The North Star (Rochester)/1848/01/14/Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society
ROCHESTER LADIES' ANTI-SLAVERY SOCIETY.
The committee of the Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society, gratefully acknowledge the receipt of valuable and saleable articles from friends in the country for the recent fair. A contribution from the anti-slavery women of Ledyard, helped to make the tables in the hail attractive; from Walworth and Farmington, came the friends with cheerful greetings, bringing the result of the effort of their sewing circle, in rich, tasteful articles, and giving their efficient aid at the tables: from Waterloo, came as a token of remembrance, a donation of books, perfumery, &c.,; a contribution from Williamson, the result of the labors of little company of workers in our good cause, was forwarded with an excuse for personal non attendance, owing to the fatal illness of one of their number, whose decease in the flower of her days, will be lamented by all. A friend in Mt. Morris sent her individual contribution, which went to aid the display on the article tables; and another from Bath, brought acceptable aid, both by donation of goods and personal presence. During the fair, a box of useful and fancy goods came from Port Byron, though not too late to be sold, and thus give valuable help to the cause; an offering from a friend in Wisconsin was indeed acceptable, enhanced by the distance now separating us from one who formerly was a co-laborer hero at home.
Most thankfully were all these articles received; and in behalf of more than a million of our sisters, crushed, abused and bleeding under the lash, the earnest hope is expressed that the same zeal which urged the women in the places spoken of, to come together in the sewing circle, and thus send help so much needed, may in the future bring forth fruit yet more abundantly, and that the women of every neighborhood in Western New York, may "go and do likewise."
In behalf of the committee, C. A. F. S.