The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-04-24
S0CIETY'S ANNUAL MEETING.
Interesting Report for the Year by
President j. III. EstfII.

Fresiuent -. II. ESt1lI.
The annual meeting of the Union So
ciety was held in one of the school rooms,
whittier the members repaired upon the
conclusion of the dinner in the principal
building. The meeting was called to or
der by Col. Estill, the president, and the
minutes of the last annual meeting, upon
motion of Mr.. D. R. Thomas, were con-
frmed.
The reports of officers and committees
were then in order, and the first presented
was that of the president, which was
read by the secretary. Mr.. E. w. Cub
hedge The report made an excellent
showing, as follows:
Bethesda, April 3d. 1901.
Members of the Union Society:
We are assembled to-day to celebrate
Inc one hundred and firty-first anniver-
cary OF the Union Society and the one
hundred and sixty-first of the foundation
u lhe Bethesda Orphan House. l never
present an annual report that / do not
teei as though my predecessors in office,
l.oh ts eloquent and benevolent founder,
"eorse Wh-t-tie. d, % him whom succeed
20 II me honorable position of president
tie Umon Society, that sturdy and
9 1.%ii hearted man of affairs, the late
n "H'iah M. WadleN are still taking
- III lhe good work that lives after
s e,sH' VI the presidents who held office
IIIt Dethesda was rehabilitated in 1853,
'uI oHe survives, our venerable and es-
II, fellow member, Col Robert d.
''heI' our records bear ample evidence
" me uEceasing labors of those who
nave presided over the destinies of Re
,a'esua referring, however. only to those
. names are familiar to many pres
'o-uay' let me recall some of the
10 - IhlhSs for which we are indebted
~ I,i''l' IL was under the administrations
Iesldent Joseph S. Fay and President
'i1 - Walker that this sacred spot
IL ieSlored for the purposes for which
"as instituted by it's founder. and suit
buildings erected thereon. 1t was the
I9Ssor OF these gentlemen, the late
- ", cooper, its president during the
soT.L nat saw the rise and fall of the
VII Confederacy, upon whom de-
tasL me task-and it was a
t6osa .dhlhs care of Bethesda in
rno,oa ears. He in those years re-
slroos. uIe boys from this spot then
petIsl under the guns of the enemy. TO
"A H1.
Co.." al alarms had ceased. Mr..
,,a''upe5i labors in those four wears Of
vbe9 are more appreciated to-day than
NJ they were rendered.
succo. '"'e Colonel William NJ. Wadley
two en Mr.. Cooper, but after serving
Yoad the demand of the great rail-
cane, S'em OF which he was the head.
ed t, ,''ih TO resign and he was succeed
Cd o;, .'a' amiable gentleman and honor
w., ','1gA' the late Abram Minis. ESQ. II
ue, 'sI MS administra ton that the cor
and ,Te OF the Orphan House was laid
Aftsr main building nearly completed
ye,r. ,Iliig the position for nearly six
Wade MINIS resigned QS74) and Colonel
oven, was again called upon to preside
Of NJ, society, by a vote Of the Board
lTs ,,p'S. lie continued in office until
u.i, Zen the present Incumbent was
resident
...'' 'hen the work of the Society has
l.,.' increased. Instead OF nineteen
tween 10. are usually somewhere be-
s6...,. ~ ana 100 AZ Bethesda. While the
81 f,.s - never IN affiuent circumstances
c4f, ~. p" j. provided with, the means 20
t.r.., ~ boys who are entitled 20 It's
ar.. Hui this excellent condition Of
re- h'i due 10 any one mon or Board
f...'' se's. u d 10 . great extent fhe
f- a..' ''' work that bas been going on
-.s.... century and "a baif We are
E." nat others soNed.
FOL. . ... ~ today represents the work
ta d.. .. 'ihy 81. men and women but
.I. .I.. nHmfs are even remember
r..... ..,' iheir time ana means 10 the
0u H... iNlf ancient charity. With
... ..'..1,nniat' "wen doee ibsy 900
'hfu .rpsnis"
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H.. tffU Up fhe wofk ana set
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