Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-03-11
FORSYTH posT LADIES SOCIETY.
Thsir SECOND Anniversary sIsetlns.

Their Second Anniversary Meeting.
II was our good fortune to represent at
tile second anniversary meeting OF the
above Society on Tuesday evening, at Gym
nasium Hall, Toledo, and It was one Of
those occasions that always creates y regret
that we can not place the varied features
and pleasant impressions before our readers
as they were presented to u.s.
The Hall and stage were decorated in
excellent taste, with flags, flowers and
plants, stacks oil arms, GruThA, and at the
hour appointed for the exercises to COM
mence, every chair was filled and mum
Der had to remain Standing during the ex
ercises.
II there is any city IN the Union that
has occasion to be proud Of their citizen
soldiers or representatives. in the late war,
that city is and should be Toledo. For
syth Post is the largest in the State, and
with few exceptions in the United States,
and the ladies' auxiliary is the most active
and most effective part IN the exercise OF
" Charity one of the main features Of the
organization.
The exercises wore announced from the
neatly printed programmes, by the presi-
dent, Mrs Gen. /. r. Sherwood, the frst
being the Jubilee overture" on the piano,
by the Eckert Brothers, and rendered with
fine effect.
Chaplain Bacon followed with II feeling
prayer for the success Of the worthy objects
of the'Society.
Gen. Do0litte kindly consented TO lead
in the old war songs, The Battle Hymn
of the Republic" America" and struck
out with the next piece on the programme,
"Tramp, Tramp, Tramp" the audience join
ing in the chorusas though they had been
there.
This was followed by an able opening
address by the President brief synopsis
of which we copy from the 4etsgrdN:
Mrs. L. r. Sherwood's opening address,
set forth in an eloquent manner, the
aims and results OF the Society, since the
last annual meeting. She said IA old sol
diers in tins city had joined the bivotiac Of
the dead. fhe meetings during the year
had been well attended and had never
lacked quorum. The irst work OF the
ladies had been done in 1873, before the or
ganization Of the Society proper Allusion
was made to the work OF the Society in
helping get up the lava fete, etc. The or
ganizalon of the Society, the speaker said
is very simple, and members are welcomed,
from all sources, OF those who are willing
to help along the good work.
OF the fourteen old soldiers who died
during the past year, many OF them left
families in comparatively destitute circum-
stances. Toledo has a very large soldier
element, the largest in proportion of any
city within our knowledge. Many of these
men spent their best days and broke down
their health carrying their muskets in the
service at S11 per month, dollar only
worth 60 cents, while their neighbors were
at home doubling their gains in the marts
OF trade. Coming home they were but lily
! prepared to compete with those who had
| got such start ahead OF them. Falling
at their posts III the battle OF Lille in which
they have been since engaged, they leave
us the guardianship OF their helpless babes
THE sEcRETARY's REPORT
was then read by the Secretary, Mrs. C. L.
Young, ms follows:
Two years ago today the Ladies' Auxil-
oroy,,ic oris,ence s,,n,as,ad ,,nr,I,, Lv ,he
work of the Ladies' Aid Society during
the war, and the larger work by the pres
ent Relief Corps, auxiliary to the G. A. r
posts OF the Department OF Massachusetts,.
We feel no hesitancy in affirming o,il
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