The Springdale news., 1889-06-07
EX-COAFEDsRATE HOME.
Appeal to the Ex- Confedr rates Through
 out tho State In Behalf of the Project for
 Establishing a Homo for Their Needy
 Comrades.

LITTLE ROCk, May 2!, lSoi ITO THE EX-CoNFEDERArEs OF ARKANsAs.- Al public meeting held in this city, on tho 10th nst. 10 take steps toward the establish ment of a home for disabled and indigent ex- Confederate soldiers, at which meeting the Ex Confederate Association of Arkansas was or Fanized the undersigned were appointed q com mittee 10 issue an address to the surviving Southern soldiers of the State, asking their CO., operation and assistance in the enter RI all friends of humanity is n- v>,zed in behalf Of So noble cause it is to the old comrades of these war worn and needy veterans that we especially direct this appeal. The cause is one which must appeal most strongly not only to your humanity and generosity, but to your sense of iustce. No man worthy of the name of man can disre- gard the claims of the old comrades who en- dured with him these privations, hardships and perils of the most disastrous and bloody war of modern times. No heart not dumb to every i'm pulse of humanity can resist the mute appeals ot these battle scared veterans who, tottering under the weight of advancing years and growing infirmities, have neither friends nor country to provide for them. number of causes have hitherto conspired to prevent Us from granting relief to them. For years after the war,we were all so poor and the struggle for existence was So fierce and sharp that our own necessities, and the claims of those dependent upon us, were such as to forbid the thought of extending the smallest assistance to the most deserving charity. But there is no longer justitiahle excuse for fur ther neglect Of imperative Q duty The vast majority of the survivors Of the Lost Cause are able to contribute to this cause, and it would be an imputation upon thcir generosity and humanity to assume that they are ind fcrcnt 10 the mute appeals of the help less and homeless of their former comrades. We are ahundantly able without going beyond the limits of Arkansas, to build aud equip this home, and to provide at the same time for the necessities of others whom 1t may not be desir- able practicable 10 admit to the home Happily for the number who stand in actual need Of assistance is small, but this affords 2 stronger reason for immediate acton "rd mmed ate relief While we tarry discuss ing ways and means for their relief these home- less and friendless veterans are, one by one, passing away @ answer the final roll-call in an army where hunger and wcariness are un- known, To this end we suggest the formation ot auxiliary associations in every county in the State, whose object shall be to cooperate with inc parent society. Let the work of organizing such branch societies begin at once in order that the relief contemplated may De cx- tended as soon as possible To this end WIG re- spectfully suggest to our old comrades that they meet in their respective counties oh the - day ot July to perfect their organizations, make an examination of such ex-Confcderates as may need assistance raise funds and pro- mote generally the objects ot the association.
 H. Nj. RECTOR
 JAMES MITCHELL.
 J. w. CALTAwAY
 WP CAMPBELL
 R A LITTLE
 Committee.