Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
THE LEE-CAMP HOME.
REPORT THAT IT WILL BECOME q
STATE CONCERN" DENIED.
The Inability TO Care for Hore veterans
from other States Due solsiyto
tbs Lack Of Funds.

The following item appeared In 8 recent
| issue Of the Atlanta Constitution under the
caption "a Letter from yirgini,":
A letter was received at the Capitol yesfer'
| day from S. G. fnsou, an ex-C0nfederate
| now at the Soldiers Home In virginia,
making ine-iry "a to the amount to when ne
! Il entitled under the maimed.sodie act. lie
entered the war from Georgia and lost DIS
right leg In the service. An application
blank was sent TO him. In the letter hr'
| Hinson SAYS At Is reported that toe home
will not exist much longer az southern IN
stitution, but that 1t Will be oreanlzed a.
State concern, the officers claiming tbst u mas
no means OF support except by the act OF the
Virginia Legislature. II this shall be done
only Vireinians will be received at the Home.
| Al presept there are us inmates-1O6 VIZ
! rIniaps. 9 Georgians, Floridiau. south
| CarolIpians. and North Carollnlans. both
of The Georeiars formerly lived in Fulton
county. Their names are S. &. Hinson and
3. +. Powder.
THE FACTS As THEY ARE.
The above was shown to Major Norman
V. Randolph, chsirman OF the Executive
! Committee OF the Lee.Camp Soldiers Home,
who. after reading 1t carefully. said: "The
article does the Confederate Soldiers Home
| injustice. The facts are these: The money
| raised to build and run the Home was all
! contributed IA Virginia, except about SS,OOO,
which came principally from the North,
mostly Grand Army posts. The manage
ment have applied to every southern STATE
! for assistance-first, to the people through
the press aud circulars; second, TO the
Governors OF each state; third, 10 Inc
legislatures. From North Carolina to Texas
about $500 was contributed by lndiViduals'
but the legislatures have ignored the appeal.
Finding il impossible 10 support the Home
by priyate contributions alone we applied 10
the State OF Virginia. which appropriated
$40. 900 a year for its support. Notsuffic tnt,
as It costs Sf20 n year per man, and to-day
we have a large number OF applicants Tor
admission that it 10 impossible Tor us to take
for the lack OF money"
MEN FROM OTHER STATES.
0The besrd.D continued Major RAN
dolpb, "decided 10 appropriate the interest
OF the s., 900 10 the support OF men from
other States than Virginia, IS We do not feel
justified in using the money from Virginia
10 support men from other States when we
could not take all those applying from VIZ
ejnia. We have admitted and taken care oil
fortv.three men from other S,ates-fifteen
are now present; some OF the others have
died. and Others left Those that requested
TO be sent back we paid their transportation.
Four men have como from GeOrgia-two
present We requested the Governor OF
Georgia to have appropriated Sl20 per man
for their support, but never received re-
ply.
CANE WITHOUT NOTICE.
cone of the men, Il. L. Powder para
Iyzed) was sent, according TO his statement,
from tie poorhouse Of Atlanta in box.car,
in sick-chair, perfectly helpless, and with
not even enough money to buy something TO
eat. or pay his way from che depot 10 the
Home. This was the second man VINO had
been sent us from Atlanta without notice OF
their coming. We think 1t little unrea-
sonable in the southern States 10 send their
men (some OF whom draw yearly pensions) to
lis for support. We are willing to do what
we can for the unfortunate Confederate, no
matter from what State, but with the limited
means at our disposal it IS impossible for us
TO do more than we are now.
THE REPORT UNFoUNDED.
elf any person." concluded the Major.
"wishes to send man TO the Home, all we
ask Is a guarantee OF sl20 per year. Mr..
Hlnson's report that the Home viii not
exist much longer as southern institution
but will be organized as State concern has
no foundation in fact; nor has 1t ever been
discussed by the management"