The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1911-06-02
MONEY NEEDED FOR BEAuvorR.
Plea for the Maintenance Fund for Beau
voir Soldiers Home.

Mssissippians. one who has never
allied upon you in vain, | come to you
now in behalf of cause in which you
have supported me generously, nobly
during many years. l am beginning to
feel like a practiced beggar, but do not
believe that the patriotic people OF Mis-
sissippi will grow weary of my plea, for
it is one that is dear to you as it il
to me.
A few months ago it came to my
knowledge that about sixty Confederate
veterans were seeking admittance to the
Beauvoir Home, and could not be re-
eeived, the institution was filled to
its utmost capacity. My sister, Mrs.
Ierger. and | set to work Immediately
to try TO devise some plan by which
these homeless old men might be cared
for. About this time | received a let
OF mine who has been greatly interested
In the welfare OF the veterans, telling
OF how many she knew TO be in need
OF help. We then appealed to the pres
ident OF the L. ID. C., Mrs. Lucy Green
Yerger, who, feeling keenly the respon-
sibility, appointed Mrs. l.. p. Yerger
chairman of a committee, called the
maintenance committee, which to
plan WAYS and means for the welfare of
the needy men until the legislature
should meet and make an appropriation
to enlarge the facilities of the home at
Bcauvoir. Mrs. Yerger, the chairman of
this committee, then went before the
Daughters convention at Meridian and
hao
patriotic women for assistance in main
tanning these veterans. The Daughters
gave a warm and enthusiastic support,
promising to contribute to a fund for
their temporary relief.
But the treasury of the U. ID. c. is
empty, and the chapters must devise
some means of raising the money.
At the bankers convention which met
at Greenwood, an appeal was made for
us by President Griffith of Vicksburg
and supported by Hon. c. II. Williams
of Yazoo City, and as result these
noble-hearted gentlemen made dona-
ton of 81 .00O starting, with the exeep-
tion OF personal donation of SIS given
by Mrs. Oliver Brdsong, daughter of
that grand old veteran, Col. w. A. Mont
gomery of Edwards, Miss, maintenance
fund.
This is all the means we have to care
for these old men until the legislature
meets, makes an appropriation, let's con-
tracts and erect cottages at Beauvoir.
in the meantime shall we leave our bat
tle-scarred heroes to wander homeless
through the land which they guarded
with their life-bloods 1t would be a
shame upon us if we did, and can hear
the voice of the people of my state
brave sons and worthy daughters of the
Confederacy-crying in answer, No!
The governor of Mississippi has prom
Used the maintenance committee to Dor
row the money needed for the erection
of these cottages at Beauvoir, if the COM
mi.tee procure for him the pledges of
the incoming legislators with which to
reimburse the banks or lenders of this
money. We, the maintenance committee,
intend to write to every legislator in the
state Immediately after the election in
August, asking him for such pledge.
But in the meantime we must pro
vide for these homeless old men. And
go, Mssissippians, we appeal to every
citizen to assist us, by writing Governor
Noel, or, better still, by getting their
representative to write him, expressing
his Willingness to support such an ap
preparation. so that the work can be be
gun on these cottages without delay
This may be an unusual procedure, but
the need justifies unusual means.
Respectfully,
MANY ii. KIMBROUGH,