The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-20
CetterS to tl)e Gdftor
LET ALL READ.
Some of the Requirements for the
 Soldiers Home.

Some of the Requirements for the
 Soldiers Home.
 Editor The Advertiser:
 I have been thinking for some time that I would write to you from the Soldiers Home." have charge of the reading room. We get two copies of of the publisher. and so great Is the call for it. not only from the Mont gomery contingent, but from the most poverty prevents my ordering a, dozen copies. The. papers remain, and must be read, in the room until 5 p. m. when 1t is my duty to carry them to those who, by reason of infirmity, are unable to get to the reading rooms. When l go into the rooms I hear from five or six, T want The Montgomery Adver- tiser." I have but two copies. making one apiece for the two sick wards, and 1t Is hard to see the looks of disappoint- nient on the sick faces, but a joy to see the light in the same faces when their turn comes to get 1t first
 I must congratulate you on the hold you seem to have on the hearts of the people and cannot understand why 1t is. unless you have taken the lesson from the old Persian Epigrammatist Sadi, He, who from love and justice, gives full weight and measure will have not only many friends and customers. but the King will place him at his right hand"
 We are all deeply regretting that our beloved captain brOOkS WILL leave us m but little more than month. Though I have been here but little more than four weeks, am filled with admiration and wonder at his administrative abil- lty, his energy that fears and knows no failure, and the ease with which he steers his way through a troubled sea of difficulty among whirlpools of strife, and at last anchors his bark in peace full, happy haven. Join with this Christ like love for his neighbor and you find an ideal man for this place, one hard to fill. May God send us his equal in business. in heart and life. .s---
 As an instance of his business quail ties. let meN say he has not only bought sheets, quilts. blankets and pill nurses, and ali this for Sio41 1-6 per man. Could ability go further
 t6s the cn tain and asked for some items and q statement. I give 1t in his words and
 We need now 100 sheets for single beds. 100 quilts or blankets for winter. 100 pillow slips, or the inmates must suffer with cold this winter. as he will have no means to buy them.
 Now, we wish to appeal to the Sons and Daughters of the Confectionery. I made the statement that would appeal to them the other day. and an old Yet. money is all spent for candy and ice cream for the Daughters, and the Daughters are too busy hunting for a rock to put over our dead heads to care for our help now when we need 1t in the body" Now, I do not believe that Is SO Come, Sons and Daughters, let us heard from you, And from whom and receive in return the earnest thanks The Old Vets.
 Capt. Brooks statement.
 There has been donated by an un- known party a check on New York for $25 last winter which was used to buy clothing. The same party sent check for SIS about sixty days ago and used
 This spring there was donated to the Home by the trustees of the John E. Moon fund $76,20, to be distributed pro rata to the inmates for their personal
 Capt. c. P. Rogers of Letohatchie. Ala has donated to the Home a fine Jersey bull and three milch cows. which the Louisville and Nashville Railroad generously delivered free of charges.
 We need sheets for single beds. pillow cases and towels We find that the ap- propriation for maintenance Is not suf- to the manaRement of the Home. There should be an appropriation of $5.000 to finish up the grading and beautifytng the grounds. putting in electric light plant, and other work necessary to be done.
 There ought to be an incidental fund of 5000 annually for the Home, out of which should be paid the salaries of the commandant, surgeon and adjutant. together with the burial expense. and give to each inmate $2 per month in by the act turning the Home over to the State. This $2 would be much pre- ferable to pension, as 1t would pc paid monthly and thereby serve the purpose of meeting such little wants as are not supplied out of the ma!nten- ance fund.