The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-02
PLANNING FOR HOME
BOARD OF CONTROL OF OLD SOLDIERS. INSTITUTION.
Met at Capitol and Elected Captain Falkner Chairman-Will Go to Mountain Creek This Morning.

The Board of Control of the Mountain Creek Home for Indigent Confederate
 Soldiers met for the first time yesterday , to assume control of the home for the State of Alabama The Board spent three hours informally
 discussing the control and governm snt I of the home. An adjournment was taken | until this morning when the entire mem bership of the Board will go to Mountain Creek as the guests of Captain J. M. Falkner. to make a personal inspection of the home. The meeting at Mountain
 Creek today will decide several matters of importance in connection with tne
 home. The entire day will he spent by
 the Board at Mountain Creek The meeting yesterday was held in the private office of Governor Jelks. The Board was called to order shortly after noon.
 At that time the full membership of | the Board was present with the exception of W. D. Westcott of Montgomery. Mir Westcott is in New York where he was
 summoned by the injuries received by his son Dr. Westcott in an ambulance &C., cidant:
 The members present were: At Large J. M Falkner and C. L. | Puth of Montgomery
 First District-A. C. Danner. Mobile | Second District-J. c. Kendrick. Green vile
 Third District-s. T. Frazer, Union Fourth District-H. c. Reynolds, Mor- | tevallo.
 Fifth District-w. A. Handiey. Roa- noke.
 Sixth District-A Y. Glover, Forkla nd. Seventh District-L. R. Stone. Farrill. l Eigth District-Samuel Blackwell De. catur
 Ninth District-W. C. Ward ISi~n1ing- ham.
 | For President of the Board there was but one name in the thoughts of all. | Captain J M. Falkner. He was elected
 to preside over the delibe-ations of tNa | Board without the shadow of any sort of
 opposition. Hon. Samuel RI" "ckwell of
 Decatur was chosen as Secretary. Among the many questions discussed by | the Board was the salary of the Super
 intendent. The Rncrd decided that the
 title of the Superintendent of the home should be Commandaut. After some dis
 cussion 1t was voted that his salary
 should be fixed at $50 per month Tn
 reac ching this decision the Board appre- ciated the fact that the appropriation | for the home was not too generous. The appropriation. 1t will be recalled. Is lin1-
 ited to s12o for each inmate and the num-
 ner of inmates Is limited to 1c0. Out of the total appropriation all the expenses
 of the home. including the salary of the | Superintendent. must be met It is be- l ieved by all members of the Board that l they can secure competent. energetic
 and trustworthy man for that salary. He | will of course be a Confederate veteran l Seven applications for the place of Su-
 perintendent were filed with the Board
 These applications were accompanied by
 endorsements. They were put on file to
 be taken up at a later meeting of the
 Board. It is possible that the Suuerin- tendent will be elected at the meeting to-
 day at Mountain Creek. | Those who fled applications with the
 Board were J. L. Williams of Montgom-
 cry. Dr. NJ T. Fielder of Fillmore Coun- ty, H. P. Screws of Montgomery, A. J Brooks of Montgomery, J J. Bradley of Clayton, Dr. J. A. Pruett of Barbour
 County. and Colonel Tom Powell of Mont gomery.
 All applicants were Confederate sol diers. | The Board will leave this morning at
 o'clock for Mountain Creek. The meet ing will he held at one of the building:
 of the Home and dinper will he eaten al
 the home The return trip will be made late in the afternoon.