Fort Mill times. [volume] (Fort Mill, S.C.) 1892-current, 1909-06-10
A cozY HOME
For Confederate Veterans In
Their Old Ago
FORMALLY OPENED
In Columbia on Thursday Afternoon.
A Full Description of the Home
and How 1t VIII Be Managed.
Has All the COnveniences Of a
Modern Home.

Has All the Conveniences of 6
Modern Home.
The Confederate Home at Colum
bia was formally opened Thursday
afternoon. with appropriate exercis
es. Addresses were made by Cover.
ner Ansel. Senator F. H. 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 congenisi companion
ship than do 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 1t 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 II and the last act
| OF the builders was to inscribe the
word over its doorway. so that the
| approaching veterans first glimpse
of the house that is like to be his
last 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
to 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 IL is
to be hoped that many will avail
themselves Of this opportunity to in
spect the institution. Such an in
spection, especially IL REINFORCED by
little interviews with the 20-odd vet
Grams 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 its adequacy to the needs of
the veterans for whom ii is intend
ed.
The place looks like a 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 s
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 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 way suggestive of casual COY
gatherings after dinner. To the left
Is the commandant's office, to the
right parlor for the entertainment
of the homes friends, the very best
of whom are aadies. The lianl
quarters OF the commandant and hi!
wife are entered by the second dool
upon the right. The second room
where the veterans roregather Il
talk. to read. to play games, writ,
letters or otherwise amuse them
selves when the weather or incIina
tion drives them in from the lawI
or the piaZzas. which at this seasol
are naturally preferred. A larg
room is provided on this corrido
for the safe storage OF the veterans
trunks and personal property no
needed in the dormitories. Thes
latter. with the bathrooms and tol
iet-rooms, open off the cross-hal
Each dormitory contains four singl
beds. enameled white, with comfort
able mattresses and neat blu
spreads. The bath and toilet al
rangements are altogether moderr
sanitary and convenient Everythin
] is clean as hounds tooth. Th
] lights throughout the building ar
electric and the entire building
: heated by steam. Every room is a