The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-30
FREE FROM DEBT.
Annual Meeting of the Veterans
Home Association.
Encouraging Reports Made by the Officers.
New, Quarters to Be Built for the
Resident Officials.

The annual meeting of the Veterans Home
Association was held last evening at Room
81, Flood Building. President James A.
Waymire occupied the chair. and the follow
ing members were present: III. 7. Hubbard,
p. II. McGrew, NJ. A. Mclaughlin, q. A.
Goldsbg, b. o. Carr, E. r. Merriman. A. W.
Barrett, George Waits, W. J. Ruddick, II.
I. Smith, Eugene Herrick, j. r. Glssford,
G. 81. Stevens, Henry Bayly. Six absent
members were represented by proxies.
After the routine business had been trans
acted the reports of the officers for the past
year were received.
President Waymire in his report con-
graduates the association on the fact that
for the first time in its history the home is
practically out of debt, and that there is
now $4,000 to the credit of the institution.
CoMMANDANT's REPORT.
The report of w. MeCleave, commandant
of the home, showed that the number of ill.,
mates there on January l, 1890, was pa;
during the year 12l were admitted aud re-
admitted, making a total of 1873. During the
year GA were discharged by request, were
summarily discharged and IS died, leaving
the present membership 262. The COM
mandant also reports that the quarters of
Company ID have been enlarged and the
cottages of Company have been moved
and completely renovated. A new hospital
has been erected at cost of several thou
sand dollars, and is a comfortable home in
which the sick Can pass their declining days.
The excavation for new reservoir, the
capacity of which will be 20o,0 900 gallons. is
nearly completed. The engine for pumping
has been set, and there will shortly be no
lack of water. The farm and orchard pro-
duced a large amount of vegetables and
fFnlt DURING 10 Tho ctoalr haI
TO the home consists of horses, 90 cows, %
head of heifers and calves and one bull;
also IS hogs and 166 chickens.
OTHER REPORTS.
Secretary A. l.. Rockwell in his report
said that the year just closed has been one
OF marked progress and Improvement for
the Veterans Home. The number of meln-
bers in the home has been steadily aug
menting from the time of its establishment,
and ROW there are more members than ever
before, Notwithstanding that transfers to
the National Home at Santa Monica have
been made TO the number of over 100. The
limit OF revenue derived from the State is
$4,000 per annum. per capita allowance
OF S12 90 per month for each member ac-
tua!lY provided for. This amount would
admit of maintaining 2G0 members at the
rate mentioned. but as there are now 262
men to provide for, additional resources
have to be brought into requisition. There
has been received from the State a special
appropriation OF $40, 900 for the construction
of hospital building.
Treasurer George w. Waits reported as
follows: Since January, the association has
had ample funds to meet promptly the legit-
innate demands upon It's treasury and to keep
surplus for some months in a savings
bank. 1t is with intense satisfaction the
treasurer says that he points to the item OF
interest entered under the head of receipts,
this being the first instance in the history
of the association when that side of the
ledger has been so honored. The interest
amounted 10 S157 50. The total receipts for
the year were ST., 395 16 and the disburse-
ments sec, 35S c.
RETIRING DIRECTORS.
The terms of six Directors having ex-
pired five Grand Army men and one Mex
lean Veteran), the following were elected 10
fill the vacancies: Waymire, Burnett, Nc
Langhlin. Merriman, Ruddick and Barrett.
Votes of thanks were passed to DIR. Dorr,
George L. Knox, Colonel, Coffey and G. ID.
Wheat for services rendered the association.
A resolution was passed authorizing the
Board of Directors to build cottage or
some suitable quarters apart from the main
building at Yountyille for the use of the
Commandment and Medical Director of the
home. The meeting then adjourned.
Immediately at the lose of the meeting
the Board of Directors held session and
elected the following officers: J. A. Way
mire, President; W. q, Burnett, Vice-Pres-
ident; A. L. Rockwell, Secretary, and
George w. Waits, Treasurer.
James Murphy, p. SHarp and J. Goyle,
three old veterans who had voluntarily left
the home, applied in person for renstate-
ment, and after being given warning were
ordered readmitted.