New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-10-04
tho Rev. Dr. w. NJ. Taylor, the Rev. DR.. Booth, ths
pastor, and other well-known cicrlymen.
PEABODY TRUSTEES IN SESSION.

EULOGIzING EX-JUDGE MANNING AND CHIEF
JUSTICE wAITE-MoNEY FOR THE SOUTH.
The trustees OF the Peabody Education Fund heh
their annual meeting yesterday at the Fifth Avenue
Hotel. Generally the trustee meetings occupy WV
DAYS but tho business Of this meeting was dispaeh"
I'm one day Ex.Spcaher Robert Z. WINTHROP INC
chairman. presided and tho trustees present were
Ex. President Rutherford b. Hayes, senator william
NJ Evarts Bishop Henry r. Whipple, Of Minnesota
Dr. Samuel A. Green, ex Mayor OF Boston, eX-6oVcrnor
James d. Porter, OF Tennessee. william A. Courehay'
OF south Carolina; Anthony Drcxel, OF Philadelphia
Dr. j. L. NJ. Curry, OF Virginia, exUnited states MINIS
ter 10 SPAIN and J. Pierpont Morgan, of this cry.
Bishop Whpple opened the meeting at noon WIN
prayer, after which Mr. Winthrop eulogIzed ox.Judge
Manning. OF Louisiana, a trustee, who was onleu
States Minister Mexico If the time OF his DEAN az
the Fifth Avenue Hotel; and senator Eyar's spohe
in eulogy of Chief Justice Morrison r. Waite WHO was
also trustee ChcfJustice Vale was Uus'cc
OF the Slater Educational Fund a. well EX-Plcsidcnt
Hayes is the only now who serves on ooth DoauS'
Appropriate resolutions adopted after the euloges
and DR. Green presented his report as general agent
which position he flied during Mr. Curys absence In
SPAIN The report said that the South Is making
greater strides In direction than In the development
OF it, schools aud educa tionsl institutions.
Senator H. L. Gibson was elected trustee TO MI
Judge Mannlng's place, and ChefJustice Fuller to
succeed ChiefJustice Waite. Ex.COngrcssmsn Theo-
dore w. Lyman, OF Massachusetts,, sent his reslgna
ton on account of illhcalth, and Judge Charles
Dcvens OF Massachusetts, ex-At0rney General In Pres
dent Haycs's Cabinet elected TO I'LL the vacancy.
DR.. Curry was re-appGinted general agent
That relieves DR.. Green, who has been
filling the positions OF general agent and secretary
for tho last three years Mr.. Morgan was reelected
treasurer and Or. Green secretary. The presidency
Is a permanent position.
The Executive Committee is composed Of A. H. H.
Stuart of West Virginia, OK President Hayes cx-Gov-
ernor Porter, Bishop Whippe and Mr. winthrop; the
Finance Committee, of Senator Evarts ex-sccretary
Of State Hamilton Fish, Mr. Courtenay, Mr.. Drexe and
Senator Gibson tho treasurer OF the committee, ard
Mr.. Winthrop. Resolutions were adopted thanking
Mr. Green for his services, given without remunera
ton as general agent The fund IS now about So, CO0
600. In the last twenty years Si,727,o5o has been
expended by the trustees among tho
Southern States for the benefit of white and
colOred people. Last year about $1O,o0O
paid out, Of the distributions being as fol-
lows: Alabama $500; Arkansas, 81 500 Georgia,
81 ZOO Louisiana, s., 0OO North Carolina, FL 600;
South Carolina, 81 500; Tennessee, Fl 200; Texas,
81 900; Virginia, &c 900; West Virginia 81 800; Nor
NAL College at Nashville "a 600; scholarships at that
college $4,000. The same amount appropriated
for this year
In the evening the trustees enjoyed their annual
dinner al tho Fifth Avenue Hotel Among the ladies
present were Miss Winthrop. Mrs and Miss toulte-
nay, Mrs and Miss Fannie Hayes, and Mrs. Morgan