The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-12-14
THE WIDOWS, HONE.
The Third Annual Report Of the Board
of Control.

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the third anniversary meeting, in the Academy Of
Music Hall, on Monday evening:
The Board Of Control Of the "Home for Mothers.
Widows and Daughters OF Confederate Soldiers. y
respectfully presents to the association Its third
annual report
During the past year there have been domicied
In the "Home one hundred and five persons OF
this number seventy seven are now resident in
the institutOn-twelve more nave been accepIed,
and are daily expected-and four have died:
Thirty young ladies, orphans OF Confederate
soldiers, or children OF our Impoverished people,
have been furnished with home and with board,
and have been aided In pursuing their studies IN
our city schools.
The board takes pleasure IN testnyihg ~ 10 10 LIE Tue
general good order and harmony which nave pre-
vailed In the institution and to the additional EVIL
dence which The year has Afforded OF lis lmpor.
tance and value. All OF the available room OF
the large building has been occupied, anu with
careful economy OF space, 1t still proves well
adapted to the purposes Of the .Home."
The expenses OF thepast year have been S4a0b So
CT this sum s14ss Is WAS paid for the rent OF tne
building; $1,000 for household expenses; $50 Tor
repalrs; sl6l so for furniture; $500 for salaries OF
matron and governess OF pupils; S4s lor printing;
$40 for extra expenses OF nursing tne SIGN, L anu
sles o5 for incidental expenses for pupils; plano
hire stationery, &c. Itwill thus oe seen tnat Tue
entire cost OF the maintenance OF the INSTITUTION
has been considerably less than the estimate
| made al the beginning Of the year. Through the
| IiberaIty OF the community, and that OF generous
friends elsewhere, the expenses have been fully
| met.
The board especially acknowledges its obliga.
tions TO the "Gentlem an's Auxiliary Association"
| for general contributions. active cooperation
and wise counsels. From the patrons OF the IN
sttutton, thus organized Into an Auxlllary Asso.
| citation, the "Home" has received during tne pass
| year $780, This amount Is comprised mainly OF
sums pledged by our citizens as annual conIriou-
tions to the support or the institution; and the
cheerful alacrity with which It has been gwen
often with selr-denylng llberallty-!s the earnest
| that 1t may be relied upon IN tne iuture.
The Board of Control cannot withhold the express
sion OF profound sorrow thaS ne whose ouruiue
| patriotism and generous zeal found sucn congo
! NAL exercise In the Auxiliary association was not
! permitted to see and share the success OF Ihas
| noble enterprise In the decease OF the Hon.
Richard Yeadon the aomsn loss an laugiaRM
which he was so interested In perlectlng remains
| in unimpaired eflcency, and, under its honored
and faithful officers, has abundantly lulnied lts
| promise. .,.
| "HomeW Two or these%ere aged and confirmed
invalIds when they entered the institution az lIs
nrst organization, and the third was adVanceu Ia
life. The Two former were greatly respecseo
ladies. representatives OF names honored IN the
colonial history and church Of Carolina and the
third was respected widow, the mother OF o
Confederate soldier The fourth case - named n.s
above was that Of young and unusually prom,
isng pupil OF the institution, WHO fel lamenIea
victim to constitutional disease She was in,erreu
in the beautiful lot in Magnolia, presented 10 tne
"Homen by Henry Gourdin, ESQ.,, and Inc hon.
James B. Campbell
The general health OF the institution has been
good although, in addition to the cases mention
ed above, several instances Of severe sickness
have occurred. Through the continued and noble
generosity OF the washington Light Infantry
Charitable Association" DR.. Francis L. Parker,
the surgeon Of that organization has given lalsn;
full and constant attendance upon the "homen
and necessary medicines have been gratultously
supplied. The board also gratefully acknowledges
Obligations to DIR. H. W. DeSaussure, lOr YauaBle
a,h m hr nu
AID consulting h pnysn aee 10
during the temporary absence Oh Dr. faVKer, auu
TO DR.. J. r. Solomens. ,,,,,.
The educational feature OF the nome mas
steadily grown In prominence and interest," Ihe
applications for admission have been many more
than could be granted. From thirteen the nrst
year, the number has been increased, until, du,
ring the past year thirty have been manrahea amt inea
accomplished. the pressing need that sucn ad
| yantages should be extended as widely as posi-.
ble and the manifest approval and support OF tne
people, veled the board to venture an increase
even upon the last number mentioned. From
! many applications. ten OF the most urgent nave
been accepted, and the "Home" has, this year,
forty OF the daughters OF our stricken geople, 70
wnom it will afford the best facilities for acquiring
an education. Uf this number, however, all are
not wholly BENEFICIARY. From some who are aole
to pay or for whom scholarships nave Deen Sc
cured 800 per annum Is received. for oeien
caries, the only expense Is for wearing apparel
and books These, moreover, are secured 10
them at reduced rates or the forty young ladies
n the Home" but two are from the city.
paniZe O school for the young ladies In the
!Home" building. Although the city schoo.s
upon which they attended were ol lns n'emeso sso
character, and the terms upon which lhey were
received most liberal, often wholly gratultous'
vet many days OF tuition were lost, from inciem.
ent weather aud slight indi5Positlons, Wnlcn
obyiated OF leaving the "Home" building. Ap:
prehensiou was felt. too. OF changes wncn Mlignt
occur at any moment In inc pu9nC sGloU.s' @
When to these considerations was audeo Tue iiii'
portance OF having the young ladies' under the
immediate supervision OF the board-wno were
responsible for their wel!are-and eSclted 10 gen.
erai emulation by pursuing the same STUDIES
the same "a Ina Il poSe or
ran;zinC q female seminary within the Home"
The plan has proved entirey feasible, a.,n and mas
been adopted and carried out. Ihe services services
=, iaay e"T te ,chers cher nave been secured. These
ladies' now reside In the "Home anu utc
in successful charge OF the school, All the
branches OF thorough education are taughC IN.
Guiding music, French. German and Latin. Whilst
an opportunity ls Afforded OF giving to the wards
OF the institution the loving oYersighI ana sa,a'
tary discipline oil the well ordered nousehoid.
Spscjul attention Is etren to secure complete
mastery OF the branches Of an English euucailon.
Prench Is one Of the regular studies OF tne schooi
| Music Is taught by accomplished iaules vi Iie
city. without charge, and the class IN German
services OF Professor Sachtleben. Instruction is
given daily also in Latin. The experiment mas
| thus far proved an entire success. Al'hough IL
| will uecessItate q somewhat increased expense,
| the board has no hesitation In saying 'haC Inc
| added OUTLAY will he far more than returneu ny
| the puoi accomplished. It is estimated flat Tor
| the present year the sum OF 5000 Will he neces-
| sary and will be sufficient 10 cover oil tne eH-
renses Of the Home. or this amount SS33 rs are
| now In the treasury OF the Gentlcmen's Auxiliary
| Association, by means OF which the current eA'
penses or the Home are being met.
4 1t Is the desire and purpose 0f the Auxlliary
| Association to secure the names Of four hundred
| persons who will hecome members OF mat organ.
ization by the payment Of $40 yearly, Tor the sup
port Of thc Home" thus securing 1t certain
| resource. Two hundred and four names nave
| been readily obtained, aud the Auxiliary ASsOcla.
! tion appeals to our citizeus to make up the lul
| number OF four hundred We cannot think tue
| appeal will he in vain.
| Tbs board gratefully acknowledges the con-
tinued lberality Of the friends OF the INSTITUTION,
| in donations OF necessary and valuable articles,
| must OF which have been acknowledged IN tue
| think it due however, 70 make special mention or
| the fact, that throughout the. entire year tue
'Homen has received generous contributions IN
! meat from Messrs. Thomas A. Johnson. James
| Dunning, and Timothy OBrien. To the CH ARIES
| TON DAILY NEWS and Charleston courier, the
| board has also been under continued oonSatlonS
| for most valuable favors.
All Of which Is respectfully submitted
| CLUBS AND STARs.-Wm. Jarrey and Frank
Ladson, arrested for being drunk and dtsorderly
in H. Schulz's bar-room, at the corner of Meeting