Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1922-04-27
JEFFERSON DAVIS SOLDIERS
HOME.
Biloxi, Miss, April IL, 1922.

brick Hospital at the Jefferson
Davis Soldiers Home so that the
sick and dying heroes of the Con-
federate Army may have a COM
Portable and decent place to die and
so that many OF those helpless, blind,
crippled and insane, old warriors
may have comfort and ease while
they are passing through the dark
valley of the shadow of death is a
that is met with great
favor over the State.
This is due to the fact that Super
intendent Elnathan Tart secured the
passage of bill by the last Legis-
lature authorizing the Board of
of each county in the
State to donate funds not to exceed
81 100000 to build new hospital at
the old Soldiers Home.
The Legislature passed this bill
because they were convinced that the
present small hospital at the Jeffer
son Davis Soldiers Home is fire
trap and an old frame building and
is so dilapidated it is impossible to
keep it in a sanitary condition, and
it is entirely too small to accommodate
the many sick and dying Confederate
Veterans. The Legislature was con-
WINGED that it is the duty of the de-
cendents of the heroes of the Con-
federate army to look to the future
needs of the Old Soldiers Home and
because on account of the advance
ages and many infirmities of the old
Veterans that this in
stitution is now more of Hospital
than home.
The Legislature has fixed mat
tiers so that the building OF $780,
600 Hospital at Beauvoir would not
be burden on any of the citizens
of the state. The provisions are
that each of the eighty two. counties
can donate 100000 each to this
fund and if all the counties in the
state donate 100000 each the total
sum donated would be $4,000. In
addition to this Mr.. w. nj. hampton
of Magnolia, Miss, whose every
thought is for the comfort and happi-
ness of the Confederate Veterans, has
agreed to make a donation of 10
per cent on all the funds collected
to build this hospital.
Superintendent Tart is mailing a
wide spread appeal by writing let
tiers to every nook and corner In the
state of Mississippi, asking every
one who has a tender spot in their
hearts for the Confederate Veterans,
to use their influence with the MEM
bers of the Board of Supervisors In
their respective counties. to induce
the Board of each county to donate
81 100000 for this cause. This is a
very small amount Of money for each
county to donate, only $4,000 from
each of the five beats in each coun-
ty would make the 100000.
Superintendent Tart says that this
donation would handsomely repay
each county because the one hundred
room hospital that he contemplates
building would be the means OF tax
ing all the Old Veterans out OF the
poor houses and off the pauper>s
list in each county. He says that he
will promise that if the Board OF
will build this hospital
that their responsibilities for the
comforts and necessities of life Tor
the Confederate Soldiers will cease
and that as soon as any Confederate
Soldier in distress appeals to the
Board of Supervisors for home
or for papuer money that the SAID
Board of Supervisors can telegraph
the Superintendent of the Soldiers
Home and that he will take the dis
tressed Confederate Soldier or their
hands at once, in TACT, If the hospital
is built we will not let any Confed-
crate Veteran be burden on any
The day mas come that these, poor
old decrepit, penniless and neglected
soldiers ar ehospital patients and
a comfortable place to rest their
tired bodies and their aching bones.
| therefore ask that every Civic Or
ganization, every Fraternal Or
ganization, every Minister of the
Gospel, every member of the United
of the Confederacy, every
member of the United Confederate
Veterans, every member of the Sons
Of Veterans and every newspaper In
the state of Mississippi rise up IN
mighty body and appeal to the var
ous Boards Of Supervisors to make
his donation.
hope that the good people of the
state will have this matter presented
20 the various Boards IF Supervisors
At their May meeting and that they
will insist that the Board of Super
7isors take definite and favorable ac-
ton at the May meeting.
1t is sunset with the Old Confed-
crate Veterans. Help me build them
a comfortable Hospital before they
ali cross over the river.
IF a brother or sister be naked
md in lack of daily food. and one of
you say unto them, Go in peace, be
1e warmed and filled; and yet We
rive them not the things needful to
he body; what doth it profit ?"
James 2:15 and 16.
s.But who so hath the worlds
soods, and beholdeth his brother in
iced, and shutteth up his compassion
rom him, how doth the love of God
Ibide in him? My little children,
ct us not love in word, neither with
he tongue; but in deed and truth"
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