The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1902-01-11

visit his son, DIR. R. E. Hewlett, IT,, Of
Bailey, Pulaski county, who Is serious
y III from blood poison.
Mrs. Elizabeth Piulnm Of Dale, New
York, who is visiting relatives in this
county, visited the Home last week.
With G. F. Graz, Miss Clara Irau aud
Mrs. G. L Hesman, Of Higginsville.
Our new brick hospital has been in-
ished and received from the contracto
Mr.. Braun, Of Jeferson City, and il D.,
being cleaned GU aud will o o he
ready for occupants. II Is a very hand
some building
The officers appointed by the board
of managers for 1902 have assumed the
duties Of their Offices. They are w.
H. Kayana1gh, superintendent; J.. l..
Pace, assistant superintendent DR.. K.
+. Hewlett, resident physician; MR..
Mlnda Kavanaugh, marion.
The health OF the old veterans is very
good. DIR. r. L. Hewlett. our resi-
dent ply is preparing to go TO
housekeeping in the cottage opposite
the superintendent's residence and will
be on hand ut all hours TO cater 10 the
ailments Of the old veterans.
Mrs. Theresa Nabert, Of St. Louis,
was a visitor al our Home last Sunday.
She was accompanied by Ben Witt
meyer, Mrs. Julia Mertz, Mrs. Koh-
nenberger and Miss Freda K~ohenber-
ger, Of Higginsyille, and passed a
pleasant hour looking through our
Home.
Miss Matte Blaine OF Orrick, Miss
Eva Mckinney and Billie Mckinney Of
|. Blackburn, called at the Home Monday
morning, They we're on their way 10
Lexington and IN quite q hurry. II the
county recorder hasn't had q call from
them, ere this, we will miss our guess
one time.
} Rev. l.. H. Otto, pastor Of he Chris
I tian church 1T H~igginsville, preached
for us Sunday afternoon. he gave us
e one OF the most learned d~iscourses that
it has been our privilege to listen to foI
D years. HIS subject was 'sFaith,n taken
r from the 11th chapter and 9th verse Of
Hebrews; sufficient to convince any
one that the bible is not of man but o.
God.
: Miss Susie Armstrong, Of Odessa, Ii
visiting Mrs. j. Craig Fulkerson, whose
1, residence is near the Home, and on
Monday afternoon these ladies visited
j us and were shown through the iusti.
! tuition. We are under obligations L
Mrs. FulEerson for bringing her visitors
: 10 see how we'll The old veterans,
"wbo wore the gray" are provided
for in their declining years. We ar,
E fond of our Home, because It is one o
the best and most carefully an,
: %bumanely conducted in the United
States.
J Col. Geo. E Patton has retired from
The office Of superintendent. He wa
with the Home four years and a half
and during that lime discharged to-
duties devolving upon him faithful,
and satisfactorily to tie board OF man
- dENto hAh " q hlRC ndJvlt VI VI
residents Of the Home. We regret L
II lose him, but a good man has takeI
/. bis place. Capt. W. H. KavanaugI
was the assistant superintendent 70
4 more than a year, and The old veteran
are pleased with the appointment.
a The Leach Brothers, painters. decor
ators, etc, came out to the homl
d Saturday night, accompanied by
ST pleasant party of ladies and gentlemen
b of Higginsville, and all had a splendid
time listening TO excellent music AM
watching the young people (and oil
!. ones, too) dance until 1880. III.
10 Leach brothers love the old veterans
and occasionally get up a party an
come to see them, and when the mnsi
begins, the eyes brighten, the step
become brisk, and the old veteran, for
time, forgeis that be is ''growing old.
Many ihanks TO shese kind friends 70
remembering US.
r. " Trpuprr