The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-31

tNNEAL MEETING OF THE MALE ORPHAN
>r,4ETY.-lhc annual meeting OF the Male
orphan society was held in the main audi
,,lrr-ro"m Of The second Baptist church last
,j-!t. There was quite 4 good audience
,r">",t considering the excitement incident
lra1 The approaching state Convention and
'ar large number uf persons III the Lee
Monument concert. DR.. ". W. Parker,
president oi the Society, occupied the chair,
mI Mr. Samuel Sinton acted as secretary.
I.u proceedings were opened with prayer
h., Rev. John +. Edwards, D., D., OF Cen
,~u.ry Methodist church.
The boys from the Male Orphan Asylum
-.cupi"d seats in the body III the church,
as WtII IL the "irls from the Female HUI
..au, Association and st. PaufS Church
iiumr and during the evening entertained
-" audience with some very sweet singing.
Dr ". W. Parker read his report OF the
operations II III" Society during the past
year. in which the death OF one OF the most
Iaiuihl" members Oi the Board Of Directors
Mr.. JalH"- DNlop) i appropriately men
..,ncd. The Board has been fortunate in
>cm'ing a successor to Mr.. Dunlop in the
person OF MIR. Thomas W. McCance.
The health oI the boys during the year,
with III" exception ef a few weeks ago,
when about forty Were attacked with i'll
.lucnZa. has been good. one death has oc-
Cured in the asylum during the Year. The
president refers 10 the necessity for employ
MrHt III" boys, and alhldcs with regret to
liz .r>(l~pcnSlon Of the operations at the match
factory. Some OF the boys have been
aGoptcd this wear by persons having no
children. Al the last annual report there
Wrr" in the asylum 90 boys; received du-
r14C the YEAR 10; put TO trades and adopted,
:: died. /; remaining in the asylum, 80.
The report Of the treasurer shows q large
la'r"a>e in the expenses OF the asylum,
~ArGnting 10 $1,000. The income for the
resent fiscal year will not exceed $4,000,
|aic the expenses will probably be $4,000.
The Chair next introduced Professor f.
Il. smith, who delivered most interesting
.lIrc>s before the Society; ut the conclu-
>on Of which Colonel John B. Cary thanked
lie pc4kcr for his treat, and moved that he
be- requested to furnish 4 copy for publica-
lion.
it,N. lr. Edwards joined in the request,
~id said he had never heard an address like
lin his life.
HE motion was adopted.
.lr. James Plcasants nominated the fol-
wing officers for the ensuing year, who
were duly elected; after which the Society
'.'"ifi''t, III. iuNdi u> IipilouiClIS tlic
arN"dctiou:
President, DR.. William W. Parker; First
,,.s"-rr"sidcnt, Alfred 7. Harris; Second
,'t~rresident, Thomas d. Quarles; Third
Niec-Prc>idcnt, William f. Taylor; Fourth
S'."-rrc>ident, DR.. William II. Gwathmey;
Feasnrcr, Thomas w. McCance; Sccrc-
''FE samuel Sinton. Board OF Mana
sels: Colonel Thomas J. Evans, Will
,..a ,.l,. ii. plcasants, Robert ?. Richardson,
"i!ilan E. Mayo, Dr.. William p. Palmer,
32An \. Bclvin, Colonel John b. Cary,
.tA'lnaa Branch, j. y. Wilkinson, and DR..
francis 7. Willis.
nAhEAs Cs.-Arthur Owens, charged
"Nh oeceiying Emma Edwards under prom
=, "i marriage doth colored), was brought
0,'ore Judge Wexford yesterday on writ
VI ho1e0$ corpus. The parties agreed 80
y'o'iionll'e by marrying, and Rev. Dr.