Daily Kennebec journal., 1894-09-03
GREAT CLEANLINESS
Characterizes Everything About
the Soldiers Home.
Modern Conveniences TO Insure Com
fort and Health of the Men.
The taundD's Big Job-PsuonaIS--Sunday's
Iuspection--Spiendid Band Concert.

ToGUs, Sept. Especial. )-Cleanlines
is next to Godliness, so it is said. This is
we'll exemplifed here as every nook and
corner of the Home is kept clean, both out
doors and indoors. The arrangement for
cleanliness on the part of the members of
the Home is as near perfect as can be.
First, as TO personal cleanliness. Every
member is expected to, and does, take u
bath each week. Each company has its
separate bathing day; six companies and
ak days. Each bed in each ward is num-
bered, and on each bathing day ticket
with its number is placed on each bed. The
occupant of the bed takes this ticket, with
his clean uDderclothing, and goes to the
bath room. The man in charge assigns
him room, gives him clean towel and
takes hi. ticket. This ticket is placed in a
box made for the purpose and if all the
numbers in each ward DO not come out Of
the box at night, 1t is very easy to know
what man has not been there.
The bath rooms are 70. IN number and
they are kept as sweet and clean as a good
housewives kitchen. Thomas ID. Johnston,
a veteran, has had charge of the bath rooms
there we're only four iron bath tubs and no
conveniences, but the governor soon RENE
died that and 10 tubs were soon in order, in
what is now the sergeants dining room, and
when the new laundry was built the present
cOmmodious apartments were fitted up. Mr..
Johnston has one assistant.
Next, as to clean clothing. Every mans
underclothng is marked with his name,
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members have complete change every
week. The bed linen is also changed
every week and and each ward of each
to the laundry the previous week.
There were washed last week
il the laundry 1864 pieces.
will be larger. Edward II. Bean. a veteran
of the 4th Maine, has charge, and the
whole force is IL men. Be thou clean, is
the command, and 10, they are clean.
Yesterday there arrived here at 9. 80 A.
NJ, an excursion party of over 200 from
Portland ard Lewiston, and at 10.45 A. NJ,
one from Skowhegan and adjoining towns,
or about the same number. Yet, the
grounds here are so spacious that there was
no crowd. Prof. Theme gave a concert
mainder of the time was enjoyed in seeing
the home. 1t was fine appearing crowd.
The Kennebec Central under Supt Lawton's
careful management, very comfortably and
easily handled the crowd.
This week, leaving Boston Sept. C, Gov.
Stephenson will go to Gettysburg, with bis
reeimeutal (32d Mass. association, TO as
sst in the dedication Of the monument erect
ed to the memory of those of his regiment
who fell there. The governor will
deliver the oration. w. s. Oakman, COM
missary sergeant, ard Thomas +. Carney,
head painter, will also attend.
DIR. W. +. Elwell has as guests, this
week, bis mother, Mrs. s. c. ElwelI, and
his sisters, Miss Elwell and Miss Margaret
Elwell.
Today it is pleasant, with the exception
of the very dusty condition of the roads.
The big sprinkler is in constant use, but
sill the dust will fly. The crowd is large,
both by rail and teams. The con-
cert was exceptionally fine. All
the numbers we're of high order.
and well exc ecuted, but the gem of the con-
cert was Prof. Themes arrangement of
"Gov. Stephenson's Three Songs" Free
dom's Land, America" with cornet solo,
1.-The Veterans Dream, with baritone solo,
and 1.-THE Liberty Bell" with fuegelhorn
solo. The arrangement was full of har-
mony and sweetness and the execution ex-
cellent.
Miss Shepard, Of the corps of trained
nurses, returned, Friday, from visit to
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