The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-22
TRUSTEES OF THE
CONFEDERATE HOME
NEW AND OLD MEMBERS HOLD
SESSION YESTERDAY - NEW
MEMBERS ASSUME DUTIES.

The retiring and the incoming trus-
tees of the Confederate Home We're
in session at the city hall yesterday
afternoon.
In the forenoon they We're driven TO
the old soldiers home where they in
spected the work being done and ev-
cry one was agreeably surprised at
the progress being made.
The meeting convened at the city
hall at ! o'clock for the purpose of re
organization. After hearing the re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer
the old board voted to accept their
reports, and the retiring members
were succeeded in office by the newly
elected members. By unanimous
vote it was decided to extend TO the
ex-governor, the present governor,
and the members of the first, second
and third legislatures vote OF
thanks for their efforts and aid in the
erection of the home. Col Watson
was called upon as one of the retir-
ing members and delivered a fine trib-
ute to the Confederates, sons, and es-
pecially to the daughters of the Con-
federacy for their efforts in furnish
ing a home to the old boys who wore
the gray when they became unable to
provide for themselves. A resolution
OF thanks was then voted to the re-
firing members and one also to Mrs.
| l.. u. Duke of the New York Chapter
IT, c. V. for the donation of check
for one hundred dollars paid toward
the home through Mrs. Clement Of
Oklohoma City state president of the
U. d. C. Mrs. Clement was present
and delivered an interesting talk as
did Judge Gait. Dr. HALEY wishes to
be expressly understood that the Con
federate home in Ardmore has been
constructed quicker than any other
Confederate home in the south, and
| he also wishes to state that it is the
most complete in every detail.
The new board consisting of Col.
/ Blanton of Rocky, Jorrett Todd of
Mangum, DR.. HALEY of Haleyville,
DR.. Threadgill of Oklahoma City, Col.
Rogers of Checotah, G. II. Bruce of
! Ardmore, and Col. Sneed of Lawton
were ushered into office DR.. Haley
was elected president, G. II. Bruce
secretary and treasurer, and the fol-
lowing members an executive board:
DR.. HALEY, G.. II. Bruce and Col.
Sneed.
The old board consisted of DR.. Hal
ley, Col Sneed, Col. Watson, G. H.
Bruce, Col. Rogers. Col. Bard, DR..
Threadgill and John Hall.
Every member of the new and the
old board We're enthusiastic in their
praise of the manner in which the
affairs of the home had been conduct
ed.
The next meeting of the board is
called to meet in this city February
9Th and 7th.
A resolution was passed transferring
the home to the state accompanied
by deed and an abstract of the prop
erty. Attorney W. |. Cruce prepared
the deed which will be forwarded to
the governor at once.
Following is a list of the resolutions
passed.
Resolved. by the board of trustees
of the Confederate Home of Oklaho-
ma, that we tender our thanks to our
former governor Charles n. Haskell,
to our present governor, Lee Cruce,
to the second and third legislatures,
to Hon. w. F. Gilmer, our financial
agent, to Mrs. w. T. Culberson, the
former president of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy, TO Mrs. w. r. Glenn
ents. now the president of the Daugh-
ters of the Confederacy, to Hon. w. l..
Cruce, our attorney, and to all others
IOI dll lut tOul ltolNo, hVip anu uooioN
ance rendered us in the building of
our Confederate home of the state of
Oklahoma.
Resolved, by the board Of trustees
of the Confederate Home OF Oklaho-
ma, at their meeting held at Ardmore,
January 81, 1911, that we tender
through Mrs. w. r. Clements, the
president of the Daughters of the
Confederacy of Oklahoma, our heart
felt thanks to those noble southern
women of the New York chapter of
the Daughters of the Confederacy
for their liberal contribution to our
Confederate Home.
D. NJ. HALEY,
President.
GEO. H. BRUCE