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

bic services; Third-street Ice Company for fur
nishing ice for the season: Proprietors o
REcogD-USIoS and Daily Bee: Richmond Davis
K. NJ. Clarken, ]. Frank Clark, Trustee RyaI
| lfor 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 tn,
| courtesy and promptness with which they hav,
paid their subscriptions and to all who have il
| any way given us a helping hand in carryin,
| forward this important work.
40, children are a heritage of the Lord
Like olive-plants round about thy table
Take heed that ye despise not one of these lttl,
ones"
Respectfully submitted,
MRS w. H. HOBBY Secretary
Sacramento, April IL, 1888.
| 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 o.
| 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 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 a little
enid. An orphan boy four years old was
brought to my house a few years ago to be
taken to the home. l could not go with him as
soon as expected, and as it was getting dark
he 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 KIDD lady would hear him say
his prayers with other little children, and the
angels would kiss him good night. Another
child said, IF you will take me to my father l
will tell God you are good woman A little
girl went out in the country to visit said, 81
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 for the sac
ritice 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 i'll its results And their influence on
society as they so out in life to do for themselves
Will be very different from those who ar receiy-
ing 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. aud that is to secure place for our
children in the Cogswell College now in process
oferection for the purpose ofeducating boys and
girls in California that are without friends and
are over fourteen years of age to give them
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
n xuin
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 We're 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-five children that were too young to be
admitted to the Asylum, and 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 lifes cares are over 1t
will be said to each and all engaged in this
good work, " Inasmuch as ye did it unto one OF
the least of these in my name, We did it unto
me" MRS. S. E 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.
Mrs E. Twitchell placed in nomination
for President Mrs. n. D. Rideout.
Mrs. F. w. Frat nominated Mrs. DR..
Clayton. She said that Mrs. Clayton had
worked faithfully for the Association for
fifteen years, and now that it was on q
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 I.
For Vice President Mrs. o. 2. Goodhue
and Mrs. +. w. Frat were nominated.
The former was elected by a vote of 81 to 8.
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. years-Mrs. T. B. McFar-
land, Mrs. L A. Burr, Mrs E. Twitchell
and Mrs A. c. Tufts. One year-Mrs T.
u. SERVER.
A communication was read from Frank
Miller stating that the amount of donations
in the bank awaiting the order of the Board
of Managers was 1864 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.