Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-11
CHARITY's CHILDREN.
FL0URISHING CONDITION OF THE
ORPHAN ASYLUM.
The Annual Meeting Yesterday
Ont OF Debt and Money on
Hand Officers Elected.

LIE annual meeting OF the DOafu Oh
Managers of the Protestant Orphan Asylum
was held in the assembly-room of their
new building yesterday afternoon at 2
o'clock. There were also present quite q
number of life and honorary members. At
the request of the ladies c. H. Cummings
acted as Chairman of the meeting, and r.
II. Hawley as Secretary. Rev. w. c. Mer-
rill invoked prayer.
The minutes of the last animal meeting
were read and approved, and the first order
of business was the reading of he report of
the Treasurer, Mrs. c. A. Payne, the SUBJ
stance of which was as follows:
Cash on hand April H. 1SSS.............s136 go 6s
Receipts for the year. ISL 20
Total....... ,c5l 81
Disbursements during the year for
bulldog, supplies and expenses of
the 2,995 ID
Balance on hand April 10, 1ss9....... s2,056 so
Mrs. r. D. Irvine read the report of the
Board of Managers for the past year, CIV
ing history of the events that had &C.
Cured. II was listened to with great in
terest, and showed a most excellent condi-
ton of affairs. There were but six deaths
during the year, and about 500 was ex-
pended for medicines. Thanks were ten
dered TO several physicians who had con-
tributed their professional services. There
were about 40 children in the nursery,
about 100 attended The school, and all that
were able attended Sunday-school services
THE PRESIDENTS ADDRESS.
Mrs. n. D. Rideout, the President, made
an address, in which she stated that the lady
Managers had worked hard and constantly
for the maintenance of the institution, and
she thanked her associates and the people
of Sacramento for their assistance 1t was
hard to please everyone. but the ladies had
adopted that kind of building which
seemed the best for the purpose and were
fully satisfied with their returns. There
bad been some talk of building outside of
the city limits, but it was shown what an
inconvenience it would be, and that plan
was abandoned. In conclusion, Mrs. Ride
out said: 4 A matter OF serious importance
to the welfare of our orphans has occurred
recently, and which, before concluding, !
desire to mention. A lady, formerly an
officer of this asylum, but at present not
connected with it, has by her actions and
influence induced one of the judges of the
Superior Court to decide in favor of the
adoption by family in this city of one of
our orphan children, without the consent
and knowledge of the Managers, and-as /
believe-without any lawful right to do so.
If this person (the lady referred toy can do
such a thing, what will hinder anyone
from doing likewise? / cannot regard the
matter other than as dangerous proceed
ing, so far as the future welfare of the
orphans is concerned. Who can, or should
be, so well constituted as the Board of Man.
ayers to select homes for and guard their
interests? If the Managers have no more
authority in this matter than the general
public Indeed, prominent lawyer as.
serted during the hearing in Court that, as
be understood the law, the Managers of
this and kindred institutions have no au-
thority whatever over the orphan children,
except during the time they were inmates
of the asylum), we ought 10 know it
speedily; and it is our desire and we will
decision which believe to be more in &C.
cordance with reason and justice"
AMENDING THE BYLAWS.
Amendments were offered to the present
bylaws of the Managers, the principal
point in which was that the Managers only
should have a vote in the election of their
officers, instead of submitting it to a vote of
all the members. Also, that anyone could
an honorary member on payment of $25,
and life member for 500.
The amendments were submitted to a
vote. Thirty one ballots were cast all be-
ing in favor of the change, and the amend
ments were declared adopted.
OFFICERS ELECTED.
The election of eight Managers was the
next order of business, six of them to serve
for two years and two for one year.
Mrs. Edward Twitchell nominated Mrs
n. d. Rideout. Other nominations fol-
lowed, and the list closed with the follow
ing names: Mrs. N. d. Rideout, Mrs c. A.
Payne, Mrs. c. 2. Massey, Jr. Mrs. J. Frank
Clark, Mrs. K. c. Irvine, Mrs. Dr. Snider,
Mrs. G. w. Clarke and Mrs. Jennie Barnes
The above-named ladies were unani-
mously elected, and they will select among
themselves the two that will serve for the
short terms.
The following ladies, whose terms do not
expire for another year, will complete the
Board OF Managers, twelve in number :
Mrs. Edward Twitcbell Mrs. T. 3. McFar-
land, Mrs. A. c. Tufts and Mrs. Z. A. Burr
The expert employed to examine the
Secretary's books found them correct, and
made report to that effect.
No further business appearing, the meet
ing adjourned