The San Francisco call., 1896-02-20
lily no voice in the management of the home /;

| cally no voice in the management of the home
| therefore,
ResolUed, That his excellency James H. Budd
Governor of California, be and is hereby re.
Quested to investigate these matters and cause
suit to be brought against the treasurer of the
Veterans Home Association TO recover all
| moneys paid him by the association for services
rendered the home while member of said
association; also against the directors for al
moneys appropriated by State or Congress for
the main tenance of members OF the Veterans
Home, which moneys have been used for eX-
penses of Office in San Francisco or for other
purposes not contemplated in such appropria-
tiOns; and, further, for the misappropriation
of $27, 900 out OF the $50, 900 donated by the
Legislature in March, 1898, TO the Veterans
Home Association, to make permanent i'm
provement on the home grounds at Yountyille
for the use OF the soldiers; and, finally, to re-
move from office any director who has violated
any bylaws of the Veterans Home Association,
or any law of this State or the United States
relating TO the association or the management
of the home; or who has received directly or
otherwise any profit through his official con-
nection with said association.
ReSOIued, That Lyon Post No. 9, G. A. R.,
recommend that the Grand Army at the State
eneampment at Santa Cruz in April next, con-
slider and act upon the proposition to transfer
the Veterans Home property at Yountyille to
the State OF California, to be kept a home
for veterans as long as needed and then used
for other State purposes, thereby relieving the
Grand Army from the odium OF the scandals
that seem inseparable from directorate man
agement OF the home.
ResolUed, That copies of these charges and
resolutions be forwarded to all the Grand Army
posts of this department, to the Governor,
Attorney-General, Controller and Treasurer
OF this State and to the California members of
Congress.
These resolutions have been adopted by
Lyon Post No. 8, G. A. R., of Oakland,
and copies of them will be forwarded to the
Governor, the Attorney-General,t the Con-
troller and the State Treasurer and to
every Grand Army post in the Department
OF California and Nevada.
Thus, the long-threatened war between
many G.. A. r. posts and the directorate
of the Yountville Home has broken out,
and within a few days every veteran in the
California and Nevada Department will be
involved.
A hint of what was coming was con-
tained in THE CALL story regarding the
autopsies held on the bodies OF soldiers
who die in the home. published two weeks
ago. 1t brought forth some correspond
ence from both sides, and many other
issues were brought up. The opposition
to the management of the home reached a
climax last night when Lyons Post of this
city adopted resolutions denounclng the
home, charging fraud and calling on the
Governor for an investigation.
Before passing the resolutions, Lyons
Post was assured of the hearty co-opera-
tiOn of MANY DostS in tho dana RI ,,,aDt apd
their action will precipltate one OF the
liveliest campaigns ever inaugurated in
the G. A R. The subject is bound to come
up at the next encampment, which as
sembles at Santa Cruz on April d.