Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-12

| nlsnlng ice Tor the season; Proprietors o.
| REcoRD-UNIoS and Daily Bee: Richmond Davis
/ T. M. Clarken, J. Frank Clark, Trustee Ryan
| flor services of chain-gang), and many other
who contributed to the interest of the institu
i ton. We feel grateful to the State for its gen
erouS assistance; to our subscribers for the
| courtesy and promptness with which they have
paid their subscriptions; and TO all who have in
| any way given us a helping hand in carrying
| forward this important work.
10, children are heritage of the Lord
| Like ol1ve-plants round about thy table
Take heed that ye despise not one of these little
| ones"
| Respectfully submitted,
MRS. W. II. HOBBY, Secretary
Sacramento, April IL, 1855.
The Secretary read report from r. p
| Burr, who had been requested to examine
the accounts and reports of the Secretary
and Treasurer. He reported them all cor
rect and in order, with the exception OF
one slight technical error.
REPORT OF THE PRESIDENT.
Rev. Mr.. Herrick then read the follow
ing:
This yearly meeting should be one of deyout
| thanksgiving to God for the great blessings He
| has bestowed upon us in restoring to health the
many children who were so seriously afflicted
with contagion that threatened to be serious
| in its results.
Health has again come to encourage the hearts
of those that were over-burdened with care and
responsibility, and the little sufferers are once
more happy in the enjoyment of the many COM
forts by which they are surrounded In looking
back over record of fifteen years memory re-
calls many incidents that have left lasting i'm
preston on my mind
How pure and holy are the desires of little
child. An orphan boy four years old was
Drought to my house a few years ago. to be
taken to the home. / could not go with him as
soon as expected, and as it was getting dark
ne began to cry. ! asked him what was the
matter. He said he must go bed, and a naughty
man had covered his mamma with the ground
so she could not hear him say his PRAYERS or
kiss him goodnight
told him a kind lady would hear him saw
his prayers with other little children, and the
child said, IF YOU will take me to my father |
Will tell God you are good woman" little
girl went out in the country TO visit said Il
Will pray for you as long as live for getting me
such good home"
wish those who have so nobly contributed
for the support and comfort of these dependent
ones could become acquainted with them. They
would feel more than compensated Tor the sac
rihce they have made.
The many hundreds of children gathered in
the different orphan asylums of this State are
receiving an education that must certainly be
beneficial in its results. And their influence on
society they go out in life to do for themselves
viii be very different from those who arr receiy-
ing a street education that can only fit them for
the haunts of vice, and thus bring an extra ex-
pense on law-abiding citizens
There is one thing more desire very much TO
accomplish. and that is to secure place for our
children in the Cogswell College now in process
oferection for the purpose ofedueating boys and
girls in California that without friends and
are over fourteen years of age to give them a
practical training in different industries and
thereby make them selfsupporting-a plan
that was adopted years ago in England and
Germany. | have the promise from several
prominent g ntlemen that our request will re.
ceive consideration.
In fifteen years have Travelled at leas. four
thousand five hundred miles; visited one
hundred and ten children, some of them many
times have been in seven different counties
adopted fifteen children, that were furnished
homes, with the consent of the Managers of the
Asylum. They were each adopted by the
County Judge of their own county. in my
presence, according to the law of this State
During this time have also found homes for
thirty-tive children that were too young to be
admitted to the Asylum, aud not one of them
has home that Is not desirable. Twenty of
them do not know that they are the adopted
children of their parents Three have died.
am grateful to my Maker for the success that
has crowned my efforts, and it is pleasant
thought to me that when LIES cares are over it
will be said to each and all engaged in this
good work. "a Inasmuch as sc did it unto one of
the least of these in my name, We did it unto
me" Mrs. S. Z. CLAYTON
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
The next business in order being the
election of officers, the President appointed
DR.. Clayton and G. H. Cummings as tellers.
for President Mrs. n. d. Rideout
Mrs. F. w. Frat nominated Mrs. DIR.
Clayton. She said that Mrs. Clayton had
worked faithfully for the Association for
fifteen years, and now that it was on a
good financial basis and there was some
honor attached to the office she did not
think it right to elect some one else. She
had the highest respect for Mrs. Rideout
but thought that the Association ought to
elect Mrs. Clayton.
Nominations closed, the roll was called
and the ballot resulted in the election of
Mrs. Rideout by vote of IS to Z.
For Vice President Mrs. o. ?. Goodhue
and Mrs. +. w. Frat were nominated.
The former was elected by vote of 81 to g.
The following officers were then unani-
mously elected, the Secretary being in
structed to cast the ballots.
Secretary-Mrs. w. H. Hobby.
Treasurer-Mls. C. E. Payne.
Managers 2 years-Mrs. T. B. McFar-
land, Mrs. L A. Burr, Mrs. E. Twitchell
and Mrs A. C. Tufts. One year-Mrs T.
ID. SERVER.
communication was read from Frank
Miller stating that the amount of donations
in the bank awaiting the order of the Board
of Managers was s. ,664 IL.
Mrs. n. D. Rideout submitted number
OF proposed amendments to the constitu-
ton, which were laid.over until the next
annual meeting, under the rules.
The meeting then adjourned.
The new Board of Managers met and de-
cided not to appoint the committees until
the time of the regular meeting of the
Board.