The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1872-01-18
TIE CONFEDERATE HONE ANNI-
TERSARY.
Interesting Report OF the Board o
Control.

tors. Upon the stage, at the west END, sal INT
presiding officer, the Hon. James b. camp
bell, with such of the clergy as took part II
the exercises On the right OF the stage were
seated the girls Of the Home, all we'll dressed
fresh-looking and happy. The opposite side
OF the stage was occupied by the ladies com
posing the board of control and the gentlemen
of the executive committee of the auxiliary
association. The audience was not as large az
might have been expected. but large mum
ber of ladies and gentlemen who took an in
terest In the occasion were present.
The proceedings were opened by short
and feeling prayer by the Rev. Mr.. Johnson
| of St. Philips Church, after which the Rev.
c. g. vedder read the following elaborate and
interesting report:
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE HOME.
The board of control OF the "Home for
| Mothers, Widows and Daughters of Confede:
rate Soldiers" in presenting the usual annual
statement OF the condition Of the institution,
respectfully inform the association, that,
owing to the change Of The annual meeting
from November to January-in order to con-
form it to that OF the Gentlemen's Auxiliary
Association-lheir report covers The tTansac-
lions of fourteen months.
During that period there have been resi-
dent In the institution one hundred aud tW9
perssS.Iis. OF this number, one, avery aged
widow lady, has died. There are now II ihe
Home one hundred and one persons, being
an increase of tweuty-four over the number al
the date of the last report.
The expenses of the Institution for the period
mentioned have been s6255 Sc. or this amount
sl733 70 were paid for the rent OF the build
ing: 1925 36 Tor repairs; S4l5 40 or furniture; !;
s260O for household expenses, including soup
Tor % inmates, and food, fuel, lights, service ami
washing for forty-hve pupils ;ss270 for salary
of matron and assistant; $S40 for salary OF
teachers; $50 20 for printing aud stationery;
$50 for hire of plano; sl8 Is for prizes for pl-
pills, and 81 65 for incidental expenses. 1t was
estimated at the beginning OF the year tnat
$4,000 would be necessary for The maintenance
of the institution for twelve months. me
board take pleasure in pointing out the fact
that the expenditure for fourier months has
but a little exceeded the estimate made Tor
twelve. All the expenses OF the year nave
been fully met.
The board again gratefully acknowledge In
debtedness to the Gsnllemen's Auxiliary AS.
socialion for generous lioerallty ana eS'enu eng ,nr
co.operation. This organization has paid los
the support of the institution, since the last
renort. $l855. There have been received also
from nav pupils for board SASS T2, and from
tuition of day scholars 500; from special do
nation to the school $50; from rent OF rooms
s2lO, and from annual subscriptions OF mem.
hers of the Ladies' Ass ociaiion $40.
The health of the institution has been re-
markable. With the exception oil the Instance
ofthe' aged widow whose decease has been
already mentioneJ J, there have been but Two
cases of serious sickness, and one OF tnese oc-
Cured during the prevalence oil the pestlleDce
which Invaded our city last summer. me con-
,oCf fha Woct nufn I n
fantry Charitable Association has given gratu-
itous medical attention and medicine 10 Inc
Home during the past year, and we. make no
less grateful mention OF this kinddess, although
so little required to avail ourselves OF 1t. For
the present year DR.. Francis L. Parker, me
surgeon of that association. who has been the
faithful physician !of the Home from tne pc
ginning, has generously volunteered hs ser
vices. Phe board also again acknowledges It's
obligations to DR.. J. R. Solomons
In the last report the fact was announced
that a school had been organized In the lustl-
tuition. This seemed necessary, IN order el-
fectualiy to carry out Its purposes. II was I'M
portant that the pupils of the Home should De
nnder the Immediate supervision of The board,
who were responsible for their welfare;
slight ind spositions would often, prevent rpgu,
lar attendance upon schools widely nePnre'1a
throughout the city, and such altend0nce. III
ali kinds Of WsSther, was. The frequent cause OF
over, at tie dare 81 the last report the pno-
lie schools would close before the end OF the
year. The event has Justified the experiment.
The sch6ohat The HGMe was IN efhclent opera
tlon during the 'year. The progress and 1eport-
mentE6 OF tne pupils were worthy OF az com. pm
mepdstIon; The great proportion OF the
scbo oiars lost NOT single day from school: and
many dfd.nof lose q single recitation. when
n is Remembered that this Is the; record OF an
nnbroken school year, land that there were.
in the Home school, fOrty-fye pupils, the
fact needs no added words 10 give IL lorce.
It Is its own endorsement Of the past ana en-
couragement of the future. TWO PUBIC eA- S
year-one at the middle, and the other az the
close of The term. These were eminentig sails
factory. ,,..,o ,o,a -:
been received for admission TO the Home, Gnat
the board have felt warranted and compelled
ceIye as many as the building will accommo.
date. They have, therefore, begun the pres
ent year with ffty-fve pupils, representing
nearly every district of the State. But four OF
the entire number are from the city, and all
of these are pay pupils. This large number OF
Young ladies are now pursuing thelr stuoles ID
The Home school, under The care OF the cspa,
bic and approved teachers who. have had
charge of! the school from the beginning, as.
sisted In the primary department by those OF
the more advanced scholars. From Inc re-
port of receipts given above, 1t Will pc noteo
that the pupils OF the school are not all oene-
fciary Where there Is ability 70 pay. IL ls
expected and required. Scholarships for the
neSt wear have been provided-one by Mr. j.
Francis Fisher, of Philadelphia; one ov Mrs.
Charles Baker, OF Baltimore; one. by Mrs. Z.
M. Msnigault, OF Brighton, England, and one
each by Several ladies' and gentlemen OF tnls
CITY. From this source, and from relatives
of pupils, and from day scholars, there nave
been receipts amounting to sl5Go. In order
that the advantages Of the institution may De
as widely distributed as possible, but one
beneficiary can be received from one family.
The same branches OF liberal study Will De
nursued this wear as last. In addition, now
ever, through the generosity Of a lady OF this
civ. who has been unceasing IN her deVotlon
TO The interests ofthe Home, The valuable ser
vices of Madame Girard have been secured ior
advanced classes In French. The pupils OF the
school will continue to receive The kindly FEN
dered instruction of Madame Plenge, and
many young lailies of the city, IN music.
me board acknowledge the unwearied lioe-
rallLy OF the friends Of the home in donations
of useful and valuable articles. The Charles
Ton Courier and DAILY NEWS have laid us un-
der new obligations for continual 1aVors.
Special mention is again due OF generous con,
tribuLions, throughout the whole year, OF
meat from Messrs. Thos. "A. Johnson, James
Dunning and Timothy O'Brlen.
The board would Gail attention to the fact
that there Is an annual membership OF s4 hun
drcd upon The rolls Of the Ladies' Homes $50
citation. The annual payment OF one doilaI