The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-11-19
APPEAL MADE FOR
 THE OLO SOLDIERS Auditor Carmichael Would Make Thanksgiving Happy HAS PLAN TO RAISE FUNDS Suggests That On Sunday Preceding Thanksgiving Day the Churches Of
 Alabama Take Collection for
 the Mountain Creek Home.
HAS PLAN TO RAISE FUNDS

Montgomery, November 1s.-tspeeial)- J. M. Carmichael, state auditor. has made the following appeal for the old Confed- crate veterans In the state:
 To the Editor of The Age-Herald. The governor of the state of Alabama, in appointing day for Thanksgiving, used language In his proclamation SUD stantially as follows: ''The Giver or all good things, has abundantly blessed us during the past year with bountiful har- vests with freedom from epidemics, with a quickened public conscience, and with ! peace throughout our borders" This proposition is manlfestly true and will be acknowledged by every observant person. While this is so, and we rejoice and are thankful to know it, there are perhaps in the state of Alabama, who have no barns, no harvests, no products of the soil to put upon the market, and are therefore dependent on the state and the good will and benevolence- of It's prosper ous citizenship Illusion is here made particularly to the Soldiers Home and it's inmates.
 It is unnecessary for me to say that the inmates, the veterans of one of the great est wars in history. occupy a warm place in the hearts of southern men and women; but will say, nevertheless, that the time was when these now worn and weary vet erans were young, vigorous and courage ous, and barred their bosoms on many a hard fought field to the leaden hail, which. together with the numerous vicissltudes incident to a great war. swept off this continent nearly a million of men. But now they are weary and worn, having encountered many of the hard paths in the battle of life since our conquered banner was furled. Their feet have trod- den the rocky ways of unfortunate lives. and they are now occupying the places prepared for them by the benevoence of the great state of Alabama, waiting for the call to that bourne whence no travel ler's feet return.
 The state, something like a couple Of years ago, generously came forward with an appropriation for the support of these wards of our sympathy-engendered by the memory of the days when the Stars and Bars were proudly floating over our southern homes
 Speaking of the condition of the Home at present Hon. John T. German. state examiner, says: "rhe appropriation was an experiment and not sufficient and in the same connection that "the winter clothing has not been purchased; that the i inmates are badly in need of clothing of all kinds. quilts. blankets, shoes, hats. coats, underwear and overcoats, and that | while they have sufficient food, greater variety is needed"
 | After consultation with a number of | friends of the institution this recommends 1 ton is made: That on the Sabbath next proceeding Thanksgiving Day, the people of all the churches in Alabama without reference to creed or denonunation. Jew or Gentle. are requested to take up a collection in the interest of the Home, 1 and to take such steps as by Thanksgiv- Ing Day, to put all the contributions taken
 up in the hands of pr. Fielder, the pres
 ent eommandant of the Home. whose ad-
 dress Is Mountain Creek. Ala, on the 1 Louisville and Nashville railroad.
 It is believed that there are still left In the state of Alabama a sufficient number | of Confederate soldiers to insist that the | suggestion made in reference to the Thanksgiving offering in this behalf. shall
 not be overlooked or forgotten. It only
 needs, in tho opinion of the writer, to
 call attention to this matter in the
 churches of Alabama to insure a collec-
 tion sufficient to meet all the present ex- agencies.
 All of which is respectfully submitted.
 J. M. CARMICHAEL.
 Montgomery. November IS, 1905