Thursday June 6

A busy day.  The circle met here, full attendance.  Mrs. James Reppert was here.  She has just returned from Pittsburg where all her friends were busy in preparing army supplies.  All worked for the soldiers today preparing lint, handkerchiefs, etc.  Kate has made with Marion's and Lizzie's assistance more than a hundred pin-cushions supplied with pins.  They have been making needlebooks also.  Mrs. Reppert took fifty-four pin cushions and four needle books, and a supply of handkerchiefs to distribute to the soldiers who guard the trestles near Scott's Station.  Lizzie sent bread and biscuit to soldiers at M'Clures.  Nine cars loaded with soldiers have passed today.  One train went down while the circle was here.  They cheered vigorously, the ladies waving their handkerchiefs to them.  William M'Clure got home on that train from Louisiana, thankful to be in safety once more under the stars and stripes.