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I LEGACIES TO THE SOLDIERS' HOME As legacies intended for this Home may be lost by defects in the phraseology by which bequests are made, it is desirable that the subjoined form should be carefully followed by persons desiring to leave money to the Institution. FORM OF BEQUEST I give and bequeath to the Trustees of the Soldiers' Home in Massachusetts, incorporated by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, the sum of. ............ dollars, the same to be paid by my executor to the person who shall act as treasurer of said Corporation, at the time when the same shall be payable. 2 OFFICERS 1930-1931 President CoL WILLIAM J. KEVILLE V ice-President HORACE GOODWIN Secretary. CoL FRANK P. WILLIAMS Treasurer FRED E. BOLTON Assistant Treasurer CoL ROBERT E. GOODWIN TRUSTEES WILLIAM J. KEVILLE, Belmont GEORGE W. WILDER, Boston HORACE GOODWIN, Westfield FRANK P. WILLIAMS, Brookline JAMES A. WRIGHT, Beverly HENRY W. CLARK, Cambridge FRED E. BOLTON, Roxbury JAMES H. WEBB, Boston ROBERT E. GOODWIN, Concord JOHN A. BRACKETT, Lawrence WILLIAM B. EDGAR, Fall River JAMES F. FLYNN, Roxbury HENRY N. COMEY, Danvers JAMES S. MITCHELL, Wollaston ALFRED H. KNOWLES, Arlington JOSHUA GRAY, Abington EDWIN J. FOSTER, Worcester DAVID KING, Everett JOHN D. BILLINGS, Belmont ERNEST W. HOMANS, Saugus WALDO TURNER, Department Commander, G.A.R., Ex officio Executive Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE FRANK P. WILLIAMS ROBERT E. GOODWIN HORACE GOODWIN FRED E. BOLTON Commi ttee on Admissions FRANK P. WILLIAMS JAMES A. WRIGHT JAMES F. FLYNN Finance Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE EDWIN J. FOSTER JOHN A. BRACKETT ROBERT E. GOODWIN GEORGE W. WILDER Auditin~ Committee HENRY W. CLARK ALFRED H. KNOWLES JAMES H. WEBB Buildin~ Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE HORACE GOODWIN HENRY N. COMEY FRED E. BOLTON WILLIAM B. EDGAR Commandant . CHARLES W. PARKER Adjutant. JOSEPH E. MARTIN Surgeon. Lt. CoL WILLIAM H. BLANCHARD, M.D Assistant Surgeon . MISSAK G. ODIAN, M.D. Assistant Surgeon . LEWIS GLAZER, M.D. Chaplain . Rev. BENJAMIN G. SEABOYER Chief Engineer . BERNARD LAUGHLIN Consultin~ Sur~eons Dr. KARL R. BAILEY, Boston Dr. MAXWELL E. MACDONALD, Boston Dr. FREDERICK L. BOGAN, Boston Dr. HARRIS P. MOSHER, Boston Dr. PAUL F. BUTLER, Boston Dr. THOMAS J. O'BRIEN, Boston Dr. DANA W. DRURY, Boston Dr. WILLIAM F. REGAN, Boston Dr. GEORGE B. FENWICK, Chelsea Dr. BENJAMIN W. RUDMAN, Boston Dr. ARIAL W. GEORGE, Boston Dr. BERTRAM H. SAWYER, Boston Dr. BENJAMIN A. GODVIN, Boston Dr. CHANNING C. SIMMONS, Boston Dr. HERBERT H. HOWARD, Boston Dr. EDWARD A. SUPPLE, Boston Dr. ARTHUR R. KIMPTON, Boston Dr. SAMUEL TARTAKOFF, Boston Dr. RALPH D. LEONARD, Boston Dr. FRANK P. WILLIAMS, Boston 3 THE HOME Gen. Horace Binney Sargent of Boston, "The Father of the Soldiers' Home," to [' whom more than to any other one we are indebted for our Home, began in 1875 by rousing the members of the Grand Army of the Republic, and they caused the Department of Massachusetts, G. A. R., to take up the work with vigor. The public nobly responded and contributed freely their sympathy and money. Members of the G. A. R. and associates were incorporated in 1877, worked hard, opened the Home July 25, 1882, with the General as President, and, although in California, he continued a Trustee until his death, January 8, 1908 (Annual Reports, 1883, President, page 4; 1901, President, page 5; 1903, Secretary, pages 1, 7, 8; 1908, President, pages 1, 4, 5). The fourth Thursday of September is the annual meeting - the first day of the corporate year; and July 1 is the first day of the financial year, but it was July 25 up to 1892, when it was changed to conform to the year of the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers. The Trustees were eighteen in number when incorporated by chapter 218, Acts of 1877, and were increased to twenty-one by chapter 282, Acts of 1889. The Gov ernor fills all vacancies in the three Governor's appointments, and the Commander of the Department of Massachusetts, G. A. R., is ex officio, a trustee . All other vacancies are filled by the remaining Trustees; but there must always be fifteen members of the Department of Massachusetts, G. A. R., one member of the Depart ment of Massachusetts, Spanish War Veterans, and one member of the Division of Massachusetts, Sons of Veterans, U. S. A. Seven Trustees constitute a quorum for doing business. CHARTER MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND THE ORIGINAL OFFICERS President Gen. HORACE BINNEY SARGENT V ice-President Capt. JOHN G. B. ADAMS Secretary Treasurer GEORGE S. EVANS Hon. WILLIAM GASTON ADAMS, Capt. JOHN G. B., 1877-1900* LOVERING, Rev. J os. F., 1877-(r) 1908 BAILEY, Hon. ANDREW J., 1877-1927* McKAY, JOHN, Jr., 1877-(r) 1883 BRowN,Dr. W.SYMINGTON, 1877-1910* MEECH, JAMES F., 1877-1899* CARTWRIGHT,Maj.E.G.W., 1877-1886* PATCH, GEORGE H., 1877-1887* DALTON, Gen. SAMUEL, 1877-1905* RAYMOND, Maj. EDWARD T., 1877-(r) DEVENS, Gen. CHARLES, 1877-(r) 1885 1883 EMERY, Maj. CYRUS C., 1877-(r) 1883 RICE, Hon. ALEX. H. (c) 1877-(r) 1883 EVANS, GEORGE S., 1877-1903* SARGENT, Gen. HORACE BINNEY, 1877- GASTON, Hon. WM. (c) 1877-(r) 1883 1908* WILCOX, Lt. CHARLES W., 1877-1913* WILSON, Col. HENRY, Jr., 1877-(r) 1880 (*) Died in office. (r) Resigned. (c) Civilian. 4 FORMER TRUSTEES SERVING FROM 1880 TO 1930 tAMES, DR. AZEL, Jr., 1883-(r) 1884 tHOSLEY, GEORGE A., 1924-1930* AMES, THOMAS J. (D.C.) 1913 (D .C.) 1912 tBARKER, Col. THOMAS E., 1886-1896* KIDDER, HENRY P., 1893-(r) 1894 tBARTON, SILAS A., 1899--1914* tKNIGHT, HARRY T . (a) 1912-(r) 1921 tBEATTY, JAMES, 1921-1930* tLODGE, HENRY CABOT (c), 1885-1924* tBICKNELL, FRANCIS A., 1921-1930* tMACCABE, JOSEPH B. (c) 1890-1930* tBLACKMAR, Gen. WILMON W., 1900- tMARCY, GEORGE D. W., 1915-(r) 1921 1905* tMATHEWS, THOMAS R.* tBOND, Capt. NELSON A. (a) 1885- MCGREGOR, ALEX. (a) 191Q--(r) 1912 1899* tMERRILL, GEORGE S., 1887-1900* tBOWEN, JAMES L., 1913-1919* MOLE, FRANCIS E . (D .C.) 1915, t1919, BRADLEY, J. PAYSON (a) 1923-1927* 1924* BROWN, J. WILLARD (D.C.) 1910 MONK, HENRY A. (D.C.) 1927 BROWN, WILLIAM F . (D.C.) 1926* tMONROE, ALFRED C., 1883-1884* tBUFFUM, THOMAS J., 1922-1929* MORRILL, EDWIN F. (D.C.) 1921 CLARK, HENRY (D.C.) 1922 tMOSES, GEORGE W., 1903-1911 (r) CONVERSE, ELISHA S. (c) (a) 1881- tMOSMAN, MELZAR H., 1925-1926* 1902* tOLIN, Col. WILLIAM M., 1892-1911 * CONVERSE, HARRY E. (c) (a) 1902- tPARKER, BOWDOIN S., 192Q--1923* (r)1910 PARKER, JOHN L. (D.C.) 1909 tCOPPINS, GEORGE T., 1911-1919* tPARKER, WALTER S. 1923-1930* tCREASEY, Capt. GEO. W., 1881-(r) PORTER, CHAS. H. (c) (a) 1896-(r)1899 1892 PRATT, GEORGE W. (D.C.) 1923 t DALTON, J. FRANK, 192Q--1922* RAND, Col. ARNOLD A. (a) 1899-(r) tDARLING, CHARLES K, 1908-1926 1906 tDENNY, DANIEL E., 1906-1926* (D.C.) RICKER, OLIVER P., 192Q--1929* 1917 ROE, ALFRED S. (D.C.) 1908 t FIELD, LUCIUS, 1908-1910* tSANBORN, FREEMAN B., 1925-1930* FISKE, GRANVILLE S. (D.C.) 1911 tSIMPSON, JAMES M., 1914-1920* tFOSTER, RICHARD R., 1923-1924* tSMITH, Lieut. PETER D., 1886-1911* FROTHINGHAM, LOUIS A., 1926-1928* STANLEY, EDWARD P. (D.C.) 1918 tGILMAN, JOHN E., 1900-1921 * STARBIRD, EDWARD P ., t191Q--Lr)1924 tGRAVES, GEORGE, 1912-1923* tSTICKNEY, ALLISON M ., 1905-1912* GROVER, WM. O. (c) (a) 1888-(r) 1891 STILLINGS, EPHRAIM B., 1905-1917* tHALL, ELI W., 1893-1920* tTAYLOR, Gen. CHAS. H., 1894-(r) 1897 tHALL, Gen. GEORGE F., 191Q--1915* TAYLOR, GEO. W. (a) 1914-(r) 1915 HAM, BENJAMIN A. (D.C.) 1924 tTENNEY, Hon. SAMUEL P., 1883-1903* tHAMMOND, EDWARD A., 1918-1926* tWALCOTT, GEORGE P., 1913-1921 * tHARVELL, ELISHA T., 1883-1908* tWALES, Gen. NATHL., 188Q--(r) 1886 t HASKELL, EDWARD H ., 1897-(r) 1919 WALKER, Col. M. B. (a) 1888-(r) 1895 tHAWES, Capt. JOHN A., 188Q--(r) 1882 tWALLACE, Col. C. N., 1895-1918* tHERSEY, JOHN W., 1884-1912* tWELLINGTON, Col. A. C., 1886-1888* tHOOPER, Maj. AINSLEY R., 1911- WOODS, JOHN M. (D .C.) 1913, tl918- 1919* (r) 1924 (a) Appoinled by the Governor. (D.C.) Commander of Departmenl of Massachmells G. A. R. (Trustees for lhe year he was Commander). (t) Eiected by lhe Trustees. (c) Civilian. (r) Resigned. (*) Died in office. 5 THE DEFENDERS OF THE FLAG ARE REMEMBERED The following legacies and donations of fifty dollars and over are gratefully acknowledged: - Capt. Joseph B. Thomas, Boston, donation in 1881 . $10,000 00 Miss Elizabeth P. Sever, Salem, Mass., legacy in 1882, amounting with interest to . 4,164 82 F. H . P. Rogers, Post 29, G. A. R., Waltham, 1882 . 1,000 00 Hon. J. Warren Merrill, Cambridge, Mass., donation in 1883 . 1,000 00 George Draper, Esq., Hopedale, Mass., donation from 1883 to 1886, inclusive, $100 per annum. .' 400 00 Mrs. Caroline M. Barnard, Everett, Mass., furnishing Cudworth Ward in hospital in 1886 . •. 3,200 00 William Montgomery, Esq., United States Hotel, Boston, donation from 1885 to 1895, inclusive, $100 per annum . 1,100 00 Mrs. Lyman Tucker, Boston, Mass., a soldiers' monument in Soldiers' Home lot, Forestdale Cemetery, Malden, Mass., dedicated June 3, 1888. Gen. William F. Draper, Hopedale, Mass., donation from 1889 to 1895, $100 per a=um . 700 00 Otis E. Weld, Independent Corps Cadets, United States Service, 1862, donation from 1889 to 1896, inclusive, $100 per a=um 800 00 Mrs. Ann J. Baker, legacy in 1893 . 300 00 44th Regiment Mass. Infantry Association, donations from 1893 to 1909 . 550 00 Mrs. Joa=a L. Merriam, legacy in 1894 . 50 00 Capt. Gideon Skull Holmes, legacy in 1894 2,620 25 Mrs.