, 1873-12-12
PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.

Annual mccting Of the Dircctors--Ikc-
ports of tho Secretary nnd Treasurer
--Elcctiol. Of Officers.
The al,nunl meeting Of tho Directors OF tho
Protestant Orphan Asylum was hold Inst evon-
Ing in the handsome parlor Of that Institution,
Mr. George O. Cook, Vicc-prosidont, occupied
tho chair.
Tho report OF Mr.. B1. G. Dottsford, tho Score
tary, waH presented with tho following stats-
tica Thoro llavo boon received into tho Asylum
during tho paat yoar 154 children thoro llavo
boon sent to llomoa, 10; ; tho average number in
the institution ilaB hcen SO bpys 4o gir!s
81. In tho luttor part of Docombor last small
pox mado It's appearance In tue Asylum. Tho
ton children frat exposed to tile diseaso woro
the only sufferers. ruoro have boon tho report
showed, u deaths during tho year. Miss Dlako,
Solicitor for tie institution, Ind collected
81, ,09a H. besides clothing md provisions valued
Ut O., ,7i7.5o; her expenses during that tin.o
boiug s03.50. Tho receipts for the year had
boon g, 213.s3, and tho oxponHos s51o.03.
Tho Secretary presented q dotailcd report.
showing tint tho balance on hand on December
-, 1872, was s87G.24. which, with tho receipts
for tho present ycar, mako total OF $0,240. 44,
The expenses wore $o,ol7.21, leaving balanco
Mrs. Sarah g. sago presented a report, ,n-
ladicn during tho past year, which was read md
listened to with intention.
During tho absenco Of Il committee, appointed
to nominate officers for the ensuing yoar, Mrs.
Grey called tho nttonton OF tho friondB to r,
practice In vogue ut tue Asylum Of doallng with
lolinquont boarlers. a pumbor Of chillron
woro boarded nj tho ratio OF $1.50 wcot, tho
paront or pa, o,ltB signing partial surrender of
nontls' delinquency tho surrender should be-
come total. Thia practice Ind brought tic Asylum
into bad ropuse. Either by obtaining or snrfonder-
ing child to it's delinquent parents tho iudlgna-
ton Of the public was hnrIa at tem' an Mlas
ought to 10 mono but completely surrendered
| children In tho institution.
Tho Cllnr Thought it would look very bad ii
| tho idoa got abroad that the Asylum had mort
gago on Il child.
Tho subject wRs discussed ut some longth bnt
t no conclusion was reacslcd.
Tho Nominating Committee returned tho fol-
lowing list Of officers:
! pffaidtnt-J, l.. Jnmes
| Vtce-Irtstdcnt-t4. Q. Cook.
Stcretarp--E. q. Ko!th.
| Ircasurer-Cllnres FollanRbeo.
cdares 4 " Srs e oS Il e sSns
Leonard ogo I Fsrnand1 Jones' pster ya9 snaask
Uirtctrtxses-al,s. ThutnHs AlthoEr, Mrs. T. ".
rawlcy, Mrs. Jp Brewster, Srs Fred Bradley, Mrs
j. Dottsord Mrs. II. q. To!Ia,lsbcc, Mrs II. d. Dn
ansSoo, Mrs Icnsy Fuller, Mre: j. u. Horton, airs
!. Irvine. Mira afoses Jo.cs, Mrs. aralan, Leland
| Mrs l.. 4. Luck, Mrs. u. NfrVickor, Mrs. q. Nc,
Du1ala, Mrs. ". +. Myrirk, Mrs George d. Marsh
atrs. A. A. chi!ds, N1rs D: X. pcarsuns, Ma: D. Hun
MON, Alsa. 1Icnry sngc, Mrs. L: Stone, Mrs. a: g
scely, Mrs. Tl,ad. pcarce. htra. ". D. Manchcster
Mrs. q. Young. Mrs. Philip Walawur.h, Mrs. 4. j
Willard, Mrs. II. NJ. Wi1marth, Mrs. Eoward Wallace
h1ra. H. Gentry.
The report Of tho Committee was adopted
After diHposing Of tho question OF boarders b.
referring it to the DirectrosBea and thanking
f1x- n -tS.ru
kind services gratutously rendered, the meesini
! adjourned.