, 1864-01-30
THE SOLDIERS KoME.
Regular Weekly Meeting Of the Board
of Dircctors-3eports- EeFma-
ncDr Home.

Owing to the inclencpc7 Of the weather, the
meeting Of the managers yesterday was net as
well attended as usr.!. The following collections
were announced for the past week:
Contsftu 'ions-Turner & Subway Through f. g.
L. Fnxon, $500: II. L. uurlburt, tof j Il. lteoa q
Coy So; T. W. Baxter j. Co., by Mrs. Daysn-
hardt, SIS; Mrs. ]. G. Fargo, SIS; Soldiers did
Society, Kenoeha, sa5; Algonquin soldiess' AID
Society, g.; Mrs Blaikie s.; Nj. salver 81; y.
N. MONTGOMERY, soldier, 81. Totai - 80,
Itnay he interesting 10 the friends Of thls In sf
tution to know that the amount thus far collected
towards the erection OF the Permanent So.dicra'
Home, from THE city and surrounding towne AMI
the country is $40 0.
Cn motion, 1t was ordered that the funds collect.
cd Tor the Homo, be continued to be Invested in
Registered U. 8. 5-s0 EoEds, as heretofore.
The committee appointed to effect permanent
arrangement for supplying the Homo with meat,
reported that the dealer most convenient to the
Home had received from $50 to S10o per week from
the Eomc for meat, and at higher ratee as they
now end, thon tic same could have been purchas-
ed for elsewhere, cId that he refuses to donate q
single dollar to the Permanent home. The5 effect
cd satisfactory arrangement with Rudolph ".
Weh1li, 58 Washington street, who exhibited more
nherHlity towards TIC soldiers, and the Home than
any others applied to. An order was iasned that
t1ena H.; Maie a,s 20 many regiments arc passing
at!east my pounds OF cooked meat constantly on
ne qucetion was agitatcd as to whether It
would be possible TO know certainly Of the ap-
proach OF regiments, the number Of men and The
nIecfse !He honr Whcn they would arrive, in order
mat cona BE- made
1T was stated that the b7th regiment wers expect
Cd ioF more than tWenty-four hours before they
fse The ds a ths tables S
vailed hour aef hon1, iii aseF c9d mtdnieha hneea on
Monday, when their husbands camo for the1n,
s and they reluctantly went home without eaioy!ng
Reporter will add to what was sta
Ted, hat two ladics remained s5, all night.
The morning, and Mrs. IL. L. Bristol and. Hrs. E,
T. Dickens0n promptly summoned policemen, and
sneh citizens az they could command at that hour,
and served up to these soldiers an excellent cup
per-. Here were 459 hearts made giad-yaliant
soldier, who had not enjoyed snch reception for
many long weary month. During tho past th,r-
erackors. Ml;cl prepared them for apprecistin$
lhe good thirgs eet before them. Many incidents
e hat at entertain
any one but coppeshcad. One Of the soldiers
Inspecting T. helped himself then passed II to ano
the Old home farm The reply WAS, AIS that but
any bad forgotten how it looks OF tastes almost
Thus the bltter patc passed along the line till ii
was emptied, and seplcnished. The boys called
frcm one table to the other '' Company got
80 Of numerous other delicacles. Great praise il
due the ladies' OF the Soldiers Homo for tho self
sacrldcfug zeal which they manifest In entertain.
The Supervisor reported the arrivals at the Home
during the week at 1,G6i: lodgings, tGO; me1ls,
2.G:-nmafnfng at the Home, 10.
The Publishing, Committee wero instructed to
caution the public against the imposition being
pf1pet1atcd by one 4. Kldder. who Is circulating
MS private iesuc OF the Emancipation Proclami.
Mfe. Uoemcr was appointed Committee 10 con-
fer with Capt Potter q. to The proper arrange
ments to te made In tho various departments Of
the new Soldiers Resi-" now In coursc Of con-
st1uction, near Dearborn Park,