The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-11-27
Ian ARMY ANYLUM.
|lEE CAMP TO Sc FOUNDED
|fhe Benefit of Disabled Confederate
fst.rans An Appeal for sid
81 From ThOss Favorable to the
Proposed Institution.

Proposed Institution.
1hILAs, Nov. 81 Editor Herald. A.
I8Are in receipt OF a communication
iIo1n MIR. James Lee, OF ~ nchburg
X11xinia, asking our aid in building and
n1iplaining the Il e, Lee camp, at
Rjobm0nd, Virginia, for the benefit Of
1isAhled confederate veterans, inclosing
ol8itey addressed to himself by John
Lane, secretary, soliciting his Co
opeiation in raising the necessary funds.
Mr. Lee has asked OF us if we
In our state, or at the
Worthy exp0sition at New Orleans tor
raising funds for this laudable enter
prise. We nave replied t. MIR. lee, that
AZ we Were strictly business me O, aud
totally unaC3u4tOmed to leading such
we would endeavOr to find
eoIne aentemen who would be willing
to vpiunteer their services, that for our
part we would contribute two per cent OF
The ausmentcd gross sales of our bust.
ness OF the next wear, and all subsequent
year over the present, and that we
would also make 4 shipmer Of our lools
WILL W iINilNuHhtS tll hlfulifUU 10 DO
put IN the hands o! commission mer-
chants. and contribute the pronts of all
sales 10 the Invalid Soldiers Home, Mt
Richmpnd. Aud whilst we must de-
cline Taking he initiative steps III so in
pOftant ana praiseNOrthy an enterprise,
we Will take pleasure in SecOndtug and
aidinR any gentlemen better qualified,
and Who have more time to devote To
this cause than ourselves We would
like 10 hear from orr friends Maj. John
Henry Brown, Gen. Cabpll or Col.
Plouss on the sui liect. Enclosed we
send xou the letter from Secretary Lane,
description of the plan OF operating the
institulion, which you are at liberty to
publish. Yours respectfully,
HUGHEs BROS. Il Go.
THE LANE LETTER,
RlchmOrd July -, iSA.-Mcssrs. Ec0 4 Co,
r IynrhDurg, NlrgiuiG:
GENT EM N:-Your favor of @ l0,h
inst, addressed TO Capt. Charles u. Will
Hams, has en- handed to me for II
acknowledgements, and in reply would
state that the pr posed Soldiers Home
Tor indigeut and mtirm eX- Confederate
soldiers Is for the benefit of all Ox-Cou-
iederate soldiers aud sailors, who served
honorAbly during the war and have
bOrre good character since, and such
persona shall he entitled to admission
70 said "llume," aud support and main
tenanca while there, fir Of charge, if
they are iurIgcnt and iniirm All per.
Hons applying for Omission to said
Home must have certificate Of the
judge and clerk OF the county, or cor
pOratiOn court of the county, wherein
The applicant resides, or In case there is
no cnunty or corporation judge in his
county or GOrpurItio then from some
"A ia IA al. Of Ia,
court, that the applicant comes with n
the above requirements. All applicants
aumitted to lho Home shall furnish the
name aud number OF their company
ana reg ment, with their term OF ser
vice, hnd shall, upon their admission,
sign an obligation 10 abide by and obey
all rules maze for its government, and
the nrdor Ofall officers in authority over
the Homo upon pain of dismisSion for
any violation OF such rules, or disobs-
qlence OF such officers subject 10 the
1eclsloh OF the executive committee of
the DO ,rd of trustees, who shall hear oil
the leYide"ce aud determine # less
punishment than dismissal is proper in
their Judment. There shall be II board
OF v1sllors, consisting OF the governors
OF all the states of the late Confederate
htates, and Of Maryland aud Kentucky,
oreuch proxies as they may appoint to
ropreSent them, and who shall pay their
own expenses, and meet on the first
Tuesday OF May, in each year, ut Rich
mond, and eport upon the condition
and management of said Home, and
upon any other matters relating thereto
which they may think proper, which re-
iport shalt be made to the camp aud rub
lished by the board of visitors. The
term of service of the board of visitors
shall be the term of service o the
governOrs Of the respective states from
which they ara chosen. In addition to
the board nf visitors thnre il board of
trust eS already elected Nv one camp,
consi ting OF thirteen members, seven
OF whom, Gen. Peyton Wise, Norman
V.Randolph, sr,, Capt. Chas. u. Will
Jams, John II. Mckinney, esq, Capt.
Henry c. Jones, Judge Il. @. Miner and
Col. John b, Purcell, are members OF
Lee camp, Two taken from the Grand
Army of the Republic i'm recognition of
the service of that org ,nization in assist
Ing the camp IN raising the means for
1ounding said home, and represented hy
Corporal james Tanner, of BROOKLYN,
( ~ York, and Con. Lloyd AspinwRll,
M sNork Cltv, and from Others who
NY Nv not he members of Lee
AENhich the following gentle
"S lspted: Gen. ti'2hugh Lee,
ON James Il. ptc., esq, and
|& pun olWMtcr, of Richmond, and
Ia ~ !eu'o1N, esq, of Washington,
lqn!u lseNcd serving on account
70 t,yqqies-the vacancy To he
A''oodn SCOT trustees also serve
VA W pooueUiavo power To select q
o city of Richmond,
Aoq 1uloury buildings, furnish
10 9ul eA!le, nrnvided that they
dou luouI'lore money than they
-ouios oAf They have charge
t I :eIeVy and money he.
100 dlY the home fund,
usm ls'the site purchased shall
mp, or they may lease tenn.
.s'such property Ms il necessary
Z fnrnish the same until permanent
uarl ers shalt be provided.
Snch Is the outline OF tho proposed
nomr, and we have every assurance
that tho project will he u success. Hon.
ing That the ghove statement IL full and
satisfactory. have tho honor to be,
Very truly yours,
JOHN Il. LANB, aec'y.
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