The Long Island
Sanitary Fair--Her excessive labors there, and the perfect harmony and
good feeling which prevailed--Rev. Dr. Spear's statement of her worth--
The resolutions of the Relief Association--Rev. Dr. Bellows' Testimony--
Her death--Rev. Dr. Farley's letter concerning her--Rev. Dr. Budington's
tribute to her memory. 650-658
MRS. ELIZABETH M. STREETER.
Loyal Southern Women--Mrs. Streeter's activity in promoting associations
of loyal women for the relief of the soldiers--Her New England parentage
and education--The Ladies' Union Relief Association of Baltimore--Mrs.
Streeter at Antietam--As a Hospital Visitor--The Eutaw Street Hospital--
The Union Refugees in Baltimore--Mrs. Streeter organizes the Ladies'
Union Aid Society for the Relief of Soldiers' families--Testimony of the
Maryland Committee of the Christian Commission to the value of her
labors--Death of her husband--Her return to Massachusetts. 659-664
MRS. CURTIS T. FENN.
The loyal record of the men and women of Berkshire County--Mrs. Fenn's
history and position before the war--Her skill and tenderness in the
care of the sick--Her readiness to enter upon the work of relief--She
becomes the embodiment of a Relief Association--Liberal contributions
made and much work performed by others but no organization--Mrs. Fenn's
incessant and extraordinary labors for the soldiers--Her packing and
shipping of the supplies to the hospitals in and about New York and to
more distant cities--Refreshments for Soldiers who passed through
Pittsfield--Her personal distribution of supplies at the soldiers'
Thanksgiving dinner at Bedloe's Island in 1862, and at David's Island
in 1864--"The gentleman from Africa and his vote"--Her efforts for the
disabled soldiers and their families--The soldiers' monument. 665-675
MRS. JAMES HARLAN.
Women in high stations devoting themselves to the relief of the
Soldiers--Instances--Mrs. Harlan's early interest in the soldier--At
Shiloh--Cutting red-tape--Wounded soldiers removed northward after the
battle--Death of her daughter--Her labors for the religious benefit of
the soldier--Her health impaired by her labors. 676-678
NEW ENGLAND SOLDIERS' RELIEF ASSOCIATION.
History of the organization--Its Matron, Mrs. E. A. Russell--The Women's
Auxiliary Committee--The Night Watchers' Association--The Hospital
Choir--The SOLDIERS' DEPOT in Howard Street, N. Y.--
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