The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-23

ished. Mrs. Mason's story OF the way u
which the home has been supported is
an interestinmg one. Its only present
source of revenue is offerings it receives
from charitable people, but when its
friends have told how they hope to pro
vide home for old soldiers and their
wives who must live on the poor farms
if the husbands go to Togus, they have
never been refused contr1bumon Inc
runningE.expenses have been paid, S5oo
has been laid out on the house ana s2oo
spent for the purchase OF land known
as ssThe Aunex. ~ Newport people giving
the other $500. There is left money
enough for present needs although the
supply must soon be renewed
The property now consists of the prlck
house, the big barn and the barn land
given by the Camp Benson AssoclaIlon,
and the strip recently purchased Whlch
makes 70 acres. -
GLIMPSE of the house is shown in
the ACCOMMODATING picture. but 1t does
not include the capacious farm pulld-
ings:; .n.a ,yonan
the widow of soldier who went to the
war and was among the missing Aunt
Frazier in her old age was reduced TO
want and came to be one OF the poor at
of that town fit ID up room In theshome
here and the old lady is now happily
situated and no longer ranks as pau
nor The other inmates are an old soldier
who is disabled, his invalid wife and
Young daughter. Some four more IN
mates will be accommodated, ana neA1
year so great is the faith OF the promot.
ers of the home, they conndently expect
to be able to
ERECT A BUILDING
and find the means of giving home to
a much larger number. Already 20 ap-
plications have been received and among
the cases that have been investigated are
MANY pitiable ones, cases where the choice
,iesas between some suchH haven as this
and tbe moor farm. or the national home
fn,. the husband and the almshouse for
the wife. 1t was to prevent such sepa-
rations that the idea of these homes was
conceived Mrs E. Florence Barker,
the first national president OF the Wom-
ino of the Massachusetts home, said 1t
was the only institution in that state
to which the legislature extended without
STIMULATING as to how the money should
be used and the accounts audited. MIS-.
Barker. whose home is in Maiden, is
among several distinguished guesos Wne m
spoke at this afternoons meeting: vi
course the veterans flocked to hear Corpo-
raj Tanner, and Mrs. Elizabeth Turner,
known as s'The Mother OF the Grand
Army was another speaker who had
come long distance to say good word
for the new home Mrs. Turner, by the
way, will be the next president OF the
National Relief Corps.
When the crowds OF visitors brought
by the special train arrived this fore
noon, a salute was fred to welcome them,
SQUAD of veterans loading and firing
the brass gun as if they never returned
to the ways of civilian life. sThen the
| Newport band gave a concert and al
the pavilion school of instruction was
condu cted by Department. President Mrs
M, A. Millett of Gorham and Depart
ment Inspector Mrs. Hannah Small The
school was largely attended by relief
CORPS members and the ritualistio worl
was exemplifed by Beal Corps OF Ban
The afternoon meeting. was an inter
added interest in many ways. Mrs
Mason, who besides being passed de
partment president, is clerk of the boart
Of managers. of the home, presided Th
guests Of the day addressed the larg'