The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1901-02-14

OF me same material as the home,
and will be quite an addition to it.
1t is a one-story building, with base
ment the entire length me very
latest and most scientific methods
Will be used in the hospital.
AS with all government or state in
situations, there is a good deal of red
tape connected with the running CT
the home but to the old soldier it is as
the breath of life. Once a soldier
always soldier, applies to all n
mates of homes for soldiers. The
only outside help hired is the cook
ana the laundress. The cook has
some OF the men who are able to
work to help. They work in regular
details, each taking his turn to mount
guard over the pots and pans. Near
ly all of the inmates can do some lit
tie thing. and so outside help is not
needed. The engineer, the acting adj
Jutant and the fireman. all of whom
are inmates, are paid a very small
salary, while the others, who really
do not do enough to be paid for it,
receive no salary.
The head or the house is always a
military man, of course, who is known
as commandant of the home. Col.
R. P. Dolman, of Butte, was the first
commandment. The present one is
Captain j. r. Hilman, and the act
ing adjutant is N. H. Morley. The
commandant receives only 5000 per
annum. At first the salary was
$1,000, but it was reduced owing to
the scarcity of money, the $4,000 with
donations barely sufficing to meet cur
rent expenses. The board of five
trustees is appointed, four by the gov
ernor and one by the G. A. R., de-
partment of Montana. The board Of
trustees, or managers, in turn select
the commandment. After he has serv-
ed his term he then goes on the board
and serves one year as trustee.
linus there is always past COM
mandant on the board. There must
always be one physician on the board,
ana DR.. C. b. Miller, of Helena, has
been on the board ever since it was
organized, some non-medical man ap-
pointed, resigning in his favor.
The first board of managers was
composed of Colonel p. r. Dolman, Of
Butte, chairman; c.. b. Miller, sec
rotary; r. e. Fisk, Helena; Edward
F. Ferris, Bozeman; Lyman Loring
kalispell. The latter member has
since died.
The present board is composed of
G. B. Miller, chairman, Helena; H. S
Howell, secretary, Helena; j. l..
Sloan, Missoula; Major General P. H..
Manchester, Butte, and Captain j. d
Eaton, Kalispell.
For quick work the home almost
holds the record here, for the site
was selected in 1898, and the building
was ready for occupancy in January,
1896.
Take it all in all, the soldiers home
is well worth a visit of inspection.
Visitors are frequent, for Montana has
many patriotic citizens who want to
be assured personally that the once
gallant defenders of the country are
receiving proper treatment. Not one
put has gone away perfectly salts
fled with the management and sur
roundings. There is only one thing
lacklng-an annex for the widows
and daughters of old soldiers, who
with failing health have nothing now
TO look forward to but the cold char
lty of the world. 1t is matter
which has been much discussed and
Will probably be settled at the next
meeting of the encampment here in
Butte this year. The members Of
the Ladies' Relief corps desire such
thing brought about very much. An
other thing which .ney deem neces-
sary now, but which will then have
to be, is woman on the board of
managers. And the popular choice
seems already to be made-Mrs.
Amylis p. Manchester, past department
president of the Montana Woman's
Relief corps. Several other minor
matters will also be arranged then.