Kansas City daily journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1892-1897, 1896-05-11
VISIT TO THE SOLDIERS HOME.
SOMETHING Anot = iEANEN " wORTH's
NATIONAL CHARITY.
Few Rcniisc the Magnitude. the Fn-
ciiitics aud the tomforts oi-,h
Vast in.titution-tJctniis of
Its Equipment.

! Have you ever visited the Soldiers home
! at b'Ivcnworth2 II not YOU are unaware
! of the grcatn.ss of this Institution The
! picture which Is presented to the attentive
! observer at this house OF charity is one
! that Will 80 deeply impress you that 1t viii
! never fade from your memory.
| The fact of seeing so many old and
| disabled veterans. under ordinary circum-
4 stances would be fir from pleasing pic
[ turo. hut to see such mass Of humanity
being so pleasantly and tcnGcrly cared for
| IN such commoious quarters causes the
| observe to almost be envious of the eN-
| duisitc home and pleasant surroundings of
| tho inmates.
! More than 1000 Old and disabled veterans
| are now Inmates OF the home. men of all
| natonaiitios and from all parts of the
! Tinted states VINO have been honorably
! discharged from the military and naval
l service. lind here pleasant home, with
/ all the nccossares and many of the lux
( utss OF lite. without cost and without
| price. except that tn. military rules and
| discipline of the institution must be dbeycd.
The home is situated about one mile
/ south of LvnNenworth on beautiful plat
/ OF ground containing Gi0 acres on Its
I custeru border the turbulent Missouri river
/ flows majcsticalk along aud from the
l river bank bark 10 tho barracks a forest of
I ancient oaks and wide spreading clms, win
/ the erouuu carpetei 10y well kept blue
| grass sod, makes "A cool ana inviting re-
| treat
siS brass twelve FOUNDERS and two large
| cannon are mounted at the irnni enttaht,
| to the home, here also is the hludstnnd ani
! nag STAN the latter being l1a feet III h"lgnt
| ana extending twenty 'cct into the Gruhnl'
| II Is composed Of two pieces OF timber
| transported from Michigan for tn. express
| purpose OF supporting thu garrison nag ana
| Is said TO be The tall"st nag pole IN th'
| country. Here also is the miniature word
| a globe about twon,y-i feet IN diameter,
| ali planted in different colOted flowers so
as To iopr, sont the two hemspheres, the
| continents, islands pcnlnsuias. oceans seas
| bays and TAX 5 Of tn" world.
one large window of tn" adtutants oiiice
| is hllsd with the image of Abraham
| ineness. with the following iorse ana
| forcible quotation, The Union must anu
shall be preserved TINS eI.Esht somn,hitI
| of the martyrcd president Was rressh,sa
to the home by the Grand Army OF the
| Republic at the time the natiohai le-
| union was held at s.. Louis Mo. INC
| barracks are 70 constructed that norih
| and south window are opposite cach DUNK
and the buildings are supplied WIN tIeIi
| mod,rn improvements. Thcr. are two
| hospitals. one for the general hcn.il OF "uE
temporary sick or disabled and M a o'nJrs ,b,.
u .nr''nrabS.." .n''1irb @ Th" % boiler house where ihe
| steaffT-~~~ generated for culinary ana lhU'dIA
| purposes ami the electric plant anord all
| the power heat anu lisht necessary Tor 'he
use of the home. ,...........,
| lnt tlllllE nan IL I''
| Of 1900 plates, and about sixty OF ~" m
mates are regularly employed as tane
waters. In the morning ana az noon No, IN W.
| able bodied who are employed at some
| work about the grounds are seated az
the first table so that thoy may the sooDr
return to their work, but at supper III.
| disabled. crippled and blind are seated al
| the first table and the Others are served
last When the hour arrives ior setSl S,E
| the meals the crowd assemblies at IN" soy
| eral entrances to the hall and awaits tine
tap of the bell. when they march IN ana
| each on" takes his proper seat at MS ~ :.
| ular numbered chair and awaits the second
tap of the bell. which is the signal Tor a
| general attack on the rat'ons. az the exp.
| ration of fifteen minutes third tap OF
| the he'll calls them from their refresh
inents and they are expected to immediate
a theatrical hai with all the necessary
| paraphernalia affords recreation and
anu: :'mGnt, where amateur troops perform
| regularly, and frequently professionals
| with national regulations devote few
| nights 10 the entertainment of the old
| boys in blue. AT the stables l. Kept "A Gu
rious vehicle called the Pullman wagon,
| fashioned after the Pullman car. drawn by
iqur horses, and used to convey the dlsa;
| occasions. About twenty-five horses are
kept at the stahles one Of them "oid
years old. The hothotises are an inter-
| esting feature of the home, the rooms are
~ feet long and are tllcd with innumcr-
| able varieties of flowers from all parts of
| the world. The first house is called the
| eerauium room, tn" second the rose room,
! lllH tHlll llf I'tptetIlls room ana tne
| fourth has u miscellaneous collection Of
rare and beautiful tfopical plants
| The cemetery, marked liy long lines of
| white marble. showing where more than
| 500 of the old veterans that have been final
| Is mustered out are peacefully sleeping.
| awaiting the grand hgle call that shall
| again call them To duty. is TO an old COM
| radc one OF the most interesting parts of
| the home Many rose bushes and other
| Towering vines have by loving hands heen
| planted on the little mounds above the
| sleeping veterans, on on". young cotton
| wood tree Is spreading its branches, a mute
| token of love ana respect. the marble by
| its side bears this inscription: John
| Miller Company Is, FIRST Kansas lnfan-
| Try"
| The kooley institute has come to stay
| In IN" home. and several hundred who were
| formerly confirmed inebriates are now
| CURED, ana u very small per cent of those
| VINO hay" taken tn" cure have returned
| TO their former convivial habits Flag day.
| May -. 1896 Is "A part of the Kelley peo-
| pies work on that day the Garrison f'ag
| twenty hy thriy-siX feet Will he unfurled
| and the ZOO of the LcnvcnworIh school
| children viii salute IT,, The schools making
| thu most perfect salutatlons will receive
| as a prize, large flags To float above their
| school buildings 4 salurltion of forty
| nvc guns viii be fred and II is intended
TO he gala day for the little folks
| a VETERAN.