, 1865-07-21
THE EXECUTIVE eSMMlT1EE uF the
Il, ". FAIR,
lava Wishes Her Share Relaraed.
Receipts and E1penditurts Of she
Several Dtp2rtmt nts Of the Faif.

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Receipts and Expenditure Of she
Several Dtp2rtmt nts Of the Fall.
The Executive Committee ct the '.aseat North
western Fa1r'' held another meeting yesterday
afternoon in the rooms Of the Young MEMS Chris.
tisn Asaoc,stior, Mr. T. B, HEJau. Esq. presid-
Inf, and Nj. Goodsulth acting u 6ectetxfJ.
4 Are.o!u.,cn Of thinks to varaons parties who
contributed materials Tor the Horticultural Hall
bulldirR wss unsnimcus]y adopted.
Mr.. Bryan presented the following letter, which
VIII read by Tho Secretary.
CHICAGO, June Il, lsG5.
To the President and Hsnsgers Of the NJ ". ssn-
jtsrJ Fair, Chicago, H.:
LADIES' md Gent1emea-The underBigned on
cers and members OF the Iowa Sanitary Commss.
sion having 1earned thst arrangements have been
entered into whereby portion Of the procecds Of
the Fatr are to be paid over to the Christian Com
.uiesion, nAk leAre, 30 faf ~ the contributions
from Iowa are concerned, to object to this af.
ransement. We do.o:
1ss, Because i'll contributions from that 2tate
haso bean msda With the full and distinct under-
ID. Because the Coneatnnor Of our commls-
tion exp1ees1y provides that It's funds and sup
plies thal4 20 to th1t Commission, and III the do,
nat,ons from TINT snte have been the result Of
the 1Abofs Of the Conmtssto on 4Id It's n.enIe. In
no esse that r. ate ~ ste 81 bare donations bocn
State. On TIE contrary, seyefa. Of Our AID Socis-
tics, th1t were Organized through our tustTumen'
, .oe .a1 hase C. S
g and give thef support to the Chttftfan COM
n1ssion. In no tnstsncc have aueh societies CIV
iilcncs OF ,he Sanitary Commission In all such
nctghboThootB and towns ntve organised new
Aid Societies and contributed Aoerstly thereto.
h0z Iowa ~ere made snd received st the depot
Of the n. ". corrmiaetcn before the. arrange
ueb1f above retetrec to WIS entered into, We
ttsrs Commission made aiter the Isl Of Jannsty,
on he books Of inc Fir; hence, va ha.tenet 1or-
poaseis ps1e T. sae s0a noass of hssS .na
April the receipts OF The Commits on from
luwa exceeded bTe thoutaud dollsts. and tnn
1rrrhcd much lar2er dRurs. We object to ali
any pcrtion 4 these donatton., and we object to
the SknstAfy Commission Paying 1Ey bOtus for
me privilege Of rece,vioR them at our hands.
4 Recauie re DO NOT think the managers were
osaed u ms suss ~ 20 1
Commission. The Fatr was never fepreses ted 10
u a. a tAtedgo Ct f..nots Fair, but Is one IN
~ ses q ~ ss nsa seo o ar M
contr1but,one to the sahttary work during tho
Int h{lt Gu nn1 tbs, may feel tncdaed 10 attach
Comsnt sie n pat Il il Is remembered ID during
the ytar from the 1tt Of March, 1864. to the lst Of
March, 1sa*. Iowa paid into the Ire 'aoly Of the
fbossand dollars more In c,sh, th1n Minnesots,
Witconslr. michigan ard 1tnpis al com lined,
bnd during the ssue period conttbre1 to that
Commission several hundred PACKAGES more OF
supplies than either Of the above States. @Icept
l.linoif, epd nearly 20 many q. ehe DID, Il will not
be tnonpbt strange tsst ne cla.u the right to be
t4mAR ii u fffF
sienta h1 F. E. Bitsell, President Of lows San.
C'm., Mr.: D. y: Cody, Wee rre.t. Mt y.
1stnIop, VICE Pzest. James Wright. Mrs. d.
s, Merits, Cor Sec lows San. Com. ....
On his subject. pcar]y every member present
1naoc from one 70 nse speeches: m @ N M E: D. Nc
10 ibe lows Sanitary Comntssfo0+ of the amu1uf
OF heir donatnn, explatt ing thst he did % TO
errg it properly before re mesiiae. and. A.
opened. By some OF the members, The past ae-
1iUn OF tre Committee wts viewed a. foal, but
oshess aeHghs Might M shand. be Is,eoas.d; .ai
| dielf nulne md ,he Sanitary comn.asipn. The
tta so!d,e1ss Home ayerred tast Iae proi-cs
originated with them. Thc friends Of tae san
itsIy Commltsicn retcrted, that without their
stsSes, tse Fatr void never ss nsss proven sns.
eees N euy degree. The friends or the Christian
Ctnmission declares teas II ~: r. thsiI ins9e1ss y,
, Far tom b. ina failure. Lively colloquy on
he ncTii, oi the Christian Commission. u com,
PIE pTeaiT Mp ehosea ans % y ,se Chsf,n. coafa
1 don ~ to Gates std facts prooneed general n
!. undtr.'and.ne:-one half q the eonmiNss IN
= menher." and t. 1t ether hat unteelirgly and oh
! erbstsly dec1s11E1 that thsT DIDN'T Eemcuoe
Z any sach him" Al one uma four genusme,
a | were I'D on the floor At tuce, and two OF thre1
diseurs;on thie se1sel!e q voess nasAins matter
ao s9 e1ns1 anSdetztsndinS: Sdsr pessons expan soi
md mnrual esteem followed each otntr thle
md fasr aer ~ Patton xss aaiss lnaisp e =, r
J Sanitary Cor9mtre,on were to be required a" "tat
9 m to make exp!snstion o, what hey waite
wb men, no. De ,;oa,sa aseneS sSe, p !, tne
he ecmnun.y. N T. Baxter as.ased h'n ths
h4a never pssn p1oposa =. ~ trdipsdna' h1e
fs; !. II p.s's: ts::ss s. q q
thsp ptncn sn % espss st.on would ne Food III
e have. al he iequest Of Mrs: LtvcImoEe rest
y Iut1rn ~hi-h hsd been adopted January 2sth, VI
+ | hruted up End rezd BY the SECRETARY. IL expires
!. y rsye lie power 10 zach ol tte Nor,hwe4ter
Ststet contributing 70 the Fair ,he T1ent to taa
= | fevtf7l donations and receipts. Mt. Bryan e
= p,at1ed that the Ie*a Sabis1fy Commission ha
icIn ally End cs1!y eecltnsd to t.ks sd..ntas
n | atelf hours durntiop. the reso.1tion adm'sun
- The rlibdtswal Of The Iowa donarons. Was put
- vote Two rtnuemen who hia previously II
: .sto each irsfn," hsd eignlhed thzt II taeJ We,
. : p!ttcu, 1t . yn,e on the Quen they should 6
sga11 It, but Of thoee pr rent one ladg voted
~ | tne ata1msuye, cse gentleman In the neEadv
4 tpd The Pretidcnt declared The resolution lost
On motion the Committee Adfonrn.d to mee
se1in this aftatnoou at three o'clock p. In..
, | the sAme place. .
l. The {ol!oM,pr report Of receipts and cxpeud
, | fires Of the Northwestern Sanitary Fatr, pr
u ptttd by the Treasurer. Ar. B!atcuford. Was
The hsuds Of the secrstatf, bnt for want OF s,t1
a [ anss... an afsAs1n1,n.