Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-03-23

| Department of the Army of Tennessee, a
gentleman Of eminent ability and large ex-
! perience. He has already entered upon
his duties as Superintendent of the institu-
tion. With De. Stout at the head of the
asylum, every army man can youch for the
ability with which it viii be administered.
PLAN OF OPERATIONS. E
The agents of the Asylum will visit every
county in the State, and wherever twelve
ladies viii pledge themselves to labor for
the interests Of the institution, a county
auxiliary society will be formed and flrn-
ished charter, having authority to elect
It's own officers, and admit any number of
associates. 1t will be the duty of these
county societies to appoint earnest working
agents in each civil district in the county,
these agents always to be residents in the
civil district in which they operate. These
district agencies should be given to such
ladies as haze the time and energy to
prosecute the work thoroughly, without
delay.
DISTRICT AGENTS
The agents for the civil districts in the
several counties, will have placed in their
hands a subscription book, appropriately
arranged with printed appeal, form of
subscription, form of payment, full record
of orphans sent to the asylum, and specific
Instructions 1t will be their duty to get
the names cf every person in the district
in which they operate, and solicit a cash
donation and an annual subscription from
every individual Let no one escape.
Take any amount, however small. Some
thing from every one will make the enter
prise a success. Do not be put of without
an annual subscription. Find out how
many orphans are in each civil district that
come within the provisions of this asylum,
take their names, age, sex, name Of mother,
if living, and dreport the result of your work
to the county society. Canvass your dis
trict thoroughly so soon as possible; report
the result to the county society, that it may
report what each county will do for the In
stitution. The board of managers cannot
determine on how large a scale to establish
the asylum until it is known how much
each county will do. District agents must
report the result of their labors at least
once every two weeks to the county soeie-
ties, and the county societies will report
once month to the President at Clarks-
Vile, the progress of the work in each
county. County societies are expected to
appoint their district agencies, so soon as
possible and push the work forward.
RATIO OF ORPHANS RECEIVED FROM
COUNTIES
The number of orphans to be received
from any county will be in proportion to
the funds given by the county. Orphans
having no mother must be sent first, and
always through the county societies.
PATRON SYSTEM.
Any individual wishing to sustain any
particular orphan at the asylum can do so
by binding himself to pay sixty dollars an
nnally to the authorized agents of the State
Asylum, provided, always, the orphan sent
comes within the provision of this institu-
ton. Blank bonds for patrons will be fur
nished agents. and when filed up and
signed will be deposited with county socie-
ties, and reported to the President at
Olarksville. These bonds to be binding
only while the patrons orphans are at the
asylum and receiving its benefits.
SABBATH SCHOOL AND GENERAL, LIBRARY.
Will not the people in each city and
county make up box Of such books as they
can spare and forward to the Asylum for
the benefit of these orphans? If every
county will send a box of books a good
library can be procured, and no one feel it.
To the press Of The Stdte-GENTLENfEN:
The cause L plead, lam sure you appreciate
| ask your generous corps to assist me with
that ability you SO readily command, to
carry this noble enterprise before the peo-
pie of the State. The destitute children
of our fallen soldiers have a right to claim
an orphans home at our hands. Will not
each paper in the State send one copy of
its weekly issue to the Tennessee Orphan
Asylpm, at Clarksville, Tennessee
contributions.
Any kind of contributions, clothing ma
terial, provisions, etc, will be received for
the asylum.
THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
have shown their generority, in that the
Agent for the State has directed that all
packages for the Tennessee Orphan Asy-
lum, at Clarksyille, Tennessee, be sent free
Of charge
CHARTER.
This institution has been chartered with
privileges and powers to carry out the OBJ
iects for which it is established.
MONUMENT TO THE CONFEDERATE DEAD.
A happy orphans home is the noblest
monument the people Of Tennessee can
erect to the memory of their precious dead.
LADIES OF TENNESSEE.
This institution is your noble conception.
1t is worthy your head and heart. Ifit is
to be success, the honor is yours. If
failure, you must bear the shame. With
one united, vigorous effort you can make it
a splendid success. You are the first to
enter as State upon such a worthy enter
prise. Let every one determine TO do her
duty, and there can be no failure. Ladies
of Tennessee ! who more than you inspired
the soldier to brave the dangers Of the bat
tle-feld, and defend to the last the flag your
hands had entrusted to his keeping? Who,
more than you, stirred our great battalions,
from their thousand homes and cheered
them on to victory or death? 1t was your
earnest, patriotic pleadings that so often
nerved our wavering columns for the con-
flict, and we blessed You for it. But the
battle is over now, and in the name Of our
precious dead | commend to you their
fatherless children.
To the soldier-to the patriot--to the
StlIASNlaus thlhcstig dPfNhi iOA LANAH ~
make this noble enterprise splendid sue
cess. j. II. BRYsoN,
General Agent.
OFFICERS TENNESSEE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
Mrs. G. A. HENRY, President.
Mrs. +. B. HAsKINs, Treasurer.
Mrs. +. GALBRAITH, r. Sec'y.
Mrs. w. B. MUNFORD, Cor. Secy.
mann or qpr-orpps .S5p mann or CoFrNSEI
DR.. E. B. Haskins, D. n. Kennedy, Gen.
w. A. Quarles, Hon. I. w. King, Col. J.
F. House. Col. j. L. Bailey, DR.. d. F.
Wright, J. G. Hornberger.
GarksriEe Mqreh %, 1867
N B.-Will the papers Of the State
please copy this communication, and adj
vance the orphans cause
A w N I N G S.