The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-11
Manley's Battery Did Not
Surrender.
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representatives and especially through
the influence of our comrade and rep
resentative, A. b. Stronach, who is
WVer aliye to the care, comfort and
wants of the old soldier, a bill was
passed at our last legislature, of which
/ will here relate that portion in which
you are most Interested: The pen
sion law for Confederate soldiers and
widows was amended by increasing the
annual appropriation from two hum
bred thousand dollars to two hundred
and seventy-fiVe thousand. The
classes and amounts to each are ds
follows:
To such as have received a wound
that renders them totally incompetent
to perform manual labor in the ordi-
nary vocations of life, $50; to such as
have lost a leg above the knee or an
arm above the elbow, $45; to such as
have lost foot or a leg below the
knee or a hand or arm below the ell
bow or have a leg or arm utterly use
less, $35; to such as have lost an eye
their widows and all other soldiers
who are now three-fourths disabled
from any cause-$20. The latter
amount say $40, is the amount mostly
paid to our disabled soldiers, which
is nearly so per cent more than the
last payment of $14. In addition TO
the above an appropriation of five
thousand dollars was made to enlarge
the buildings at the home of the old
soldiers as we'll as an increase of two
thousand dollars for the general main
tenance of the inmates. / am also in
formed that the county boards of pen
sions are empowered to place upon the
pension roll any Confederate veteran
or widow, disqualified by the $500
property clause, who may appear to
be unable to earn a living from prop
erty valued at as much as five hundred
dollars or more.
While it is patriotic and commend
able in our legislature and / may say
individuals, to erect monuments to
commemorate the heroism and BRAY
cry of those who have fallen in battle,
yet: the first and primary object of
both the legislature and individuals
should be the care, comfort and
maintenance of the old soldier so long
as one is found living, who is unable
to provide or care for himself.
on motion the association proceed
ed to the election of officers for the
ensuing year, which resulted as fol-
lows: j. j. Thomas president; j. G..
Brdsong, secretary.
On motion a vote of thanks was
rendered Comrade A. b. Stronach for
his untiring efforts in the last session
veterans and especially for the in
creased appropriations for the Sol
diers' Home.
The thanks of the association, by a
rising vote, were rendered the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy and the
Memorial Association and ladies of the
city for their excellent luncheons
spread on the 10th of May, of eacn
year, to the old veterans.
rrFG~ an
tered on the roll of the association:
r. II. Allen, 1st N. c. Art; j. $
Mangum, Co. H; E. Emory, Co. A,
and: c. f. Branton, Co ID, goth; Il.
j. Upchurch, 1st: J. r. Pulley, A. G..
Dunn, Manly's Battery; Rufus Pollard,
co. c., 53rd; j. /. Eatman, Co. |, Bird
Cav: n. N. Bunch, Co. c.; G. ID. Page.
co. II; j. S. Glenn, G. p. Coke and
b. c.. Jones, Co. f., 47th; j. S. Moody,
Novel;, K, 14th n. "A. Lee, G. 31st;
ID. r. Barber, +. cath; J. l.. Wilson,
ID. Goth j. p. fSorrell ID, Junior Re-
serves; w. B. Holderfeld, Haskelfs
Art: ]. ID PEBBLES II. 31st; A. b. Pat
terson, II. 50th; A. II. Haynes, =,
Third Alabama.
The Association adjourned and pro-
ceeded to Capitol Square where the
ladies had spread an elegant ana
bountiful lunch. which the. old veter-
ans enjoyed with relish, after when
the line was reformed and visited
the Hall of History where many Of
them saw the flag they loved and fol-
lowed in the sixties on so many bloody
and hard-fought battle-fields
The following comrades were re-
ported as having died since the last
meeting: Hilliard Rogers, Co. e; w
H. Terry, Co. r: j. G. Blake co, !.
47th Regt.; N. V. Norwood, Manlys
Bat; Pinkney Parish Co. G., 3rd;
w. II. Uuey, Co. g, S1st; w. P King
Co. /; r. f. Hefiin Co. F., 46th