Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-08-12
REPORT PRESENTED 70 DEPART,
MENT BY HOME COMMITTEE
coMMENpS MANAGEMENT.
CHAIRMAN PHIL SCHAllER'S
LAST REcoMMENpA1Io
Report Of Committee, Road At musea'
tine Eneampment, Just Published
Recommends Increase in Per Capita
Support Fund-Schsller Tells Of
Complaints Of Members Invest gated.

I institution, wei! managed and cheef-
fully supported by a grateful people,
the report Of the committee on the SOL
(. diers nome OF the department Of Iowa
| OF the g. A. r. was made al the an
nual encampnert, held in Muscaune
/ The proceedings OF the enca npneii
| have just come from the press
| The repor, IS OF special interest, not
only because it compliments the inst-
!tut:o.. and It's management, but be-
cause the late Phil Schaile-. If Sac
/ CITY. who was chairman Of the COM
nli,.ee and highly esteemed in tht
state. made his last suggestions re-
! ga-G:G.s the home in postscript ne
!; added TO the report. l1r Schailer diec
Il July.
Endorses Board Of Control.
| The report. which con,ai-s statistics
reg ardiEg the number ot members.
! supper. fund and other details, incluo-
! ing the number Of sick cured for, gives
! hearty endorsement 70 the state board
/ ii control for the generous support il
! s,es ms home. and Il couamenos tbs
| officers and employees Of the home for
their faithful. services. The -ecommen-
Gaton Is made ina, the state per cap
| tia support fund Should be increased
from. SIS 20 SIS.
| II the postscript, Air. Schailer
touches on complaints made by mem
ne-s Of the home. but ne emphasized
the statement tina, the home manage
er, nus; be supported a long il IS
doing as well as il is ard a small frac-
ton Of disgruntled inmates can rot be
endorsed # peace and harmony are 10
be kept among the 1000 members.
The Committees Report.
The following Is the committees re-
port il full:
'-ro ,he department cnnanar der. Of
dcers and mem bers Of the department
Of Iowa
Comrades: Your committee or
the soldiers home would respectfully
report that on Nov. IS, 1910. they vis-
ted the home, in company with De
partCasnt Comna- der Dyer: Mr. Rob
| .nsor. chairman Of the board Of con-
tro'; Past Department President of the
| w p. c. Mrs Marie L. Ra.ham, and
| Department Rrrsntrnt Mrs Jennie
Wh-don. ore II the interesting failures
| irg Of the rev norsue in basement Of
the hospital Il has been earnestly
urged by the " P c. thru Mrs. Bash
an. ard nicely Constructed by The
| board 0. control ard Cornandar,
| Horton. The W P c. has also fur
n!shed some suitable furniture for il,
The needs OF such a mo-zue car best
De comp-ehenced when xe reject that
10 died AID we're buried In me home
| cemetery III the year ending June /
| 1911. while eighteen were buried ava,
from the home. making a dead list O.
rs II ore year.
State Board Endorsed.
| We also Inspected the home thru.
! out ard can only express our heart,
enforcement 70 the board Of contro
for their generous support Of the home
N furnishing the best provisions
! clothing ard fixtures, to the command.
ant and 70 all officers and employees
who have charge of the various de-
parSnen.s. for their faithful services
and best efforts 10 serve the inmates
| ON June there was a. membership
Of si3 men ard l5e women. a total Of
| 1858 OF these 275 men and 81 women
or 372 in all we're absent on furloush
| We wish 20 state here that sometime.
| there is an erroneous understanding
| because some judicious mana cement /!
reeded. While the state pays pc
capita for support fund Of s15 pc:
month. Of which the United State
pays 800 per year. we must conside,
that when any one is out on furlougl
the support fund stops.
| Increase Of Aid Recommended.
Now on June there were 372 on
on furioush. The pay was stopped OF
all these fu-loughs yet the expenses fol
com nlandant. adtu.ant. quartermaste.
doctors. nurses. and scores OF othe
jemployes. water, fuel, light, etc, are al
the same. There is only saving u,
ga tables. There are many building
What constantly need repairs. painting
etc. but while the running expense
are the same. the revenue is great,
decreased and the inmates are CROWN:
holder and need more care and atten
ltion. hence the per capita tax SHOULD
be Increased to 3ls per month or 81
much thereof as may be needed.
Great Work Being Done.
"A glance a. the hospital recor'
alone gives some idea OF the Tea
work done at the home. Six lundre'
and thirty-eight we're treated In tn
hospital in the year closing June I am
151 patients remain in the hospital o,
that date against 15S June 1. 1910. Owe
5000 made sick calls on the doctor
and over 1900 prescriptions wer
written and filed. Over 1900 sick Wis
Its were made in quarters and over Is
We're examined for admission. All thi
* easily described. But 1t requires
large amount OF labor 10 perform a
4 these duties.
your committee respectfully report
that the Iowa Soldiers Home is a nrst
class institution. we'll managed an
cheerfuIly supported by a grateful PEG
pie"
Signed. Phil scialler. R W. Thrill
E. ]. c. Bealer, c. Boehmler. and c. Il
Cross.
Sehalssr's Last Rseommends2oas.
The following is Mr.. Schallef's post
script containing the last recommends
tions he made regarding the home be
fore his death:
Upon various complaints made tw
extra trips to the home. to look into TN
. chages. but in each csse there va
, nothing to them. The beot qua1ifie
! people are usually employed to manAg
: the various departments, and ~ Ion
Las they Do their Ant3qe WsN = opUas