Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1890-01-02

Dec, 1889.
Messrs. Editors Perhaps SONS Of your
many readers would ike tohsas something
Of the Confederate Soldiers Home. Asia
well known the PIkesville Arsonsl sEas
given BY the u. s. Government 10 Mary
land and By her transferred to- Society Of
the Army and Navy Confederate States, =
to be used as home for disabled and needy
and Confederate soldiers who had no other
resources. The last Legislature appropri-
ated 5000 year for two years for fitting
no and maintaiaine The Home. Much Of
tbis was used in making the necessary ~.
pairs and rendering the PLACE 1t for the
reception Of The old veterans. The man
aeement hit upon the happy idea Of hay
ing Or asseNinq 70 the several departments
being fitted d. as memorial rooms. This
sentiment appeared to meet with The spon-
taneous approval Of those who had lost
sons 81 brothers in the cause. and accord
inrly all 81 the rooms but two have been
nicely and tastefully and comfortably far
nishcd as memorial rooms bytlio relatives
or the fallen braves The name ofthe vet
Gran whosc memory ii ID dcaigned 70 com
mennonite being neatly engraved on slab
and tackled to tbe outside of tho door. Ac-
cordingIy, there Is the ". II. Murray me.
mortal room, r. G. Thomas memorial hall,
the latter az library and sitting room.
The library hall il quite spacious and well
furnished with chairs. tables. &c. There
Il a large and varied assortment 81 books
On the shelves. the spontaneous STA ol
friends and they receive every neWspap4f
in the State, over sixty IN all, sent gratul-
tously, including OF counc the st Mary's'
BEACON. The table fare Is good and sub.
slantial, but not luxuribns Without des-
canding further into particulars. win
state that The old soldiers arc comfortably
provided for, and superintendent Pops Is
very attentive 10 the wants and comforts Of
his old comrades
Politics are almost entirely cachewed
The members. of course, have their scnil.
ments, but they make no demonstration o..
them. Your correspondent On one occas-
Ion said something Ii political way b
ono Them, when nd was Immediately In
formed that they ala 10, talk politics there.
II regard % any aid expected from dc
Legislature. the opinion was expressed 10
response 10 my inquiry that Il would make
no difference which party had the malori
" IL the Legislature. There arc about
shiriy.tge men now at ,he home, and Is
provide entirely Tor this number o. course
requires considerable SUM Of money
Tho Home Is kept up IN part by private
contributions. but as this Il not aIl.mill
clcn,, learn ihat DC management val
ask he next Leeislaiurc 70 continue ,hc
appropriation generously granted hereto.
fore for the next two ycan It's - be
hoped there win be no opposition d this.
II win bc remembered that ihe Maryland
ex.Confadpfaics In Joining their ioftunes
with The South, MOI only obeyud ne yolcc
oftheir own conscience and acted from
patriotic sense * duty ii what lhcy te.
lieycd 70 ee iiebi, bat acted IN ACCORDANCE
with the popular sentiment of,bc majority
81 ;hc posple 81 their nsiiyc ssaie. ~
whom ,lscy were ia Goa speed. and
ihaush nhsucccssfol made honorable NJ
eard AMI ssalei tl,air dsyoilon Is Ihrlg
csnyislions wIsh nelr blood on many
hafd fought Held. Il may Be objected ilas
ihc State If Maryland approprihic nosis.
Ing fr To bencas oflhc disabled Union
soldiers, BAT ! irost Il @lil be sufficient u.
ply y ihis iasiaie maj ihe Na'iNhM E9Yefii.