Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-05
FAvORs LARGER FUND
FOR SOLDIERS HOME
Committee Says Board Has Done
Best 1t Could With Funds
ut Its Disposal.
FOR RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
Modern Cooking Appliances Needed.
Committee Recommends That APP
preparation BE Increased to Make
Old Soldiers More Comfortable.

In no way discreditnble to the di
rcctors of II. Il. Lee Camp Soldiers
Home. the report of the committee
appointed by the House Of Delegates
to investigate that institution WAS
filed yesterday. The report follows:
Your committee beg leave to re-
port that upon visiting and eXamin ing
the said institution TO ascertain as
fully as we could in the time at our
command the facts as to the situation
and conditions existing there, your
committee find:
81. That some Of the sanitary con-
ditions, particularly as TO the princi-
pal closet set apart for the use OF
the inmates of the home. are not sat
isfactory.
"2. That there Is not a sufficient
variety in the food prepared for the
inmates of the home. particularly in
meats which are provided for them.
The men are growing more and more
feeble, and that there should be i'm
provement I'm the preparation OF the
food: that this could be partly accom-
plished in tho installation OF proper
Kitchen equipment in the place of the
somewhat antiauated one that tho
home has been compelled. for want of
means. to rely upon in the past.
WANT SERVICES OF
RESIDENT PHYSICIAN
nat inc SERVICES OF resident
physician. who shall always be Access
siblc when needed for tho relief OF the
inmates OF the home, and Of an in
tcrnc to assist him in looking after
tho inmates Of the home, are very much
needed and should be provided.
-. That in order to remedy the con-
ditions in the homo which may be COM
pla iIed OF. It will be necessary to in
crease the appropriation. and, in ac-
cOrdanCe with the IF ha no nd
of visitors, copy of which Is hereto
annexed, we would earnestly recon-
mend that this be done We, therefore.
respectfully recommend that the re-
quest of the board OF visitors Of the
Soldiers Home be granted TO this
extent:
THAT $4,000 additional appropria-
ton be made for the year 1918. or so
much thereof as is necessary to cover
tho necessary cost of providing a
modern equipment in the kitchen for
necessary betterments and improve
ments to the sanitary condition of the
home. TO secure the services OF a resi-
enable the board to provide greater
variety of food. particularly in the
matter of meats; and
That for the year 1919 the sum of
$4,000 be provided for the home for
the above objects other than the bet
kitchen.
Your committee has nothing but
commentator to express for the
thoughtful, faithful and self-sacrific-
ing services which the members of
the board OF visitors of the Soldiers
Home have rendered In conducting it's
affairs during the thirty years that
they have had charge of it's manage
mcnt.
The following resolution was adopt
ed by the board of visitors of the
Soldiers Homo on March Q:
" The board of visitors of the
Soldiers Homo would respectfully Sug-
gest to the committee. in compliance
with It's request for such suggestion,
that the sum allowed for maintenance
of the Soldiers Home be increased to
an amount equal to 100000. which
would allow the installation of addi-
tional kitchen, mess hall, medical and
sanitary eQuIDm emf ."