The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-10-04
REABODY'S FUND.
Twenty seventh Meeting OF the Trus-
tees-List of the Committees.

twenty seventh Meeting OF the IruS-
tees-List of the Committees.
NEW YORK, Oct. 3.--The trustees of the
Peabody education fund had their tw enty-
seventh meeting at the Fifth Avenue hotel
to-day, followed by dinner in the evening
Only nine of the fourteen trustees were
present. Among the absentees was Presi-
dent Cleveland, who. it had been expected,
would bring his wife to grace the board.
Those present were the permanent chair
man, Hon. Robert G. Winthrop of Boston
and Hon. William NJ. Evarts of New York
RI Rev. Henry B. Whipple, bishop of Min
nesota, ex-President Hayes, Anthony J.
Drexel of Philadelphia, Hon. Samuel A.
Green of Bos' on, ex-Gov. James D. Porter
of Paris, Tenn, j. Pierrepont Morgan of
New York and Hon. William A. Courtenay
of Charleston, s. G. Bishop Whipple
opened the meeting with prayer.
THE ANNUAL ADDRESS.
Chairman Winthrop made his annual
address He spoke words of praise of the
two members of the board who had died
since the last annual meeting, Judge
Thomas c. Manning of Louisiana and Chief
Justice Morrison R. Waite, of the United
States supreme court Appropriate resolu-
tons were also adopted regarding the de-
ceased.
Another vacancy was created by the
resignation of Congressman Theodore
Lyman of Massachusetts, on account of i'll
ness.
THE NEW MEMBERS.
The vacancies were filled by the election
Of Chief Justice Fuller to his predecessors
place, Senator Randall l.. Gibson of Louisi
ana in place of Judge Manning and Gen.
Charles Devens of Boston. justice of the
supreme court of Massachusetts,, in the
place of Col Lyman
DR.. Green, who has for three years been
acting as general agent, pro tempore, was
relieved by the election of Hon. j. L. NJ
Curry of Richmond, Va, to the position.
Mr.. Curry resigned three years ago
to accept an appointment as minister
plenipotentiary to the court of Spain. He
has recently returned to this country.
Resolutions were adopted thanking DR.
Green for his work without remuneration.
j. Pierrepont Morgan was reelected
treasurer and Samuel Green. secretary.
THE COMMITTEES
Committees were then appointed as fol
lows:
Executive-Hon. R. c. Winthrop, ex-
0fficio; John A. III. Stural of Stanton. Va.
Hon. William NJ. Evarts of New York;
Hon. r. B. Hayes of Ohio; Hon. James D.
Porter, and Rt. Rev. H. D. Whipple.
Finance-Hon William M. Evarts, Hon.
hanlhGOn FISK, non. Wlnam A. COurCnay,
Anthony j. Drexel, Hon. Randall L. Git
son, and j. Pierrepont Morgan, ex oficio.
THE GENERAL sECRETARY's REPORT.
The report of the general agent pro TEN
showed that he had visited each of the
southern states enjoying the benefit of the
fund, and found the south making great
strides in the development of its schools.
The income distributed the past year
amounts to $4,000 divided as follows:
Scholarship, S22, 800; normal schools,
$4,000; Institutes, Sl1, 400; public SCHOOLS,
80, 400; normal college at Nashville,
$4,000. Since 1868 the income distributed
amounted to 81, 722,65 In round numbers
the fund amounts to $4,000, 900, and the in
come to be distributed the coming year is
about SIC, 600.