The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-11-20
DAY AT SOLDIERS HOME
CAPTAIN FALKNER AND PARTY
 SPENT SUNDAY THERE.
Father of Instftution Says There is no Reason to Fear Lack of
 Support of the Veterans.

A delightful day was spent in visit ing and inspecting the Home for Con- federate Soldiers at Mountain Creek yesterday by Captain '. M. Falkner and a party of his friends.
 After visiting each of the cottages and the other buildings which com prise the Home. the party repaired to the country home of Captain Falk- ner a mile away where a most enjoy able dinner was served.
 The visitors were favorably im- pressed with all they found in the nest of handsome buildings which fy hills. While gifts and donations to the old soldiers are always want cd and always needed, there is not now any dire need of contributions: no conditions exist whereby the help less veterans will suffer unless pub lie contributions are made at once. In spite of the mistake made Tn setting aside some of the mainte- nance funds to pay some building ob- ligations, the Home will continue It's splendid mission and no inmate will lack for food or clothing. Immediate iy upon the announcement by the State Examiner that the Home had for it's maintenance from October to January 1 only S625 Governor Jelks
  dying a condition which was a menace to the comfort and well being of the old soldiers. means of removing this menace was quickly found and no doubt the old soldiers may feel as- sured that not one of them will suffer for food or for clothes.
 This does not mean, however, that the public Is not wanted to make such contributions as 1t may see fit. The annual appropriation arbitrarily fix ed by the law for the support of each inmate is, under the most favorable conditions, not more than sufficient for the actual needs of each of the old soldiers. There ia always some way by which theiB comfort and well be- those who feel a generous interest in the splendid work Captain Faikner has inaugurated. have full opportu- nifty of exercising their generosity. As long as the State appropriation per capita remains at It's present small figure, those who would honor the aged veterans of the Confectionery at
 Captain Fa1kner spent a rather busy day at the home in the inspection and in the arrangement of certain affairs of the Home. For one thing one or two of the veterans had had in the past to complain of the bill of fare. There never was any disposition on the part of the Home authorities for the old soldiers to have anything less than a sufficiency, or anything in the food line that was not to his liking or satisfaction. Captain Falkner yese terday took occasion to ascertain just what the old soldiers wanted to eat and a bill of fare that would satisfy them was arranged. No complaint on that score Is again expected.
 FhA haYa nf fha marty were very much gratified at all they saw. Those who saw the Home for the first time found all as previous visitors had found, that no man could get an ade- ouate idea of the size and scope of the place until he had been there and had seen with his own eyes. The sew eral cottages with their sleeping and eating arrangements. their quota of veterans spending the evening of their lives in serenity and assurance, were the things which most inter ested the visitors. The visitors founds too. occasion to compliment the house. keeping arrangements or the various "otteges and the care that is exercis- eS i'm looking after the welfare of the
 The party of visitors went up yes- l 4.rdov morning at ' o'clock. They
 were met at the Mountain Creek de-
 not bv pr. M. L. Fielder. the Home l ICftnaPfntendent wltn DuBBlco anu WaB-
 ana and carried to the Home couple
 of miles away in the beautiful Chl- ton County hills.
 Tn The party were Captain and Mrs. l rrajLrar and the two Falkner boys,
 Trd~a l. M. Carmichael. M. W. Camp
 1 W. Laird. Mrs A c Sexton, Mrs.
 snvder and Mrs. Pierce of Greenville.
 1nring the day the party was the
 orost If Captain and Mrs. Falkner,
 snS after the morning had ben spent
 an rneeting and talking with the old
 n,5iars the guests were driven over {, so the Falkner home for an excellent
 St,ner Later in the afternoon the
 ortv returned to the Home and gave
 ,he balance of the day to the old soi-
 SIerf And with that the veterans did
 .n. see enough of Captain Falkner.
 ,vhom they regard with a peculiar and
 athatic devotion. His weekly visits
 z" the Home are the great incidents
 ,U w inc lives of the old soldiers.
 Tbere are at present 70 inmates at
 Mountain Creek.
 Ths marty came back to Montgom-
 last night at o'clock.
 .The conditions at Mountain Creek
 satisfactory, quite satisfactory"
 ntd Captain Falkner. we were
 ss,,ch pIeased with what we saw and
 l,,s snent a delightful dayI"
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