Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1880-04-06
THE nOwARDs.
Their Annual Meeting, Election
Of Officers and Report OF
Stewardship.

stewardship.
The Howard association held their
annual meeting last night. Officers
were elected, and a report Of their
labOrs was made. The president Of
the society, Mr.. A. D. Langstaf, pre-
sented a long report to the association
the salient points Of which are as fol-
lows:
IA called meeting Of the associa-
took place on July 22nd last to
consider the prevalence Of yellow
fever. Two members, w. A. Holt,
since resigned, and j. H. Edmonson,
were placed on duty to ascertain the
number of sick within the city. Three
days later A. M. Stoddard was as
signed to assist them. On the 9th of
the same month all members were d.
rected to be ready for active duty.
The absence of Secretary j. H. Smith
caused him to resign, and Mr.. Thos.
Roane Waring was chosen in his place.
On July Both Drs. f. L. Sim, Sol
Green, S. G. Quinby and rs. E~aston,
were put on duty as Howard Physi-
clans Subsequently,, Drs. ]. Wise,
Heber Jones, q. w. Overall Il. M.
Willett, Thos. Donohue and John
Gordon, we're added to the Howard
medical corps. They all did
satisfactory work. Cash on
aand when the fever broke
out $2l ,515.10, which by the 10th of
August had become so much reduced
that it was decided to make an appeal
to the public for assistance. On the
3lst of August, President Langstaff
was instructed to visit various cities
and enlist cooperation in the work of
obtaining funds for the benefit and
use ofthe society. An appeal to the
people of the nation was sent forth on
the 4th Of September. On the 9th,
Mr.. Jay Gould, of New York, sent
5000 by telegraph and said, keep on
till l tell you to stop, and | will foot
the BILL The result of the pIesi-
dents efforts to raise funds was the
gathering of a sum amounting to
10000. Assistance was sent by the
association to Wythe, Tenn, Harri-
Station aud COncordia, Miss,
Forrest City, Ark, and other points.
The association has been before the
since 1867. 1t worked
through the epidemic of that
year, also those Of 1873, 1878 and
1879. 1t has furnished assistance,
melical and otherwise. to 10000.
patients, and has received from the
charitable world not less than $780,
900. No bond is given for the faith
and honest expenditure Of any
In looking back over the vast
work done it is u matter of surprise
that secretaries and %treasurers have
been able to present satisfactory,
through auditing committees to this
association, and all others interested.
The report closes with thanks to rail
way companies for generous assistance
carrying supplies and numbers OF
1he association from place to place. 1t
also refers to the fact that the associa-
lion has not always been possible to
the advice offered by persons
when it differed fromthe judgment Of
ofthe society. The audi
tory committees report shows total
assets for the year to have been ST.
@S2.O6. OF this $50, 1922 was re-
as donations, and $22,5O0 from
Of the yellow fever book. The
disbursements show $656.84 to have
been paid out for the yellow fever
book, $35,478.OO for nurses, 80, "a 20
for livery and transportation, S., $4,000
for physicians, $l3,79O.28 for drugs,
s8,135.35 for fsod, $434 for burials,
81, 3OO.5l, for orphans and incidentals,
up a total OF 81, 460.57, leav-
ing cash on hand of 1921 40.
The orphan committee report fifty
orphans as having been cared for at
the st. Peters Catholic orphan
asylum. OF these nine died.
Others were delivered to friends
and rela ives, and the remain
der were delivered to Father Kelly, of
the st. Peters orphan asylum.
A resolution Of thanks was voted to
j. Il. Dyer, consul at Odessa, Russia,
who at considerable expense obtained
photographs of the tomb Of John
Howard, the philanthropist, erected
over his remains at Chersen, Russia,
and who presented tho same to the
association.
An election of officers for the en-
suing year re%sultedin President Lang
stats success, after a close contest
with Vice. President W.. j. Smith,
the first ballot being six and six, and
the third eight for Mr.. Langstaf
and six for General Smith. Thore