Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-11-30
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS
Plan to Secure Building for
Their Use.
MEETING LAST NIGHT
PRESENT TEMPORARY HOME DE-
CLARED TO BE INADEQUATE.
An Appeal to Be Made to Congress to
Appropriate Money for
New One

Practically every patriotic society in
Washington was represented last night at
an enthusiastic meeting in the interest of
the Soldiers and Sailors Temporary Home
of this city, which was held in Spanish
War Veterans Hall, 719 9th street north
west.
The meeting was the second held for the
purpose of securing the passage by Con-
gress of bill appropriating 100000 for the
este blishment in this city of a suitable tenn
pcrary home for American soldiers and
former soldiers who may need food and
shelter while they are in Washington on
business. The present home at 100 Sd
street northwest, is said to be totally in
adequate, being overcrOwded and insan-
itary.
Existing conditions at the Sd street in
StItution were described as "a disgrace TO
this great and powerful republic, whose
very existence and its present unparalleled
prosperity is due to the blood of American
soldiers shed in Its several wars and on
many battlefelds."
Boards President in Chair.
The meeting last night was called to or
der by Col. Benjamin F. Chase, president
of the board of management of the Soldiers
and Sailors Temporary Home Mrs. Ada II.
Weiss, the secretary, then called the roll
of the committees as follows:
Representing the Department of the Po-
tomac, G.. A. R.-Commander A. =. Tas-
kerr c. L. Bradshaw and A. H. Dinsmore
Representing the legislative committee of
the home-B f. Chase, A. A. Maxim, j. e.
Clifford, ]. Tyler Powell l. w. Stone and
Calvin Farnsworth.
Representing the District of Columbia
Department United Spanish War Veterans
Commander John Lewis Smith. Adjt. G.
E. Rausch and ]. Walter Mitchell.
Representing the Sons of Veterans-Capt
F. E. Cross. Division Commander w. F..
Wolfe and Hugh H Henry.
Representing the Army and Navy Union
-Commander-in-Chief ]. Edwin Browne,
William A. Hickey and Dennis OConnor.
Representing the Legion of Loyal Women
Mrs. Lizzie w. Calver and Miss Nellie
Matthews.
Representing the Ladies of the Union
Veteran Legion = Mrs. Sara A. Pittman,
Mrs. Ellis S. Knight and Mrs. Nero L..
Tanner.
Representing the Ladies of the G. A. r.
Mrs. Fannie NJ. Page, Mrs c. w Balm
ger and Mrs Dell F. Wright.
Representing the Women's Relief Corps
Mrs Ida j. Hart president; Mrs. E. C.
Littlejohn and Mrs. Annie W. Johnson.
Representing the Ladies of the Spanish
War Veterans-Mrs. j. r. Galloway, presi-
dent: Mrs. Ruth NJ q. Pealer and Mrs.
Kathryn Wood.
Representing the Daughters of Veterans
Miss Anna NJ Roberts
At large-Miss Harriet E. Hawley of the
Spanish War Veterans Auxiliary, Mrs Ida
L. Chase Mrs. Ada II. Weiss, Mrs. A. c..
Hawley and Mrs. Cora r. Langworthy.
Additions to Committee.
Col Chase announced additions to the
general committee as follows: Gen. H. l..
DEAN, national commander, and Col Robert
Alton, department commander of the Union
Veterans Union; Lieut.. John Hammond.
nd of no of %
Potomac; Mrs. Ida B. Rowe, national presi-
dent Ladies Auxiliary, L. V. L.; Fletcher
White, Noah W. Tryon and Joseph +. Hart
of the Army of the Tennessee Association;
Maj. j. III. Slime, president of the United
States Historical Society. Additional mem
bers of the committee at large--Mrs. Emma
Holbrook and Miss Rose Seton.
In calling attention again to the necessity
of prompt action looking to the securing OF
permanent quarters, with hospital wards
attached, for Uncle Sans fighting men
who may come here and find themselves In
INDECENT circumstances, Col. Chase cited a
recent pathetic death at the oyercrowded
home on Sd street. 1t was that of venera bic
DR.. William l.. Armstrong, eighty-two years
OF age, who passed away several days ago.
DR.. Armstrong came here from his home
in far-away California, to transact some
business with the government. His funds
fnaly became exhausted and being i'll
and feeble he cast about for some place
OF refuge. He could not secure admission
to the permanent Soldiers Home out on
TIE 18th street road, because that Is set
aside for regular soldiers, as 1t is entirely
supported by the regular army, without
congressional appropriation.
Served With Honor
The aged man had his war papers. show
ing that he had served with honor and
distinction as surgeon of the Sth Michigan
Cavalry in the civil war, and since that
time had preached the Gospel. He finally
secured admittance to a hospital, but was