The Sunday globe., 1901-06-16

Alexander Snodgrass by General
Wheaton, whom he supposed was the
Snodgrass who served on his staff, but
such is not the fact AleXanders we'll
to do brother was the gentleman who
served the general so brayely:
Headquarters Department of the Col
orado,
Commanding Generals Office,
Denver, Colo, April 22, 1897
Colonel Alexander Snodgrass,
1928 Gales Street ~ E.,
Washington, d. c.:
Ny DEAR JoHN: Please accept my
hearty thanks for your congratulations
on my promotion. | want you to know
how deeply | appreciate your friendly
words, and with what pleasure l look
forward to a renewal of that friendship
only known to those VINO have faced
danger and death together You need
not be told how greatly | valued your
services on my staff in SO and 4, and
though / had many heroes from your
great State around me, none bore them
selves more CALAMITY than your own
dear self during the desperate battles
of those great campaigns. | expect to
be in Washington about the 20th Of
May; will be at Mrs. Wheaton's moth,
er's residence No. 2029 Hillyer Place.
In August we expect to go abroad for
a heightened stay, perhaps two years,
Yours atfecJionately,
FRANK WHEATON,
Major General, u. 5. Army
Having now laid before the proper
authorities this case in detail Teh
Globe would respectfully suggest to the
Board Of Managers of the Home, the
propriety of allowing the inmates able
to partially earn a living, outdoor re.
lief if not equal to their cost in the
HOme, at least something approximate
ing that amount. There are some rea.
sons as to the wisdom of such action,
if taken; one is that it will make the
old soldiers more contented in the
Home if they have the privilege or al
tentative allowed them of living out
side or in the Home, as they elect
and the other is that il will prevent
oyercrowding Of the Homes through
out the country as well as in this
Washington institution. What differ
enCe can il make to the management?
II eXpends so much for the keep Of
each inmate, why not allow him this
amount at his option, and let him try
living on the outside? 1t will, as
stated, take away from the breast Of
the old soldier that ugly feeling Of
forced living in an asylum, when he
would rather have a crust on the out
side and his personal liberty, Besides,
this particular Home is supported by
the regular soldiers themselves, and
does not cost the Government a penny.
Every regular soldier in the U. S.
Army has deducted from his pay
twelve and a half cents monthly to
swell the Home fund This fund, it
is alleged, amounts to considerably
over one. and some allege, two millions
of dollars. Inasmuch as this money
Tightfully belongs to the inmates why
not extend outdoor relief to such as
elect to live outside?
And, by the way, The Globe would
respectfully ask the management by
what right it is eXpending this sol
diers' money making lawn tennis and
golf grounds on the $40 acres surround
ing the Home? These play grounds
are not intended for the men whose
money is being expended but for the
Washington aristOcraCy. which has
neither contributed a cent to the sup
port of the Home, and wouldn't leave
an old soldier sit on the front door
step of their city mansions. 1t is all
very well to beautify the grounds, but
is il just to make this property of old
soldiers play grounds for rich, idle
lOafers of both sexes