The Portland daily press., 1865-04-11
spEoIAL NOTICES.
Relief for NInsue soldie,s

The Maine Soldiers Relief Association make an
peal to the people OF Maine for aid to the soldiers of
our State in the hospitals in Washington. Wooden
Stockings, drawers, and flannel shirts are especially
wanted; In majority of cases the soldiers in the
hospitals are without money with which to purchase,
and without help to make known and supply their
wants
Since the campaign of the Spring of 1864 opened.
the supplies required and in great part furnished to
our soldiers through the Association have been very
large These supplies exhausted. Since
the battles OF the Wilderness the wounded and dis
ab1ed soldiers OF Maine regiments who have been re-
ported in the hospitals of the District of Columbia
numbermore than six thousand. OF these majority
directly through the members, have been supplied
with such articles as their immediate necessities de-
manded.
Connected with the Association is the State
Agency; and In order that the people of the State
NAV form on intelligent notion OF the .abor perorm
ed by the united efforts Of the Association and Agen-
cy the following summary is made
Since the first year of the war the business to be
attended to for soldiers has new character In
most cases our soldiers in seeking furongh or dis
charge or who have obtained, the necessary papers
emitting them to furlough or discharge are helnless
to accomplish their object without assistance =
Claims for back pay are numerous and require strict
compliance with the regulations of the pay depart
ment before the amount due can be obtained The
soldier knows very little about these requisites and
as necessary consequence is obliged to secure the
services Of persons acquainted with the business
Every help has been rendered these classes osodiers
freely and without reward. The number so assisted
during the year is between six and thousand.
The constant labor Of two experienced persons is de-
voted to this branch
The number of packages received for soldiers and
hospital purposes during the year is nine hundred
and sixty-seyen These have been distributed in the
army IN the Held, and in the hospitals of Washington
and vicinity
Tho hospitals in Washington are twelve in num-
Der and, with the exception of Armory square and
Judiciary Square, situated from one to three
miles from the CITY, The hospital at Georgetown is
for officers exclusively At Alexandria there are
three and at Fairfax Seminary two miles west from
Alexandria, one Camp Distribution, situated three
miles from Washington is the rendezvous for conya-
lescent soldiers Within these hospitals and this
camp at the present time, nearly seven hundred
SICK, wounded and cOnvaescent. These men have
many wants many errands many requests, to be
satisfied Their friends and relations at homo con-
tnually manifest their anxiety and sympathy in
words and in acts
In requital of this generous and noble recognition
of the sacrifice Of our brave soldiers their friends
here Will ever be mindful They, therefore, earnest
)y, and with confidence, ask that the benfcent con-
tributions heretofore bestowed may not be with
held whlle the war seems so near glorious termi.
nation
Contributions directed to the Agency, 273 ssFn ST.
through the Agent Of the State at Portland, GEO
r DAVIS, Esq ), will be promptly forwarded and
the receipt Immediately acknowledged
Officers Of the Maiae Soldiers RELIEF Association
President, L D. Moore. Treasurer Horatio King.
Buiterfeld. cester.
Executive Committee john w Butteraeld. SIP
Morrill,, I. d. Smart, R. U. Stiokneg, N. c,
Woodward =
washington, D. c., March II, 1866.
STATE OF MAINE, EXECUTIVE DRP'r
Augusta, March 90 1865
commend this appeal to the citizens of Naive
sAMUEL CONY, Governor of Maine
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