Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1912-05-08

other day she went to the hospital and
waited for three hours while the hnal
examination of the physical condition
of her son was being made by noted
United States surgeons. At the emo
of the three hours the physicians came
out OF the consultation room and AZ
gently as they could told the mother
her son never would walk again.
Louise Homo Fifty Years Old.
The Louise Home for Aged Women.
a noted Washington institution. Is
now just a half century old. The
building Is one of the landmarks OF the
capital. standing at the intersection OF
Massachusetts avenue and Fftteeptn
street, with Thomas circle one DOCK
away to the east and Scott circle one
block away to the west. Massachu-
sets avenue is perhaps the finest resi-
dence thorougfare in the city Of Wash
ington. The aged, women who occupy
the Louise Home are treated as
guests and not as inmates" They
have their calling days. just as do 9TH
er Massachusetts avenue residents,
and in every way are made to feel that
each individual is the mistress Of the
manse."
The Louise home was founded BY
William W. Corcoran fifty years ago.
The primary object OF the home was
to provide for aged gentlewomen who
had lost their means OF support by
reason of the war between the states
The south suffered particularly in this
way, and virtually every inmate OF
the Louise home is southern woman.
Not long ago daughter of president
Of the United States died at the
home. Her father was John Tyler.
She had been guest at the home for
many years. Occasionally she would
leave it to attend some social affair
at the White House. in which she once
lived.
@ May Be Enlarged Soon.
There is now room In the Louise
home for forty women, but IL is pos
sible that in short time the building
will be enlarged, although it has been
proposed that another structure be
erected in another part of the city.
It is infrequently that a vacancy oc-
ours at the home. except. of course.
through the coming of death. No
woman under fifty years Of age Is ad-
mitted and none who has advanced be-
yond the age of seventy years. There
is a long list of applications for en-
trance to the home. In fact the list
Is longer now than it has been at any
time since the home was founded. Mr.
Corcoran endowed it adequately. 1t is
considered an ideal form OF social
service and the lines OF management
laid down by Mr.. Corcoran have been
carried out faithfully.
General Greedy 10 Popular.
Maj. Gen. Adolphus w. Greedy. who
for some years was the chief Of the
signal corps Of the United States army.
lives in the city Of Washington with
his family. When General Greedy was
made a major. general he relieved q
Kansas soldier, Frederick Funston. a
commanding general Of tho Pacific d.
vision Of the United States army. II
was then that General Greedy entered
upon the active command OF troops OF
the line for the first time in twenty
years, for the highest rank OF line
command which he ever before held
was that Of captain Of cavalry.
At the West Point dinner the other
night General Greedy. who was q
graduate. was one Of the guests OF
honor. There was little feeling ex-
listing In the army when Greedy was
given high rank. which some OF the
officers felt ought to have been given
to another who had been with troops
actively in the field for the major part
OF his service, but this feeling lone
ago subsidized and the general Is an ex
ceedingly popular officer with al
branches OF the service.
1t is known that General Greely's
transfer and promotion we're given
him as a reward for the hardshipa
which he underwent In the early
sos while conducting polar expedt.
tions General Greedy was in Washing
ton during most Of his service as z
signal officer. and for much OF the
time his near neighbor was Rear Ad'
miral Winfield Scott Schley. who went
north and rescued Greedy and biz
party when they we're on the point Of
perishing.
Trying Position for 4 Soldier.
General Greedy was once placed IN
one OF the most trying positions which
ever fell to the lot OF soldier. and
there are few men who would have
cared to undertake the responsibility
which at that time Greedy, as cap
tain, shouldered. With his men b
was at the point of dying from starva'
ton in the arctic regions. There waa
left barely enough food to stave od
death for q week. The rations pei
man were cut down to little moro than
q mouthful given out once every TWEEN.
ty-four hours /.
A soldier OF the command was
caught stealing food. In the hope Of
saving his own life. he was willing
that his comrades should perish. The
situation was one requiring the stern
est measures. Greedy knew from his
own experience the awful temptation
under which the starving soldiers had
fallen, for the meager ration Of the
men was the meager ration Of the
commanding officer.
Greedy walked apart from his men
into the solitudes. He came back and
ordered a court.martial. in which the
enlisted men participated with the
commanding ofhcer Unanimously q
verdict OF death was voted for the
man who was willing to save hipself
at the cost Of the sacrifice of others.
Four men were detailed for the exc
cution of the culprit. Four guns were
loaded, two with blank cartridges and
two with ball cartridges. The con
yicted one was killed. but unless the
heavier recoil of the two rifles told the
story, the executioners do not know to
this day which of them 1t was who
fred the shots that brought death to
one who had, been their comrade.