The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1891-05-12

were preparing to take poss ession. hnt
aiter mature consideration it was dec;J
ed 10 start the Home At the Capital ~
the State. On ptembar 1st, 1890. tha
Home was opaned III this city with six
inmates, the numher b.ng 500 c,eas.
ed TO sixteen, ten OF whom now remain
aud there are about twenty applications
pending for admission.
Durlng this period the entire manage
ment or the Home has deyolyed upon
that patriotic Confederate soldier. Mr.
". =. Stronach, who has thought no
burden too great for him to bear in ac
compllshing this laudabe object.
Such In brief are the leading facts con-
nected with this meritorious move. pre-.
vlous to the charter of "The Soldiers
home Association" by an act of the
General Assembly at its last session.
which donates Camp Russell as the
place and makes the appropriation
named.
Thus again we express the love.
the gratitude ard the veneration We bear
to those of our coantlymen who have
rendered the noblest service the citizen
ever rendered the State.
North Carolina welcomes them to this
he .rthstone, while with each spring she
crowns with flowers the graves of their
| fellow comrades.
Let them gather here, those heroes,
as they have gathered to the bosom Of
other Southern States, and throughout
the whole South, we will cherish these
homes for our living defenders as we
| cherish the c0nSccrated memory OF our
dead.
We do no violence to the restored
nion of these States when we honor the
soldier of the Confederacy. He followed
the standard of his State. To-day the
standard of the Union is the standard of
the State, and the stars and Stripes car
be borne in no safer hands than in his
loyal grasp.
Welcome, proud citizens to your home
and when the stranger pausing at your
threshold asks you of your former fields
say with uplifted crest, Il was a soldier
of the Confedetacy followed where
duty called " Welcome, thrice welcome
horored guests, and from the hem 0
your garment may the virtuo Of patriot
ism aud devotion to- your State 60 fortl
iuto the lives Of AL our people.
After the conclusion of the remark
, OF the Governor Al informal reception
was held aud al the ola veterans aQ
others were presented to Miss Ramseni
who in the most graceful manner recelS
ed their warm and hearty greetings III
ring this proceeding a0 incident occurre
which created great enthusiasm. o.
: of the old officers getting upon o taol
shouted three cheers for W G
. Stronach, the cheers then made the We
, kin ring and reminded one OF the no
famous old 'rebel yel.' The proc
siou then proceeded to the Genet r
> where the ceremonies were conclude
. with the decoration OF the graves OF IN
dead.
The Granville Gr2ys hal to ma|
their tram ant therefore bad to IetuI
q from the Hone after giving tnr,
cheers for the Governors Guar,
= whose guests they were while IN Il
: city, So ended the day. The Hou
was duly dedicated and will from no
\ on be the haven of rest for many
- SCARED and weary veteran and upon The
a home may the sun o. contentment ev
= shed its warmest rays till the time tbs
= too shall cross over the river and jo
: the grand army of their comrades in t
70 great hereafter.