POWERS, Eliza Howard, philanthropist, born in 1802; died in Washington, D. C., 25 August, 1887. During the civil war she was distinguished for deeds of charity, and for her unselfish devotion to the sick and wounded. From November, 1862, till August, 1864, she was associate manager of the United States sanitary commission of New Jersey, and acting president of the Florence Nightingale relief association of Paterson, New Jersey She collected $8,000, and 20,000 articles for the soldiers' hospitals, and contributed $2,500 of her own money to the same purpose, without receiving any compensation. The 48th congress voted her a pension. The committee favoring her claims said in their report that from 28 April, 1861, till 14 August, 1864, she devoted her whole time, energy, and means to the service of the soldiers of the National army and for the success of the Union cause.