The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-24

49, ANii buty III bGlldil Vi lil6 CUdIllN COi-
nded to the members of the Union Society.
The laborers in this work who have
gone to their reward did their part and
we must do ours. Those who win soon
take our places and continue the work
begun by George Whitefeld, will be called
upon to do more than we are doing.
With this introduction. let me continue
by saying that the past year has had its
sorrows and joys, We spent our income
and something over. and Furthermore had
an epidemic of grip and more sickness
OF other kinds than usual l am happy to
state, however, that our financial difficult
ties were overcome, and we are in fair
ly good shape for the ensuing years
work and also that the Bethesda family
of l20 odd boys is enjoying good health.
Two boys, however who met with acct
dents, have not quite recovered.
We were in debt when 1 made my last
report, and to pay it, and provide funds
to meet current expenses, the Finance
Committee with the consent of the board
of managers sold $1,000 of bonds of the
city of Savannah. Could we have fore
seen an advance in the security market
we would not have had to encroach upon
our vested sources of income, for later
on a rise in the price of second prefer
ence bonds of the Central of Georgia
Railway Company enabled US to realize
a good price for those non-interest paying
securities. The result of these several
transactions will be found set forth in
the treasurers report.
While on the subject l would state that
early this year / saw what l thought to
be an excellent opportunity to change
some of our securities into better pay
ing investment. real estate, and was sup
ported in my views by several members
of the board, but almost at the last mo-
ment a majority of the board of managers
disapproved of the investment and the
matter was dropped. In the case of an
other proposed real estate investment the
board ordered the purchase, but the own
er apparently changed her mind and we
have not yet secured titles 10 the proper
ty. Lawyers are not expensive luxuries
to the Union Society, for they charge
US nothing for their services, but law
suits are not in keeping with the spirit
of our organization and should be avoid
ed if possible, and l hope this transac-
ton will be amicably adjusted.
A tract of SO acres of land, part of
the original Bethesda grant, adjoining our
land as then held, was purchased at
the county sheriff's sale last August. This
purchase make our holding 500 acres
which is what the Orphan House tract
was in Whitefelds day. I cannot say
that the boundaries are the same but they
are doubtless very nearly so.
Owing to the two stores in the White
field building being unrented or only tenn
porarily occupied, our income from that
source still shows a falling off in its
yearly rental. This loss is a little less
than it was last year, and is more than
made up by the income from the small
stores built in 1899. The report of the
Committee on Finance and Property will
give 4 very readable and accurate ac-
count of the financial condition of the So
ciety.
The charges against the Orphan House
are as follows:
Education account, salaries and
school supplies .........-...........$ l,l65 q
Subsistence account, provisions,
medicines. household articles
and wages of servants .......... 6,345 7C
Clothing account, clothing in gen.
eral and wages of seamstresses.. 1911. &c
Farm account, seed, forage, imple-
ments laborers' hire .............. 1,3205l
Annual insurance on buildings. 247
Repairs-Bethesda ................... 1866
$11,O16 70
Deducting from this total insurance and
repairs, the average annual expense per
boy is SS2.7 70.
The special committee on securing new
members which was continued in its work
at the last anniversary meeting, added
forty names TO our membership as fol-
lows:
A. B. Hull, w. NJ. Harden, L. P. Hart,
H. Wiley Johnson, ]. ]. Kirby, T. d.
Kline, Nicholas Lang, John f. Lubs, II.
~ VI oil
Henry McAlpin. j. ]. O'Neill, T. j.
OBrien, w. X Pearce, c. f. Prendergast,
6. w. Perkins, Jacob Paulsen, R. A. Row
linski, John Rourke, Jos. Rosenheim, j.
T.: Shuptrine, Arthur w. Suites, j. c.
Slater. Morets Sternberg, w. w. Shep-
pard, w. j. Shewmake, II. w. Witcover,
F. c. Battey, Mrs. Water L. Coney, DR..
NJ. X. Corbin, j. ]. Cummings, j. VI
Dixon, w T. Dixon, w. NJ. Davant, G. f.
Dickinson, w. w. deRenne, Gustave Eek
stein, Edward Frost, c. A. Gibbes.
The Treasurer has furnished me with
list of members in arrears and also
those who have sent in designations, or
threat ened TO do so, and others who have
denied their membership. ] shall recon-
mend special action on these cases by
the Board of Managers.
The Society has lost eight members by
D. c. Bacon, Z. s. Everitt, h. l.. Fer
ril NJ. S. Guckenheimer, j. l.. Johnson,
DR.. William Duncan, II. w. Palmer and
B. r. Armstrong. May they rest in
peace.
The recent death of DR.. William Dur-
can and resignation of DR.. Sidney j. La
nier owing to his removal from Savan-
nah, left Bethesda without a physician,
hut as soon as the want was made
known Drs. A. A. Morrison, Clifford A.
stiles, w. T.. Fitch and j. Oliver Cook
offered their services which were accept
ed We are indebted to these gentlemen
for medical and surgical attention to the
boys and to Drs Backman and Mingle-
dorf for dental work In this connection
! would mention that the Savannah Hos
pltaI, through Dr. Charlton, as usual, and
ST. Joseph's Iniirmary In the special case
Of the boy Hin, who received the surgl-
cal care Of Dr. Morrison, have kindly
opened their doors to our sick.
PrinciJa' NJ. r. McClory. whose efficient
work received the commentator OF the
committee last year, resigned oct "a
take n position IN the High School IN the
city and Mr. Charles Carson. a teacher
from the upper part OF the state. who
came well recommended. was appointed
10 fll the vacancy Mr. Carson did not
suit the position o. the position DID MOI
suit him, and he resigned March J. The
near approach Of the anniversary. 90 well
a. a desire 10 make careful felectlon
has delayed Milling ~ the place. but \
is hoped thgt with the coming week
the school viii have new principal On
the Oh inst. Prof Ots AHhmore, ln COM
many With several Of fhf tfachfrf ~ fnf