Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-27
TIE PROJECTED ORPHAN AsYIuM
PUBLIC MEETING

From the GAINESVILLE Chronicle.l
A meeting was held on Monday in the
Presbyterian Church, for the purpose of pre-
liminary measures toward the establishment
of an Orphan Asylum in this city or its
vicinity. General w. Quarles was called to
the chair, and DR.. d. F. Wright requested
to act as Secretary.
General Quarles addressed the meeting,
which included great number of the infu-
entail ladies of the city, in explanation of
the purpose of the assembly, after which the
following preamble and resolutions were
offered and unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, the recent civil war has left
us, with other disastrous results, land full
of destitute and houseless orphans, and it
cannot be doubted that all christian people
concur with us in the belief that all, who
are able to do so, should contribute from the
surplus with which Providence has been
pleased to bless them to the feeding, cloth
ing and instructing these urgent claimants
upon our humanity and charity: be it
therefore
ResOtUed, That we, portion of the ladies
of Tennessee, do hereby organize ourselves
as a society, with the object and for the pur-
pose of instituting an Orphan Asylum to be
located in or near the city Of GAINESVILLE.
Resolred, That the affairs of this society
shall be conducted by the following officers:
one President, three Vice Presidents, one
Secretary, one Corresponding Secretary, one
Treasurer, twenty-one directors and one adj
ditional Vice President for each county in
the State which may take part in forward
ing the objects of the society.
ReSolred, That the President, Vice Pres
ident, Secretaries, Treasurer, and six di-
rectors shall be residents of Montgomery
county.
ResotUed, That as soon as sufficient
amount shall be paid in, there shall be a
regular election Of officers, and bylaws and
regulations shall be adopted
ReSolued That at the same time a pro-
visional corps of officers, as above specified
shall be elected.
Resotced, That the President and Secre-
taries thus elected shall have power to en-
ploy such agents as they may deem proper;
to draft, and have submitted as soon as prac-
ticable, a constitution and bylaws for the
management and government of said Asy-
lum and do all things else which at their
discretion may be deemed best for the in
terest of the institution.
ResOLUed, That all contributors of one dol
lar and upwards shall be privileged to vote
in the election of officers.
Under these provisions the following Off
GERS were nominated and unanimously
elected: President, Mrs. Henry; Vice Pres
idents, Mesdames Tompkins, Finley aR6
Galbraith; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Stack.
er; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. VIM.
Munford Treasurer, Mrs Haskins.
Directors-From the Presbyterian church,
Mrs. Ben. McKeage, Hornberger and Ward
low; from the Episcopal church-Mrs.
Forbes, Barker and Quarles; from the Meth
odist church-Mrs. Tarwater, c. Smith and
Atkins; from the Baptist church-Mrs. NJ.
Ring, Joshua Brown and Thos. King; from
the Christian church-Mrs. J. Rice, Coulter
and John Bailey; from the Cumberland
Presbyterian church-Mrs w. Beaumont,
Smith and Carter; from the Catholic church,
Mrs. Williams, Conroy and Hudson.
The following additional resolutions were
then offered by Mr. T. King, and unani-
mously adopted:
Resolued, That the provisional officers shall
be er o6icio members of the directory
ResOtued, That the president with the con-
currence the directory, shall be authorised
to fill all vacancies, and in the intervals be-
tween general meetings to exercise plenary
powers in acting for the society.
RESOLVED, That the proceedings this meet
ing, with an address from the president ex-
planning and enforcing its object, be pub
lished in the GAINESVILLE Chronicle, with the
request that other papers interested in the
cause will copy
Previously to adjournment it was an
nounced by the president that public meet
ing would be held, for the purpose of for
warding the objects of the society, in the
Presbyterian church, at P. NJ, on Monday,
March 10Th.