BOARD of TRUSTEES
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
1I1I1II1II1II1I1I1I1II1I1II1I1I1I1II1II1I1I1II1II1I1I1II1I1I1I1I1Il1l1l1ll1ll1l1ll1l1l1ll1l1U11II1II1II11II1I1I1I1II11II1I1l1ll1II11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111UIIIHIIIIIIIIIIIIUlllllllllllllllllUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIllIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIU FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT BOARD of TRUSTEES ~olbttrU' ~omt in _au~acbuUttt~ AT CHELSEA For Year Ending June 30~ 1929 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIItlllnUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIU FORTY-SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT BOARD OF TRUSTEES AT CHELSEA F or the Year ending June 30 1929 BOSTON GRIFFITH-STILLINGS PRESS 368 CONGRESS STREET 192 9 OFFICERS 1929-1930 President . Col. WILLIAM J. KEVILLE Vice-President GEORGE A. HOSLEY Secretary JOSEPH B. MACCABE Treasurer . FRED E. BOLTON Assistant Treasurer Col. ROBERT E. GOODWIN Assistant Secretary Col. FRANK P. WILLIAMS TRUSTEES JOSEPH B. MACCABE, East Boston ROBERT E. GOODWIN, Concord WILLIAM J. KEVILLE. Belmont WILLIAM B. EDGAR, Fall River JAMES BEATTY, Waltham HENRY N. COMEY, Danvers HORACE GOODWIN, Westfield ALFRED H. KNOWLES, Arlington JAMES A. WRIGHT, Beverly FREEMAN B. SANBORN, Chicopee FRANCIS A. BICKNELL, Weymouth EDWIN J. FOSTER, Worcester FRED E. BOLTON, Roxbury JOHN D. BILLINGS, Belmont THOMAS J. BUFPUM, Somerville GEORGE W. WILDER, Boston WALTER S. PARKER, Reading FRANK P. WILLIAMS, Brookline GEORGE A. HOSLEY, West Somerville HENRY W. CLARK, Cambridge JAMES H. WEBB, Department Commander, G.A.R., Ex officio Executive Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE JOSEPH B. MACCABE ROBERT E. GOODWIN GEORGE A. HOSLEY FRED E . BOLTON FRANK P. "YILLIA~fS Committee on Admissions THOMAS J. BUFFUM JAMES A. WRIGHT JOSEPH B. MACCABE Finance Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE GEORGE A. HOSLEY THOMAS J. BUFPUM ROBERT E. GOODWIN JAMES BEATTY Auditing Committee WALTER S. PARKER HENRY W. CLARK ALFRED H. KNOWLES Building Committee WILLIAM J. KEVILLE HORACE GOODWIN JAMES BEATTY WILLIAM B. EDGAR HENRY N. COMEY Commandant . CHARLES W. PARKER Adjutant . JOSEPH E. MARTIN Surgeon. Lt. Col. WILLIAM H. BLANCHARD, M.D. Assistant Surgeon . MISSAK G. ODIAN, M.D. Chaplain. Rev. BENJAMIN G. SEABOYER Chief Engineer BERNARD LAUGHLIN Consulting Surgeons Dr. KARL R. BAlLEY, Boston Dr. RALPH D. LEONARD, Boston Dr. FREDERICK L. BOGAN, Boston Dr. MAXWELL E. MACDONALD, Boston Dr. PAUL F. BUTLER, Boston Dr. HARRIS P. MOSHER, Boston Dr. DANA W. DRURY, Boston Dr. THOMAS J. O'BRIEN, Boston Dr. JOHN FENNESSEY, Boston Dr. WILLIAM F. REGAN, Chelsea Dr. GEORGE B. FENWICK, Chelsea Dr. BERTRAM H. SAWYER, Boston Dr. ARIAL W. GEORGE, Boston Dr. CHANNING C. SIMMONS, Boston Dr. BENJAMIN A. GODVIN, Boston Dr. EDWARD A. SUPPLE, Boston Dr. ARTHUR R. KIMPTON, Boston Dr. FRANK P. WILLIAMS, Boston Dr. BENJAMIN W. RUDMAN, Roentgenologist 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 Governor 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 Department of Massachusetts, Spanish War Veterans, and one member of the Division of Massa chusetts, 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 Vice-President Capt. JOHN G. B. ADAMS Secretary Treasurer GEORGE S. EVANS Hon. WILLIAM GASTON ADAMS, Capt. JOHN G. B., 1877-1900* LOVERING, Rev. Jos. 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) 1883 DEVENS, Gen. CHARLES, 1877-(r) 1885 RICE, Hon. ALEX. H. (e) 1877-(r) 1883 EMERY, Maj. CYRUS C., 1877-(r) 1883 SARGENT, Gen. HORACE BINNEy,1877-1908· EVANS, GEORGE S., 1877-1903* WILCOX, Lt. CHARLES W., 1877-1913* GASTON, Hon. WM. (e) 1877-(r) 1883 WILSON, Col. HENRY, Jr., 1877-(r) 1880 (*) Died in office. (r) Resigned. (e) Civilian. 4 FORMER TRUSTEES SERVING FROM 1880 TO 1929 tAMES, Dr. AZEL, Jr., 1883-(r) 1884 tLODGE, HENRY CABOT (e), 1885-1924* AMES, THOMAS J. (D.C.) 1913 tMARCY, GEORGE D. W ., 1915-(r) 1921 tBARKER, Col. THOMAS E., 1886-1896* tMATHEWS, THOMAS R.* tBARTON, SILAS A., 1899-1914* MCGREGOR, ALEX. (a) 1910-(r) 1912 tBLACKMAR,Gen.WILMONW., 1900-1905* tMERRILL, GEORGE S., 1887-1900* tBOND, Capt. NELSON A. (a) 1885-1899* MOLE, FRANCIS E. (D.C.) 1915, t1919, tBOWEN, JAMES L., 1913-1919* 1924* BRADLEY, J. PAYSON (a) 1923-1927* MONK, HENRY A. (D.C.) 1927 BROWN, J. WILLARD (D.C.) 1910 tMONROE, ALFRED C., 1883-1884* BROWN, WILLIAM F. (D.C.) 1926* MORRILL, EDWIN F. (D.C.) 192r CLARK, HENRY (D.C.) 1922 tMOSES, GEORGE W., 1903-1911 (r) CONVERSE, ELISHA S. (e) (a) 1881-1902* MOSMAN, MELZAR H.,t 1925-1926* CONVERSE,HARRyE. (e) (a) 1902-(r) 1910 tOLIN, Col. WILLIAM M., 1892-1911* tCOPPINS, GEORGE T., 1911-1919* tPARKER, BOWDOIN S., 1920-1923* tCREASEY, Capt. GEO. W., 1881-(r) 1892 PARKER, JOHN L. (D.C.) 1909 tDALTON, J. FRANK, 1920-1922* PORTER, CHAS. H. (e) (a) 1896-(r) 1899 tDARLING, CHARLES K., 1908-1926 PRATT, GEORGE W. (D.C.) 1923 tDENNY, DANIEL E., 1906-1926* (D.C.) RAND, Col. ARNOLD A. (a) 1899-(r) 1906 1917 RICKER, OLIVER P., 1920-1929* tFlELD, LUCIUS, 1908-1910* ROE, ALFRED S. (D.C.) 1908 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., t1910-(r) 1924 tGRAVES, GEORGE, 1912-1923* tSTICKNEY, ALLISON M., 1905-1912* GROVER, WM. O. (e) (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., 1910-1915* TAYLOR, GEO. W. (a) 1914-(r) 1915 HAM, BENJAMIN A. (D.C.) 1924 tTENNEY, Hon. SAMUEL P., 1883-1903* HAMMOND, EDWARD A.,t 1918-1926* tWALCOTT, GEORGE P., 1913-1921* tHARVELL, ELISHA T., 1883-1908* tWALEB, Gen. NATHL., 1880-(r) 1886 tHASKELL, EDWARD H., 1897-(r) 1919 WALKER, Col. M. B. (a) 1888-(r) 1895 tHAwES, Capt. JOHN A., 1880-(r) 1882 tWALLACE, Col. C. N., 1895-1918* tHERSEY, JOHN W., 1884-1912* tWELLINGTON, Col. A. C., 1886-1888* tHOOPER, Maj. AINSLEY R., 1911-1919* WOODS, JOHN M. (D.C.) 1913, t1918- tKIDDER, HENRY P., 1893-(r) 1894 (r) 1924 KNIGHT, HARRY T. (a) 1912-(r) 1921 (a) Appointed by tbe Governor. (D.C.) Commander of Department of Massachusetts G. A. R. (Trustee for the year he was Commander). (t) Elected by the Trustees. (0) Civilian. (r) Resigned. (*) Died in office. 5 ~lJe Wefenner~ of tlJe 1flag are mememberen 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' monu- ment 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 annum 700 00 Otis E. Weld, Independent Corps Cadets, United States Service, 1862, donation from 1889 to 1896, inclusive, $100 per annum 800 00 Mrs. Ann J. Baker, legacy in 1893 300 00 44th Regiment Mass. Infantry Association, donations from 1893 to 1909 550 00 Mrs. Joanna L. Merriam, legacy in 1894 50 00 Capt. Gideon Skull Holmes, legacy in 1894 2,620 25 Mrs. Susan M. Weston, legacy in 1895 250 00 Mrs. Lyman Tucker, Boston, Mass., legacy in 1896 . 2,000 00 Department of Massachusetts, S. of V., furnishing dormi- tory in Sargent Hall in 1896 750 00 Department of Massachusetts, W. R C., for furnishing dormitory in Sargent Hall in 1897 750 00 Moses Wilde, 2d, Cambridge, Mass., legacy in 1896 . 8,300 00 Charles H. Kezar, Salem, Mass., legacy in 1901. 100 00 6 Ladies' Aid Association, for perpetual care of lot In Forestdale Cemetery, Malden, Mass., in 1901 . $3,000 00 Gen. William F. Draper, Hopedale, Mass., donation.