A contribution of $2,304.45 was received yesterday from the Musicians' Union. This sum was enclosed in the following letter:

Chicago, September 3, 1870

Mr. Henry Greenbaum, Treasurer of German Patriotic Aid Association:

I have the pleasure of submitting the following report on the picnic which the Musicians Union held August 21, 1870, for the benefit of wounded German soldiers, and the widows and orphans of soldiers who gave their lives for Germany. I submit the report in the name of the Arrangement Committee,

Respectfully,

Christian Trautmann.

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Tickets (.25 each) ................................. $2,063.75

Proceeds from rental of bars........................ $535.00

Total ................................................. $2,598.75

Disbursements

Miscellaneous ......................................... $294.30

Net proceeds........................................ $2,304.45

The following contributions were collected by the Reverend Henry Wunder:

A. Ullrich ............................................... $20.00

G. Schlender ............................................. 1.00

[Translator's note: The above amounts represent the largest and the smallest 3donations. Twenty donors are listed. The total amount contributed was $113.50.]