The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-01-20

copy OF the annual report of the
South Carolina Confederate infirmary
in Columbia, 1.-THE old soldiers
home. as It is known. The report,
shows that there were ia veterans
enrolled, 3 beiug suspended COM
mitted TO the hospital for the insane
and Is died, leaving on the roll 40.
The running. expenses were as fol
lows; General, @S5,283.15, repairs S5Oo:,
Laundry 1896; drugs S49S.50 fuel
S795.05; furniture $29S.35; burial
s232.50; miscellaneous, $1,562.18, elo-
,taing $l.255.ee; provisions S4,292.29;
total Sl5,500.
MAI. H. ". Richardson the superin-
tendent states "a burial lot in Elm
wood cemeterv must be purchased and
enclosed. as le present lots are en-
drely filled M II is necessary IN
add elk new rooms 10 the Home in
order to relieve the present congest-
ed condition, as each room is now
occupied by from three TO four men,
and the hospital should be enlarged
For the protection and discipline of
the inmates, the etire premises should
be inclosed, as all institutions OF this
kind have found It necessary to do.
Owing to the increasing feebleness
Of part of the old soldiers necessitat-
ing more and better attention. together
with the higher cost OF food, it has
been q great struggle on. the part Of
the management to care for these old
heroes in the manner that they should
5 be cared for. and fulfilling the object
which inspired the, creation OF the In
firmary.h .,,,,r
by misrepresentation and interfer-
ence from outside parties the general
assembly. was induced, at last ses-
: sion. to cut down the appropriation
from $4,000 to $4,000 while there
has been O steady increase Of appli-
cants for admission to the Home, not
withstanding the Misrepresentation
against the Home, and there are a
greater number OF inmates at the
present time than ever before, thus
noressitatinB tiIar practice VI the
strictest economy and the greatest
Judgment in purchasing supplies. We
very much regret cur inability to
clothe the old veterans more suitably
and more comfortably, but It has
been impossible TO do so with the
present appropriation. Wo have been
forced TO furnish uniforms only TO
those. who were absbintely without a
change OF clothing, and who were
!, nj IEtitt0aSs means to provide for them
49, AS e. snhsistsnee. ss Sas,
Notwithstanding az long drought
during the spring and summer, we
Heferfoftuna2e in, raising asgpod vege-
table, crop, and have ;at the present.
time and excellent garden oGasgjnteI
{ VEGETABLES. I'm e9dttiea to this, SGwe
have killed 70 hogs fand will flSill
13 more before The closing Of the sea-
son, still leaving "a moro stock hogH
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HAD We been less fortunate in
! these matters We fear that Il would
have been q, hard year Tor the old SOL
tiiers, for, turning hack to- "Expendi-
Suresr dn THE report, you will note
that the amount expended for food
and clothing was S5,543.i6. This al
lows but q little more than 16 cents
per day. or about So per month for
each man. Stist think OF S. O month
20 cIoths and feed an old soldier!
az respectfully call the attention OF
the general assembly to the conflict
5etw san ts;5oipiiiTis s;iii 90 tii5 1ia hume
: and tia State. Owing To the fact
that the court claims that no provf.
sion was made, or the authority given
the board for suspension or expul-
sion when necessary, and unless the
board OF commissioner are empow-
eered To- punish cffenses which prove
menace 70; the peace and happinest
OF the majority OF the veterans foI
whom this, home was provided, theiI
object 10 .annullsd.' .'f1 Z sS.sA-a ~. q
? Mat. Richardson then frsceunts the
history OF the litigation over .thsii dis
lnissal of certain old soldiers, alIeE.
/ ilegest sthateyefy sh shrd cm xb xfifldeE
leges that every dismissal has been
| met by the plaintl1 seeking to en-
T foin th6 niAnaRement of tho home
Hbut i regard Il as coming from out!
Iisido evil and altogether personal In.
fluence.n ~,
.eAs result tie rebellious ones
! Der very few are at liberty to create
| (Which. I am thankful to say. npm-
any. and ell kind Of disturbances and
dissensions, for the. authority OF the
! board has become q question before
I1he cctfrt, and the board, as well a.
the oficials oe the hcme, are there.
f0rs DoRerless to enforce such rules
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