Savannah Republican
Georgia
May 15, 1861
Since we have undertaken the collection of money to supply the troops stationed in and around our city with such necessaries as the army regulations do not provide, no incident connected therewith has created such sincere pleasure as that related in the following note, received yesterday:
Editors Republican:
The ladies of the Hebrew Benevolent Society enclose one hundred dollars for the use of the volunteers.
Fanny Minis, Secretary.
This simple note does not express all that the public should know, and even at the risk of bringing the kind ladies of this society prominently before the public, we would state that this liberal donation was earned by plying the skillful needle, and husbanded while dispensing many charities. Large as it is, the ladies seemed to feel the necessity for an apology, as the Treasurer of the Society sent us word that the donation would have been increased but for the provision in the By-Laws, which prohibits the reserved fund from being reduced below a certain amount. We saw the Bank Book, and only $140 was left to the credit of the Society—nearly half of their all given away!
In behalf of the soldiers, we return these kind ladies sincere thanks. It is hardly necessary to say that soldiers cared for in peace by such contributions, will carry into conflict the highest aspirations which can animate the human heart.