The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-06-21
SCHOOL BOYS RAISED se7.s7.
Names of Students to Go in Corner
 Stone at Mountain Creek.

SLQuV 0l k2OAhSNAAA S@SS>~' $
 Through a boat excursion and other cf- forts the students of Professor starke University School have recently raised ss757 for the Confederate Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek.
 A check for the money was sent to Mrs. J. M. Falkner. accompanied by the toi- lowing letter: q. ,oo,
 mrs. J. Nj. F'alknsr, Montgomery. Ala.
 Dear Madam :--ws take great pleasure in enclosing herewith check Tor $6I'H which amount represents the net pro ceeds of our boat excursion and other CT. forts of ours in behalf of the oitQiers Home at Mountain Creek.
 we thank you for giving us an op- portunitx of sharing in the noble work of providing a home for needy Confed- crate soldiers. We feel that we owe the Southern soldier debt of gratitude for the brilliant record he has left on the page of history.
 His example commands our admiration and incites us to emulate him in seif-sac- rifice, in unswerving devotion to duty, In patriotism and in sublime courage
 We beg the honor of having our names and signatures placed in the, corner stone of inc Confederate Soldiers Home at Mountain Creek. Alabama. Very Respect fully yours.
 "The Boys of University School. Mont
 gomery, Ala.
 "J. M Starke, 8. c. Starke. Principals; c. M Barnes, Assistant; Frank P. Glass Jr., Secretary; H. w Alexander. Henry 1T. Booth, Arthur | Butt. Howard Butt. Emery Egs. Samuel A. Ellsberry. PIr nell Glass, Richard Goldthwaite, Virgil c. Grimm. Jr., Reuben L. Hass. Julius l.. Hendrick. Hugh w. Hill. George S. Tna setter, Walter Lobman, Edward May. Ro- land Nachman. Edward M. Noble, Frank s. Persons, Jr., Clarence M. Sadier, Will liam H. Smith, Sam c. Staliings. Wilkins c. Thompson, Jesse D. wadsworth, Fred w. Wilkerson, Frank Woodruff. Joe A. Zadek, John M. Nicrosi R. Piatt Boyd, Roger Bailey, Basil Cassimus, Will R.. Cunningham, Arthur D. Elsberry Na- thaniel D. Eubank. Evans H. Glenn, Ed- ward T. Graham, Boiling Hall. Robert M Henderson, Dan s. Holt, T. Brannon Hubbard, Jesse Lee Jones. William Dixon Kendrick. James Pierce Ledyard, Luci,n S. Loeb, Randolph B. Moore, Julius T. Pearson, Joe R. Persons. Julian M. Rice. Herman M. Simon, rAleck Solomon, Henry L. Stone, Gaston Turner, John T. Walker, William R. Wood. Henry Charles Yar- brough, Peter M. Nicrosi, Albert Hanson Wade A. Rogers
 "Alumni-Louis Baum, Thomas W. Mar tin. Alfred M. Haas
 Mrs. Falkner acknowledged the receipt of the check in the following letter:
 Montgomery, Ala, June 10, 1902 ITO the Boys of University School. Mont
 gomery. Ala. 4.
 "Gentlemen:-It affords me unbounded pleasure to acknowledge receipt of your patriotic and generous letter and check. I am sure that every soldier in Alabama, as we'll as every other citizen of the State, will thoroughly appreciate this magnanimous act of yours.
 Such patriotism displayed by our young men is most laudable. and should inspire all with enthusiasm in tsfe efforts now be- ing made to alleviate the deplorable con- dition in which hundreds of those noble men who wore the grey" are now found
 T am authorized by Camp Falkner to assure you that the original of your let ter. bearing your autograph signatur es. will be placed in the cornerstone of the main building. and that copy of the letter will be placed in the archives of the home.
 "Agaln thanking you, and expressing the hope that each of your lives may be happy and prosperous I remain, respect fully, Mrs. J. M. Falkner."