Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 October 1905 — Soldiers Home Cottage Dedicated. [ARTICLE]

Soldiers Home Cottage Dedicated.

The Jasper County Cottage at the State Boldiers’ Home, at Lafayette, was dedicated in a very successful manner, Wednesday. The building, erected at a cost of $4,000, is a well and substantially built, and also decidedly attractive structure, and while not the largest county cottage at the Home, it is by general consent, the best arranged and most attractive. C. F. W eatherhogg, of Fort Wayne, was the aacbiteet and Rush & Warren of Rensse’aer,the contractors; and|both did their work thoroughly well.

The building will accommodate eight married couples, each couple having a very large and well lighted room and a large closet, and the common use of the wash rooms. No other county building has such large, well lighted and pleasant living rooms as these are. The dedication excereises were held in the chapel at the home, which was crowded to its full capacity. Besides the very large delegation from Rensselaer, a large number also attended from Remington. The old .soldier element was strongly represented from both towns, also the Womens Relief Corps and Ladies of the G. A. R. At the dedication exercises Col. R. M. Smock, commandant at the Home, gave the address of welcome, Hon. A. Halleck, of Rensselaer, the presentation address, and Hon. U don B. Hunt, of ludiauapolis, the address of ;n , cepfauoe. All the addre-v-es were eminently able and appropriate, Col. E. P. Hammo id of Ijifayeife, oar former <*; l : townsman, and an old soldier with üb'illiiit i i/rj:irl, vii inaste of ceremonies. Miss Michaels, of Rensselaer gave a v«y successful recitation; and the Rensselaer band furnished the music.