Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-06-01
PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Meeting and Reports Of the
Oh1cers.

The board Of managers OF the st. Paul
Protestant orphan asylum. held their regular
annual meeting yesterday afternoon, at the
rooms of the Y. M. G. A. A large number
of the children were present and sang and re-
cited several pieces in a very interesting man.
ner, very much to the qualification to all
present.
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
The following board Of managers was Sc
lected, who will elect officers at future
meeting:
St. John the Evangelist j. w.
White.
Dayton Avenue Presbyterian-Mrs. W. D.
Cornish.
House of Hope-Mrs. R. M. Newport and
Mrs. G.. B. Young.
Christ ChurcheMrs. Fl. Haupt and Mrs.
James Edgerton.
Foster.
Unity Church-Mrs. E. H. Bailey and Mrs.
Edward Sawyer.
Murphy.
First Baptist-Mrs. Horace Thompson and
Mrs. E. F. Drake.
st. Paul Episcopal-Mrs. J. e. Hamilton.
Jewish Synagogue-Mrs. Julius Austrian.
THE sEcRETARY's REPORT.
The following report was read by Mrs. G..
w. Griggs. the secretary, and adopted:
Mrs. President and Board of Manager of the
St. Paul Protestant Orphan Asylum:
According to custom. the secretary here
which, being the 18th, shows that we are
rapidly completing our second decade; and. q
glance backward over those years may be of
interest and benefit.
When this charitable work was commenced
in May, 1865, the civil war had just ended.
Lincoln had been ASA ssinated the month pre-
vious, widows and orphans were met on every
side. Over twenty soldiers orphans during the
next six years received shelter in our asylum.
They were then removed to the soldiers Orph-
ans home in Winona.
During the year 1865 the sum of $462 was
received by our treasurer from the
Soldiers Home association, and the Third
Ward Draft association. Cash subscriptions
from our citizens paid part of the sum de-
sired for the purchase of property for the use
of the asylum land in December of that year the
first fair brought into the treasury $4,000
The entire property was then paid for, and
enough remained for the next years expendi-
lures. For fourteen years the "annual tair"
provided the current expense fund. 1t brought
the cash, but almost destroyed the health of
the managers, and was relinquished in favor
of subscription paper presented direct to
our people.
Nearly 400 children have been admitted to
the asylum since its organization; II were ad-
mitted the past year and Is were dismissed.
Two of these were adopted, IA were removed
by friends. At present our family number ST.
Life at the asylum moves along very quiet
ly, devoid of STERLING or exciting events. We
have had no protracted sickness during the
year, no death has occurred, and only one &C
cident-that of slight fracture of thigh
bone-from which the clild soon recovered.
Fourteen children and the hired man have re-
Gently endured the discomforts of mumps
and are now safely past them.
Very gratifying has been the receipt of
moneys unsolicited, from the following named
sources:
House of Hope Sunday school....... 5 II 90
Governor reception fund. ,... Sc %
Brotherhood of Locomotive engineers rs 90
Entertainment at Mrs Viewpoints to
purchase Iron bedsteads. ........ 4S 90
Entertainment at Unity church to
furnish school room. ........... 155 60
Juvenile fair by young girls on st.
Anthony Hill to buy books and