Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1911-06-02
LEAKEsvILLE, GREENE COUNTY FRIDAY JUNE
STATE NEWS NOTES |
| Weekly Budget of News Items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson.
MONEY NEEDED FOR BEAUvoIR.
Plea for the Maintenance Fund for Beau.
voir Soldiers Home.

voir Soldiers Home.
Mississippians, as one who has never
called upon you in vain, I come to you
now in behalf of cause in which you
have supported me generously, nobly
during many years. | am beginning to
feel like a praeticed beggar, but | do not
believe that the patriotic people of Mis-
sissppi will grow weary of my plea, for
it is one that is dear to you as it is
to me.
few months ago it came to my
knowledge that about sixty Confederate
veterans We're seeking admittance to the
Beauvoir Home, and could not be re-
ceived, as the institution was filed to
its utmost capacity. My sister, Mrs.
Yerger, and | set to work Immediately
to try to devise some plan by which
these homeless old men might be cared
for. About this time l received let
ter from Mrs. Emily Murphrey, friend
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
idcnt of the L. D. c., Mrs. Lucy Green
Yerger, who, feeling keenly the respon-
sibility, appointed Mrs. L. P. Ycrger
as chairman of a committee, called the
maintenance committee, which was to
the needy men until the legislature
should meet and make an appropriation
to enlarge the facilities of the home at
ieauvoir Mrs. Ierger, the chairman of
this committee, then went before the
Daughters convention at Meridian and
made most effective appeal to these
patriotic women for assistance in main
tanning these veterans. The Daughters
gave a warm and enthusiastic support,
promising to contribute to fund for
their temporary relief.
But the treasury of the u. D. 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, ard as result these
| noble-hearted gentlemen made a dona-
! ton OF. 81 600, starting, with the eXcep
tion of personal donation of S5 given
by Mrs. Oliver Birdsong, a daughter of
that grand old veteran, Col. w. A. Mont
goniery of Edwards, Miss, a 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.
| m the meantime shell We leave our bat
| tle-scarred heroes to wander homeless
through the land which they guarded
with their life-blood? 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 in answer, MOI
The governor of Mississippi has prom
ised the maintenance committee to bor-
row the money needed for the erection
of these cottages at Beauvoir, if the com
mittee 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 a pledge.
But in the meantime we must pro-
vide for these homeless old men. And
so, Mississippians, we appeal to every
citizen to assist us, by writing Governor
Noel, OF, 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 justifes unusual means.
Respectfully,
MAnY H. KINIBROUGH,