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THE ORTING HOME.A Good Time With the Old Soldiers at Easter.Everything IHoving Along Smoothly sit the Home, and the Guests Satisfied TUeir Lines Have Fallen in Pleasant Places.-f v • Vlt; \ ' A ■' * it'Vj i rA *-'G w.« •»*«•, ' . IfV ‘ fbSpecial Correspondence of The TribuneOrting, Washington, April 21, 1892.— Among the many newspapers coming to the Home, none are more earnestly sought and more eagerly read, than your very valuable and instructive paper—The Olympia Tribune. It is always a welcome visitor. It is bright, sprightly and instructive. We of the Washington Soldiers’ Home have great reason to rejoice; not for the causes or reasons which compelled us to become inmates of the Home, but because “our lines have fallen in a pleasant place.” We have reason to rejoice because we are domiciled in a state whose legislature wras and is composed of senators and representatives who have hearts that beat in sympathy for and with the men who sacrificed to save the dearest nation that hasever existed. The act to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a home for honorably discharged soldiers, sailors and marines, and for the munificence of their appropriation, is but one lt;»f the evidences of the gratitude of the citizens who enjoy the blessings of this free government. Then we have at the head of the executive department of our state of Washington a gentleman, who, in the discharge of one of his duties, appointed five gentlemen as trustees of the Washington Soldiers’ Horne, who have anticipated all that should be done to fully carry out the provisions of the act establishing such home; who have faithfully and gratuitously given much of their time and attention. The board of trustees is composed of Geo. H. Board man, and your worthy fellow citizen, A. H. Adams, M. M. Holmes, A. S. Cole and W. R. Dunbar. These gentlemen secured a site for the home, one hundred and eiglity-five acres of land, sifu-one mile from the N. P, railroad, near Ort ing, which in time can be made a lovely place. They have erected commodious buildings. They have done everything that could be done to the end for which they were appointed, and are doing all that can be done for the purpose of making the place a home for the old soldier. That tney might more effectively attain the end and object of the law, they appointed S. F. Street as superintendent of the home. I care not how well a pen may be wielded, it cannot jpaint the qualities of our commander. “He is the right man in the right place.” ✓Mrs. Streep our worthy matron, decorated the home with evergreens and flowers on Easter Sunday. We also had Easter chapel services. There is nothing left undone that could be done for the comfort and peace of the members of the home. I do not believe the state of Washington could furnish two other persons so well qualified for the positions of commander and matron as Commander Street and his wife.The grounds of the home are being cultivated beautifully by the laying out of lawns and the planting of fruit and ornamental trees and also of shrubs and fiowers.The inmates of the home possess a greatITft vinf tr /-» f a I 1 It i 1-r- i 4- /-\ 4-10■IIledP'IffcmTintinlt;DcaT:mstpzarescewldaTispiyIfTiIASiSicuA1stfothtrlt;DlLcSt;ClLcHlt;liqal]illD
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Olympia Tribune
Olympia, Washington, US
Fri, Apr 22, 1892
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