Birmingham state herald., 1896-03-04
AN IMPORTANT MOVEMENT By Camp Hardee, United Con-
 federate Veterans. A HOME FOR OLD SOLDIERS Reported Favoraby by Committee Legisla- ture to Be MemoriaIized Lot for
 the Dead.

Camp Hardee United Confederate Vet erans, No. 39, held it's regular monthly meeting yesterday afternoon in the camp headquarters. There was large attend ance and much interest was manifested as matters were discussed of vital inter est to the camp.
 Camp Commander Arlington was in the chair and Secretary McMillar at the desk.
 The minutes of the last meeting were read after an impressive prayer by Chap lain Wells. The minutes were approved The chairman of the finance committee submitted a report, showing the none tary condition of the camp to be as fol- lows: Amount in the hands of the sec retary, $24.76; amount Tn the hands or the treasurer $41.S1; total, $6657. Comrade Ferguson of the committee on the Richmond reunion reported rate of l cent per mile and asked for more time At a previous meeting a committee on : Soldiers home had been appointed. The subject had been discussed before, but no definite action had come out of it. This committee, through its chairman, Comrade Abernathy, made the following report:
 Your committee on soldiers home would submit the following for your con- sideration:
 Resolved CD. That after thorough in- Nestigation of the action taken by this Eamp to establish a soldiers home in khis county, we are of the opinion that It would be impracticabe under the pres ent circumstances to attempt such thing. In the first place. we are of the opinion that we are not united, and with put concert of action we cannot accom- plish anything. In the second place. we we would have to depend largely on the public for donations.
 Resolved @, That after a consultation with many eminent lawyers on the sub 1ect we recommend a reconsideration of the action taken by this camp to estab- 3ish a soldiers home in this county Nherefore we would offer as a substitute fhe following plan, which we think with proper effort could be accomplished; be- Sides, we believe the plan here suggested Fs not only just, but feasible: Appeal to the legislature of Alabama to set aside Al of the pension money paid to the state by Jefferson county as a fund to provide h suitable home for all of the worn-out hnd destitute ex-Confederate soldiers in fhe state of Alabama, the same to be known as state home, opened to all. Let IL be understood that we will not call upon the state for any aid whatever so aong as we get the. appropria tions from this county, which is about one-fifth of the amount paid by the state, which would amount to between $15,00 and $20,- p00 use all of this amount except enough Ao pay our own pensioners in improve ments on the property selected for the nome. After the first year we would have Bnough money to amply sustain and pro- Nde for all of our destitute comrades all over the state, besides providing for our own pensioners.
 Resolved (3), We believe we should be- gin our efforts at once, get the aid and support of all other camps in this county and all work faithfully together until the object is accomplished
 We believe the newspapers and the public generally will assist us all they ean. We are satisfied we could get do- nations in lands and building material for such purpose if we succeed in get Hing the appropriations asked for; keep Mhat money we have on hand to aid our needy and destitute comrades who are members of this camp in good standing and only those, until we can provide bet ter for them. The above resolutions have been considered with great care. Re- Epectfully submitted,
 A. c. ABERNATHY,
 w. H. REYNOLDS,
 ROBERT CHISOLM,
 F. P. O'BRIEN,
 O. T. DOZIER,
 M. w. STAHL,
 J. M. HARAN,
 DIR. BARKLEY,
 J. B. NAVE,
 Committee. After the reading of the report it was discussed at great length
 Comrade Boyd opposed the home be- cause he wanted the pensioners to get all they were entitled to.