The evening times., 1898-12-03
TEMPORARY Home
FOR THE SOLDIERS
The Chairman, Mrs. Calyer,
Submits Her Report.
SCOPE OF THE WORK DONE
After Paying All Expenses $l65.4l
Remains on Hand.
SCOPE OF THE WORK DONE
Grams Received Aid From the Le-
giOn of Loyal Women.


Mrs. Lizzie W. Calver, former president
mItted her report as chairman of the tenn
porary home for soldiers and sailors. 1t
is as follows:
LAS chairman of the temporary home
for the homeless soldiers of the First
Regiment District of Columbia Volun-
teers, have the honor TO report that, as
soon as the necessity for this home was
known, and 1t was decided to establish it,
the house No. 4i3 Ninth Street was rented,
cleaned, put in order and furnished. pro-
vision being made for the comfortable
lodging and nourishing subsistence of 100
soldiers. and the home was ready TO re-
ceive this number upon the arrival of the
regiment in Washington on their fur
Tough of sixty days.
las necessary TO the proper manage
ment of the home, and with a view to the
strictest economy. there were employed a
bookkeeper, a housekeeper, a superintend-
ent of the building, cook and a janitor
"one hundred and forty-eigkt, in all, OF
the members of the regiment We're re-
ceived at the home. OF these 81 were
sent TO the hospitals too sick to r.
main in quarters with the others and -
received medical attention in ouc institu
ton, f2i prescriptions for them having
been compounded at Evans drug store
and l09 at the United States Dispensary,
all written by DR.. Charles V. Pett Eys,
who gave her services gratuitously
Besides. members Of our regiment SO
soldiers, who were passing through the
city. received transient accommodation
in lodging. meals and lunches To take
with them, 30 lunches having been fur
nished from our kitchen.
EVERY attention TO the comfort Cf the
boys al the home was gwen. and it Wa
needed as every one of them was more
or less sick during their stay with US as
- Tesu!t of their campaign in SAINT age
Cash receipts were as follows: From
employees of the Government Printing
Office $322 81: from the Citizens Com
mittoe. $500: from employees of the Pen
sion Office, s67 from employees in office
of Auditor for Postoffice Department.
$50. %. from the Ag. tural p .partm mt
S35.2S: from employees in offica of the Au-
| ditor for War Department, 50 81; from
| Legion of Loyal Women and receipts at
| office, $GlS.l2: from receipts from articles
sold on closing, 1895; total, Sl,529.S4.
building, S203; help. Sl5a; light and fuel,
s95-l5; medicines. $50; laundry. S22.o3; fur
niture and utensils. Sos; provisions,
| $74G.72; miscellaneous and incidentals
$3.50; total cash expense a.S74i3
| The balance Of receipts, viz. $l65.n has
| been turned over to the relief fund Of .the
| Legion of Loyal Women for the relief
| of needy and worthy soldiers. their wild
| ows and orphans. during the coming win
| ter.
In addition TO he cash RECIPES we re-
| ceived donations of provisions valued AT
$3.50; handkerch:efs. 81; pajamas S3j; night
shirts, so: HnderclGthng. Slj-all Of whic,:
/ were used i'm the home. making the total
| expenditure for these homeless boys of
our regiment during their necessary so
| journ with us during their furlough ST.
| 79S a.
| In TINS connection and in behalf of the
| boys cared for by Us l desire to tender
| our sincere thanks TO the charitable citi-
zens OF our city and TO the citizens com
| mittee and Red Cross Society for their
generous support in this worthy under
| taking.