The leader., 1905-06-17
MISSISSIPPI MA TIERS


There we're about one thousand peo-
plo present and they all enjoyed d
fine basket picnic, the edibles largely
being furnished by the local u ID. G.
chapters Crosses of Honor were dis
tributed to fifteen of the veterans, the
presentation speeches being made by
United States Senator II. ID. Money.
The Ocean Springs brass band fur
nished splendid music, Dixie" being
one of the prominent and most en-
joyed selections. State Auditor T. M.
Henry delivered the oration, being the
spokesman for the board of directors
of the institution. He highly eulo.
gized Mr.. Davis and his followers OF
the Lost Cause and went into details
relative to the boards management
of the Home. The following extracts
arc made from his speech in that re
spect, which will prove of interest to
all Mississippians. He said
.Since the opening Of the Home
there have been admitted rs veterans i
six wives and one widow, making a
total of S5. The, average age of the
veterans is n and a fraction. The
average age of the ladies is not given,
| as am expected to come here every
month, but in justice to them | desire
to say that | think it would be much
less.
Measured by the history of other
| similar institutions in the South, and
| have the record of them all, this is
3 good start, and yet those most fa
miliar with the work appreciate the
fact that only beginning has been
made, and that the next twelve or fiji.
teen years will witness the period OF
| tbs Homes greatest usefulness.
''Whilc tho board of directors have
been unable, owing largely to the re-
strictions in the appropriation, to ac
compiish all they desired-there being
much yet to be done, they feel that a
| good start has been made, the founda
! lion laid, the great necessity for the
| Home clearly shown, and that sue
ceeding legislatures will, son these ac.
counts make ample provisions for the
Home.
And now, just few words explain.
atory of our appropriation. The ap-
preparation for 1904 amounted to $10,.
/ 900; that of 1905 to S12,500. The
| bill, however, provides that not more
| than $12.50 per month shall be ex.
| pended on each inmate, for all pur.
| poses, leaving practically only a main,
tenance fund, out of which we have
| aad to meet all kinds OF expenses,
| Under that restriction the board could
only use $5,70S.7S of the 1904 appro
| priation, being compelled to leave
| S4,291 20 in the State treasury. The
appropriation for 1905 is $12,500, but
| Win tho same restrictions. OF that
/ appropriation for the five months OF
his year with May disbursements es.
/ timated, we have only used SO, ,60S.20
| The bill provides that the direct
| ors shall be paid actual expenses on
| official visits to the Home, but not one
cent has ever been drawn by any OF
/ them. They did not feel that the
/ fund would even stand that small ex.
1 ira expense without depriving the
| Homo of things essential to it's vel
| are and comfort Every director
who has attended the meetings has
/ paid his own bills, and they all feel
hat the money could not have been
used in better cause. This state
/ ment is made because there has been
some misapprehension about the mat
ter.
And now, desire to say a few,
words for the Homes personnel. We
| don't believe you will find sixty bet,
ser all-round people on the globe than
4 will be found in that number OF tht
Home inmates. True, some of them
may complain little occasionally,
but don't we all do that? Do things
always go right for you at your own
home, and when they get little out
Of order, don't you recognize that as
one of your great American preroga-
| tives?
1--WE should like for you to shake
hands with every inmate hero before
leaving these beautiful grounds, once
the home of Jefferson Davis. They
/ will enjoy it, and it will make you feel
better to come in close contact with
| these old heroes who spent their last
/ days in fighting the battles of their
country.
Inspect the premises closely, and
II you see where you think improve
/ ments can be made, don't hesitate to
| inform Mrs. Wallace, our matron, or
Major Kemp, superintendent. Visit
ers are invited to make all the sug
gestions they can think of, and occa
i sionally a good pointer is thus OBJ
tanned, and once in a great while they
are afirmatively acted on, that right
| however, always being reserved
Have a good time. forgetting your
troubles and trying to make the 9TH
ers do likewise, and when you 60
home don't fail to tell your friends
what a fine Home we have And be
sure you report only the favorable i'm.
pressions. Leave the other kind for
Major Kemp and Mrs. Wallace to
wrestle with They are used to it,
. 1t is possible this anniversary may
be made an annual feature OF the
Home. This one has been SO pleas
ant. | believe | will vote aye now
& you hear we are to have one next
/ year, don't wait for a special invita-
ton. Consider yourselves already in.
| yited /"
j The Board Of Supervisors of Coaho
ma county propose to issue bonds of
the county to an amount not exceed
ing 100000. to be expended in build.
ing roads and bridges, and this amount
4 will be appOrtiOned to tne different
districts of the county All public
Il roads of the county will be worked
under contract hereafter.
/ Rev. L. w Munhall and Prof. Love.
his choir leader, closed four weeks
series Of evangelistic meetings at Mer.
ldian, during which two daily services
were held The night audiences av-
eraged about 5000 About 800 per
sons professed conversion. There was
no excitement or sensationalism, end
much valuable instruction was given
to Christians.
Hon. Fred Clark. one of the most
h0nored citizens of Bolivar county,
died at Cleveland last week He was
son Of Gov Clark. former Govern,
or Of Mississippi.
The past week has been a splendid
one for farm work. and great progress
has been made by the farmers in get.
ting their crops out of the grass. With
Il good weather this month the farming
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