Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-18
G. L r @ u l. A r
OF THE
PRESIDENT AND MANAGING BOARD
OF THE
TENNESSEE ORPHAN ASYLUM
SOCIETY,
ClarkSville, Tennessee.

For the information of those who only await
an opportunity to extend a helping hand to the
helpless, we will state that the Tennessee Orphan
Asylum Society has beeA formed for the purpose
of establishing and maintaining, in or near the
the city of GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, an institution
for the parental guardianship of those unfsrtu-
nate orphans of the South made hOpeesSly desti-
tutc by the casualties of our late unhappy civil
STRIFE.
The Society organizasion is now eomplete-a
broad and well matured Constitution and By,
Laws having been adopted. which will be printed
in pamphlet form for distribution Immediately
after the first annual meeting of the Society,
But this SnOt all that Is necessary to lift those
innocent and shiverlng orphans from the peTlls
incident to poverty and ignorance, upon the pro-
tecting influences of comfort and enlightened
training. The Institution must be placed upon a
firm money basis. To shelter, clothe, feed and
train to habits Of viTtuOus industry requires more
than feminine sympathy and action; the manly
generosity of the sterner sex must be enlisted to
those aids requisite to place the Institution
in a permanent working condition. We have
already met with an announcement that places
the question of success beyond doubt; yet that
success can only be realized by q continued eXer-
ton on our part, and an approving generosity on
the part of the public.
All will be expected to do something. No one
can by any law of morals be exempt from the OBJ
legation of atfOrding some aid in the amelOratiOn
of suffering wide, so bHghtlng and so pregnant
with with evils to the rising generation. The
field of our labors Is certainly large and the des-
OlatiOn truly paralyzing to umld spectators; yet
this is but another stimulus to brave hearts-tO
those who are determined to rescue from ignorance
and vice the innocent offspring of noble and
gallant dead.
h. Our Constitution provides that payment of
five dollars annually will constitute the donor 4
member of the Society, which gives the right OF
attending and participating in the business of the
annual meetings of the Society, the objects OF
which meetings are, to receive and act upon the
annual reports of officers, 20 alter and amend the
Constitution, if required, and to elect new officers
and n new board of managers.
The payment of twenty five dollars entities the
donor to lite-memberShip without annual pay
ments), which cOnfers the right to attend and
participate in the business of annual meetings, as
well As that of visiting the Institution without an
admission ticket
The payment of one hundred dollars eonfers En
honorary liie-membership, which guarantees the
right to attend and participate in the business of
annual meetings, TO visit the Institution without
an admission ticket, and also that OF attending the
monthly meetings of the board Of managers ana
participating in all of their deliberations except
that of casting a vote. The Board of Managers,
with the advice of the Beard of Council composed
of gcntlemen). entrusted with the conduct
of the business of the Society and the alteration
and amendment of the Bylaws.
In view of the proximity of the first annual
meeting. it is desired that large number OF new
members be added to our list as possible so a to
assemble the largest possible amount OF wisdom
in launching our enterprise into active existence.
Our agents will be provided with blank book In
which 10 register the names and addresses 0! new
members and donors, with the amounts of their
respective contributions. .-
NJ. l.. TRIcE, Recording Secretary
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