The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-25
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The report Of the Board OF Visitors OF
Lee Camp soldiers Home for The year
ending ember, s1st, 1893, has been sub.
mitted to Governor Tyler. The report OF
ths president OF. the Board. Mr.: N. " u,
Randolph, states that during the year.
there had been admitted to the Home
s1o5 veterans; died during q DIS US
missed for cause, 8; sent to insane asy-.
lum, 5; dropped from. the rolls forscauss,.
IL; discharged atsoWns request, present
aDecembe s1st, 1885, average number pres
Eent during the year, us; appiica ttons APP,
proved by the: Board Fling admlss
3: on file, not.yet approved by the sBo;aro.
S24-making Total OF y "a;
Ell Out of 101 counties I'm the State Veter--i
ans have been received from 90, and from
Is cities and towns the % men on the rolls
from other States than II Virginia either
served in Virginia regimentsSo or are VIZ
g1nians- s. ~
The Board have exercised their utmost
#endeavor49 to accommodate the largest
ntmber Of men with the means at their
disposal. Our appropriate s. rom tn l
State under our ntractsis $4,000 year,
which was intended for 200 men,, but at
the last session OF the Legislature S5,0oO
the number could be increased to $50,
which is the number specified in the bill.
but the report states that the Home mas
accommodated an average OF 10, the IN IN
creased number reducing the cost per
capita You will also notice. that the ex-
penses for the Home exceeded the ap-
preparation from the State by s., 2206.50.
In his report, President Randolph says:
STEADILY INE-REASING-
~ &1,a Tho
number of veterans applying for admis-
sion would decrease. In this we have
been disappointed, as the number is
steadily increasing, and as far as We are
now able to estirate the number will
remain about 300 for several years TO
come. If the state desires us to continue
the present number OF men 1t is abso-
slutely necessary that the additional ap-.
preparation of $1,000 per year shall be
made, otherwise we must reduce the num-
Der of men4to about $50 to 260. The ex-
cess number now being taken care OF In
the Home has been from private dona-
tons. This, Of course, IS an uncertain;
income. This matter must be considered
by the present Legislature, as we can
not exceed our appropriation for any
large amount. The city of Richmond
appropriates to the Home $3.50 per year.
The Home is fast becoming large
hospital The men received are general
lv broken in health or suffering from
wounds, which. with advanced age. rem
der them incapable of caring for them
selves. The average number of men in
the hospital during the year was fifty
eight, and the average age sixty-five
years. Our hospital is modern in every
respect. We have a resident physician
and two young lady trained nurses.
While the cost OF maintaining man
outside of the hospital is S102.CO, the cost
of a man In the *hospitalsis s12s.22
ECONOMY is EXERCISED.
..E1Yery economy has been exercised
that was possible to maintain this In
stitution in its present efficient manner.
THE total cost of the property, both
real and personal, and the maintenance
Of the Home from its beginning, 1884. has
been S466,262. 96; of this amount We have
received from the State in twelve years
1907 SIT and from Lee Camp and pri-
waite donations sl5s 90. %. The private
donations for the year 1899 amounted to
$1.S5S.57
Surgeon-in-C Charge F. T. Fry, in his
report, says that the number of cases
treated in the hospital last year was 300.
and the number of cases outside, 1,4OO-
1.-The number of deaths in the hospital was
7 80, and one while on furlough. The
number of patients in the hospital De-
cember, 1889, was co. The general health
of the Home is good.
The report of the Committee! on Grounds
and Buildings states that extensive re-
pairs have been made, and the property
is In good condit ton The total cost OF
all repairs and improvements for the
year was 81, 2SS.17
The total expenditures at the Home for.
the year were s3S, 20650; total receipts, $685.
s53:57 The excess of expenditures over
State appropriation ,0oO) being S,2o6.o 30.