Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-29
Ohio Soldiers Orphans Home.

The following is the report of the Board Of
Control of the Ohio Soldiers Orphans Home
tothe Department Commander q. A. H. The
members Of the Board Of Control and Offices
are rs follows:
p. p. Ingalls,, Toledo Harry O. Armstrong,
Cincinnati; Nj. 5. Gunckel, Dayton GeOege
b. Wright Columbus; B. f. Coates, Ports
mouth James Barnett, Cleveland; Eli Nlillcn,
Xcna; q. W. Collier cX-ofiiCer, Fremont
Mrs Lucy W. Hayes, Columbus Mrs. Rachel
White, Springfield; Mrs. Henrietta l.. Monroe,
Xena
Offcers-Presdent p. p Ingalls, Vice
President, James Barnett Secretary, Harry
G.. Armstrong Treasurer, NJ. $. Gunckel
Executive Committee, NJ. =. Gunckel. George
b. Wight, Harry G. Armstrong; Building
Committee, Nj. :. Gunckel, Harry q. Arm.
strong, Eli Milen Acting Superintendent, NJ.
$. Gunckel Matron, Mrs H. ). Edgcrton
Physician, Dr. J. c. Kyle Teachers, Mrs.
Della John, Alrs.-Ensign
REPORT OF BOARD OF CONTROL.
Gen. j. Warren Keifer, commanding Depart
ment of Ohio, G. A. r.;
GENERAL The Legislature of Ohio having
failed to pass law, at its last session, Cstab-
fishing Soldiers Orphans Homes, it seemed
emnently proper that the Grand Army of the
Republic, composed of the friends ahd com
paiilOlS Ill arms Ol lnOSc WHO GtlutTcu uD
their lives to strengthen and sustain the prin-
ciplcs OF civil ana religious liberty, should
take the initiative in Il movement calculated to
provide comfortable homes Tor the sons and
daughters of the men who went forth to battle
with confidence in the assurance of our cti-
zens that their families should not be neglect
ed Agrceably To your recommendation the
S"mi- Annual Convention, held at Snndusky
July 81, 1869 passed resolutions on this subject
and empowered you to appoint II Board oi
Control, with power to locate one or more Or
phans Homes, and provide for the support
management, and education, of such number
of soldiers and sailors orphans us may be col
lected together"
Having been appointed members. of said
Board, we present, through you, to the mem
Ders OF the Grand Army, throughout the State,
our first report
In accordance With General Or,lcr No. 8, the
Board met at Springfield ON Wednesday
Agust 3d, and perfected an organization. Al
that meeting propositions were received from
several points for the location of the Home
and the same taken under advsement.
At meeting OF the Board in Xenia, on the
next day, the following resolutions were un-
anim0usly adopted;
| "Iiesotcct, That the Ohio Soklcrs Orphans
Home is, by the action of this Board located
near the city of Xcnia, Greene county; Pro.
cided,
| convey To the Executive Committee of this
Board or any one member thereof q certain
tract OF land, containing one hundred acres
now belonging to MIR. Pelham, with such
boundary lines us the Executive COMMITTEE
may agree to, with a clear title, and in sucl
form that it can be conveyed 10 the State o
| ohio without incumbrance or conditions. if n
any future time the Board shall deem it TO thu
interests of soldiers orphans to do so.
"2. That the citizens of Greene county ado
to the above donation ten thousand dollars
cash. Tor the purpose OF erecting u building i'm
mediately.'
a mass meeting Of the citizens of Greene
county was held at Xenia on the 10Th Of Au
gust, and the terms OF the foregoing resolution
accepted ny committee composed Of Messrs
Il. Arnold, A. Trader, Charles r. Merrick, p
| L. Prugh, Eli Mlllcn and ID. Mcmillan, re
presenting tbo CITIZENS OF the county
! The Board is OF the opinion that the lOCa
ton selected is one OF the healthiest in tht
State, lying within half mile of the beautifu
city OF Aenia, celebrated throughout the Statt
| for It's moral and educational advantages
This land cost the donors the sum OF 100000
and the title to the same is vested in the Execu
| tive Committee OF this Board, conditioned Il!
| follows:
That the said Trustees shall at once pro
ceed to improve said premises in such manner
as to make them eligible fora Soldiers Orphans
Home that they, the said Trustees their sue
ceesors or assigns, will not cucumber sal,
premises with liens or mortgages that salt
Trustees, and their successors in office, shal
| hold and use the said premises solely for Tho
use and purpose of "A Soldiers Orphans HON,
for the State of Ohio and if said State o
Ohio shall, within II reasonable time, accep
said premises, the said Trustees, or their sue
ccssors in office, shall, rs soon after said dc
ceptancc as possible, convey the said premises
| together with all the improvements and nm