, 1866-05-07
TIE SOLDIERS, HOME.
The New ButldInG.--1Vlat the Mana.
gers and Trustees are Doing.

cost Of about twenty eight ihonsnnS dollars, and
doubling the facilities lor comfortable aecommoda
one OF Inmates hitherto enjoyed by this institution
| has been completed, and will be formally opaned
| m Ihursday next. This new building fronts ou
Douglas Place, is four eor1cs In height, win sxty
I'VE feet frontage and fostY-ave feet depth, md al
though not particularly ornamental: structure, IA
Mel h shsnGsd : and admirably adapted to thepurposes
the entrance is The paror, plainly but handsomely
furnished. and behind I, ntc the SuperfnI Icp ient's
rooms qt and fhe linen room; on the other ride ot
the accommodation Of ten inmates, devoted eIclu.
sisely to c1pples who unable 10 20 up aud down
starr; Il Il Disseminated the ..csppE room, and is
f. ensan pleasant indoos es' lIis ill., sGo1 fof
it, unfortunate occupants. while IRON
,heiF +. l1ss sas, w,noys hey may enjoy
niudows which front on douglas Place, and, sitting
nssS 1aS y r. s1ag M ana anmmer Weahet the veterans
lake and gaZe' upon the beautiful Douglas Grow.
which is directly in their y1cs. On The SECOND oor
eommodate fonr men. The DOCTORS room. dtspen-
Fary, baths and watcrclosets also on this fooT
Un ie Third floor str ,hree large rooms one or The
maies who are now etudssng in commercial COL
icRes TO 1t themselves for self-support as booE-
keepers and cle5ke. There arc now nf,ecn hind
veterans IN The Home, some Of whom, in addft1on
70 thcls deprivation Of sight arc a1so nafned The
number Of Students Is but twenty. Ten crippled
ioT aeoT sna oe Sna IN Es room he
are located in smaller room beside them. On fhfs
sane hooE the.n L also room about forty-nve feet
Of Lodge Of 'Good Templars," =" whtca has been
started Tor the purpose ot promoting tic carse Of
= .s M The inmses Of The Home. The
With dapeE, and the furniture Consisting oi casirs
and IN altar, IL qutte plain but neat The attjc or
g1Ee', ls used ier the purposes q etorc noom.
with the new, and 80 joined that they now consti.
Int one cdfdce. That portion heretofore in uec Is
toryase feei IN depth by thl1,s1ve in width. The
room and On the doors above this ar .'siek" and
crippled" Wards each large enough TO aceommo-
Sats si.,een patients The libra15 ls 1zth.z sd
small, contains hut small number Of works at ali
Interesting 10 The men confined here, and ehoulu al
once receive the attention Of lhosr able to sup
:, The dining room md Kitchen arc located under
!ne new bntsdirc, The former on the west and the
eight men can he teated al oDr time ID The dintn,
room, and The fae1ittes for cooking arc almost m
throughout the whole OF the present Home. tbcrc
it abuddance Of light, and ffcsn air. and scarcely
1ny ys e9nssn,enee O. can be imagined which has not
The pEe.tnt capacity Of lhe old and new buildings
toce1hsr IL atou1 one hundred and twenty-five fp-
mar. M nnt tho numbers At this time In the care Of
al The mt Mrs sze
new accommodations will be any larrer than viii
DC antotulely nccctfaIJ.
quite ter1oa. question has ar1scn and Is at pres-
ent agi,attn9 tle1,dy managers OF the Institution.
VI: What shall be done With respect to lie men
Mno a5e nov Iesetsins pensions from the Govern
present inmates who are receiving pensions il ys
ous amounts. nom IS to So per noah. md fhr
OH arc receiving nothing at al. some has1nz lost
ihe!r oischs1Ee papers, and Others not get harluC
hnd ihcF claims attended to- Some 81
The ladies beieve that something should
support and that tfgir money would he better ap-
p!it d 70 thlr way than In purchasing liquor and
Other th1nRs. the necessity Of shch The laes fail
TO recognize. Other ladies' object that thesc war.
worn veterans Fhon,d Be supported and provided
tor wholly ny grateful people, and that Their mo-
toWard q settlement Of The dispute MIR. Bradweli,
Mr.. Dlcklnson and Mrs. Hamilton have been ap-
pointed committee 10 consult With The advisory
committee which II composed Of j. 7. Scammor
JueGe Bsadwell. Mr. Dnnham and Judee Higgins.
and th2 action Of The managers will depend upon
these deliberations. The frsult will probably be-
arrived at on Friday ue1t
Inc attempt TO introduce some light labor to
occupy Inc men hzs been unsuccessful beSond that
required In the daily conduct ol the Home ana al
Inc present time there !. no branch OF employment
here G1ccpf The making oi picture frames which Is
foF noseh1nc together, tn quain, md pretty fa9m.
pieces OF c2rar boxer, 70 a. 10 construct frames
from them. Unless romethlur be done c{fbcr tf
establish light occupation OF this Eind for The cu
or pat OF their pentton. are levied on The iou,s
VI yin bare to depend for IL support entirely upon
vested BY advice Of T. Bryan. Erq, IA now
amotf exhausted, that permanent capital Will haye
10 he trenchcd upon Of y new call made upon The
people.