Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1890-04-18
The Boards of the State Charities.

, MEETING OF THE BOARDS OF THE w. L
ASYLUM AND D., D. & B. INSTITUTION
NEW MEMBERS PRESENT-ORGANIZA
TON OF THE BoARDS-oTHER BUSINESS
&C., &C, &C.
The Board of Directors of the w. L. Asy
| lum met last Tuesday irregular session. II
was the time for the recently appointed
members to enter upon their duties. OF
these, Messrs. W. H. HI. Lynn OF Staunton
and T. L. Treadway of Chatham, were
| present; n. C. Manson of Lynchburg, the
, other new member, was absent. The Board
now consists of s. f. Coleman of Cumber-
land, j. L. Beckham OF Alexandria, w. M
!, McAllister of Bath, Holmes Boyd OF Win.
chester, 7. L. Treadway of Chatham, N.
G.. Manson of Lynchburg, Jno. w. Todd of
Augusta, P. II. Trout and w. H. III. Lynn
of Staunton.
Gen. Rosser. Judge Edmondson, and
DR.. Moffett are the retiring members.
At the meeting, Tuesday, Col. S. f. Cole
man of Cumberland, for many years an eff
cient member of the Board, was elected
President, and the following as the Execu-
tive ommittee-Messrs. Coleman, Trout,
Todd, McAllister, and Lynn.
A good deal of routine business was
transacted. A proposition to light the
grounds and buildings by electricity was
referred to special committee, viz: w. M.
McAllister, p Fl. Trout, and J. w. Todd.
The Building Committee, who are to
select plans and arrange for the new build
ing, are Superintendent, Dr.. Blackboard,
Steward, Capt. Hartman, and the local
members, Messrs. Trout, Todd, and Lynn.
Capt. John N. Opie was reelected Coun-
sci by the Board.
Information was received to the effect
that DIR. Caroline Lee Haynes, who was
elected some months ago to be an assistant
physician in the female department, had
successfully passed the examinations Of the
State Board of Medical Examiners, at the
session of the Board in Richmond, last
week. The institution which DR.. Haynes
has been serving in Massachusetts had re-
quested her continuance with it, and espe-
cially in view of the prevalence there at
this time Of an epidemic. The Board eX-
tended the time until May lst, for her to
enter upon her duties at the Asylum.
The new Board Of the D., d. & B. Insti-
tuition met there on Tuesday. Messrs. M.
F. White, of Staunton; Marshall McCor-
mick, of Clarke; Jas. w. Marshall, of Craig;
Geo. A. Mushback, of Alexandria; G. w.
is. Turner, of Rockingham; A. ID. Payne,
of Fauquier; W. d. QuisenberTy, Of Caro-
line; Geo. E. Dennis, of Franklin, and R.
W. Watkins, of Halifax, compose the Board
and all were present except MI. Marshall.
The Board organized by the reelection of
NJ. E. White, President, and John M. Kin
ney Secretary.
The officers Of the Institution, Capt. T.
S. Doyle, Principal; Capt. o. R. Funston,
Steward; Dr.. B. M. Atkinson, Physician,
and Mrs. Frances johnson, Matron, were
reelected. The election OF teachers takes
place at the June meeting.
The following members were chosen to
to constitute the Executive Committee
M. F. White, c. w. S. Turner and A. d.
Payne.
The resignation of MI. J. FL. Lindsay,
teacher, who leaves to publish a paper at
Basic City, was rendered and accepted. 1t
was ordered that the vacancy be filled at the
June meeting and candidates be advertised
for in the Goodson Gazette.