The herald., 1895-12-16
For Justice to Living.-.honor
TO the Dead
A MOST WORTHY CHARITY
Seeks Aid ia Providing for Homeless.
Children
The MontcIair Home and the Good Already
Accomplished by the lnstltution-Per.
sonal and News Brevities

PASADENA, Dec. 15.-The organization
of the ex-Prisoners of the Civil War,
formed as q branch of the national asso-
citation, was completed on Friday by the
election of A. X. Nash as president. w. G.
Hartwell secretary, and Frank d. Stevens
treasurer.
The objects of the organization are to
strengthen the ties of fraternal fellowship
and sympathy formed by companionship
in arms during the war for the union,
among the survivors of rebel military pris-
ons, to perpetuate the name and fame OF
those who have fallen in the prison pens OF
the south and in the line of duty; to bind
together in lhe most friendly ties the sur
vivors of the above prisons by joint action
of its members in any direction which will
secure justice to the living and honor to
the dead, and to assist such fellow prison.
ers as need help and protection, and to eX-
tend needful aid to the widows and or
phans of those who have fallen; to correct
false statements concerning rebel prisons
in order that historical justice may be
done.
After the dinner at the Carlton, war
stories were told and many thrilling expe-
riences related concerning life in rebel
prisons, and hair.bread h escapes there
from. At one time in that terrible place,
Andersonville, 10000 men were confined
within twenty-acre stockade, and death
rate of over 100 day prevailed. BY such
sacrifices was the nation preserved.
One of the number present at the dinner,
A. P. Higgins. had not only been impris-
oned in a southern pen, but had been
whipped like a common felon. Another,
A. X. Nash, the president of the associa-
ton, has the distinction of being one of the
first soldiers who made successful escape
from Andersonville prison, reaching the
Union lines only half an hour ahead of a
pack of bloodhounds that were on his trail.
Another comrade, W. B. Smith, was pres
ent in wheeled chair, too badly crippled
to walk.
The following is list of the members of
the newly-formed association, with the
names and numbers of their regiments
and of the prisons in which they were con-
fined. The list was prepared by Secretary
Hartzell. There are several other MEM
bers' names to be added to it, which will
be done as soon as they join the associa-
ton:
Alfred K. Nash, Co. I, 95th Illinois in
fantry. Andersonville; Will G. Hartzell.
Co. F. 10Th Penn. Cavalry, Andersonville
and Savannah; Frank D. Stevens. Go. ID.
19Oth Penn. veterans, Columbia, Macon,
Savannah and Charleston; Allen p. Hug
gins, commander Sth Mich. cavalry,
Charleston; John d. Youngclaus, Co. F,
9th Ohio infantry, Belle Isle; David B. Van
Slyck, surgeon 22d N. Y. cavalry, Libby;
Barney Brown, Co. B, Goth Ohio infantry,
Andersonville: William d. Hamell, Co.
c, 10th Ohio infantry, Libby; 0. H. Smith,
Co. X, 9th Iowa infantry. Andersonville;
W. b. Smith. Co. X, l4th Ill. infantry. An
dersonville: j. Z. Brewer, Co. |, oath Wis.
infantry, Libby; Jasper Culver, Co. X, 1st
Wis. infantry, Belle Isle, Libby, Anderson
vile; George =. Somers. Co. G. I'd battal-
tion, 18th c. S., Belle Isle and Anderson
vile; Smith X. Shafer, Co. E, Goth Ohio
infantry, Libby: :. B. Tubbs. Co. E, 4th
Wis. cavalry. Vicllsburg.
THE CHILDREN'S HOME
At the meeting in the interest of the
Montclair children's home on Friday even
ing in G. A. r. hall, G. c. Reynolds pre-
sided, opening with prayer, after which
Mrs. Townsend, the matron of the home,
gave brief report of the work, stating
that eighty-one children have been cared
for at the home since its organic alton,
many of whom have b9en given homes in
private families, the bringing of the chill
dren into chldIess homes being a double
blessing, good for the foster parents as
well as for the orphaned children who have
thus found happy homes.
A picture group of thirty or more of these
little ones was shown, in which American,
Spanish, African and French nationalities
are To he seen.
Mrs. Townsend spoke Of the many young
women who had found a temporary abiding
place in the home and had gone thence
into other fields of labor; two of these into
missionary work.
Mrs. S. V. Maxfield, one of the official
board, explained clearly the work of the
home, the good being accomplished, and
expressed the hope that the citizens of
Pasadena would see the necessity of sup
porting this charitable institution, as it is
the only public one under charter in the
city, and having no financial support ex-
cept the voluntary contributions of the
people.
DR.. Townsend briefly related the reasons
for taking up this work for homeless and
neglected children, also the reasons for
making it a distinct work of faith, relying
solely on free will offerings for supporl
and that the past year under this plan has
been specially blessed by God.
I'VE have held the present beautiful
property and kept the interest paid, ex-
pecting that benevolent friend will pur-
chase the place and dedicate it to this
child rescue work. If this fails we sur
render the property, but not the work.
said DR.. Townsend in closing.
BREyITIEs.
DR.. Reid has placed a NUMBER OF relics
in the museum at Throop Polytechnic
which were fOund on RESERVOIR nil, sup
posed to be relics of an ancient town site.
The guests at Hotel Green and few of
their friends enjoyed an informal hop
there Friday evening. The young people
in attendance outside of the hotel included
Misses Sarah Coleman and Ruth Gardner,
Messrs. Lloyd, Macy. Robert Kimball,
Fred Roche and Elisha Eldred.
Miss Marie Markham is expected home
from Stanford for the Christmas holidays
early next week.
Lady Neidig, supreme commander of the
Ladies of the Maccabees, will be in Pasa-
dena Thursday evening to inspect the work
of the order here.
Miss Thompson left this morning for
Detroit, Mich.
Miss Lentz left yesterday for two
weeks stay in Denver.
Miss Laura Wiley is home from Ramona
convent for the holiday vacation.
Judge II. II. Rose left yesterday for a
two days. duck shoot at the Game clubs