Jefferson jimplecute. (Jefferson, Tex.) 1907-1926, 1912-05-23
APPEAL FOR TAX 70 AID
CONFEDERATE VETERANS
LETTER FROM JOHN 3. HOOD CAMP
AT AUSTIN.
Amendment Proposed for BENEFIT OIL
Veterans and Widows Home
CAPITAL.

B. Hood Camp of Confederate
Veterans today addressed a
strong appeal to the people Of
Texas asking for the adoption of
the constitutional amendment to
levy tax of 0oc on the 500 of
assessed values for paying Con
federate pensions for the sup
port of the Confederat Veterans
and Confederate widows homes
in this city. The appeal is made
through committee of some of
the most prominet members and
is as follows:
TO the People of Texas, and
Especially the Confederate Vet,
Grams, TheirSons and Daughters:
Whereas, the John B. Hood
Camp, u. G.. ". at Austin, Tex,
at regular meeting thereof APP
pointed the undersignee commit
tee to prepare an address to the
voters of Texas, urging them to
vote for the adoption of the pro-
posed constitutional amend
ment authorizing the levy
of a tax of .O5c on the 500 worth
of property in Texas for the pur-
pose of creating pension fund
for old and helpless Confederate
soldiers and their widows and for
the better support of the Con-
sederate homes for the veterans
and widows of veterans at Austin
We desire to say that in our
Judgment no more patriotic and
commendable propositi on h as
ever been submitten to the vote
of the people of the State.
Every Confederate organiza-
ton should enthusiastically urge
its adoption, as should every
individual citizen of Texas take
an active interest to secure it's
adoption.
Our residence at the capital
and connection with the Con-
federate Home enables us to
know as a fact that there is great
restitution and urgent need of
aid among the old soldiers and
widows in Texas, and relief
should be immediate, otherwise
it will be everlastingly too late.
The noble old men and women,
who fought and sacrificed so
much for the cause dear to every
true Southern heart, now desti-
tute, are only receiving a pen
sion of SO. so per month, which is
wholly inadequate for their alb
solute necessities, driving hun
dreds of them to seek the pro
lection of the Confederate Home,
where unfortunately, there's now
no room. This is reproach to
the manhood and patriotism of
this great State.
The home, provided for the
most helpless and destitute, has
now 42o inmates, 100 more than
was ever admitted to the home
before, and these are all who can
be supported within the 100000
constitutional limit, and yet there
are great number of old sol
diers who have made their last
fight for bread, and by reason of
age, disease and poverty are beg
ging for admission to the home,
and are sorely in need of it; and
while our hearts bleed for them,
nothing can be done for want of
sufficient funds. The present
management of the home. by the
aid and advice of our governor,
has taken into the home every
applicant whose application has
been approved until the last
three months, when it has been
compelled to stop for the want of
funds. This leaves a very dis
treSsing condition.
If we can secure the adoption
of this proposed amendment it
will raise fund sufficient to pay
all the destitute and helpless old
heroes and the widows Of such
at least $40 per month, which
will comfortably take care of
such as are not physically help
less and such of Of them who can
not wait upon themselves, by
reason of physical intirimities,
can be taken into the homes, be-
cause we are confident great
many inmates now in the homes
would go out and live among
their relatives and friends if they
could get a pension of $40 per
month and thus make room in
the home for such as could not
take care of themselves on $40
per month.
1t can not, in the nature of
things, be but few years until
these old patriotiots. who de
serve sa much of love aud graft
tude, will all have left Us TO rest
I with ans. e,lar,Anx lA.1