlali it,
ohject, OF accomplish anything like adequate
TIM s !os the Esses.asy insonyenienSs s.stls from
ss Could sle asesR se hss sass W.
| provided aIy important end yrcrr TO to rcached
II e.. e. ssa mt eysy I'd,
nseume It without looking Tor some adeouata
resnstr. II We cannot Look to pational
op eia paEs aD9 20 ssts az
VIC hope 10 Interest In Il ecucfallv t,t nert,nn o
enr eommonts Who con:soi i ths assltR veal S aaa tss H
fa1hinn Of The city. IS ho knows2 Aud II NOT Is 1t
leave the oral sense md patriotism Of Ike isd,ei
aute eeS p oe pefn hi.
ment does not to considerable c1te1t takc ID tht
an organization, unavaflI1z.
Apother question arisess Shnu We exclude al
foreign ar,aces or vLerc ehaii We pacs ia bonnd
alctlons Th.eh no, e1en sna to H.
cuts-
Again, ehali we be permitted to wear Whist vs
| a1rta1v poesesp. ar mnst we iev crervthfno
aside and don oniT nur new cn.tnms5
70 be Consistent 1h.a al shou'i bs s'9tSme 5one
9pM It, b. s0od po1,sy' Would i not
otherwise adopf Il. 3eejins resll7 unabIn 10 mass
the radical ehanse whica would be Ieonlred@and
snch Id to cnyer tbe r1ratest nnn.hsrs r. nav X.
sald INT many ladies haye sndiciant WsrdSoSs ny
in reserve ~ 1aaf for Vesra a. n .a a. 1,Dr
] Amsricnn NINA Hsva mi M snfic,art s.}sr
spect Independence and enthusiasm in thSc1a,e
Is e s9s,sin 20 ihlSnssi., Thsa t. npoa yon'
10 snhnnit tn some nsid-nIe ev;f. an iuSons,pis.
bnt re thnnld on7v ont - sha rr..eost .
s;Gers;ons 10 tste nars cf ~ sI,
bsstijy thrown tors,her ,ew ~ c1ndc thnnoh+s sitn
plS a. suggestive Of roints for consideratIon md
The f3n~inv rnscior,nns TrM = ~ ~
poee, the ssniimenis Eh,eh have c.,;ei3 na s1p ~
Eeihsr: @>'N''>' "Ns'~' LAW |1@sA ~ ~
aWuxREAs. Our land IA kuff,,,,n, undcr tha RI,
amities Of prolonged civil WsF. With fts sad mn
detolatine ELECTS upon our hon,e. and its accu mn
3at'og burdens Of asot upsn d. ns.Io9, xh!en Z j
End excessive tmportas1ons II costly and ,luruFI
ous articles oiapparcl decorations, &c. caused i,
sn a and nsaSs 1sc2
travsgance no. lees dsnrccons to our sociai parit
and well being, than hoatiie to the best Interest
: OF our bc1ov ed country; therefore,
!; Resoiced, That, IL no:uniFicndly feeling to
wazdn foreign NATIONS, OF disregard Of tbs benin
der the insptraion Of ttae ana ioVa dc5oon I W :.
! Cur native land, thus suffering, thus 1mpertlied
!. We deem 1t ouf duty to do our part, as women 0
ing expenditures. especially for luxurious ~ IN,
costly apparel, and That wc are prepared to unit
IN sns e ss s5 ira st wen s9Hse,sS I'd
promote The patriotic object Of national Union
l female cLnepGlfUr0,
Resogted, Tint az the object contemplated b
= this ucttinE can be beat secured by calm delbet
ate, and vel advised action, thst coumlttco {
q | Uosmtr and Mrs DIatchford be nnpotnted
q ponlIpato 1ye other ladies', who. tnYcihor vii
. | themselves shall constitute cnn,nIttce to tak
T. the whole fubect into full consider ttfon and =
port thrJcou af such time as they nsy and II col
3 venfcnt to teecnhte puh]1c notice 10 he given
l. tho daily iournals of thc cItv
It On motion OF Mrs Hoj6cu It wss reso1ycd III,
| the 1adfes nrreent acrnnt Mira Rarrvf> nddrcss IN
takc M the rc4Olutions aubmitte1 sensrateiv.
r The drat rcfn!ntion was odontcI nm nm
| Nff q n Holden mnyoi thrt 1he senontf - .o1,
" t1on bc apnroyci' ieayi,,r mt thr nan1as nf ii
le commi,tce vim ehnll hc annntnfed hv ihc Pres
u dcnt Thereafter. Tho motIaT wss snhmfftad n
y carried unanIuously, The PresIdcnt anpo{nte
=, the ioowinr iaies "a eommfttee 10 earIY mt II
~ nroyitiona nf thn 1sst rrsHntion yix. Ma Jnds
"a Peck. Mrt. Judee irumhuli. and Mrs. Hosme !
T. On mofion Mrs Fnrnham And Mra 1srrv y,
N | aaIed to Inc COMMITTEES '"
1. HIr1 nnrnham desirri tha co.oncr,tfon of :,
< penfleman hc1orc INV imnortsnt nrHon wss tnte
"a thrv urdcrnfnnd ths RI n nn,itir,i c~n
n n,nv 1shich -rSHnr - sr[niraS IL tx ,,.ns.r1t,
"a ! n iha non~.1r.Tt ~ ~ ~ f
~ "Nrs Wott fnanrh. xz,+h as.s 1,,,,t.u &t.t no
IL t,emen shnniS T. "neiti ith 1s5,a In ~ III
IN movement she 4hn1Dht s1so th,t "ct centisr,'
il ArtcIcs or forsjcn mauufscturo wers nsed ~ oe
y tlemeu A. well ~ by ladies' which they shou
II sseaew, ne nse OF 1oreign c1sars, Spirits and
a teTnen I6n11 rn.t. H. Ta.et.p NJ n :" ~
ID tsreatiar. 1eS-' . S'''
,e Msp. Willard eneeested that gentlemen shou
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