The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-08-23
LOUISlANA'SPRlDE
Splendid Home the State Provides Tor
@ Old Soldiers,

fFrora the New Orleans, Times Demo crsrs-'
"a arr, stand each morning or evening
10 90, NV viii in the long library .of t ne
sta{e Confederat Homo and? near -, i ~ :,
grim old fellows who foiloWea t tho+ a Te
& Iearss .trnnrs1y Ike sss Mero
h 'Thsse "a are the remnants Of the Cen
federacy Tor whom tho State or Lou,si,,
ana has provided sNG chs c ot by Bayou
it is only necessary for one to 60 tner e
ond see Whether or not the money Is
i-spent. Something like !ioe PEI, , geu,rt9.
each inmate i r. pre er Week. Surely
S She ta 1e5 mpn'o Tie State DO BE-
grudge It when manning and death nave ate
paid the fearful penalt .y,s In DOS snrv i've
do not lack for any. comforts that WI WI
make their few remaining days qu'e '' ana
pe ,n u raw hours, evstr1o the institution,
W sYI,v shaded grove, t6e presslons Gre,
.ntod BY the awful havoc OF the war stand
out most strkingy somGho WI, ~. se ovns
the the ST. louis No. 4 Cemetery, directly in
the rear Of the grounds should not De
a part Of the life of the remaining Gays
left TO these wearers OF inc ETY. o. ,oddine
along toward the last roll-cnll must neeos
feel it. o,-e
#-..r CARE TAKEN OF III tJltOfLo.
The present heads of the home are car
rvinE out with marked ability and econo-
my. without sparlng the zig 80 sold hgs d Ky
Of the comfos INT sno tha BE- ers I 1ne
appropriations made by me ,I nes
" BREAKFAST Beefsteak.s fruits, bread and and
and coffee ..ot is,', Y IL. . x "a,
supper-Stewed meat crackers, bread
syrup. tea or coffee. ,.,,,.
wiI Ien I'M mere expendfuaes Of tho nsuon
is the Sunday bill Of fare.
IN the daily routine the 9ld veterans rs
are ss Of Sa r has IS ysng
hell at O'Clock each morning. Then
come roll-call and breakfast; at Z: Dinner
Is served at noon; roll-call nnd, a supp ,ed
halls are kept scrupulously.neat ana
clean. Each morning. just after rlslng.3
the inmate Ia required to lnake;il own
9sa nna eeR e It sp seen ABORT o9cs
bod must be scrubbed by him.. In each
dormtorr are two wardmasters. one at
either e Of the ward The a nd fhe 9r
surroundings are kept thorouahly clean
Once each week, BY permission, the IN m,
mates are allowed to 80 20 tRe ety t,m nma
however with the necessary permission;
they can walk outside of the grounds, and
Il they. choose fish Ct viii IN the bayo on.
The kitchen ana d'nng1ro91m a are sarS esd
at e about twenty tables, each seating about
In In visit OF similar institutions through.
out the United States IT would be al
most impossible, II not absolutely SO, 10
find beds as neat and handsome as those
provided for the veterans. They are
az Of IRON Win enamel a and hras !, c tr1
One could hardly tell, IN fact. after n
specting all Of the dormtorlcs, which Was
the more inviting, 80 scrupulousy neat
in the three large dormtor!cs are los
beds, or SO in each. Then there are two
similar dormitories g, each conta, ulI =
infirmary and hospital quarters, , %lh ~
latter Iutc are all gifts OF Confederate camps
aS Sa aS S9 R e Pa9gssrs s q 0
In the the same building and have, connecting
SSs the s ssrd SsHs fG and shs pa9dns
The hospital has its own Kitchen, neat
little affair with a. yass stoye and small
sized cooking Utensils and al aPrl,eanG nS
emergency treatments. Electric fans keep
most pleasant and comfortable place about
the n MlIR RmL ds 1859 sR FN9Hq g.
on each Wednesday morning at 6 clock
mass Is said by tho Rev. Father Janssens,
OF st, Rose dc Lima Church. and on. sun
day afternoon at 4 o'clock a servlce IS
conducted by pastors of the Episcopal,
Methodist and Presbyterian denomlna-
lions, alternating regularly.
The library, by the way, Is one or the
most pleasant retreats about the institu,
ton, and Is always plentlfully supplied
With the latest and best reading matter,
besides having one whole side reserved for
| books of historical research,
| Friends of tho Institution have been par
ticunrly generous In the offerings OF III
| tcrature, which IL always appreciated The
| institution has It's own commlssary and
clothing department, a laundry, dispan.
spry,, horse and wasons and az other de-
sirablc features OF a home Of this sort
| The supply Of drinking water Is plentiful
and OF the purest. There arc twenty-five
tanks, or cisterns, for storing the rainfall
the largest holding 3OGon gallons, and The
total capacity Of all the tanks measuring
close TO 10000 gallons, In addition to this
supply the institution is provided with u
regular city water system for other than
drinking uses.
CONVENlENCES
Each dormitorH has It's wash room and
toilet, and the Institution is supplied with
| five large porcelain bath tubs for the use
of the inmates. The regular bath house
has Its barber shop, a desirable feature.
J The dIspensary Is really presided over by