Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-02
o. FAvILLE, Sup. Pub. Inst.
CHICAGO, February 9th, 18t

CHICAGO February 9th, 1865.
To The Superintendent, Teachers and Pupiis Of the
Public Schools Of the North West:
A great Sanitary Fair is to I've opened in the
City of Chicago, upon May 30th, 1865. The
Executive Committee having it in charge,
have determined to open PUBLIC SCHOOL DE-
PARTMENT. and have appointed the undersign-
ed the Special Committee to take charge Of
this Department.
Teachers and Pupils of the Public Schools
are found upon every Battlefield, in every
Camp, and in every Hospital in our land they
need the sympathy and the contributions Of
their fellows at home. Every child in the
Schools of the North West can minister to
the comfort Of sick or wounded brother in
the army.
No articles will be exhibited in this Depart
ment Of the Fair. except such as are contribu-
ted by School Children or their Teachers.
Any article, Of the most trifiing value, that
comes from the willing hand of warm heart
ed child, will be welcome. Let each child de-
wise something that shall be attractive, and it
will meet with q ready sale.
Each State represented in the Exhibition
may have a separate table, II desired, under
the management of the Committee to I've ap-
pointed by the member of the General Com
mittee from that State.
Each member of the General Committee
will act as Chairman of a State Committee, to
be designated by himself.
Cities or Counties designing to contribute
may correspond with the member of the Com
mittee from their own State; or, If preferred,
directly with the Chairman of the General
! Committee.
| 1t is hoped that all who may receive this
Circular will at once set about preparing arti-
cles for the Fair.
Let Superintendents and Teachers aid by
contributing one day salary.
All moneys may be RENTED through the
Member of the Committee of each State con-
trbuting
To save expense, it will be better that arti-
cles contributed be boxed and sent directly to
Chicago, plainly marked
"Public School Department of Sanitary Fair,
| N. w. Sanitary Commission Rooms,
66 Madison Street, Chicago"
If at the time the articles are shipped no.
tice of shipment be sent to the Chairman of
the Committee, he will see that the articles
are disposed Of in accordance with the wishes
of the donors.
As the Schools of many of the Villages will
hold Exhibitions at the close of the Winter
Term, the Committee would suggest that a
small admittance fee be charged. and the pro-
ceeds given to the Sanitary Fair or, If de-
sired, Special Exhibitions be given with this
end in view.
very trifiing gift from each school child
in the Northwest will, in the aggregate. make
a munifcent donation to the Sanitary Fair.
The American and u s. Express Compa-
MES have agreed to transmit to Chicago, free
of expense, all contributions to the Fair not
exceeding sixty pounds in weight.
COMMITTEE.
For City Of Chicago. L. Pickard, r. Prin-
diville, w. II. Wells.
For State Of HiSois-Hon. N. Bateman, of
Springfield.
For State Of Wisconan-Hon. ]. @. McMynn,
of Madison.
For State Of loscu-Hon. o. Faville, of Des
Moines.
For State Of Indiana--Hon. George w. Hoss,
Of Indianapolis.
For State Of Indignation. o. Hosford, Of
lansing.
For State Of Minnesota--Hon. R. Blakely, of