Richmond daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1876-1904, 1901-09-25
YEARLY MEETING.
THE OFFICIAL REPORT
Taken Off the Minutes of
The Clerk of The
Meeting.

TIE yearly meeting OF Friends
proper began today at the East
Main Street meeting house, OF which
we give fine half-to cut on our
first page today.
The following report OF the pro
ceedings is taken from the minutes
Of the clerk of the meeting:
By the official reports from our
quarterly meetings il appears that
the following have been appointed to
represent them as delegates and al
ternates to the meeting.
WEST BRANCH.
Delegates-Joseph Thomas and
Alvin Jones; alternates, III. r. Pier
son and Chauncy Littleton.
tewater-Delegates Eli Jay,
Edward Timberlake and Calvin
Russell. Alternates: Jane Morton,
4. Gurney Hill and Frederick c.
Fulgbum.
New Delegates: D. Hais-
lev and VI. E. Thomas. Alternates:
d. Shawley and l. Reece.
Yves delegates: A. Beard
and S. J. Stubbs Alternates: W.
Gardner and E. Mendenhall.
Spiceland-D Delegates: Thos. Cox.
A. c. Ratliff, w d Pierce, L. E.
Test and A p. Gatschell. Alter
mates: f.. Cook, l.. Stafford, f.
Phelps, J. W. Kirk and A. Holl-
never.
Fairmount-Delega A. E Rat
hf, ]. Jay, J Ratliff and J. Elliott
Alternates: n Hill. S. G. Wilson, l.
NJ. Haisley and E. Harvey.
Wabash Delegates r. Ridgeway
and +, Mocrmau 1-lternates: l..
Malott and G. Axton.
Walnut Ridge-Delegates: o. NJ
Brown, W. p. Henley and A. II.
Swan. Alternates: O. S Henley, NJ
G. Young and T. G. Hutchins.
Delegates: G. Bowman,
C. NJ. Shaw ey, E. b. Marshall and
K Haworth. Alterrates. FL. Ratl;ff,
c. Williams, E Coggeshah and p.
Redding
~. -44s.iasaester-- Delegates: ]. C. Ais
bertson. C Harknes~, VI. Hinshaw.
]. Cox, ]. A Goddard, ]. Replogle
d. Bond and c. Johnson. Alternates;
O. Cox, O Hinshaw, L. J. Marvel
and ] ". Pickett.
Vandalia Delegates: c. Q. White
lev and S. A. Bogue. Alternates:
W. W. Watts and l. Bouine
Daolin- Delegates 3. W. Clark.
] J. Gilbert and j. Newby. Alter
mates, W H. Dennis, J. ". Macy
and c. f. Thorn burg.
Van Wert-Delega 'es, J Dysert
aud f. C Stanley. Altereltes, G
Echer and E. Supp.
Long Lake IT Delegates, j. p
White ana VI. A Kelsey. Alternates.
j. Elliott and ". E. Coon.
Delegates, S. W. Smith
and f. l.. johnson. Alternates. Z. .
Wildman and E. B. Healey.
The names of the delegates being
called all were found to be present
except six Vacancies in delegations
were ordered flied by alternates.
Credentials of visiting Friends
were read and cordial welcom ex-
tended
A letter on the death of the Presi
deae and the succession of President
Roosevelt was ordered prepared by
a committee and will De presented
later in the session.
Committees were appointed from
the ioint meetings TO have care and
oversight of meetings for worship
during the time of the yearly meet
ing.
Epistles from London and Dublin
yearly meetings were read.
The delegates were directed TO at
terd to the following subjects viz:
To propose 10 our session tomorrow
morning a Friend for clerk, two for
assistant clerks, one for messenger,
one for ammo n cment cl erk and three
10 assist the {. rk IN deciding what
new business may be presented to
the meeting To audit the treas
urer ; accounts and examine the
funds of the yearly meeting. To pre-
pare suitable appropriations for the
various uses of the yearly meeting
and the amount required to N ct all
necessary expenses
Communication ON Vandalia
yearly meeting was referred to the
delegates TO consider and report at q
future session.
The meeting then adjourned 10
meet in Joint session this afternoon
al o'e4ock.
Among those in attendance this
year is Thomas Miller of Carthage,
aged 50 years, who has never missed
a yearly meeting since 1884.
Among the interesting reports
submitted At today 5 session was that
of Whites Institute, being the 49th.
1t was submitted by Q. II. Bogue Of
Wabash, president of the boord OF
trustees. The report showed that
there are now 81 orphans in the in
stitution; during the year 40 have
been placed in homes and 81 admit
ted. The school has been maintained
for eight months OF the year, with