, 1874-02-13
THE SOLDIERS HOME.


The Board Of Managers Of tho So1diera' Homo
held regular monthly mceting at tho Homo i'll
South Evanston yesterday forenoon. Pros
ent Dr.. Il. D. Hamill, President Mira. W.
D. Blain, Secretary; Gcn. John Macarthur, Mrs
Henry SayreB, Mrs. H. L. Bristol, Mrs. ". +.
Myrick, Mrs. Dr.. Hamill, Mrs. J. II. Harvey,
Mrs. G. ". An,lrows, and Miss Dlaikie.
TnEAsuRER's REPORT.
Tho minutes Of tho previous meeting having
been rcnd and approved tho Treasurer, Gon.
Macarthur, read lis report for the last month,
showing the total receipts to ba aGl8.80, and OK
penditures 3587.40, leaving balance of !331.40.
uen. Macarthur further stuffed that thoro was duo
to tho Homo tue sum Of s2,550 for interest OH
loans, some Of which lad been standing due for
yenr but ho expected payment soon.
Tho Superintendent, A1r. james A. Stewart re-
ported tho admission Of Reyon soldiers aud tho
discharge Of tho sane number, leaving twenty
Williams. iad beon discharged for briugin-
liquor into tho building. Everything WIS
running smoothly in tho internal alrairs Of tho
Home.
had maturcd aud tho borrower had asked to
have the loan renewed Tho Home might ro-
quiro the money Boon, and it waB not, therefore,
desirable to renew tho loan. On motion,
tue mattor was loft to tho discretion Of tho
Treasurer.
Tho Superintendent WIS instructed to mako III
Inventory OF the cifectB Of any soldier diving
III the Home, and report to the Doard at its next
meeting.
BoLp1ERs' MONUMENT,
His. sayros oGored tho following preamble
nnd resolution, which were adopted
HuEnE*s, The put q ground yet apart iu oakwood
Aomc aud used accordingly, was granted with tho
understanding that the Soldiers Home would Ut ita
OWN eIrense, cause suitable monument to 10 erected
:, iesosed, THAT br. H. o.,1Iamill, Gen. John Near
thur aIa Gen! Julius White b. and arc hereby, ap-
with cost Of Sane anl report at subsequent eet,,Ig
SELLING TILE PROPERTY.
The question Of tho ilnal disposition of tho
cussod, it being thought that 1t did not at pres
ent perform the work Which !had originally boon
hoped for it, owing to tho small number Of i'll
mates. 1t was thought that the churter would
permit tho Board Of Managers to trausfer tho
property to any Of the charitable institutions Of
tue city, provided thnt the ouo which accepted
tho property would agree to accommodate such
soldiers Us tho Board might send to it.
Mo deiin!to action was takon, but tho mattor
haps, sono dotnito proposition introduced, at
tho next meeting.
Mrs. Blain, Mrs. Andrews, and Miss Blaikio
wore appointed the Visiting Committee for the
ensuing month, and tho Doard adjourned, to
meot at 2 o'clock, Friday. March ~. ~
1SspEUrIoN.
At the close Of tile business meeting, o tour
OF inspection was made through tho uomo and
tho extreme noatnoss and gool management dis
played In every department woro admired by MI,
There nre now but twonty-throe occupantg Of tho
Home, but they still naintpiu the discipline of
soldiera tho same ~ II there was q regiment. A
very excellent dinner, which was equal to that OF
any rst-glasB hotel closed tho Bon,i-ottica pro-
ceolings Of tho Doard. Tho tablo-aeryice con-
tainod handsome silver pitcher, a Christmas
gift to Mr. and Mrs. Btawart from DR.. Charlos
II. Fowler, for thoir care Of Ills father-n-law,
Alr, j. y. Warner.
a tribute iB duo to these laiieH and gentlemen
Of the Doard Of Managers for the conscientious
aesa with which they luyo fulfilled their trust,
sxtculing over period Of about ton years, and
:Lo etlcieuoy displayed by them in tho manage
nlont. Having enlisted for tho war thirteen
years ago. and having not yot asked thoir dis
eharge thoy arc entitled to DO considered
yoteranH in service. During tho war every
battlo brought. tcars to !lleir oyes, and every
d suHter grief to their lleartH, Whio
siuce that time none have mora ofeotually
atriven to aid tho soldier aMd AIH f4mily. Yet,
looking ut the group OF blooming matrons that
mot Of tho Home yesterday, it would be difficult
to beoyo they could have reached mitldlo-ngo,
and tlat ono or two were grandm0thora. 6olonB
az the Homo ia under ita proHeNt Board its
1Gairat In tlelr length and breadth, will bo we'll
Administered.
THE UNITARIAN CONFERENCE.
: Tho Chicago Conference OF Unitarian and
other Qh1!atiau churches zeaBsomb]ed In the
chapol Of tho Church of tho Messiah, cosuor Of