Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-07-18
Commandment of Soldiers Home
Places Document With Board
of Control Today
MUCH INFORMATION SHOWN
Total of 1856 Men and Seventeen Wo-
men Admitted to Membership During
the Year-lowa Furnishes tho Lar
gest Number, With Polk County
Leading.

| J. lie annual report OF COnna0Qant
c. c. Horton, of the Iowa Soldiers
Home, for the year ending June 80,
1904. was filed with the board Of con-
troll, at Des Moines. today. The report
| Is wholly statistical and shows much
valuable information pertaining to the
institution. Included In 1t are the
movement of population for the year,
the age of members at admission, aver
age age Of members admitted during
the year, average age of members dy-
ing. sex and color, conjugal condition,
occupation of members prior to admis-
sion, the wars they served in and class
of service, state service of volunteers,
the representation Of counties, state
ment of pensions and expenditures
from support fund. Attached to the
commentaries report is that Of Chief
Surgeon III. p. DuiIield.
A total membership of CTS was pres
ent on June 80, 1904. as against 66l on
the corresponding day Of last year. $50
males and 81 females. as against $50
males and IS females year ago. Num-
Der present and absent at the close Of
the fiscal year OF 1904 was 755, as
against go last year. The average
number present during the year was
IT'S. A total of 1876 males and II fe-
males was admitted during the year.
The average age of those admitted was
64.I39 for civil war male members, and
32.375 for Spanish American war vet
Grams. The average age of female
members was 62.7. The average age of
members dying during the year was
males, 69.iT; females, 72.1. Eighty
nine members died during the year, IS
of whom We're males. All OF the mem
bers admitted during the year are
white with the exception of two colored
men. Seventy-six OF the male members
are married. 80 single. "A widowed and
Is divorced. OF the female members
twelve are married and five widowed.
Strange tho II may seem, forty OF
the members admitted during the year
were farmers. This is the second high
est one class, rs assigned by occupa-
tions. the highest being sixty-four. who
We're laborers. The next highest class
was carpenters, OF whom there were
twenty one. Lawyers, physicians. dem
lists and other professions are repre-
scented In the membership of those adj
mitted during the year. One hundred
eighty six of the members admitted
served in the civil war, nine in the
Spanish and one in the Mex
lean. One civil war soldier also served
in the Spanish American war and one
Mexican war veteran In the civil war.
The largest number admitted from any
one state was seventy-eight, from
Iowa. The next largest number was
from Illinois. which furnished thirty
two. New York comes next with sew
enteen, followed by Ohio with four |
teen Fifteen states We're represented !
In the years admissions. OF the Iowa |
Polk furnished the greatest
number. nineteen, Linn second. with |
eleven, and Marshall third. with ten.
A statement of the pensions paid
shows an average OF $20.0s4,925 for
Zach quarter. Seventy-five per cent
vent to the pensioners themselves and
ne remaining % to dependent rela-
Ives.
In excess Of what was required to
rive to relatives the sum of S4.1l2.26
vas paid. There are 651 pensioners in
he Home, including twenty-one wo-
nen. The average rate of pensions to
male members is $l0,504, and to women
S.761.
The Years Expenditures.
The expenditures from the support
und for the year ending June 80, 1904,
OBJ follows. |