The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-06-09
A C0ZY HOME
For Confederate Veterans in
Their Old Ags
Formally OPENED

; 4 Full Description Of the home
and How it Will Be Managed
; Has All the Conveaiences Of q
Modern Home.
The Confederate Home at Colum.
tia was formally opened Thursday
afternoon, with appropriate exercis-
es. Addresses were made by Cover
ner Ansel, Senator F. II. Weston and
Col. D. Cardwell The following de-
scription of the Home We take from
the Columbia Record:
If any Confederate veteran re-
naming the guest of relatives or
continuing to dwell in his own house
enjoys more Of creature comfort, OF
care and OF congenial companion
ship than dc his comrades now gath
cred within the home, grateful
State has here provided for them,
happy far beyond the average is
his lot; for in the planning of this
home no detail has been omitted
that thoughtful, generous, loving
kindness could suggest or willing
hands could by untiring diligence
supply. One who has visited it must
necessarily IN writing OF it use often
the word home" for that is what 1t
is. A home its founders studiously
wrought to make 1t and the last act
Of the builders was to ilscribe the
word over its doorway, so that the
approaching veterans first glimpse
of the house that is like to be his
las: earthly dwelling place. should
show him that this was indeed a
home-his home-"The Confederate
Veterans Home.
The home will be formally opened
tomorrow. The Daughters Of the
Confederacy in Columbia have come
gallantly to the rescue or the COM
mission in charge and supplemented
largely the appropriation which the
legislature, through failure to under
stand the conception entirely, failed
10 make sufficient, and accordingly
the privilege of directing the opening
ceremonies has been given to these
devoted women. They invite the at
tendance on that occasion Of all per-
ons interested in the home, and it is
to be hoped that many will avail
themselves Of this opportunity to IN
spect the institution. Such an in
spection. especially If REINFORCED BY
little interviews with the 20-odd vet
erans already domiciled in the home.
will remove from the mind of any
reasonable person whatever misgiv-
ings may have arisen IN regard to
the wisdom of the homes establish
ment or ite adequacy to the needs OF
the veterans for whom il is intend
ed.
The place looks like home. even
from a distance. The low white
building. green-trimmed and girdled
by trees. with its white-columned
porticos, looks out over the city and
in the near foreground on every SIDE
are the gently rolling fields of farm
calculated to gladden. every farmers
heart-and most of the veterans
come from farms. On the slope OF
the opposite hill to the southwest lie
the buildings Of the Hospital for the
Insane, making picturesque feature
of the view, but unconnected with
the home in any sense, even in ap-
pearance Trolley cars Of two lines
pass in view to the right and in
front, and in the evening the light
and sounds Of the busy city pleasant
ly suggest the nearness of youth and
abounding vitality. The place is
peaceful, but not suggestive Of
boredom.
The house is of one story. with
basement. substantially built in
frame construction. Its general plan
is that Of a Latin cross. the main
corridor. long. wide and airy. in
tersected by narrower hall running
approximately east and west. The
house faces southwark. Entering
from the front. wide porch. pro-
vided with lights for the evenings.
gives upon the main corridor. where
arm chairs and settees are grouped
in a way suggestive of casua! coy
gatherings after dinner. To the left
is the commandant's Office. 10 the
right a parlor for the entertainment
of the homes friends, the very best
of whom are sadies. The living
quarters Of the commandant and his
wife are. entered by the second door
upon the right. The second room.
where the veterans roregather to
talk. to read, to play games, write
| letters or otherwise amuse them
| selves when the weather or inclina
ton drives them in from the lawn
or the piazzas, which at this season
are naturally preferred. A large
room is provided on this corridor
for the safe storage Of the veterans
trunks and personal property not
needed in the do-nitories These
latter. with the bathrooms and tol-
iet-roons. open OF the cross-hal!.
Each dormitory contains four single
beds. enameled white. with comfort
able mattresses and neat blue
spreads. The bath and toilet ar
rangements are altogether modern.
sanitary and convenient. Everything
is clean as hounds tooth. The
lights throughout the building are
electric and the entire building is
heated by steam. Ever room is an
outside room and all openings are
screened. The location aud construc-
ton are such that there is always
some breeze.
The dinging room is biz. airy
place with plenty Of windows and
) tables seating eight or ten persons