The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-12-08

ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FEMALE HU
NAME ORPHAN AssOCIATIoN.-The regular
annual meeting of the Female Humane
| Association was held yesterday at the Fe
male Orphan Asylum, corner Of Seventh and
Leigh streets. At IL o'clock M. the presi
dent, Mrs. Lucy G. Norton, called the meet,
ing to order.
Mrs. A. M. Bolton, secretary of the
Board of Managers, submitted the following
annual report:
'The first Monday in December closes
the financial year Of the Female Humane
Association, and it is the duty of the Board
of Managers to make an annual report tc
the Association of the general transactions
Of the year, the receipts and disbursements,
the number of children received into the
asylum, and the number apprenticed out
"The expenses have been 81, ,493. rs num-
Der of children received, IS number sp-
prenticed out, 8; number now in the Asy-
lum, 29,
The above amount has fed, clothed, and
educated forty children during the year.
"These annual reports are Of little value
to the Association, inasmuch as the mem
bers are generally well informed as to the
"The reports are, therefore, chiefly i'm
portant as q means Of calling public atten-
tion and interest to this heaven-born cha
rity.
This Female Orphan Asylum is no
common charity, whose demands may be
met by the bestowal of dime or dollar
to relieve the present want Of clamorous
poverty (often undeserving).
For whose benefit and for what purpose
does the Female Humane Association ask
aims
Visit the Asylum, corner of Leigh and
Seventh streets.
There, beneath the roof erected by pri-
vate munifcence, sheltered, clothed, fed,
and educated, forty female children, be-
tween the ages of two and fourteen years,
whom adverse fortune has left thus early
to struggle through lifes rough path. For
the support of these helpless ones of God g
creatures the Female Humane Association
makes its annual appeal. What purpose
aims thus bestowed will accomplish, who
can calculate?
"Many homes have been made happy,
and are now enjoying the benefit of the
mother once little helpless, negle tied
child brought by Gods providence to this
asylum.
"The eternal reward is in Heavens
keeping.
"The Board desire to call the special
attention of the Association to the very
liberal donation of g. frst-class cooking
range by Mr.. Barstow, Of Providence, R. l.,
also one Mccormick reaper, donated by the
patentee, from the sale of which the Asso-
citation realized sl25. Other donations Of
money and provisions have been received,
saving the Association from bankruptcy,
the closure of the doors of the Asylum, and
the consequent calamities to these poor chill
dren Of want.
"The necessity for liberal contributions
is now as pressing as it has ever been, and
therefore the Association makes an urgent
appeal in behalf of the Female Orphan
Asylum of the city of Richmond.
Contributions of money or provisions
gratefully received and highly appreciated.
"All of which is respectfully submitted" ;"
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Association then elected the follow
ing officers for the ensuing year:
President.-Mrs. Lucy C. Norton.
Sscretary.-Mrs. DR.. P. Trent.
Ireasarr.-Mrs. VIM. H. Macfarland.
DirectWs-Mrs. DR.. Bolton, Mrs. John
J. Werth, Mrs. John Walker, Mrs. Francis
Nelson, Miss Nicholson, and Miss Daven-
port. Mrs. NJ. Young was elected homo
rary director.
The meeting thenadi iourned.