Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1867-04-18

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PATRON SYSTEM.
Any individual wishing to SUI
tain any particular orphan at tn
asylum can do SO by binding him
self to pay sixty dollars annuall
to the authorized agents of tn
State Asylum, provided, always
the orphan sent comes within tn
provisions of this institution
Blank bonds for patrons will bt
furnished agents, and when filled
up and signed will be deposited
with county societies, and report
ed to the President at Clarksville
These bonds to be binding only
while the patrons orphans are at
the asylum and receiving its ben
efits.
SABBATH SCHOOL AND GENERAL IL
BRARY.
Will not the people in each city
and county make up a box of such
books as they can spare and for
ward to the Asylum for the bene-
fit of these orphans? IF every
county will send a box of books,
a good library can be procured,
and no one feelit
To the Press of the &ate-G GEN
TLEMEN: The cause l plead. | am
sure you appreciate. l ask your
corps to assist me with that ability
you SO readily command, to car
ry this noble enterprise before the
people of the State. The desti-
tute children of our fallen sol
diers have a right to claim an or
phan's home at our hands. Will
not each paper in the State send
one copy of it's weekly issue to
the Tennessee Orphan Asylum, at
Clarksville, Tennessee?
CONTRIBUTION.
Any kind of contributions,
clothing material, provisions, etc.,
will be received for the asylum.
THE SOUTHERN EXPRESS COMPANY
have shown their generosity, in
that the Agent for the State has
directed that all packages for the
Tennessee Orphan Asylum, at
Clarksville, Tennessee, be sent
free Of charge.
CHARTER.
This institution has been char
tered with privileges and powers
to carry out the object for which
it is established.
TO THE CONFEDERATE
DEAD.
A happy orphans home is the
noblest monument the people OF /
can erect to the memo
ry Of their precious dead.
LADIES OF TENNESSEE,
This institution is your noble
conception. 1t is worthy your
head and heart. If it is to be q
success, the honor is yours. If a
allure. YOU must bear the shame. I,
With one united, vigorous effort
you can make it splendid success.
You are the first to enter as State
lpon such worthy enterprise
Let every one determine to do her
luty, and there can be no failure.
ladies of TENNESSEE who more
han you inspired the soldier to-
,rave the dangers of the battle
ield, and defend to the last the
lag your hands had entrusted to
lis keeping? Who more than
1ou, stirred our great battalions,
rom their thousand homes, and
,heered them on to victory or
leath? 1t was your earnest, pa
riotic pleadings that SO often
lerved our wavering columns to
he conflict, and we blessed you
or it. But the battle is over now,
md in the name of our precious
lead | commend to you their fa-
herless children.
To the soldier-to the patriot
o the Christian, | earnestly ap-
zeal for help to make the noble i
enterprise a splendid success. !,
j. Fl. BRYsoN, L
General Agent. J,
OFFICERS TENNESSEE ORPHAN AsY-
LUM.
Mrs. G. A. HENRY, President.
Mas. e. B. HAsKlNs, Treasurer.
Mrs. E. GALBRAIrH, r. Sec'y.
Mas. w. B. MUNFoRD, Cor. Sec. I
,oARD OF TRUSTEES AND BOARD coUN-
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