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have been named after distinguished Maryland Confederate soldiers or sailors, and
the rooms have been furnished as memorials by the friends or relations of some
loved one who gave his life for the cause, or who was conspicuous for his gallantry
or devotion. These rooms have been furnished in a substantial manner, with many
of the comforts and elegancies found in private homes, and at an estimated cost of
ten thousand dollars, which expense has been defrayed by the generous friends
undertaking this important and interesting feature. As a result, the management
have been relieved almost entirely of the great expense incident to the furnishing
of the Home, and their means made available for the necessary repairs of the prop-
erty and the purchase of proper equipment and supplies required by an institution
of this character.

The State has continued to make increased appropriations, which, supple-
mented by generous private contributions, both in money and material, have enabled
the management to maintain the high standard of comfort originally had in view,
and at the same time there has been due regard to proper economy.

The total admissions, from the opening in June, 1888, to October 1, 1898,
a period of over ten years, have been 235. Of this number 70 have died. The
number borne on the roster in October, 1898, was 111.

The medical administration is in the hands of the surgeon, Dr. W. P. E. Wyse,
who daily visits the Home and is most attentive to the wants of the inmates.

The library is supplied with many valuable and interesting books and period-
icals, the gift of friends, and the newspapers of the States regularly mail their
issues without charge.

A cordial invitation is extended to the public to visit the institution.

Here will be found a noble charity, creditable to the honor of our State and
the public spirit of our citizens. It is a comfort to the old veterans, who feel that if
adversity proves too strong for them in their declining years, a haven of rest is here
provided, to which they may retire and find refuge, and, at the same time, lose none
of their self-respect, nor suffer in the estimation of those whose experience in life
is more fortunate; and it is a standing illustration to the young that our loved
Commonwealth reveres manliness and courage, and is proud of the military record
of the past and not unmindful of its heroes in their old age.