The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-02-09
LOCAL MATTERS.

TnE AGEp HOME AssocIATIoN.-Senste Dill
TO Incorporate the Aged Homo Association
passed the. House Of Delegates yesterday.
The following IL the text OF the Dill:
Be IL enacted by the Geac:'dl Assembly OF
Virqinta, That the Rev. Il. Wells, hev. y.
II. Holmes, Rev. W. b. Derrick, Rev. WI
liam Troy, J. Anderson Taylor, danes II.
Barnes, William Il. Lester. Landon boyd'
Mrs. Amauds Holmes, Mrs. julia A'kipson'
Mrs. Margaret Osborne, Mrs. ANNE r..
TAYLOR. and Mrs. MShala Smith, and the'r
successors, asd such persons as tney may
associate with theno, be and they are nereoy
created q body corporate under the name VI
the Aged Home Association, ana as sucn
shall have all the powers|con'erred on car
poratiops by the Code of 1873.
The object Of said corporation shall be to
proyide home and support for aged per-
sons where circumstances render such
necessary and proper, and 10 that end 1t
shall have power to receive donations, be-
quests, and iegacies, and to do such thing
rs are necessary 10 accomplish the object OF
its creation.
The officers Of the association shall be
president, vice president, treasurer, secre-
tary. and chaplain, and board Of directors OF
not less than ten nor more than twenty, anu
q board OF trustees OF not less than hVe nor
more than ten, and such other officers as the
directors may appoint or the bylaws provide
for. All officers shall be elected annually,
unless otherwise provided by the bylaws,
and shall hold Office until their successors
are qualified, except one bali Of the board OF
directors, to be determined by lot, in the first
instance shall he elected every gear and
one half OF the board Of trustees, TO be Ike
wise determined, shall also be elected every
wear. SO that the directors aud trustees, atter
the first year, shall hold for two years-ohe
half of each being elected every year.
The board OF trustees shall nave cnafE &c VI
and DE responsible for the properly ehecls,
and funds of the association; anu tue ooaiu
of directors shall have charge OF the business
thereof, shall manage lis AFFAIRS, uiiect Tvs
charities, and take general NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. %
everything TIA. concern II.
The CORPORATION shall have power 10 bo!d
property no. exceeding 100000, aud TO hoia
real estate 10 tue city Of Richmond not eH-
ceedng ore acre.
The first annual meeting of the AGED
Home Association was held ia the First Al
rican church last night. There was not Us
large an attendance as was anticipated, but
II was afforded with mach interest 10 Inc
colered people. The meeting was opened
with religious exercises, conducted by Rev.
Walter Brooks, Rev. William Troy, and Kew.
Richard Wells.
The president Of the association (Mrs. j. ii.
Holmcsj presided Rev. Anderson Taylor,
secretary OF the association, read the record OF
the proceedings Of the association from us
s. organization, one year ago, to date, and maze
q statement of the origin OF the body. he
next resd the annual addresses of the presl'
dent az d visiting committee, and the report
of the financial secretary, which shows that
during the year the receipts have been
sl62.l9, al d expenses $3.50.
The bill as passed by the General AS
sembly wps read by the secretary; after
which addresses were made by Rev. w. b.
Derrick, Rev. w. Troy, Mr.. Newton Van
Lew, Miss Bette Van Lew, Rev. Richard
Wells, and Rev. Walter Brooks. The latter
speaker urged that his colored friends SHOULD
be as considerable as the white people, and II
any contemplate dying at an early day IL
would be we'll for them to leave five or Blk
thousand dollars to this good cause.
While the meeting sang "Hold the Fort
a number of persons came forward and COZ
trbuted to the enterprise.
Adjourned.