The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1864-08-04

ARr. 10. The annual meeting to be bell
at Des Moines on the flrst Wednesday o.
June. Special meetings when the Board
with the approval Of the President, ma,
deem Il requisite; and such call shall be oh
ligatory on the President when requested
in writing BY one third Of the members oi
the Association.
Arr. IL The Board ls authorized 10 pro
coed to advance the object Of this Associa
ton as rapidly - its means viii permit. Al
funds, from Whatsoever source derived
shall be faithfully applied to this object.
Arr. II. Provides for altering or amend.
ing these articles.
ART 1j. Appoints officers to serve unti
. regular election.
AIT. IA. Adopts the right given to suct
corporations, in the Revision Of 1850; and
among others, that Of making BYLAWS
which may be made BY the Board Of Trus
tees, subject 10 the approval Of the Associa
tion.
ARr:15. No member to be individually
liable for the contracts or acts Of this Asso
citation.
Asr 16 The place of business Of the As
sociation shall be At Des Moines until other
wise ordered by the Association.
Done at Des Moines, 3Oth Dec, 1863.
These articles were duly acknowledged,
fled in the Office Of the Secretary of State
and recorded in the records Of Polk county.
In accordance with Article 10 the hrst an.
nual meeting was holden at Des Moines on
the first Wednesday. it being the frat day
Of June, 1864. The following officers were
elected, and we add summary Of the fur.
ther proceedings Of the meeting:
President--Gov VIM. M. Stone.
Vice Presidents-Mrs. G.. G. Wright, ol
Keosauqua; Mrs. R. L. Cadle, Muscatine
Mrs. Alvin Sanders, Davenport Hon. J. r,
Needham, Oskaloosa; Hon. J. W. Cattell, Of
Des Moines, and Mrs. Mary NJ. Baggs
Recording Secretary Miss Mary Kibbon,
Of Mt Pleasant.
Corresponding Seeretary-Miss Mary E.
Shelton, of Burlington.
Treasurer-B. r. Allen, ESQ, Of Des
Moines.
Board Of fTrustees-1st Congressional Dis
trict- Mrs Annie Wittenmyer. and Mrs. @.
B. Darwin Cd Dist. Hon. w. G. Woodward
and Mrs. L. B. Stephens. Sd Dist. Hon. E.
H. Williams and DR.. James Wright. 4th
District, Prof T. s. Parvin and Mrs. Col. n.
Shaw. 9th Dist. Hon. Caleb Baldwin and
Hon. @ g. Cole. 9Th Dist. Hon. Isaac Pen.
dleton and G NJ. Woodbury..
For the purpose Of giving An expression
Of views upon certain general propositions
connected with the enterprise. and for the
satisfaction Of the public mind, the Assooia-
ton recommended the following matters to
the Trustees, in the nature of Instructions:
l That the Board of Trustees proceed
immediately to appoint an Executive Com
mittee with authority to furnish the house
at Lawrence and purchase supplies for the
same, and to provide suitable persons to
have the care OF the children and to attend
to their edu ,ation.
Q. That the Board at once establish rules
and regulations, fixing the prerequisites for
the admission Of the orphans Of soldiers in
to the Institutions, and appoint in each or
ganized county proper persons to take the
proof and furnish the necessary certificate
for their admission.
8. That the Board employ travelling
Agent..with full authority to receive applica
lions for membership in this organization,
and to receive money for the same, together
with al donations to the Society. That
such agent should give bond for the faithful
discharge of his duties and for the pay ment
Of money to treasurer.
4. That the Board be authorized to or.
ganixe auxiliary Societies in the several
counties Of the State with such officers and
powers as they may deem best, and . hat. in
their discretion, they may continue or dis
continue the agents heretofore appointed;
that they may have power to 90 arrange the
work thereof - to secure the cooperation
Of said agents, and Of the auxiliary socis-
ties.
8. That the Treasurer should ct once
give bond in . sum satisfactory to the Board
Of Trustees, and that oil monsysi in the
hands of the former Treasurer. or other
persons. should at once be pad over to the
Treasurer Of this corporation.
After this, upon An adjournment pro tenn,
Of the Society, tho Board Of Trustees held ,
meeting to act upon some Of the foregoing
suggestions, and afterward made report,
Of which the following is the substance:
The Board determined that the Treasurer
be required to give bond in the sum Of $40.
900. They also adopted the following reso
luton.
That committee be appointed to whom
. fund shall be given to be used BY them ia
perfecting the lsass Of the house and in at
ting and furnishing it, with full power h
arrange the preparation for Orphans, act in
the reception Of them; appoint the necessary
help and make bargains with them, for
salary, for one year or less; in short, viii
full power to put the Institution into opera
tiOn. Sc
i This executive committee was thereupol
elected. and consists Of Mrs. g Ben Darwin
Mrs. n. @. Horton, Mrs. G. g. Wrixh,
Miss Mary Shelton. and Mrs. Geo. Schramm