The Daily empire. (Dayton, Ohio) 1865-1867, 1867-05-25
GRAND CHARITABLE
PRESENTATION CONCERT
IN AID OF THE
Southern Orphans Association,
Incorporated By tho legislature or Virginia, Jdnu-
dry 3Oh, 1857
To be Given in Baltimore, June
18th, 1867.
The Profits of this Concert viii be
Given 40 the southern Or
phRns' Association.

yINlIE officers OF the Southern Orphans Assocla.
i tion, forthc maintenance and education Of the
destitute orphans of deceased soGthern soldiers
and sailors, earnestly solicit the sympathy and
cooperation in our Grand Presentation Concert,
OF all who desire to see Home and school" cna.
ablei to receive and care iOr all needy ones who
seek its shelter and protection.
1t is the design OF this Association to erect q
Home and school for the orphans of the South,
both male and female, on AN extensive scale, In
the city of Richmond Va. As AN inducement to
have the building located there, the Common
Council OF that city h tve guaranteed ten OF
land in an elevated and heulthlul location, and
will increase the quantity of land If nC eded.
II may seem unnecessary to add AsIngle word to
the above, but tine calls upon the Institution have
been so numerous and pressing, and the struggle
the circle of its charities is of such
an arduous nature, that the management
humane and sympathetic everywhere an active
participation in this additional attempt TO alleVi-
ate the sad condition of great numbers OF helpless
children, rendered thus by the terrible war
through which We have Just passed. And assur-
edly, whatever may have been the relative PoLIT-
IcAL views of ladies and gentlemen heretofore,
ALL must agree that the children referred to could
not, by any possibility, have hal any agency in
bringing about their present ucplOrablG and des-
tltute condition. and are suitable objects for the
charity OF all persons Of whatever shade OF polit.
ical opinion The Home and School" which they
now more particularly, seek to establish and en-.
dow win be of incalculahlC benefit by providing
not only food and raimcnt for these helpless ones
hut likewise solid and thorough education, thus
qualifying them for future usefulness to society
at large. / order that this appeal may be cnect.
tOn Of all classes of persons everywhere, we have
concluded TO issue for the
GRAND PRESERVATION MUSICAL CONCERT
600 900 tickets ut the nominal price of 81 cach-a
single ticket emitting the purchaser to u gilt
there being one git1 to every ticket. The gifts are
as follows;
An elegant Farm Of 94l acres, improved with
extensive dwellings and ontbuildings-.
making the property valuable %. .... b.. $50 900
gift OF $1,000 IN gold valued at. -..... 1880
A Farm of 10 ucres, highly improved, near
the city of Baltimore ....... .....'..... l0OGO
A gift in GreenbacBs ........ . 5000
A three-stor Brick House, with modern
improvements. in Baltimore ......-.... 5000 |
A three story Brick House, with modern
improvements, In Baltimore .... ........ 1900 |
A two. story Brick House with modern i'm
proVements in Baltimore. ............... 5000 |
gins in GreenbaCks ($i 900 each ......... 1000
10 gifts in Grtenbacks $500 each ..... 6OOO |
81 gifts in Greenbacks 800 each .....-. 1000 |
100 gifts in GrCenbaCks $50 EACH .... 5000 |
l Grand Piano ........ ...., ........ 800
Grand Plano. D.. .,.......... 900
2 square Pianos $500 each. ......... 1OOO |
10 Pa lor Organs. $3.50 each ..... ........ 800 |
100 Gents Gold Watches, $l5O each ...... 10 900
100 Ladies' lne Gold Watches 800 each - 10 900 |
so silver plated Tea Sets, S75 each .... ... $3.50
100 Elliptic sewing Machines, $75 each - 1900 |
100 Gents nne silver Watches, $d5 each. 500
100 Ladies' fine Cold Chains and Pin, f40
200 Oii Paintings $40 each ..... 400
800 Bibles go each. ~. ....... ..., . 10000
. 900 copies PollTd's Southern History 80
2 900 Photographs Albums s. each ... 1000
The balance consists Of the following articles:
Musical Instruments, Music Boxes LADIES'
Work boxes Ladies' and Gents Gloves and
Furniture, Writing Desks, Black Walnut Frames,
Engravings, &C, Sc. The whole amounting to an
aggregate Of
10000 VALUABLE GIFTS