Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-12
THE ORPHAN ASYLUM.
ANNUAL MEETING AND ELECTION
OF OFFICERS.
Report of the Lady President, Board
of Managers and Treasurer
Financial Condition.

Report of the Lady President, Board
of Managers and Treasurer
Financial Condition.
The Sacramento Protestant Orphan AS
ISOLATION held its twenty -first annual meet
ing in the Congregational Church yester-
day afternoon, forty-six members being
present and taking part in the proceedings
Mrs. DR.. Clayton, President of the Asso-
citation, called the meeting to order. After
prayer by the Rev. A. C. Herrick, Mrs.
Z. Twitchell nominated for Secretary of the
meeting j. r. Watson, and he was elected.
Mrs. n. d. Rideout asked that the roll be
called, in order to see if there was QUO
rum present.
Mrs. Clayton said that all of the sub
scribers were not on the roll as some
of them had not yet had an opportunity to
sign The constitution.
Mrs. E. Twitchell raised the point that
no names could be added after the meeting
commenced. She said that man could
not sign the Great Register after the polls
were open, and no one had the right to
sign the constitution and vote after the
annual meeting had commenced.
Mrs. Clayton said that the roll had been
carried around for some person TO sign, and
that others who wanted to sign it had been
unable to do so because they could not
find the Secretary. She declared a recess
of ten minutes to give persons desiring to
sign the constitution an opportunity to do
so stating that any person who paid S.
year was entitled TO sign and vote
Mrs. Twitchell said that none but ladies
were entitled to vote under the constitution,
and asked the Secretary to read q written
opinion of Judge. w. n. Beatty on the sub
ject.
Mrs. Clayton said she had been advised
by Judge Van Fleet that under the con-
stitution person who contributed IS year,
whether men or women, were entitled to
vote.
LEGAL OPINIONS.
Mr.. Watson then read the following:
Mrs w. II. Hobby, Secretary Protestant Orphan
association SdcTdDlentO-DEAR MADAM: Your
favor of April LIST, together with printed COPY of
the constitution and bylaws OF your Associ-
alton, is at hand.
infer from the date of adoption of the by-
laws that the society was organized about the
beginning of the year 1867, and assume that it
continues 10 be governed by the law in force a
that date (Which it does in the absence of auy
formal resolution to continue its existence un-
der the Civil Code), and consequently that the
three questions you ask must find their solution
i'll a proper construction of your constitution
and bylaws without reference to existing Code
provisions. in this view il is my opinion:
First-That ladies alone can become active
members, or vote or hold Office in the Associ-
alton.
Second-I find no provision in the constitu-
ton or bylaws for voting by proxy, and in the
absence OF such provision no proxy can be al
lowed.
Third-The officers may be elected altogether
by general ballet or each officer may be voted
for separately.
! should think a good plan would be to elect
the President, Vice President, Secretary and
tors together-each member putting four names
on her ballot remain, yours respectfully,
W. II. BEATTY.
SACRAMENTO, April 6, 1855.
Mrs. ". H. Hobby, Secretary Protestant Orphdn
association, Sdcrdnlent0-DEAR MADAM: In re-
Spouse to your further inquiry as to the duties
of the Secretary of your society would say that
in my opinion the custody of YOUR written con-
condition precedent to the right to voc, prop
erly appertains to the Secretary. Those prOpos-
ing to become members should apply to her in
order to enroll their names as members of the
Association, and before signing should have
made full payment of five dollars. If ladies
joining the society pay by fnstallments, do
not think they are entitled to subscribe the
constitution or exercise any of the privileges
OF membership until they have paid the full
amount OF five dollars. When they have done
so and subscribed the constitution they become
members for one year from the date Of signing
of the constitution, after which they will cease
to Re members unless, in the meantime, they
shall have completed the payment of an add
tioiRl five dollars. Yours respectfully,
W. II. BEATTY.
Mrs. F. w. Frat said that il had been
the custom for men to vote at the elections
fora great many years, and Judge Catlin
had expressed the opinion that the custom
orght TO prevail at this meeting. The As
sociation had great deal of money in its
h;tn6s now, and great interest was felt in
tie election. Add Hinkson had also said
that any one might become a member bv
paving So year.
Mrs. Clayton called upon any one who
desired TO come forward and sign the roll
Several ladies responded and signed the
constitution.
opinion. and said he agreed entirely with
,ludge Beatty.
Mrs. CLAYTON asked him if custom did
lot make law, stating that it had been the
custom for men to vote at these elections
for twenty years
Judge McKune replied that statute law
and Constitutions broke down the laws
made by custom. Custom makes law
Sometimes, but it must be for time " that
the memory of man runneth not to the
contrary"
The roll was called, and forty-t three men,
bers responded to their names, seventeen
tlbeing necessary for a quorum.
| The minutes of the last annual meeting
were read and approved.
THE FINANCES
Mrs. c. f. Paine, the Treasurer, read her
report for the year, which showed the total
receipts to have been SIG, S64 10; expendi-
lures, $l2,4 35 03; showing total net gain
| for the year of 81, 429 10. The amount on
hand at last report was 1921 IS, making
the total cash on hand $3.50 6S, of which
| $40, l55 63 is in the building and improve
ment fund and So, 5l5 % in the State aid or
support fund.
REPORT OF THE MANAGERS.
Mr.. Watson then read the following re-
| port:
The Board of Managers of the Sacramento
| Protestant Orphan Asylum beg leave to submit
| the following report of the condition of its af
| fairs to the Association
This society to-day enters upon its twenty first
| year OF labor in the interest of orphans half
| orphans and destitute children.
At the commencement of the year there were
| 1872 children in the asylum during the year 70
have been admitted: cared for during some
| part of the year, 225. From this number 81 have
| been taken by relatives or friends, has been
legally adopted l6 placed in good homes. ran
away, and were removed by death. Of this
number. died of consumption, . by drowning,
2 of pneumonia, of measles, of membraneous
| Group, and of typhoid pneumonia. OF the 1876
children now remaining in the asylum of
whom SO are boys and 81 girls, los are between
and II years OF age; p are orphans, los half
| orphans and are styled abandoned. The num-
| Der of California counties represented, D.
| During the first four or five months of the
year, as for months previous. the health of the
inmates was remarkably good, but in Septem-
Der there were thirty five cases of chicken-pox,
| fourteen of scarletna and two broken wrises.
In January the measles broke out among the
| children, and very soon became epidemic, and
| ninety were Frustrated with the disease. At the
present time there IS no sickness except few
| Slight colds.
The school is in very fourishing condition.
There are eighty-fve pupils in the primary de-
partment The City Board OF Education fur
nish two efficient teachers and all the necessary
supplies for school work Seventeen of the
older children attend the Sacramento Grammar
| School
The kindergarten, during its short existence.
was source of great pleasure to the nursery
| children.