Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1901-10-07
FOR FUNDS
TO REBUILD HOME
TO PROCEED WITH REBUILDING
AS SOON AS DETAILS ARE
PERFECTED.

The Confederate Soldiers home will be
rebuilt at once.
No plan of rebuilding has yet been de-
cided upon, but the special rebuilding
committee will advertise Immediately for
plans and specifications
At the meeting of the board of trustees
this morning considerable progress was
made toward re-establishing the home,
and the work of making the preliminary
arrangements will begin at once.
Nine members of the board were pres
ent when President Calhoun called the
meeting to order in the library of the
state capitol.
This was more than enough for a quo
rum and the work before 1t was imme-
diately entered upon.
The most important action was the
committee appointed with power to act
to decide upon the plan of rebuilding the
home and to accomplish the work as soon
as possible.
President Calhoun. of the board. was
also instructed to frame an address to
the people of Georgia asking for sub
scriptions to the rebuilding fund.
A unanimous vote of thanks was given
to The Journal for it's aid to the vete-
rams and also to the entire press of At
lanta and the state for bringing to the
attention of the public the needs OF the
board of trustees in rebuilding the home.
The offer of The Journal to house the
old veterans in Thompson's hotel, on Ma
rietta street, was accepted for the month
Of October and longer If necessary. A
committee was named to investigate orh-
er sites and learn If there is any other
available place for the inmates of the
home.
Judge Calhoun after mentioning. the
great calamity which had befallen the
home read his annual report from &C.
tober 1900, to October, 1901. In 1t Judge
Cadnoun embodied the story of the fire
and the great loss which was entailed by
it.
The legislature viii be asked to appro-
pirate the insurance money which will be
secured on account of the fire and placed
in the general fund of the treasury, to the
board for the purpose of rebuilding the
home.
1t is not thought that there will be any
difficulty in getting an appropriation OF
this amount, but as has been suggested,
If the board asks for a greater appropria-
ton in view of the deficit which now ex-
lists in the state treasury, the Soldiers
home may suffer in consequence.
The report of Secretary Harrison was
read in the shape of the minutes Of last
meeting. They were approved and
adopted.
Treasurer Fox reported on the finances.
It was found that there was $27,5OO avail
able for the home now. This contemplates
the payment of the entire amount of the
insurance.
Complaints were made by the superln-
tendent that there were about II men in
the home who were accustomed to drink
ing too much and some were also given
to begging at the home and whenever
they appeared on the streets Of Atlanta.
A rule Of the regulations of the home
was amended so that this practice of beg
ging was positively prohibited.
With regard to the conduct of the men,
the regulations were so. amended that the
superintendent was to report any breach
of the rules to the president. He should
have power to suspend or expel or other
wise punish according to the, regulations.
If the inmates wish to appeal, they could
do so to committee of Investigations who
would look into the case, and decide upon
the best course to be pursued.
Up to the time of the fire the home was
found according to the reports of the oti-
GERS to be in a splendid condition.
After the disposition of the reports the
question of rebuilding was taken. up.
DECIDED TO REBUILD.
A resolution by Judge Jenkins was pre-
scented to the effect that the board OF
trustees proceed to rebuild. A committee
rebuilding This committee was named by
President Calhoun as follows: Major w.
T. Gary, Judge w. F. Jenkins, Judge w.
H. Bell and Colonel G. M. Wiley. Pres
ident Calhoun will act as chairman OF
this committee.
This committee is given discretion with
power to act regarding the entire rebuild
ing, and establishment of the home.
This committee, 1t was decided will call
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plan which will be adopted has not been
decided upon. Many of the members ia
vor the cottage plan for rebuilding the
home while some of them believe that the
one building plan is the most practical.
This committee will decide the plan.
Immediately after the adjournment Of
the meeting meeting of the committee
was held At this meeting it was decided
to ask for specifications.
Upon the motion of Mr.. John Triplett,
of brownsville, it was decided that the
board should send out an address to the
people of Georgia for subscriptions to the
rebuilding fund.
Mr. Triplett was named to assist Presi-
dent Calhoun in preparing this address
These two gentlemen are authorized to
sign the names of all the members of the
board to the address.
There was some discussion as to the
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address.
1t was decided that every effort should
be made to raise as large an amount as
possible and the address will follow this
direction. In doing so the address will
state the number of inmates which are
expected in the home during the coming
years and will emphasize the fact, which
will also be brought to the attention of
the general assembly, that all the money
placed in the home is only temporary
investment and in few words, when the
veterans have disappeared the home with
all of its property will revert to the state.
Major W. T. Gary, upon, the resignation
Of Major ]. B. Cummings, of Augusta, as
president pro TEN. of the board, was elect
ed to fill the vacancy.
JOURNAL IS THANKED.
President Calhoun called the attention
of the board to ne prompt and gener-
Gus action Of The Atlanta Journal in Sc
curing a home for the veterans imme-
diately after the fire had destroyed the
o.u home, and stated that the hospitality
of The Journal had been accepted by the
officers in Atlanta for the month OF Oc-
tober.
Judge Calhoun stated that he was au-
thorized to inform the board that The
Journal would house the veterans for
one, Two or three months or longer just
as the board of trustees might need the
temporary home.
Major Gary said he thought that the
president should be requested to look for
quarters for the veterans and try to learn
If there is any place they can be cared