Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-05-16
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS
G / r. G U l. A r.
OF THE
PRESIDENT AND MANAGING BOARD
OF THE
TENNESSEE ORPHAN ASYLUM
SOCIETY,
Clarksville, Tennessee.
PRESIDENT AND MANAGING BOARD

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 beeI formed for the purpose
OF establishing and maintaining in or near the
the city Of GAINESVILLE. Tennessee, an Institution
Tor the parental guardianship Of those unfaTtu-
nate orphans of the South made hopelesSy dcSti
tute By the casualties of our late unhappy civil
STRIFE.
The Society organization is now complete
broad and we'll 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 Is not all that Is necessary to lift those
innocent and Shlverlng orphans from the peris
incident 10 poverty and Ignorance. upon the pro-
tectlng influences of comfort aad enlightened
training. The Institution must be placed upOn a
firm money basis. To shelter, clothe, feed and
train to habits of virtuous industry. requires
than feminine sympathy and action the manly
generosity Of the sterner sex must be enlisted to
secure 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 a doubt vet that
success can only be realized by a continued exer-
ton on cur part and an approving generosity on
the part ST the public.
All will be expected to do something. No one
can by any law of morals be exempt, from the OBJ
legation of ahOrding some aid in the ameliOratiOn
of suffering wide, so blighting and so pregnant
with with evils to the rising generation. The
field of labors is certainly large and the des-
OlatiOn truly paralyzing 70 timid spectators; yet
this is but another stimulus to brave hearts-to
and vice the innocent offspring of noble and
gallant dead.
Our Constitution provides that payment of
five dollars annually will cOnStitW1 the donor
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, TO alter and amend the
Constitution if required and to elect NV officers
and new board of managers.
The payment of twenty-five dollars entities the
donor to life-membership without annual pay
ments) which cOnferS the right to attend and
participate in the business of annual meetings as
well that of visiting the Institution without an
admission ticket
The payment of one hundred dollars confers an
honorary life-membership, which guarantees the
right to attend and participate in the business of
annual meetings, to visit the Institution without
admission ticket, and also that of attending the
monthly meetings of the board of managers and
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 gentlemen, 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 a large number of new
members be added to our list possible as to
assemble the largest possible amount of wisdom
in launching our enterprise into active existence.
Our agents will be provided with a blank book in
which TO register the names AMI addresses of new
members and donors, with the amounts of their
respective contributions
MARION HENRY. President.
NJ. i. TRICE, Recording Secretary.
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