, 1865-03-28

Meeting OF Executive Commlttee-Dl1-
ntorF Chalrulen-Apportto
iueuI Of UQNR00nks

4 meeting OF the Executive Committee OF The
forthcoming northwestern Fair, for the beneas Of
the Sanitary Co1nnieslon and Soldiers Rome,
was held on Monday sftetnoon II the 1ooms OF
the ConmIet1on-theP President, T. B. Bryan, Esq,
in the Char.
On motion of Hon. ]. 3. Braawen, the depart
ments Of Public Schools aud Colleges were con-
sollcated under the Chairmaushlp Of J. L. Pick
FL ss9 ct The s e.
sad q e Sesmssn asasrs cEaTd snd rover.
3D. I had re- reported ed eseniars snd aeton,
and about sixty had not.
The Chairman Of the Committee On Rtushes re-
Aid. Talcott said that be had found ont that the
general impression WIS that the th1nR WAS run
ming itself up into church organizations and
would psy all they could into the fund Of thcir
own church; he thought 1t would be perfectly
idle OF him to tend round to one and another IN =
Mrs. Liyer7nore had already rece,red promises
Of specimens Of marble from a1l the STATES, md
samples from the works tn Rutland, Vt, The
plan Of the Far had been to throw ont net Of 30
many methes that some one Of them Eould catch
Mn. Hoee said tnst the church organizations
would rot interfere with the business department
Contributions we're abont to in from ali
parts Of the world, aud no church lines would be
observed as among enstneas msn.. 1t was expect
dIed to one thousand dollars to the Fair, as they
had already done In Eastern Fairs.
Mn. Il1eEmore taia that they did not matter
about church organization outside Of Chicago.
The Chairman said th1t nobody Ut the East cared
Ehe1leT the Haptists OF PresbJterians were the
largest in The Fair: the question was, how much
cnl1ef the active eyrnpaihtes Of everybody
Mrs. Hoee said tuat quarter Of q million had
been contributed to the Pittsbureh Fass, and oye1
phfa Fair were from the Labor Income aud Revenue
plan 1t vas much to be wiAhed that The chaismen
Ct The sepsrae departments shonid press this last
1xm upon the attention Of all those in their de.
Mrs. Livermore said that nothing had as yet
been done to Eeach tho farmers. 1hey, should be
ca,led on foE donations grain, vegetables, etc.
A letter WIS read from the ssent OF Gen. CAN'T,
Of Arkansss, Offering to donate The proceeds OF one
eFenlng's entertainment to the Far. Referred,
With rhatks, to the Committee on AmuBements.
c. L. Wilson reported as Chairman Of the Com
mittee on Foreign Correspondence. He Ind re-
ce!red a's1ranscs = o. Sa1naes ala = 1f9n ] nsn]. A9
KIiesman, scc,y Y. y. Legation at Berlin; J; =.
Anderson, Consul at Hamburg; T. Il. Dudley,
Consul a Lixerpool; " b; wesL ~ Gx Ionsa Dae ~.
Cheene5, Consul at Newcastle le-on-TTna, &C., &C.,
and that contributions would room be forwarded.
ms w cay nst re sspG5 o
had not been properly acknowledged. The Chair
said that this would be attended 70 IN fntore'
Mr. W,lso4 presented iettss 1Iom d. seos, e,",,n
thlt they were preparing to receive and Forward
all goods coming from abroad. They had sent
s5, Go from New York to Europe for goods Tor
Mr. Wilson vas placed IN eharre Of The foreign
eontribu1inns. Math power to deal as seemed 10
him best In their arrangement, &c
the formers cir[ u1ars should Ike sent to the Coun-
ty Clerks In each county; they knew the aaafess
:H Jndse ]. ). Bradwell .suggerted that the
churches would be the best to reach the farmers:
Mr. Wi1ton thought the Pos'nsstess would aes
Ms, Boce thought III it the lawyers could WORK
very efficiently IN stirring up tho people IN tae
r Sr. kenn,rou thought that the churches and a
The public schools throughout the county famn-
cd into every household. .,xa.
The Chairman read letter or donauon Q. Ate-
nsn,s riiver trumpet, from the Iowa Sanitary
Fair. AAceepted with thanks.
Mi. SeTcif sa1tf that the farmers could best be
reached through the agricultural papsfs. ...,s TIM
agency to BE- depended on for stirring up The
4 committee, with power to act consisting o.
Judge Bradweil, Mrs. LlEeFmofe ana ~. nogd
repo1 he sction Of the meeting TO him: ana a1s
cnss measures for working By means OF fae ia"-
MR.. 11ycrmore said that the &pod Tenplats
u~ jsnrthy discnssion eusued as to the arranco-
mcut of goods IN the Fair and the clssslneauon 10
On Motson Of T. ". Baxter, It was decided that M
iii artjcIcs donated to the Fair shall be dfstr1en-
led to he department. to which they belong, - ~
aeierrnined 81 The nature Of the material "nan
too bak TO- be pss;ssqi .;s II nn ane%e1 10 question that
i, Was Intended to erect as cheap a building a.
The meeting than adjourned III NednssoaJ ,st a.
,crnoon al O'Clock, 10 rcsssembie In tne samo