The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-12-16
REJECTION OF THE HOME
ATLANTA'S vETER ANS FEEL VERY
SORE OVER IT.

They Talk OF Wearing Emblems of
Mourning for Thirty Days-Draping
OF the Confederate Monument and
the Statue OF Henry W. Grady Also
Suggested.
ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 15.-The action Of
the Senate in killing the soldiers home bill
yesterday has been the prevailing topic Of
conversation to-day. Several plans for the
future Of the home property are being dis
cussed by the trustees and others who feel
particular interest in it. Among the mem
bers of the County Confederate Veterans
Association there is talk of wearing a badge
of mourning for thirty days to show the
feeling at the action of the Senate, and also
talk Of drApiug the monument of Henry
Grady and the soldiers monument at the
cemetery in mourning.
FUTURE OF THE PROPERTY.
Speaking OF the future disposition of the
home property to-day, W. L. Calhoun,
president OF the board Of trustees, said:
"There will be meeting Of the board Of
trustees in january, about the 18th, to con-
slider what disposition shall be made of the
home. At the last meeting Of the board a
resolution was passed that the property
should be offered to the state through the
present legislature, and if declined it should
be sold and the proceeds refunded to those
who had contributed toward building it.
There may be difficulty In this If the reso-
luton Is insisted upon. The difficulty will
be 10 ascertaining every contributor, though
d. - ~ 0e
jority of them. The total subscriptions
were sent from some places and no indi-
vidual names were given. These names
may be supplied, however, and the names
OF all the contributors ascertained.
SOME OTHER DISPOSITION POSSIBLE.
THE resolution adopted at the last meet
ing may be rescinded at the coming meet
ing and some other plan as to the disposition
of the home may be adopted. There may
be some propositions made from organized
associations. Last year the Georgia Baptist
orphans home offered to take the home and
pay a certain sum for its use, at the same
time maintaining one-half Of it as home
for disabled veterans. That offer may be
renewed and some other may be made, but
about this we cannot speaks with certainty.
j feel very much disappointed at the failure
of the legislature to take the home. |
think, IN common with nearly all the people
OF the state, that IL Is duty Georgia owes
to these, her faithful sons, who suffered 80
much in her defense.
LEGISLATORS MAY REGRET IT.
''I believe it will prove matter Of serious
regret for the legislators who voted against
1t as 1t has been to the people OF the stats of
Georgia. Another plan for opening aud
maintaining the home that has been sug-
gested is this. The home has about 40
acres Of land. The plan is TO sell 100 acres
Of this and to use the money in opening the
home. 1t will then have twenty acres
around It, and the money obtained from the
sale of the land will be used in keeping it up
as Fulton county institution. 1t is to be
made, as far as possible, self-sustaining, and
what 1t lacks in that way will be supplied
by contribution. Needy veterans in Fulton
county will be admitted free of charge and
any outside county can, by paying small
sum, send any needy veteran to be an in-
mate"