, 1866-05-11
TINE sotp,Eas' NOME.
Formal Opening Of the New Building"
4 Pleasant Gatherins.-The Veto
rams at Dinner.
DpRESSES FINANCIAL STATE
1lENT.

rams at Dinner.
FINANCIAL STAFE-
8iENT+
The new bultdtng recently erected BY tne r1sn.
scers ol the Chic1so 5oldiers Home for The ca1a or
The veterans whose ft1nss haye been so much war
VIC sn to the successful struggle for the maaesnanco
OF the Union Is to render them tne1pabis OF te!t-
support, WAS opened yessstLay.' Il wss formally
ycs IN such an etcellens1T Informal
vay a has a1e aya marked the action OF those es-
t!mabte ladtes. There w.s no flourish OF t1nmpets,
in the metapho1,eal sense Of the phsase, though
The Union Hra5s Band was there md d1scous.ed
most excellent music. There was no attempt At
display, gave q little !sudable ptotusion Of ha9s
nes 20 oea s,e, 70 hid d1 o5 .ea %
The ample majestic beautv Of the star spanslcd
totda 10 eorzeous array A. me " wota Moqa s IN
bright was ranged in those balls aud moved alcng
the pe*sspeA 81 ,hat new Home. They we're the
io1s haa not sef fadsd the biue 10 which they had
many hera fought aeld: Not 20 much rsason had
her brightest jewels. a. hae The nation
10 pride Itself n these scared. battle bronzed heroes
whose achievements bavs nphe!a tho honor, and
victorious tramp over Southern he1ds uaa The death
knell Of slavery, that ouest blot On ous esentchrou
They mefc the real otnsmen's- the Tno lsHe1s Of
the occasion; thelr ya1nr and devotion had often
been proved and never toune wanting. And
noble setting WAS there prepared for thetn IN the
new building whoes completion a. Va selsSsated Ssa
bind, some lame, not Nv With
sianans wSes saee Id "a 1e
each and every one Of them worth infinitely more
- man than the whole pack Of yelpinR ours who
lis .ear iheir prophec.es Of de:eat. a fai CON.
pauy Of heroes gathered from all parts OF tina Stats
He1e there, looking At their future home. aamrns
ITS many provisions for their tonfor their heaz,s
CURED by people eayed only Us they threw them.
selres INTO The deadly breach, and met undauntad
lie ladies' Of lhe Soldiers Aomc management
were there: almost too happy to spsas: Was
and ~ earnestly for the good Of the soldiers that
| they bave come 10 regard ,he worn heroes with
Utmost maternal aeee'ion Il vas the DAY 70 which
band of ladies' was formed, which ever since hss
nnIssersd 10 The want. Of the suffering, but 1t was
! tnen- only 10 Afford t1ansieut a1d.. The OBJ
jecl Ma; To- mee. tae boys as .he5 went
/ cut to the field or returned Gom Il, extend
% them lie mad q welcome. gre !asn sood,
|
| cheer send Them on tte1E way sejoic1nE- This
they did nob1y. and when funds tell short rhey
turned ous INTO the s,reets, canva;a1ng from house
TO houee 10 ell The exhausted Inea1 barrel and tea
the essentials Of The temporary comfort they bad
vowed 70 supply to al who were entitled 10 It. Bat
| 1t was soon fulnd that their eaioTs mnst t1ke
The front by ecoEes disabled for lie: tuch Of them
as had friends sen. to their homes, but there
| wcre many Who had no homes 10 20 TO, and these
conio not be thrown ont Inc cold charities Of the
| World. II was recognised "a Inc imperative duly o
tic people to care ftE these m2tmed ones to the
ihe5 could bear the LADIES' sci about t6e rais.ne o
funds whereMi:h 10 b1l!a Permanent Home The
! old rotten building on Randolph street was glyeI
up, after about nine mouths OF occupancy, ana thl
Soldiers Rest retained for transient duty. while
location Tor the Abiding ones was found .1eal
tbs grave Of the laneuted 1ouglas. We reed not
They are vel remembered. Tho sale Of copies ol
The EnauCpaiiun Proclamatlpn laid the natural
foundations Of the new home, and a share Of the
GSso anhta ID tSe a,ela q Whies va
dedicated yesterday. 4 tull description of this
ago. Ne reproduce lhe following extracts:
| TEE HuLDt10.
The new building Honis nn Dou.las Place. 1s fou1
forty-dve feet depth. and although not p.rtlcu
lary ornamental structure, Is well arranged and ad
| mi1ably adapted to the purposes fok which 1t ha.
parlor, pla1uly but handsomely furnished, and be
hind ii ara ihe supe7intendents rooms and TIT
linen room. On the other side OF the hall, on TIL:
| t1on Of ten inmates. devoted exclusively 10 cap
Pfs who are Unable to 50 up and down stslEs. Il
Is asne@1na,sa The The, ':si,ppis room" and !. sel!
occupants, while from .thetr large window!
lhey may enjoy one 81 ths most be,,n,i.u
is. also q pleasant porch before The Windows
which front On douglas place, aad. Fitting herr
in 'pri1E e. md summer weather. tho veteran:
lake. and gaze upon The beauufu. Donglas Grove
which directly in their view. On The secoud too,
eommoaate toar en. The oetos poom a,snea e as
eary, baths and water-closet1 are also lh1s oas
On The third tooz 1htes large rooms ono for
mates who are now studying IN eommesr1ai col
| lege3 to 1t themselves for sell-snppore as book
keepers and clcrks- There arc now fifteen blinG
veterans n ihe Home, come Of whom, In addition
number Of Students Is but twenty. Ten c17ppleC
men have accommodation IN lasge room on the
{on1th door, and ore blind nan and Two cripple
are located in smaller room beside them Oh tni.
tanlt foos there l. ALSO 1oom about fortyHve fee
I IN length and twenty IN width, ret apart for II.
been siarted for he purpose Or promo,n The caus.
I OF temperance amorE the lumaie5 OF the uoms. Til.
walls Of this lodge room arc tasefl!tJ decorated
and an a11aE IL quite plain nut neat The attic,
garFet, is ted ioF fhe purpose Of = store room-
ed e99s I'D sne9 = s,f sssh p9r
tute one edldcc, That PARTON herrtoIo1e IL use II
tozss-hve feet in deph By sb,,ty-fvc in width The
on se ss
"c,1ppcu" wards each lasge enough 10 aceomno
date sixteen patients. Tho library Il email, and
should 2. orcs receive The attention OF those abit
TIE dinsn; room md kitchen aze located unde
the buidnC, tho 1osuaar On the west and The latte
on The east tlde OF the p4ssage- EiShty-elgat mel
can he eehted at one tune IN the dining room, ant
thc facilities for cooking a,o almost nnln1'ed.
1h1ouehoa: ,he whole of The psessnt Homs
eca1cely auy conyentsnee can be imagined whlcl
| has net been furnAhed.
1he present. eaPaeitY oi the old and nsF bu!ld
tnmatea- Aore arc coming all the lime, and Il I
not bcl,esed that the ne,s Recommendations will b
any larger than viii be absolutely neeessa'5-
| TIE urHJER.
| A little after The hour Of uoon The veterans -
down 10 dinner, that being the fts md very agree
ahle. iten N the order Of exercises; The la5le
table, showing that they we're not to be t1ea'eh a
charity boys, TO staud With folded halds and eupt
10 BE- ,Goksa ,E y vhs The sst ple5
to the nell loaded tables, mad the fades, many c
whom bare don1e,ncs to walt On them At houa
e fea e rS ~ as1
bic 10 leave their beus. and 70 these especial tec
ces were carried. Attcr the soldiers nsd h
hs aaee. % Asoa @ sa hee nnnarsa a ss
| Rentleneu were present, and many Of them acrep
|, ed the invitation. This formally ovgr, an hos
was spent IN Inspecting The Home, while 1he bar
/ enlIvsned The promeuadc By 4 selection Of tpIi
/ stirring var melodies. about ihsee O'Clock Il
| word went round thas there would be little tai
Ing.
4 meeting WAS organized IN the lower hall bY 4
choice Of Henry SsJrs Esq, ~ ChaiEuan and
Martin as Sec1etary.
The Cba1lman pfesented communication fru
, / Rev. Robert Collyer which Nas read BY tue seer
tary, expressing his regrets at the unavoidable D
,, ees=ity which prevented his attendance. The Sc
die1B Home Of Chicago was q standing memento
,ae gea soSd .ehese5 b. f io!a Women Of
led to the hands Of woman before.
Tha Chairman Then introduced Hon. ]. B. Ht,
= well. Judge Of the County Court, who briefly i
Of is1es dectded to estab1tsh place wherc aoIa,e
t | conId be cared for; Whist magnificent work Ii
t have sinca accomplished. He regretted that
sonld not On that occasion aa take BY the hand
: worked for the told1ef with untiring energy. vi
: ,niense devotion to the eause ot anms a
!. rec the results of ,heif woIE tod,
:. Thai magnificent building bad been erected vii
Mnow IL nssdea a ao5s iand., nd & I'd ss hops shat
e the next mceilng Of The Legislature sn 1pprppr
tton would Be made for the care OF The aolaiess "
had lost their uoa and health In the cause OF th
country: The ladies' had, since the founding Of
a ! Home, fed THO hundred thousand soldiers, and
solicitation, collected The money to nay for it.
= location pf 1he Home near to The eEase OF /
y l1mented Douglas vas a most appropriate one.
epirea The brave boYs with co11uge to underts
= great deeds and endure great eufcr1u2s which II
|. otherwise perhaps would hare not BEEN able to t
during the. war, Is nov duty uad mast Be G
! I ttlHed. There WnS one sequel TO the rebellion