Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-05-26
BETHESDAS0R BOYS
THE UNION SOClETY'1 ami
VERSARY CELEBRATION.

Tho colonization NJ tho ono hundred auN
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IN" -si'>'" """' VI 'u0
society; "olch WIS pos poueu " "'
April p. owing TO that day being
Cool FRIDAY, and also On account of the
@non snrro,chfno, caIai,r,tion of The Char
,,n, s.,.1,ar,.,s ,,n,onni,I too1 Mace
""'u a. INC ''''
yesterday al Be'hesda
Tho day was bright and cloudless, ana
"a delightful breeze which prevailed lem
,arad ths s,p,s rays and made the
,,,,a,har an +bot rlcasure seekers. or
49, -, ,,,,.ro -, hrs,,.ss hspt could
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NIs"' ..,z
Inc attendance was 'arEc wa" .,i. ~ Ia. nas
peeh Iot seVeI'l le1l>' "e 80 80,
que 70 sne pIe5enc7 %' no ID" MRethn s,i
per OF '1e lne,npg co,nno s at yo9n%
Union "a socle'y co,npoetu ,t po fTGo1
men who have been wards OF III, the ,. Union
Soclety anu .uet ~ ia"y ~
mere was nloIe i,'e l" t'ie o TG9v ,siIor
.he u"{ go ," %,' soun ~ Pethasds
4 E - - ii,+ia ,-earlolS ornban m
from tne l.Ie o!S s 10 H oIP u, ~
49, oT,,'aoro6 20 ha dosira IN
o. an ,ba ,IaSa,,Te nossihIa ont og This
ScS az suo F09' "
oay oI uaysi p u po,nara vnoh.d i,,rdIv
siSt3 tno - Stowsrss Msssrs Tovsil ami
D ss,9U ' iD nrenarips he feast for the
80 a,n,,sed Inc lads and the lookera-on
- 81, -, tI,o,,-,h n tohIa driII
". ,IS 80, "a 49,, - ~ tha,, ~
NJ tue ulun@I lhple anu ttdoh'hE ehon OhS
"Durran" drlh. ouch laughter ana
cheering never was heard within
Bethesda's walls before. Later
IN fha aftarnoon MIR RanDard
bad n ssdress narade ;, and Mr. w r.
T Tau vi ose pul 49, GU ,txtUb;,a,i1
W lIeuh phoLVSIapheu tne uitneIu
BaJtal on" Inc VlSlJOrs were IN no hurry
lpaVp RptOpSdA- and nearly ALI re-
manned until the whistle announced the
Jast train Tor the CITY.
THE BUSINESS oF THE DAY
The meeting of the society was very
,barmonious President EstiII called the
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BnOse present were eN-tIesldeht Gol' H.
ID. walker, Rev. Ihomas boone,
Mai. A. l.. Iartrdge, Rev. w.
S PAYNE. Mai II. T. Bolts,
,Tbos Rallantvne' Esq. ID. Brown. ESQ.
d. r.. Thomas, ESD. r. b. Reppard, ESQ,
John sullivan, Esq, w. w Rogers, Esq,
IA p Lowell ESQ. and f w. Dasber.
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NJ, r,-,,s,,-o, o,,5 ,ho Cunor,rtordoO,
DC lSa9ul q ''uN snO - pOl ~ oouAoIlU
submitted their Iepotts' "hlcu were re-
celVed ana ordered 10 DC spread upon
the minutes.
The President then read his report as
folIoWs.
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To he Members 0f the EnlOB S0cteiQ:
The past year has been in many respects
prosperous and fortunate one f4r the society
Fity-thTee boys have been under it's care
daring That period, Is If whom were admitted
since toe last annlver-ary, and six of whom
left the Home during the same time. Under
the rule requiring 0eneheiarles TO oe lndent-
1Iv III re naS Deen 'ecueu ipe"Ve.hgn'
however. a beretofore. cheerful'y surrenders
any OF It's benedclaries on the application of
any relative VINO NAV sntlsfv II that the blv's
condition and future prospects Will be bet
tered by such action. The binding OF the
BOYS however, has put an end to a practieo
which was very prevalent-lhat Of making a
Temporary convenience Of our charity
The average cost OF feeding. clothing and
MISUNDERSTANDING the farm expenses and
the salal res OF The Superintendent and other
officers and employees al Bethesda--was SS7 81
per boy. or course this year we have been to
There was no case Of serious sickness during
the year among the bows.
THE sCuoOr
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IN my Iast report stated tuat the Board OF
Pubhc Education had consented TO take
charge OF me society 8 school. TINS arrange
ment was made with the understanding that
On idren IN the neignOorh3od should be al
United TO the privileges OF the scnnol, anu the
SCctf Icy geoo nv ne RSar
OF Education. but is under the control OF he
society The sum OF $500 per annum is allowed
by the Board OF Education for the support OF
school in addition to the bows of the society, i
outside pupils The ARRANGEMENT so far has
orked satisfactorily.
Mr. n. H. Olmstead our former teacher
resigned late in the year and The vacancy
Wa filed nv the apnoiutmcnr.of Mr. Geo. W.
lee The new incumbent appesrs To be well
1usii6ed for the nnsition
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THE ORPHAN HOUSE AND FARM
The buildings at Bethesda are in very fair
order; nothing. however, has been done since
we last met toward their completion. TIC
prevent decay II Will be necessary to repaini
al the outside wood work this year
The farm operations, owing to the unprece-
dented seasons. have not been successful. In
5act, calculated IN dollars and cents, the farm
shows loss of l,O67 So. We know, however
thai with ANYTHING like favorable seasons, il
csA Ds mace seu-suppOrtlng' and Iurther'
nas lno taa 70 nc ~ sase ehp,1 ~
49, ~ ~ 'N' OO10 anu '"4 N'SN ''e0'"Oi0o A0'
~ 49, N,,,o- ,-he, tho co-,-;ot tor.o ,,a.
.. ,o,t y, H. M,t,,a ~ dist,it - al
ood - it.tS 10 - ~, ~ ne, $3.50 ~
80 - - y -, =, -. - - 'esa -
~ w WeH 'e"nE' "uu uoup' 80. W,
lgt'o NJ 80 nv nv 'iIai NN' i'HP'V'N
% w III LII. ,ii9 az NJ Va III voS - to.,o,
~ " "a ~. uuN NJ 80 - ~ DS 9es
Sonultoh tnah Nas ucen lot years l h y,
'i az .n "a" ~, VIZ atuilhs isNu'
wei "'VoneO' anu IVY l"u"us "oatiy Aep''
TIKI HOLLAND LEGACY.
In Augnat I recetved A,t To-, from, tbeevacD-