The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-12-15

erty for any other purpose, as 1t is &c.
snally hospital property. aud an annex
to this must ba for hospital purposes.
| The land FOR this Annex has been given
| by the city of Vick9bntg to tho Vicka.
| burg Chapter to be used by them and
| their successors for the comfort and
chre Of Confederate Veterans through.
ont The state. We were modest In Onr
plans beransn OF the difficulty in raising
funds 50 placed the sum required ut
$2oDO,o0 because that was tbs smallest
amount we thought possible for th.
purpose. ! quite see from your letter
that your idea OF $1,000 90 or &lODD 90 A
year III expenses Il said in my letter to
which tiis is an answer, or the one Just
prevDns. ! forget which, that II wss
clearly impossible for any one Chapter
to provide the running expenses ny it
"onlh take from three IT, fonr Thousand
dollars 10 run ~ arose from your
thought that the Annex is to be n home
as well as hospital which is npfortu.
nately impossible, ~ you 500 this IS
where the great error arose Our dele.
gates, Mrs Collier and Miss Lnnn state
nat they declared at he Jackson conven.
lion that II the varions Chapters would
assist ns in completing the AM u
that they would pledge the Wei b ry
ChHpter to assist to their utmost aDuity
IN building the proposed Home Mt Nc
conn CITY tbcy are mistaken. there
was no proposed Hpnr at McCoub
Ilty. but Mr' Mtuslilp from the Nc.
Comb CITY Oh lpter wanted us To IN
drrinke the binding o. \ HON" in JarL.
son. She was very enthusiastic, insist
ing That we needed to do that the first
thing We did One Of the Vicksburv
delegates | don't know which. called
her Attention to the fact that the Annex
wh' TO be n temporary home, and we
co I'D get it 80 nnch more 0nickly--
th It we onSht to do that first. AMI thefj
alI work TOR the peruansnt h)ne) show
ing that they Thought our plan wa. nj,
hersto0l In regard TO furnishing III
rooms OF the Annex, we would certainl
be glad for any Chapter tc take one a,
memorial ana keep II MP: In fact VI
have already promised that privilege 10
the daughters OF Veterans here who
have contributed 10 the cause and while
no. asking so mnch frou any. we
wOnll be glad to share our work With
whatever Chapters desire to assist IN
that way. The appropriation for rnn.
ming expenses is utterly unnecessary.
because being State Hospital oil neces.
Wt,rS are furnished all Inmates, 50 the
doctors in charg" tell Ms: this 4, why we
only desired the Legislature to give rs q
Inmp sum for the building, and onr Z
Chatfer, with voluntary contributions.
from others at will cvald rry't ~
sume All the rest. A,ths Anntt /. for
all sick Veteraus throughout the State.
we cannot see why the legislature
should object to the right of control
b i1s vested In u Chapter instead Of in
the State Division" Il sail in one Ut nv
letters that had very little hopes &
getting the appropriation for thstv
tor, but had felt almost sure OF ge
IL for the ADnexas u tenip0rar'
and the work Of the Division,
ready had to meet the O1jsgp
It was 10 he IN VicksbnrxF
so''' other plH'r. and W
IL r,ll haiD tIa al
m ,nn-x to this H,.pi
the 81 'kWetsrans
ntteation) ''AsIL
hesitate 10 ask Hys3
STATE Chapters ~ e
rre'y section ~ y
at tIs h0spiAi. 7''- "a <
re'~ive tl,t NIL
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