, 1865-09-04
IOWA SOLDIERS ORPHANS FAIR.

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Il From our own Correspondent
MAEsuALLTowS, Iowa, Sept I.
write this at the close Of the fifth day Of
the Iowa Soldiers Orphans Fair, and as the
operations tomorrow will only be nominal,
this may be regarded as the last day. will,
in Il brief word, endeavor to give yoi, q
glimpse, first, Of what the Iowa Soldiers Or
phans' Aid Society have accomplished pre-
vious to the Inauguration Of the Fair; and,
secondly, tho results flowing from this Iowa
State Fair with such incidental statements
md remarks As The occasion; has suggested.
Further, I will give YOU i sbriet history Of its
origin,
1owA solpiEns' oRrnAss' AID .socrErr.
| The first step toward tie Inauguration of
this society was suggested believe, By ex-
Gov: kirkW6od. In this mny bexropg, but.
at least he was one Of tie first to move Ii The
matter. He obtained the hearty co o~operatlon
OF Gov. Stone,: Judge Baldwin, {of whom
mny say he weighs 80 pounds, and his heart
4 up to the full capacity Of his body, Judge
J "At6AA. eA-Hos' Lo"f, Ahu many Diner noble
men and women whose names do not now 'oc-
cur to me. To these men and women the sup-
gestion inlme eatate]y inspired action. A build
t1g Of capacity suitable for one hundred SOL
dicrs, ofphaps was obtained at Pennington,
Van Buren county, and Immediately filed. This
was soon followed by call for room for one
hundred and fifty more little ones, aud tho
managers ut once began to realize that they
had Q large as vel as q noble work On their
bands. Come two months. since the facilities
for the accommodation OF the additional one
hundred and fifty orphans we're offered them
at Cedar Falls On advantageous terms, and
accepted; and that Institution will be ready
In few. Tecks for It's anticipated occupants.
"The cry is still they come" =
To-Day ONE THOUSAND MORE SOLDIERS Or
them home, md they intend: to do 1t. Ne
gotiattohB have been opened by the managers
! Of this Society with the general Government,
to Pn1chose the barracks at Davenport, which,
With = little Improvement, are admirably
~ s11 mnrpcsss Mhea helo tas aag
doubt but what II will be-this society will have
twelve hundred and fifty: soldiers orphans de-
| pendent upon them for guidance and support,
until they shall reach an age that Mlll enable
them 70 take care Of Themselves, IT, Is their
Intent 70 give these orphan children first
class co1nmon'echoot education, teach them
trades, farming, &C., and to watch ind guard
their interests With patenal care; ANY fun.
w Of approved responsibility will be allowed
to adopt any Of the orphans, but the manag-
ets wnl not allow them to be taken outside of
the institution under any other circumstances.
As the demands upon the society Increase,
they will DO, readily aud heartily met, until
not single soldiers orphan will remain out
the ray Of funds, tho Society may be regarded |
aH iH q prosperous condition. Before the |
commencement ofth1s Fair, they had on hand !
about tdo, 900, invested ln 1905, and With
what this Fair will bring In, and from various |
ary next to haye In their Treasury full one
hundred and Itly thousand dollars, With which |
to continue their noble work. This Is the |
present position Of the society. The Pfcsi. |
dent Of Il Is Hon: G. g. Cole, one ofthc Judges
man for the labora Of hts position could not
'bo found. Ho. Is emphatically the right man
in the " right place. Enthusiastic, warm
hearted, genial, true Christian gentleman, l
know TINT the work Will 20 forward under Its
onded by his eo:laborcrs on the Supreme
bcnch-tudEes Wright and Raldwin-by Coy
crrots Stone Kirkwood and Lowe by Mrs.
Wittcnmeyer, whose generous labors in be-
half of the soldier are rs familiar as house.
hold words; by lion. G. n: Woodbury., of this
city, and many others whose names cannot
now recall. And now let nc speak OF the
Fair.
CHICAGO At the FAIR. i, 4
The lIberalsty aud loyalty Of Chicago mer.
chants Is strikfngly manifest In tho best filed
booth on the ground. These contributions
not only ereel In quantity but In their utilita-
assorted, large sized country store, whcso buy
ess can always get any useful article they
want, and not like city 10y shop, where vol,
can only crafty the fancy With The knowl-
edge that you have LETT your money and get
nothing back. Chicago has set m example In
hnF To fyS,{4H T.
future on occasions like these Let 1t be un-
derstood by the people that they can 60 to
charity Fair and hud on sale articles Of do
nestle necessity, which they can obtain at
prices which can be advnntageously compared !
With tbs rates At the ordinary trading plaees,
managers Of Pairs, when they appeal to the
merchants md otl lers for contributions, sug-
Eest to them that articles for use are what 1
they want, and they Will be susc Ia the end to
show handsome balance In the Treasury.
This they should do more Particularly, when
the Fair Is to be held in email town like
Marshall, where gimeracks arc not wanted,
but articles OF daily t,se arc. OF course many !
Of the better articles will conc. They Of
necessity spring from the active charity and
comes from this source should be
readily accepted, but sold 10 low that poor | !
people may think themselves Justified In sat :
lsfyng the fancy, BY Willing; purchase But
lhe sight should not, rs is too apt to be the !
case, be surteited with q class Of gimcracks, I
leaving the person uncertain whlch:to choose, 4 !
nd who finally retlres without purchasing s
either. s
In looking over the list Of contributors :
Ind that Chicago numbersabout one hundred
3 some 5000. ffst start with the leading
money contributors who arc Davis, eawyer b
! Co., 5000; VIM F. CooIbaugh ESQ.,, $3.50: | b
). Y. FaEwel & Co., $3.50; Field, Palmer & d
Letter, $50; Bowen Brothers, ESQ; Third q
National Bank, 800, and a. number smaller
ums: Among the chief contributors Of eI
merchandise, are an elegant piano worth 3B75 | q
rom Reeds Temple, Of Music; Reaper by to
Mccormick Brothers; platform scales from n,
fairbanks, Grecnleaf q Co... md DIckcnson, A.
'urst Bradley, md others; boota md shoes
rom T. B, Webber & CO., Gnlettej Whitney "a
/ Co., F. F. s D. n. Wells, Fiske, Kirkland "a
+ Co., Mcpougall &: Nicholast C.: NJ Hen "a
Nhite;, groceries from Pollard & Dom, al
talcy, Bennett g. Co., Bennett, pieters & CO.; In
addlely from 8. Ortmaye1; saving machines re-
rom Grover d Baker, aud Wilcox & Gibbs: III
loop skltts from ". F. Buriock and C.'H.
,eForest an elegant set Of taola cutlery, n.
IcCormick & Calender fnss By 4. Herzog A.
Co.; n,illinery goods BIZ Walsh i Hutchtng' :"
nd many other liberal contributions from an
nrious sources, which have not the time
or you the room to cnumerate; but a.
arc before remarked, the articles are almost n
ntlrely Of q useful character and meet with -
ready sale nj fair prices. d.
FLORAL. q,
The floral booth at this fair Is really one Of i.
le most attractive ever saw In the West. I | u,
uu some Of the rarest flowers to be found in Co
,e country, exhibited here. They are almost 20
1tirely contributed By Marshn1ltown ladies, Z.
I'd show ever 90 conclusiyely the New Eng. Gi CGih
nd origin of the fair hands that have nour- Ch
he'd them in honor of their loved home on Cd
le Atlantic coast. They are ali to be dis Ch
osed Of by chance at g a ticket, On the last III
- OF the fair, aud large number Of most 81 e.,
!ce1scnt and attractive prizes Will be carried FL
TROPHY DEPARTMENT! -
This embraces the war-wozn and tattered
title Gag Of almost every Iowa regiment.
hey are arranged In the booth with artistic
|ect, and to-day the wind being nearly ut
st, many are thrown To- the breeze. i,
,cy bear on their folds The 4
cord Of almost every battle during the war, e
record which places fowa in the very yan 81 Sc
sa1 States. In this hall are Il large number sc
works Of eIt, embracing portraits Of Lin ~,
In, Grant, Sherman, Thomas, Farsagut and aa
d statesmen. These portraits met with y,
ady sale, showing the atectionate regard -
e people hare for these great mcn. sup
50 you might travel through und visit every.
nily tn this State, from the occupant Of the SCI
'st elegant mansion to the smallest log ,w
lin, and IN more thnn one-haf Of these you OF !
L find portraits Of Lincoln md Grant, With allo,
arge sp1inkl1nE OF Sherman, Sheridan, Far na1 a
. w ,., H'u utuers WY nate maze q mora or par
Clellan you do not see There de but GsW FL
It remember him, and that few are not 80