The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-01-14
The GRAND LODGE,
Report of the Superin-
tendent OF the Orphan
Asylum.
THE DAYS PROCEEDINGS.

Al the Old Officers Reelected or
Appoamted--At Late Hour the
Lodge adjourned.
Yesterday morning the Grand
Lodge opened its second days ses-
sion, with an increased attendance. |
Rev. DR.. Blacks report, as super
intendant of the Orphan Asylum at
Oxford, was found very interesting.
On January lst, 1891, he assumed
the duties Of superintendent and
found upon the roll the names of
2l0 children.
There were admitted during the
year 94; there we're placed in homes
48; returned to their own homes 33;
dismissed 2; ran away 2; died 6;and
there are now in the asylum 213.
The plans of operation have been
changed. Heretofore, some of the
children would be in school two
months, and out Of school and in
some of the industrial departments,
two months. Now, every efildis
in school every day, the indus,
trial departments being open in the
morning, and the educational in the
afternoon study hour closing at
$50 p. m. This plan has worked
admirably, and is heartily approved
by all the teachers, while the i'm,
provement of the children has been
marked. Modern and improv ed
methods of teaching are followed
at both buildings, and physical cul-
ture and calisthenics have proper
attention. The statement Of the
receipts and disbursements for 1891,
shows that the amounts received
were: FromState asurer,$1O, 900;
from Grand Lodge, $4,000; borrow
ed by board of directors, $4,000;
from contributions, &C.. $9,294.74;
a total of $23,79474; and that the
amounts paid out were: For current
expenses, $19,157.30; on old &C
counts, $4,482.O2; total, $23,794.-
"A. There has been paid on the
note Of $4,000, made by the board
$500, leaving balance due Of
; $1,000. At the beginning of the
year there were outstanding &C
counts to the amount of S., 243.26
There has been paid on these &C
counts $4,4S2.02, as above, leaving
still due on these accounts S761.24
The superintendent says: "Hav
ing seen the evils resulting from
throwing out into the world, upor
their own resources, girls at the
critical period of sixteen years o
: age, and having visited number o
4 similar leading institutions in north
}, ern cities, under the control O
e Protestants, Catholics and Hebrews
d and finding that without a singl
y exception, they having also notice
g the evil results, had extended tn
:, time for dismissal to not less thai
). 18 years, the suggestion is respect
:. fully made that the Board recon
|. mend to the Grand Lodge that ou
time for dismissal be placed at esg|
teen instead of sirteer years of age.
The Grand Lodge was please
with the report and with the ne
d industrial department at the asylum
x Much of the day was given up
lg committee work. It was decide
u upon special invitation, that the Sc
ID sion of the Grand Lodge in 1894
OF held at Wilmington, in honor OF tt
~ centennial of St. Johns lodge
or that place.
n The republication of the Mason
no code was ordered. A resolution W
he adopted forbidding any Mason
a North Carolina from taking t
ak Cernean rite.
All the old officers were re-ele
ed or ap pointeu and are as follow
NJ Grand Master, H. A. Gudger; De
Ia uty Grand Master, J. W. Cote
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