Evening star., 1898-12-05
RECEIPTS AND EXPENSES
Report Of Chairman of Committee in Charge
of Home for Soldiers.
The Work Done aud Means Expended
i'm Behalf of Members OF Dis
trict Regiment.

Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver. president Of The
Legion of Loyal Women. has submitted a
report covering the operations OF the tenn
porary home for District soldiers. lately
closed. showing receipts and disbursements
follows:
AS chairman of the committee in charge
Of the temporary home for the homeless SOL
diers Of the LIST Regiment District Of Co.
lumbia Volunteers. / have the honor 10 re-
port that, soon as the necessity for this
home was known, and It was decided to es-
tablish 1t, the house No. 4I3 9th street was
rented cleaned. put I'm order and furnish
ed, provision being made for the comforta-
bic lodging and nourishing subsistence of
one hundred soldiers, and the home was
ready to receive this number upon the ar
rival OF the regiment In Washington ON
their furlough of sixty days As necessary
TO the proper management OF the home and
with view TO the strictest economy. there
were employed a bookkeeper, a housekeep-
er, superintendent OF the building a cook
and a ianitor
One hundred and forty-eight in all of
the members of the regiment were received
at the home. or these ~ were sent 10 hos
pitals as too sick to remain I'm quarters
with the others, and ~ received medical
attention in our institution. 124 prescriptions
FOR them having been compounded n Evans
drug store and 1tA at the United States dis
pensary. all written 10y Dr Charles Y Pet
teNs, who gave his services gra'nitoustv.
Besides members of our regiment 15a sol
diers, who were passing through our CITY
received transient accommodation I'm lodr-
ing, meals and lunches to take with them
30 lunches having been furnished from our
kitchen.
Every attention to tho confar, Of those
at the home was given. and II was needed
as all OF them were more or less sick
during their stay with ms as the result Of
Their campaign In Santiago.
Our cash receipts were as follows: From
employees Of the government printing office
S33235 from the citizens committee. S2oo:
from employees Of the pension office. So:
from employees in office OF auditor for Post
Office Department. SlU.2 -: from employees In
Agricultural Department. S36 ~: from en-
ployes in office OF auditor for War Depart
ment. $3.50; from Legion ~ Loyal Women
and receipts at office SG1s -. from rec,lpts
from articles sold on closing, $Il92i; total.
s., ,529s4.
our expenses were as follows: Rent OF
building. S2t@; help. $50. light and fuel
sa5.15: medicines $50: laundry, So az. EUR
niture and utensils. s79Ts. provisions SIG
~: miscellaneous and incl1entals. so -.
total cash expense. Sl.374.f3. The balance
of receipts. SlG1.&l. has been turned over
to the relief fund OF the Legion Of I.aval
Women, for the relief Of needy and worthy
soldiers, their widows and orphans. during
the coming winter.
other supplies.
In addition to the cash receipts We re-
Ceived donations Of prov isi,us. valued al
$3.50; handkerchiefs s.: paj5ma4. $50. night
shirts. $50; underclothing. Si1 all of which
were used IN the home making the total
expenditure for these homeless boys nf our
regiment during their necessary spipUn
with Us A,I3S. -. In this connection. amt
in behalf Of those cared Tor tN /
to tender our sincere thanks "a the char
liable citizens of the city and 60 t1- cfii-
zens committee and Red Cross Society for
their generous support IN this worldly un.
de- u K