The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1891-06-20
THE CONFEDERATE HOME.
Notes and News Items.

Warren township, Marion county
has contributed S52 % to the Home.
The ladies of Bonneville, at the re-
quest of Mrs. John Walker, met and
organized 'sDaughters' of the Con
federacy" society Monday afternoon.
The Daughters of the Confederacy
organization at st. Louis publishes i
card of thanks in the st. Louis Repub.
lie to those firms who have reduced
prices of goods for the benefit of the
Home.
j. NJ. Pitts, of Paris, Mo-, vice presi.
dent of the Confederate Home for the
I'd Congressional district, spent Wed,
nsday night in Carrollton. He gives
the most encouraging report of the
condition and prospects OF the institu-
tion.-Carrollton Democrat.
Sedator Francis NJ. Cockrell has ac-
cepted an invitation to speak at Column
bia on the Fourth of July in the inter
ests of the eX-confederate home. The
citizens of Boone county will give him
a cordial reception, and doubtless con-
tribute literally to the Home.
The executive committe of the En-
Confederate Association of Jackson
county has issued an address to the
public, requesting all to give small aid
to the Ex-Confederate Home enterprise
by purchasing tickets to the races on
confederate day." June 20, 1891.
The ladies of Paris, Mo-, that beau
tiful city, gave delightful entertain
ment last Monday night for the
benefit of the Home. The program
was an entertaining one, and drew Il
monster crowd. People from all parts
of Monroe county were in attendance.
Over $500 was realized.
President James Bannerman has cir
culated call requesting vice-presi-
dents of the confederate assertions tC
visit Higginsville on the 2nd of July
and inspect the work that has been
done on the Home. He further reports
upon the financial condition of the
Home as follows:
Total cash expended. S1S,752 Il
Balance cash in treasury. ........ 9,224 4
Total collected. ......... 1885 81
Cash in treasury ...............$ PA 4
Bal. due when finished ..... 2,780 on
Bal. subject to appropriation. 6,474 Z.
The ladies of Sedalia have organized
"Daughters of the Confederate Socie
ty," and Saturday night gave an enter
tainment, the purpose being to rais'
sufficient funds to build a cottage. Th,
Gazette speaking of the affair says
The meeting at the opera house last
night, under the auspices of the Daugh
tiers of the Confederacy for the purpos'
of raising funds to build a cottage a
the confederate home at Higginsvill
was Il grand success financially ant
otherwise. The music was exception
ally fine, the decorations beautiful ant
the speeches entertaining.
Maj Harvey Salmon, eX-state treas
urer; Col. Joe Hickey, of Galloway
and several local eX-cOnfederates wer
discussing the future of the Missoul
Home for eX-cOnfederates, when jaime
Bannerman, the president of the Mis-
souri, EXC. $. A. dropped i'll to tel
how the funds were rolling in from
every section. "People who have III
money are sending in contributions il
kind" said Bannerman. "One oil,
fellow who was with me and Parson
sent word to-day that he had shippe'
Il genuine Poland China hog, and
registered one, too. All over the stat
we are getting offers of apples, potatoe
and all sorts of things like that. Som
of them say, ''Lst us know when yo
are ready and we will send you COWS
sheep, mules and most anything yo
want" Col Hickey became enthusl
astic ut once and said: "Jim, | IN
going to give $50 or 800 myself T.
the fund '0iive it through you
county, said Maj. Salmon. 81 will,
said Col. Joe ;..but let me make goo
suggestion. Let's get all the count
fairs this fall to donate the gross re
ceipts of one day To the Confederat
Home. There is a boom for you, ell
1t will take like wild-tirc." All tn
colonels and majors and Private Ban
herman concured, and the idea will b
pushed. -Globe-Democrat.