The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington [Iowa]) 1860-1876, 1865-06-17
One flag, by the Teachers Association,

Oue nag, Oy the Ae8cn0Is ASSOCIATION,
go. oa d.
Making the value of the donations in
goods little over s., 900.
There are now in the Home 81 children
OF this number, there are from Boone Co.,
8; Clayton, L; Davis, S; Henry, S; Jasper,
8; Jefferson. 6; johnson, s; Jones, 4; Lee,
!; Linn, 2; Mahaska, 2; Monroe, S; Polk, 7;
Story, 5; Van Buren,, Is; Wapello, 4; War.
rem, 2; Wayne, l.
destitute condition as regards clothing, and
their moral and mental culture had been
entirely neglected, evincing that they had
never had the benefits Of q good home.
while others, by their dress, habits, and
manners, showed that all the blessings OF
. comfortable home had been theirs until
desolated by the tiery bolt OF war; that 8
kind and loving mother had watched over
them until compelled by cire necessity,
with many tears and prayers, she had
committed them to the Soldiers' Orphan
Home. The diet Of the children has been
plain but plenteous. During about month
In the Fall and Spring, considerable stick.
mess prevailed, but with these exceptions,
the children have enjoyed 2 remarkable
many children, and during. sickly year,
no deaths have occurred, abundantly To-.
titles.
A acl,onl was opened in the Home In
August aud has since been maintained.
and q Sabbath School il taught each Sun.
day. auG during this summer It Il intended
the children shall attend church In Farm.
ington. Several Aid Societies have agreed
to furnish the children with q Sunday
ten, Muscatine ten, Burlington twelve,
keokuK six.
The Board, in August, chose Miss Elliot
of Washington as the Matron, at . salary
of thirty dollars per month. She dis.
charged the duties Of matron with zeal and
fidelity until the last of March, when Mr..
E. q. PiA.t succeeded her.
q majority were in favor of . change oEof.
ticers By electing Superintendent and
dispensing with the Steward.
The business Of the Executive Commit.
tee was given into the hands Of the Super.
intendent, and that committee discharged
- soon ~ the Superintendent should en-
ter upon his duties. Mr.. J. A. Parvin OF
with his wife 40 teacher. Mr.. Parvin on.
tered on his duties about the first Of May,
and the friends Of the Institution were con.
graduating themselves that they had found
such an efficient corps Of workers, when
to the deep regret Of all Mira. Parvin was
removed by death.
The Home Association elected the FOL.
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ident. C.. G. Cole, of Des Moines; Vice
President, LIST District, r. p. Lowe; ID
District. J. A., Parvin of Muscatine; Sd
District, Gen. Wm. Vandever of Dubuque;
4th District, Mrs. J.. Myers; 9TH District,
J. w. Cattell of Des MOines; 9Th District,
Peter Melendy OF Cedar FALL, Recording
Secretary, Miss Mary Ribbon Of ~.
Pearl z. ingalls,, with headquarters q
Des Moines Treasurer, B. r. Aliens.
Trustees-lst District, Mrs. Q Darwin
of Burlington, and Mrs. Wittenmyer Of
Keokuk; I'd District, Hiram Price OF
Davenport. and Mrs. L B Stephens of Ma
ron; Sd District, J A Elliott of MITCHELL
and z D Scoby Of Delhi; 4th District, B
Needham of Oskaloosa, and n. 81. Brain
Wright of Des Moines, and Gen. T H Ben.
ton of Council Bluffs /; 9th District, g -
Woodbury. of MarshalltoWn, and Isaac
Pendleton Of Sioux City. @5
A DUTCH CopPEFHEAD SATISFIED.
The other day-'twas Of Sunday-soon
after the assassination of our martyr Pres
ident, there were found suspended near .
certain pulpit two flags draped in mourn
ing. This at old TapantOwn, In the c0un.
ty of Rockland, and in the ancient Ortho.,
dox church of that place; not twenty RODS
from the old "Seventy.six- House." where
AZURE was COnuneO, tried ana Sent0uceOs
and not half mile from where he was ex.
ecuted, burned, and long after exhumed.
Dem vlags must COON down said one Of
the not Over-loyal members of the congre~
CATION. No Dizziness in church !; no bOli-
dicks ought to go into der church. IT y
not politics. said a loyal ovsrhearer, 1t =
q token of grief and respect for our desa
President it's bolidicks all der samess
was the reply must COON down. 'Les
'em be dis time said q brother Dutchman.
in political accord with the ob)ecsof;
Boot il killed too!' SIS hef said the oio
copperhead; den let der vlags stand
NJ r. Eve. Post:
The Rebel soldiers are said to b active
In subduing guerrillas In the Southef0
SkaAAa.s No na0ruy n nh0W0 then ~