Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1870-09-24
THE ORPHANS.
Report or the Agent Of the Tennessee
Confederate Orpans' Home.

The public has been so generous
and munificent in their support of
the Tennessee orphans that deem IL
meet and proper to present what in
formation have on the condition OF
the "Home." 1 was chosen agent on
the 1st of February, 1870, and, derter-
mined at once to adopt the plan ofgiv-
ing concerts instead ofappealing alone
to individual subscriptions in rails
ing funds for the institution, and with
what success let the following facts
attest: From sixteen concerts, given
in seven months, there was realized
the net sum of S4, 267, 20, as will more
fully appear from the subjoined state
ment Of the Treasurer
Statement of account of settlement
between A. q. Morrow, agent, and
the Treasurer of the Tennessee Or
phan Asylum, for seven months, be-
ginning on the lst day of February,
1870, and ending on the 1st day of
September, 1870:
Receipts in cash, provisions and
clothing, SIS, 142. 40. Due Mr.. Nor
row, according to the contract, his
salary for seven months ut 1925 per
month, and his expenses, his salary
would amount to 1915. Paid Mr..
Morrow to date SS75; Mr.. Morrow do
mating his expenses for the time men
toned (seven months). Net proceeds
to Asylum, 81, 4,267,70.
The above settlement has been
made in full by order of the Presi-
dent and according to contract.
Mrs. A. G.. MUNFORD, Treas.
Clarksville, Sept. ], 1870.
The funds have not been idly or
wastcfully empoyed, as will appear
from the Presidents annual report, in
May last, viz:
The institution has been conducted,
during the closing year, judiciOusly
and economically. That family,
numbering about seventy-five souls,
should have been comfortably MAIN
tained, including food clothing and
the salaries of all employees, with
medical attention, and adequate Sec
ular and religious instruction, at an
average cost of $13S 81 per each indi-
vldual, Is of itself sufficient testi-
mony TO the practical wisdom with
which the asylum has been adminis-
tered.
The expenses from May l, 1850, to
May /, 1870, were SS,310.60. This
year the expenses will be greater ow-
ing to the following causes, viz:
The institution was visited by
measles, whOoping-cough, and final
ly and recently by typhoid fever. Yet,
Notwithstanding there were as many
as eighteen little sufferers at one time,
80 constant, tender and skillful was
the attention by the physicians and
nurses that there has not been u sOli-
tary death, aud even now there are
but two sick and neither seriously.
Two weeks ago, during vacation, a
school room which was used alone for
storing the farming untensils and
school furniture, was burned. The
cause of the fire could never be ascer-
tained.
The sixteen concerts, which were
given in seven months, could have
been given in two with assistance
from all the auxiliary societies. !
propose to give concerts throughout
the State, and cranestly entrest the
aid of all auxiliary societies, and
where there are none that the same
may be organized, and that they se-
cure all the amateur talent In their
power for these entertainments, and
notify me at Nashville, or Mrs. A. G.
Munford, Secretary and Treasurer, al
Clarksville, of the same whenever
ready. While we give these enter.
taiments for the Home we propose tC
take every destitute Confederate or.
phan in the State.
A. G.. MORROW, Agent.
Papers friendly to the cause are re
quested to copy the above.