The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-02-02
THE OLD SOLDIERS
new D0RM|TORY
A Comfortable Home at Last
for Old Heroes.
THE HANDSOME LIBRARY
Portraits of Famous North Carolina
Veterans Adorn the Walls.
LOVING WORK OF DEVOTED DAUGHTERS
Every Room in The Building Was Furnished in
Whole or in Part by Some Chapter
of'the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy.
the Confederacy.

the Confederacy.
Those who attend. and no doubt tho
name will be legion, the ceremonies OF
opening the new dormitory building at
the Soldiers Home on Tuesday at noon
will be well repaid, not alone by the
feast of reason and flow of SOUL" not
to mention other more substantial re-
freshmen, but by an inspection of the
new dormitory itself. 1t will be a
every Southerner, even more, every trus
man and woman, hail they from North,
South, East or West, to see our State
doing something in slight degree
worthy the heroic sacrifice of those citi-
ems of hers who in her hour of need
threw themselves bulwark before her
untiinching front.
The building is a rather low, roomy
frame structure, with a frontage of 10S
feet and depth of 50 feet. Even it's
outlined aspect suggests comfort, and
this does not in any way belle its inte-
rior. There are practically two separ-
ate buildings, connected by wide hall
way, on both sides of which are the
bath and toilet rooms, a most excellent
arrangement in every way. The build
ing has a low shingle roof and. the sides
are painted in Confederate grey.
On entering one is struck first with the
genial warmth from the big steam radia-
tors that pervades every part of the
house. The next thing he notices is the
air of perfect comfort and harmony of
all the surroundings, and the cheerful
ness of the light that pours in so freely
even on dark day through the big sky
lights that open into the lounging room
and library from the roof and light up
all the halls.
After passing through a short hail. the
lounging room is reached. This is a
spot to delight indeed the tired old vet
Grams heart Here are easy chairs and
lounges made to make the time pass
quickly 10 the poor old men who are4 too
feeble to make the hours fly in hard
work. This room was furnished by the
Hillsboro Chapter United Daughters of
the Confederacy
Passing through the connecting hall
way spoken of above, the next room
reached is the library This was furnish
ed by the L. OBJ. Branch Camp of Con-
federate Veterans. of this city, and they
have good reason to feel proud of their
work. The walls of the room are paint
ed appropriately in red and white. The
mantle shelf over pretty fireplace is
decorated with the Confederate Battle
Flag. one that has seen service, too and
the flag of the camp. Above these flags,
crossed over a musket, hangs a hand
some portrait in colors of the late Gen.
l. OBJ. Branch. To the left is large
crayon of Gen. Julian S. Carr, Major
General Commanding the Division of
United Confederate Veterans of North
Carolina. Opposite the fireplace is a
splendid crayon of Gen. w. l.. London.
of Pittsboro commanding the Second
brigade, to which the L. OBJ. Branch
Camp belongs On the other side of the
door hangs life-size crayon of Dr. p.
e. Hines Mr.. A. b. Stronachs prede
cessor as commander OF the camp. C$
the right hand wall is an excellent
crayon of the late Gen. B. F. Parks, who
commanded the camp before DR.. Hines
Two moro pictures have been presented,
and will be in their places by Tuesday.
one of Lieut.. Nat l.. Brown, of Com
pany f, Forty seventh North Carolina.
and the other of Col VIM. l.. DeRosset,
of Wilmington, who preceded Gen. Carr
az Major General of the Division.
large number of volumes have already
been donated to fill the shelves of the
hook cases. Mrs. L. OBJ. Branch has given
thirty eight volumes of the Records of
the War of the Rebellion. both Federal
and Confederate, as compiled by the Uni
ted States Government. Besides this.
she has Just notified Mr. Stronach of her
desire to present to the camp for this
library her husbands priced edition OF
the Encyclopedia Britannica twenty vol
umes. Mrs. Armistead Jones has given
twelve volumes OF the Confederate, His
tory. A complete file of the newspapers
published in Raleigh during the war has
teen presented by Mrs. Robert H. Jones
This is a splendid nucleus for fine lib
Tary.
The superintendent office. which is
he w q. Stronach Memorial Room. was
furnished by the Johnston Pettgrew
Chapter. United Daughters Of the Con-
fcderacy. of this place, and the work was
we'll and handsomely done.
Mr.. Stronach has received from
Mrs E. Burke Haywood for this room
an original drawing by Miss Sophia A.
Partridge the first Secretary of the La
dies Memorial Association or PettlgreW
Hopital made during the war lit will be
remembered that Pettigrew Hospital
stood where the home now isl. also pic
lures of DR.. e. Burke Haywood. who was
in charge of Pettigrew Hospital, and of
General J. Johnson Pettigrew. for HON
the Hospital was named. The pictures of
Dr. Haywood and General Pettigrew are
war pictures that is, taken during the
war.