Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-03-23
THE PROJECTED ORPHAN AsYLUM-PUB.
Lie MEETING.

| A meeting was held on Monday, in the Presbyte-
rian church, for the purpose Of preliminary meas
urcs towards the estabshmentof an Orhan Asylum
in this city or its vicinity. Gen. W. Quares was
called to the chair and DR.. d. F. Wright requested
to act as secretary.
Gen. Quarles addressed the meeting (which in
cluded great number of the influential 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 aland full Of destitute and
houseless orphans, and 1t cannot be doubted that
all christian people concur with as 10 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, clothing and
instructing these urgent claimants upon our hu-
manity and charity: be it therefore
Resolpsd, That we, a portion Of the ladies OF
Tennessee, do hereby organise ourselves as soci-
city, with the object and for the purpose of insttu-
ting an Orphan Asylum to be located in near the
city of GAINESVILLE.
RESOLVED, That the affairs Of this society shall be
conducted ,, the following officers: one President,
three Vice-presdents one Secretary, one Cores
ponding Secretary, one Treasurer, twenty-one d.
county in the State which may take part in for
warding the objects of the society.
RESOLVED, That the President, Vce-president
Secretaries, Treasurer and six directors, shall be
residents Of Montgomery county.
Resolocd, That as soon as sufficient amount
shall be paid in, there shall be regular election OF
officers, aud bylaws and regulations shall be adop-
ted.
Resoired, That at the same time provisional
corps of officers, above specified, shall be elected
Resoined That the president and secretaries thus
elected shall have power to employ such agents as
they may deem proper; to draft, and have submit
ted as soon as may be practicable, constitution
and bylaws for the management and government
Of said Asylum, and do all things else which at
their discretion may be deemed best for the nteres,
of the institution.
Resolved, That all contributors of one dollar and
upwards shall be privileged to vote in the election
Of officers.
| Under these provisions the following officers
were nominated and unanimously elected Presi.
dent, Mrs. Henry; Vice-presdents, Mrs. Thomp-
kins, Finley and Galbraith; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Stacker; Corresponding Secretary, Mrs. VIM
Munford; Treasurer, Mrs. HaSkins.
Directors:-From the Presbyterian church--Mrs
Ben. McKeage, Hornberger and Wardlaw; from
the Episcopal church--Mrs Forbes, Barker and
Quarles; from the Methodist church-Mrs. Tarwa-
ter, G. Smith and Atkins; from the Baptist church
Mrs. NJ Ring, Joshua Brown and Tho's King;
| from the Christian church--Mrs ]. Rice, Coulter
and John Bailey; from the Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church-Mrs. w. Beaumont Smith and Car
teri from the Catholic church-Mrs. Williams
Conroy and Hudson.
The following additional resolutions were then
offered by Mr.. 7. King, and unanimosly adopted:
Resolred, That The provisional officers shall be
er o6fcio members Of the directory.
RESOLVED That the president, with the concur.
renee Of the directory, shall be authorised to fill al
vacancies and in the intervals between genera
meetings to exercise plenary powers in acting fol
the society.
Resolved That the proceedings Of this meeting
with an address from the president explaining anc
enforcing its object be published in the GAINESVILLE
Chronicle, with the request that other papers int
rested in the cause will copy.
! Previously TO adjournment it was announced By
the president that public meeting would be hell
for the purpose of forwarding the objects of th,
society in the Presbyterian church, at p. NJ, OF
Monday, March Goth.