, 1865-06-10
U. S. SANITARY EoMMlssloH.
Fourth Anniversary
Meeting.
Exercises in Union Hall--Address By
the President Rev. DR.. Bellows,
Of New York
NEEDS OF THE eoEDluRa I'M
THE YuTUREs
The Eaglo Army--Djstribntion Of
Medals.


The Eaglo Arny--Distribution Of
Medals.
The Fourth Anniversary Exercises of ahc
United States Sanitary Commission Ecrc held yes
tcrday afrcrnoop, In Union Halt, Dearborn Park.
It had been intended that the meeting sh>uld be
held In the Opera House. hut thst was found to
be tmprsctientle. The gathering WIS large one,
and mach interest was evfnced in The proceedings.
The exercises comEcnced ut 3 o'clock. Long be.
fore the time ect for The eIercisas to begin, tho
peuple commenced gathering IN by scores and
hundreds. TIL, at three o'clock. that imncnse edi
fee WAS completely packed 10 euffocauon. There
we're ccrtainly ten thousand psssous present
The Pieno ard Musical instrument Department,
tn the center Of the Hail. Es.a taken possession Of
and ttand erected IN one corner tor The orators;
the remainder OF the enclosure YVES appropriated
by the repo9tett and oshsf petsons Of dtstiuc.
Hon. Among the latter were Mrs. Major General
Sherman and tcr two daughter; Major General
ieI, and sevcrai oilec11 Of ihe Sanitary Coumis.
son f6 .se Of tne ot e.
Ahc" petched IN convenient place to overlook
,hc tlfore and receive the consraiu'atoEy and
p1s1y ae5ea u
The Great Western Light Euasd Band H4t Ets-
toned In the 1t'esy cvrs the soUth entrance TO
CAlQQ hall, nlQ kEpL Inc LII 0l&I1st EVuCHN{Ee IN
good humor TIL the exercises began, BY dtscourt-
4 Il ,h1ee o'clock, Hon. 1homs B. Bryan
mounted The stand. and alter cauuonfDg the an.
dience to make little noise as possible, II they
de.red 10 hear The eee: hes that tt1e shout to be
delivered, introduced Rev Dr.. Be Lowe, Prestdeut
1ae received With thrse ronE1ne cheers At Tic
conclusion q: t5e uproar, be spoke a. fo4ows:
REV. Dn. BELIowe-
Iatfe. md Gentlemen, aud Fellow -cIt1zcna: I
Has ~ s1le Tsad oi
csuse for which RpcSk. end Of tEoss men and
women who arc here 10 rcpreecnt the intertet OF
robie di, ss Who, after four yt.rs Of h1rd fight
iii uust sdeTess myself, Win such ability as
that. II ebal! tsy anything Of my value 10 tha In
portaut csuee, thotc excellent fHeDd-, the re-
poricrf, Will Re the voice tbst shall ch from the
Atlantic to the Pacific, AID make the Geafort CIR
to bear, even over the widest eliscst 9! our grand
cop,inrntsl country. feel q. l'ttle, NJ /
th.t c.oWo aouf @ @ r. ss,aF h &
eLd shcfn,au b.L:ud HIM. ard Sheridan every
where, rot knpwiug witch way 10 tuEn or which
part Of the enemy fo.ce II Was ncst to lace fret
sNLpld not dAte to represent ToMan on IN occa
enn lks 1his A. the rseaEeet part OF rtls army,
aid. therefore, shali mike them last and not
ART In whs! hsvs TO say.
ne, If nor for sou. as It IL th- cay on Shich the
/ Cpfted Sis,cs Go ose1nmeu' comuelccd that 1nsa'
| tn,on over wnich have tie honof au1 pl sieee
son- 10 be tue almon:F Of the pcop.r 70 the sol
ou1z IN The ae:c; 10 tnpp'cn eu: what thv Gos;
eFrmcnt ihf.nsh y 'nn'aia. ned!cn ,ssH:t
in lie .re1,sf Of our noble, men in
lhe camp, IN the hospital. and on The battle field.
-Four yeere hs. ihas work been gong On. with
Wnst tpceess need Lot tell you Of Cbtcugo. or
hew yoa Il tho North Hestern branch have iron
the begtIn,nr 20 frlly done your part and 90
uohly. rvn1est med iae s1nrd5 1i@o Of thst noble
| ipco.por1tad. Eve:y one Of ouL pr.nches scat
ierea through :be broad United Sta.es, has been
lalorirg after The same pattcrn IT the same dc"
EoW EottAIly the{ have lsborcc is known to Al
men and women both at hcc,e nrd aeEo.d. We
Lave hal onc great view In ne estabiisanent o.
1te rte:t Entttd Sites Sanitsr3 Commission
and hist was to e1csec besides the army
tlat waa In the He'd. IN army ccnpo.ed g
your ta,herr, VOTE sots AID sour nfotaefs, you
hushzn1s and yorr lovefs,-znother army-she
bone arms composed Of women end chi!ortn nGi
! the setu mcn, Of al those who not able 10 giyt
[ that phyeic,l atreugth which they lacked, ye
their rneuty, thcir stores. tht lu1lness Of taei
hssrt with whatever cnthu.ias Rad Zsal haa bee1
given t. tn N. 10 he'p The ArEy n he ne!d ~ ~
thus. with those. had two armies III the Geld, N
neht,nr army ard the home army, aad By shi
1ncane onlS have been the grca: ends end object
of The vas fully seco uHisnsd: Ana Nd ! nes,x ,s.s
been var TO uuly deserving o! oc'u
cs;1ed a reople"tl WAY, s*ar EaoE Q
yesTB. not at 1ne commena q Ae gov
espvent a!one, hut Que IN which evetJmi
and every wonsn u 1he lsud participated; wnes es
those who coult not fight With The bsJonet m'gh
feht wlin the Eeede an1 PEP, End n,nk = no % ,ss s1
; | thtS great cause. And whereas VT wr!n deht:u
aceinst lhpsc anxious 70 Easn:csn the theory sn
doctrine Of nltra stste:' .,E ntz, VI determined
uul,e this American people In bond which thoul
! overlook III State lines, and tGnor;re oi.is: 90 y
and partitions Of every sort or kind, 1oit1az u
people IN one cr:At grand "urkns entst tpT1se. !.
boxing NOT merrly for tho soldiers OF thr1f o "
Statp, but aiding at home ~ the hrmles 70 IN
ds!d. 60 that they were fghtn. fot the sorers
ent and s!dlng IT, T.. cdassf afssss 81 nc eom dn'o
WGose ecppe should be the whole nation. ana g
I'd II the s'Un:ted States SANITARY Commission
MNa: union OF the Touen u tos lsna, sea eo.t
| rusrds IN dtftnse OF this great ! traefation aS Y
auup Of principles which II was Tie Object o. =
Wiz 70 sscnse A1a Theasse. tn y n;s,T'5 a1 5
Q snTe vou that 1t viii be found tta, fh- wo.1cn
home did thetr tnl thsEe IN 1aantuin'n: she e !,
ssery Q! issts Gntso ebsI Sv fep4
). stnteI lie 1nb;lc eennment Of the Cnisee s'ase
4 uu5 xhils the trlder was prsck'nR .he fehein:
wain Sot eiS oS,,s1ssnE he HE, bas dsaw.nr y
= two rides OF thu ssan nsaly hossn !,
r INC sewing together thus lD1o1 bevou1 u u
. p1Is,na''8o ssae %o5ea were wi.h 'thstr need.
s;iu hire uway In the Fstne conbtn4'1on o. ri.
e.,, crying silently th,t there shh'l be no ostlt1
before. Ibty hive an intelligent appreciation
Re fhr nature OF the struggle, Lot m1t *1ta s@o
+ the 1omen Of elher sonntf,es ~ H. =. .,c,1i
p fat e a To-"
sb + a Goa e ns rSsniea
:; prsyeIe, The urhrolt D. 1npaathed Cnlted aIes
% Amelica. tCheess.l
.. spsi lie b7aneles been engased, VIII sort
Tork have The uohie troops N Ihff Ereat reHins
Of done, OF which ~ The otaclaa CONN .ndeE. +
R5Deq PEGS abss II she4nsns srms hsa done, O
y prpud ae the Lieutenant General nimsen y
u front ara IN 1p4.nd Of the whole IMy OF
Gntsa as bsaa Il tut sres9 tody q
and CHI 'dren ard eray-bearded men. ne eot
u guard Nho hare done their vhst unspsst. :.
!e hr4e iuat Gone. - But has Ii Ger occurred =
.. 70 CONSIDER how mnrh a,,,, son u Lave ?; ?;
,s pt as!sf asts|ae. essf sss in 5op1 s.as. to
:. ss Ame9ic.n people in itIs, erentfn! .tErse,e
e. beaf up his c1ashtnE burden. l 5aiy oea
r. thsf Il The be4ffs Ut the women mo taef Q 3
ut snd fpgess had not ket . active Win ne soia!s
u. thc childsrn asd nos been inspired siss esIn
zeal snd tEns Is5i;n,ud@ i;,ad 2. s r. seS en- n
sc copl1 have supported the seEunaufannr oest
ST. Kept up the spirit Of the peope nncss " =
I'd Iotsts Of the epntest t.: ratToue aIso,
en- | he oecple had not teen tonftnua J tnlstst
nr .r1n,st in The ne1d and our woEcu aod eh;ldfe'
A]me made one !ast INIT Ana mssS - 0ne hs1 e \
"a at1s1red; We have never ~ permitted n4r se.e
20 n 1he ncld IN forget thai fEeJ ~t1s eis.as
n, that they. had rot io;t t1s ,s Gear ss1s. :,
Of enrn,1r. r..t .ae5 asi wise- srA ch, drca
IN ns soiae 1iho fn.l lived I'd prayed for them
~ evsf PERMITTED ~ 20 .st;,': :,
Cd ,at, shsss ssas o i. ~ asis
nv 1lv4,,ns LIE tocssl civic and to5'e..s s v'aaes
io ios 1hs7 wffc AeA,tg foy-th= h1-eteo t!d-sin
lAs nres:de, End tAn oak op-11, 3; "a @ tne w. ~.
he and tti'ass q hoEe hsvs "sSa ~ ke Prs pp
se: rary syert Ut thr war this noble hbDc artnJ
~ ~ rrts.td down 10 he ffont. AMI s s,si.sa
ier, t.e aed 9ud hofelt s'st 10 md as''sss weuo
e, fohs5 % 5snder q Ill tic tie service ia the,r p;
sS 10 our .uG.:.ine soldiers; ~ ynn e,. TO se.
that sns Of tnG 1oss ihst We have Eep, up
w" 1nme 5reinc N The hrrn-1 Of the aolt'er ~ =
on We hare i. pt hlu s.te from shs deSsns9Sre ,s9
1ns ssnp 5 paly .b,s be nu:t eol,inne h.
- n su,d,a now thst Ihil war l. over. bat resol
hlnst o tns 2p'iS. ut 3
'ufe Iave uEIct rpet sv,ry thing eltr. nut ono who
,cfc ,nMIne eill eame back 10 his former plares
cnd yng.se CO.. nieh !, s nss scs Ths vi
n9a pr1st s1d aatout.h foreign IaIoas Gnsa ss
!. =. snxthins else, that Cur sold cfs ~!
,hIcf naE , Sin * ms.3rea IscE lpio tie workshops
him -. ~ 6siH 1nfo TINT civilization tnto which
. 6. ~ M 49,, ~ thefr viyes and children, 10
St snals n chnschrs. ind 10 take - interest =
49,, hopo1sble work Q, esyiltsns Th;t ,s T. aue =
i. nj tint.i1 ii w1.h the eodiers: thas the pres
si:t piatcd is newspapers ,hfoqsh our ~ "
aszU tha, ths lacked not friends It home ~ ~
cx- nI1us .9,Afr mtdst. oItcntfnes les
meet ~ - eha newtpeper tsom hone
,rss ro.nc on nruuud them.
,, We ,n1 fasII Of II I,otn iheir ccmradea