The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1864-07-30

CORRESPONDING Secfetary-M1ae Mary
I . T;.ss.arerTB. :. Allen. Esq, Of D,
i Board Of Trustees-lst Coneression,
District Mrs. Annie Wittennayer.1 an
Mrs. G. B. Darwin. III Dist. Hon. w. {
!. Woodward and Mrs. T.. B. Stephens. =
Dist Hon y. ii. Williams ana br. Jane
1 Wright. 4th Dist. Prof. +. s. Parvin An
Mfs: Col. %. Shaw. 9th Dist. Hon. Gale
4 Hon. Isaac Pendleton and a. M sfwon.i
bury. o-a& ssss 3Ga.lssE ssfs- .ss's -, =,
| For the purpose Of givinea an expressio,
i Of views upon certain general pr0n0aition
4 connected with the enterprise. and for al
Isag3ssAotion Of the public mind. the Asso
\ citation recommended the folldwifir mn
tsrs to the Trustees. in the nature Of il
That Ne Board s,of Trustees nrocee.
Immediately 10 appoint IN executive com
mittee with authority 70 furnish tho hous
tat Lawrence and purchase supplies for Is,
same, and to provide suitable persona y
nave thecaro Of the children and to attend
to their education. ~ ~sk4sa W.
That tho Board at once establish rule
and regulations. fixing the prequisites 1ol
the edmisokon Of the. orphans Of soldier,
into the Institution, and appoint In each or
ganixed county proper persons 10 take tn,
proof and fnrnish the necessary. certiticatI
for their admission. f..ss - :"
3 That the Board employ . travelinn
Agent with full authority to receive applf
cations for membership in this orkantxa.
ton. and 70 rsceive money for the Same
together with all donations to the Society
That such agent should give bond for the
faithful discharge Of his duties and for the
payment Of money to the treasurer.
That the Board 30 authorized to or.
ganize auxiliary societies in the several
counties Of the State with such officers and
powers - they may deem best, and that
in their discretion, they may continue OF
diseontinueth agents heretofore appoints
ed: thatthsy may have power to % arrange
the work thereof as 10 secure the co-opera;
ton Of said agents, and, Of The auxiliary
societies. 81 ~ .ssr. - s. ~ ss fs7f ~. =
S That the Treasurer should at once
give bond in . sum satisfactory to the
Board Of Trustees, and that all moneys In
the hands Of the former Treasurer, or 9TH
er persons, should at once be paid over to
the Treasurer Of this corporation. ~
After this, upon an adjournment Dyp
tenn, Of the Society, the Board of Trustees
held meeting to act upon some Of the
foregoing suggestions, and afterward made
2 report, OF which. the following Is the SUBJ
The Board determined that the Tre.su-
rer be required to give bond in the sum Of
~. 900. They also adopted the following
resolution: has ro-ss 4a ~
That committee be appointed to whom
. fund shall be given to be used by them in
perfecting the lease OF the house and in 1T
ting and furnishing it, with full power TO
Arrange the preparation for Orphans, act in
the reception Of them; appoint the nscss-
sary help and make bargains with them,
with full power to put the Institution into
operation. 4 4sf% 81
This executive committee was thereup-
on, elected, and consists Of Mrs. G. BEN
Darwin, Mrs. n. g. Horton, MFs. &. g.
Wright Miss Mary Shelton, and Mr.. Geo.
"A steward Wa elected. - ..-sF, +
It Was voted that 600 b drawn from
the treasury, to bepleced ct the disposal Of
the executive committee for the purposes
before mentioned.t lsasn.4 s.ass -
4 A committee was appointed to prepare .
get Of bylaws or regulations for the govern.
ment Of the affairs Of the Institukion. q
Rev. r. F: Ingalls, WAS chosen General
Agent. and it was voted that such agent
be required to give bond in the sum oft5,-
], Il vas resplved that the salary Of the
General Agent shall not be paid out Of the
funds raised by this Association for the
purposes herein contemplated, but shall be
provided for.
Agent are defined as follows: To visit as
far a. practicable every county ofthe State
and .every,regiment in the army, and prey
emit the claims OF this organization. He is
authorized to receive contributions and
organize county associations
and appoint the treasurer Of the county 90.
ciety % sub.treasurer Of this Association,
who may receive contributions, and shall
report to, the Recording Secretary and
transmit to the Treasurer a often - once
The county agents heretofore appointed
by the Boa.d will b subordinate to the
General Agent, and assist him in organic
ing societies, and will act In harmony with
such organization.
An Auditing committee was appointed.
Of DR.. James Wright, G. G. Cole,
and w. g. Woodward, to whom the Gen.
eral Agent and The Executive Committee
are TO report. 80 se..A @s
The above report Of the Board vas adop-
The treasurer appeared and executed his
This . tie jubstance Of the doinas Of the |
meeting Of the Association, and from the |
the people Of lows win perceive |
hat the purpose Of establishing an Iowa
Orphans Asylum, or Home, - > serious |
purp0ee-tha security il taken from those
Eho receive and hold moneys-that agents |
IRE held to- acceuntability-tha the General
Agent Rev. r. p. Ingalls,, il duly commits |
i0nsd- that the corporation il duly organ
sed, and it, Board Of Trustees, its Execn.l
i've Committee and Agents are properly |
Astituted, and authorized to, and are lei
ally capable 81, going 10 work and execute
nc the object Of the Association, and that
he women Of the State are deeply interest
d In Tie object, having, in truth, trusted
= several q whom are able and willing 70
rive more time and effort than 10 possible
or most men. It il for az, uhen, 70 fur
lish the means to enable them to do the
york which they are % heartily ready TO
You will preceive that, while all sums,
mail and great, are desirable yet the call
, really for liberality. All. constitutions
via 10 gladly received, but ~ look for
ife men be1shipe Of Us, and yearyl meme
,erahips OF o. These msmbefahaps cuns
fitute tho subscriber member Of the
ocisty q corporation. and entitae him to
potn.ssa sd3 oil faae 10 81 An .ssea @sA
II i proposed to change the name 70 the
o1a 6rp6ans' Homs, instead Of Orphans
4 e1slasan eMNnQUrQD arc now 0Q10G taken