Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-03-04

named will be received, receipted for and
forwarded, at the Drug Store of Chas.
Kent, Sioux City.
OFFICE OF SuP'r OF PUBLIC 1EsrRuo,Iox,(
DEs MONIES, Iowa, Feb. IA, 1868.
CnH. KENr:-DEAR slR:-The teach
ers and pupils Of our public schools are
specially invited to show their regard for
the sick and wounded soldiers. 1 wish
you to take charge Of this work in your
county. Have the enclosed circular printed
in your county paper with such comments
as you think proper to add-stating that
you Gf wilIing,) will receive and forward
contributions for the Fair. Isuggest that
you appoint one or more in each township
to cooperate with you. Another Circular
will DO issued soon giving further in
formation.
trust there will be no delay. AsIowa
soldiers are second to none, so may her
schools be among the first in this benevo>
lent work. Yours truly,
O. FAVILLE,
Superintendent Public Instruction.
NORTH WESTERN SANITARY FAIR, I
CHICAGO FEB. 9th, 1865.
To the Superintendent, Teachers and
Pupils Of the Pubic Schools of the North.
West:-A Great Sanitary Fair is to be
opened in the City of Chicago, upon May
30th, 1865 The Executive Committee
having it In charge, have determined to
open a Public SCHOOL DEPARTMENT, and
have appointed the undersigned the Spe
cial Committee to take charge of this De.
partment.
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 eau minister to the comfort of sick
or wounded brother in the army.
No articles will be exhibited in this de.
partment Of the Fair, except such as arc
contributed by School Children or their
Teachers.
Any article Of the most triRing value,
that comes from the willing hand of a
warm hearted child, will be welcome. Let
each child devise something that shall
be attractive, and i. will meet with a
ready sale.
Each State represented in the Exhibi-
ton may have separate table, if desired,
under the management of the Committee
to be appointed by the member of the
General Committee from that State.
Each member Of the General COMMITTEES
will at as Chairman Of State Committee,
to be designated by himself
Cities or Counties designing to contri.
butte may correspond with the member of
the Committee from their own State; or,
if preferred, directly with the Chairman
Of the General Committee
Ii is hoped that all who may receive this
Circular will at once set about preparing
articles for the Fair.
Let Superiutendents and Teachers aid
by contributing one days salary.
ALI moneys may be reunited through
the member Of the Committee OF each
State contributing.
To save expense. It will be better that
articles contributed be boxed aud sent di.
rectly to Chicago, plainly mnrked, "Publio
School Department Of the Sanitary Fair,
N. W. Sanitary Commission Rooms, 66
Madison Street, Chicago
If at the time the articles are shipped q
notice of shipment be sent to the Chair.
man Of the Committee, he will see that
the articles are disposed of in accordanc e
with the wishes of the donors.
Az the Schools Of many of tho Villages
will hold Exhibitions at the close of the
Winter Term, the Committee would sug-
gest that small admittance fee be
charged, and the proceeds given to the
Sanitary Fair; or, if desired, Special tx
hibi,ions be given with thi. end in view
A very triiling gift from each school
child in the North West will. in the ag
gre, ate, make mun.icent donation to
the Sanitary Fair.
For City Of Chicago, J. l. Pickard, r.
Prindivile, w r. Wells; for State of II
Iipois, Hon. n. Bateman, Springfield; for
State of Wisconsin, Hon. J. G.. McMynn,
Madison f"r State Of Iowa, Hon. o. Fa.
vile, Des Moines: for State Of Indiana,
Hon. Geo. W. Hoss, indianapolis; for
State Of Michigan, Hon. o. Hosfori,
Lansing for State Of Minnesota, Hon. Il.
Blakeley, S. Paul.
P.S.--The "American and the "Uni..
ed States Express Companies lave
agreed, through their Agents in Chicago,
Messrs J. d Colvin and j. c. Fargo, to
transmit, to Chicago, free Of expense. all
contributions to the Fair not exceeding
sixty pounds in weight.
The objects Of the above circular are OF
such character that ell can unite in com.
nending them, and we trust that our
teachers and pupils may rcspond in a
manner creditable to themselves and ben.
eticial to their cause, so molly su stained
aud carried out by tho Sanitary Commits.
sion, and although we do not see in this
upper country much of their care for sick
and wounded soldiers, yet we presume that
in the East and South much good is done,
and much suffering relieved by them.
Sherman has captured Columbia,
South Carolina, and Charleston has been
evacuated. The latter event was contin.
gent on the former, and their can be no