The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-03-02
North.west-rn sanitary Fair.

nssvcstern SHuatary FIbr.
CmcAeo FEsRuAaY. 9Th. 1865.
10 ths Sspsrintsndsnts. Teachers and pa
pills Of tas Hrhie Schools eftas North.
Vet.
4 Gseat Sanitary Fair is to be open ed in
tho City Of Chicago, upon May soth. 1865
The Executive Committee having i. in
charge, have determined to open
PUBLIC School DEF ARrxENr,
And have appointed the undersigned the
Special Committee t, take charge Of this
Department.
Teachers and Pupils.os4he Public Schools
are found upon every Battle. field. in every
Camp, and, in every Hospital in our land
they need the sympathy aad the, contrihu.
tons Of their fellows, at home. Every child
in the Schools Of the North. West can min.
lister to the comfort of sick or wounded
brother in the army. -..
No articles will be exhibited in this De.
partment. Of the Fair. except such as arc
contributed by School Children or their
Teachers. ra,E ....E d. ..... ....
Any article, Of the most trif1ing value,
that comes from the willing hands of a
warm hearted child, viii be welcsrne let
each child devise something TINT shall be at
tractive, and it win meet with ready sale.
Each State represented in the Exhibition
may have a separate table. If desired, under
the management of the Committee to be ap.
pointed ty the member of the General Com
mittec from that State
Each member of the General Committee
will act as Chairman Of q, State Committee,
to be designated by himself. "a at
Cities or Counties designing to contribute
may correspond with the member of the
Committee from their own State or, IL pre-
ferred, directly with the Chairman of the
General Committee. s.t
1t is hoped that all who m " receive this
Circular will at once set about preparir ar.
tcles for the Fair. ..4... ......r.. a..4
Let Superintendent and Teachers aid by
contributing one days salary. .t#s r.s H..
All moneys may be RENTED through the
Member Of the Committee Of each State con-
tributing. ,....
To save expense. i. will be better that ar.
ticles contributed be boxedand sent directly
to Chicago, plainly mMked-"PublicS School
Department of Sanitary Fair.-N. w. SAM
tary Commission Rooms, -66 Madison ST.,
Chicago" ,...-......
For City Of Chicago. L. Pickard, R.
Prindiville. w. H. Wells. .. .. ......,..s
Committee for the State OF Illinois-Ho
N. Bateman, Springfield. .... ..-~ A..
For Wisconsin-Hon. j. G. McMynn,
Madison. .... ...'..-. .-.
For Iowa--Hon. o. Favilte, Des Moiaes.
For Indiana Hon. Geo. w. Hoss, In.
dianapolis. .........s s......s .....r..
For Michigan-Hon o. Hosford, Lansing
For Mnnesota~Hon. r. Blskely, st.
Paul ....
Tho undersigned having been requested
to take charge of this coed work in the
county Of Wapello, hereby appeals to teach
ers and pupils for their good will and their
Many of the youth Of Wap-
clio county have brothers or fathers in the
army; and surely it will be delightful to have
the opportunity Of doing something Tor the
comfost Of the sick and the wounded among
these. brave men. Contributions, either Of
Of money or of articles for the fair, I will
gladly take charge of, and see that they are
forwarded without expense, to, Chicago
may be left either at the res.
idence of the undersigned in Ottumwa, OF at
Higgins store opposite the Ottumwa House.
M. MCELRoY.