Year: 1867

OhcerS OF great national Let
distinctly understood that not authorized to speak in
behalf of the Fenian Siserhood


Do the organizers before visiting city or locality make
up their minds to institute if possible branch of the
Sisterhood? If not may know the why? Do the
State and District Cners issue orders to their different
Circles to have this matter carefully looked AFTER in each
locaty If such orders acted upon by the officers of
each Circle? If not, may ask why?


We are aware that in many places the Brotherhood honor
the ladies by being in tauor of having Sserhood They
very supercousy imagine that this honor all sufficient for
the ladies' who ought ready dance all possible
sons without any thinking it worth his while provide
music for them Men require organizers and lecture
them on to their duty and their tagging spirits and
encourage them to work-yes to work for that
true shman with any manhood about him. should wait
be asked to support men require much encouragement
how much more do requreit Remember gentlemen
we supposed to be- the weaker Remember also
that the work of organizing half DONE if the ladies
altogether overlooked There for this than
the mere making of money house built of rocks alone
cannot be very comfortable residence There be
something cement the rocks together and shut
and storm, and make pleasant home of what would be-
otherwise, place of punishment.


Again: Are the of the interiors of their
American sisters? Men publicly called upon join the
Fenian ranks and aid the Fenan Why call upon
the ladies at the time and place Why give to
them the public attention and public respect which
given to the men? Are their interiors; pray? Some of
you to act if you thought The American
ladies have all such public attention paid them by their
gallant heroic and iberylovng brothers Are we then
of less consequence less capable of apprecatng
such public attention. than American ssers answer
will quote from letter in my possession written by the
present Attorney General of Iowa. Speaking of the of
poor Ireland and of the Fenian Sisterhood he says:


without ntendingto fatter your SEX let say frankly
that my hope in this direction is with my in
America Look the miracles in this way that have been
wrought by American women in the last four years. in their
sanitary efforts But why look abroad for exampes Why
point to this noble illustration of womans devotion
Look back for the last thirty years. at the SILENT but holy
devotion of the hard-workng Irish girls of the United
States; count the millions from their hard toll, which
have been sent the Atlantic, to their suffering
kindred at hom and admit at that they capable of
greater sacrifices and hoer devotion well
friendship than any other women in the world


am that the Fenan Sisterhood up and doing in
many localities throughout the States but there many
places where they not Will not the Fenian Ssterhood
throughout the country that the organizers and officers of
the Fenan Brotherhood do their duty towards country
by giving them opportunity and fair play
countrys If they do not shall be obliged
bring them again before the public and show them up just as
they deserve The press is open u.s. well as to them
The time for small talk and twaddng sentmenay has
gone by Honor TRUTH and work. and necessary exposure
to distress and DANGER must be encountered The unity
of patriotism, DEVOTION and must go hand in
hand with every man, woman and child of race;
acting thus Ireland at the very rstopporun will become
free nation, in spite of all the yrants that breathe.


Before closing this letter. already long, let call the
attention of the ladies of this State the coming Fair the
adjoining State of Iowa. This fair should interest all the
Fenan of the Northwest well those of Iowa. AS the
Fenan Brotherhood of Iowa have assisted the Chicago fair
of 1862 also let the Fenians of this City and State assist
their brothers and sisters of Iowa. in their efforts to make
their approaching fair of such profit all will be for
the glory of our people and the liberty of country.


have the honor to be- gentlemen


Your obedient servant ABC


IMPORTANT.