Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-10-02
THE PEABODY FUND
The Community of Interest
Idea Appeared at Trus-
tees Meeting.

NEW YORK. October 1-(Specall-
The Community of interest idea is
spreading. even In educa tionaI under
takings and projects. AT to-day.s annual
meeting of the trustees of the Peabody
education fund. in parlor D. R., of thu
Fifth-Avenue Hotel. In this city. the Ex'
ecutive Committee was authorized to cab
a special meeting in Washington In Jan.
uary. IL it deemed such action advisable
for the purposes of entering into an
agreement witt, the Slater fund for edu>
cation for the colored in the South. and
the general education fund for co-opera-
tive purposes. There is to be. and can
be. no merging. consolidation, or ANAL
gamatio of the three funds. the object
being TO simply prevent duplication or
conflicting with their several and no"
Independent eXertions. All three funds
are now working toward the same end.
namely. furnishing education to the peo-
pls in need of it in the South
Chief Justice Melville ". Fuller. OF
Washington, presided. and those in at
tendance were as follows: Hon. George
F. Hoar. and Hon. George Peabody Wet
more. Rhode Island. Hon James D. Por-
ter. Tennessee: Hon. Henderson NJ SOM
erville. Alabama Daniel c. Gilman, LII
D. Maryland: Hon. Hoke Smith, Geor-
gia. and Hon. ], l. NJ Curry. honorary
member and general agent. Washington.
These were absent: Hon William 4
Courtenay. South Carolina Hon. Jos IN
n. Choate. and Hon. Charles E. Fenner.
Louisiana. who are both in Europe.
Choate being the American Ambassador
Hon. Richard Olney. of Massachusetts,
and President Theodore Roosevelt.
Mayor Seth Low. OF this city. having
failed to accept the position OF trustee.
to succeed the late United States Senator
William NJ. F;varts. Morris X. Jesup. tho
banker OF this city. was elected IN MS
place. Right Rev. William Crosweli
Doane. Of Albany. \. Y. was elected 10
succeed Bishop Whippie. whose place had
remained untitled since the last meeting.
There were 70 deaths and no vacancies
last year
DR.. Curry. the general agent. presented
his report. the purpart of the same being
about as last year. Mr.. Morgan. tho
treasurer. submitted his report. which
was referred TO Messrs. Gilman and
Somervilla as auditors. who reported 10
correct. The fund. roughly. now amounts
to two million dollars. The expenditures
last year were about the same as the
year before. in the nsishborhood OF SSp-
GOO. The business transacted was most
ly of routine nature. and no spsciai
business. or action. was considered or
taken Secretary Green. Treasurer Nor
gan, and General Agent Curry were re-
elected. and DR.. Curry was empowered 10
engage an assistant.
w. W. Berry, Esq. Hon. William Fl
McAllister. John NJ. Cant. and Hon. VIII
lis Bonner, all of Tennessee, were ap-
pointed an advisory committee under the
following resolution offered by Mr. Hoaf'
at last years meeting:
Voted. That 1t Is desirable that local
council or advisory committee bs ap-
pointed. to whom shall be committed sueh
portions OF the powers of this board as
may seem expedient over the admins
tration and expenditures OF the Peabody
Normal College.
The following standingscommittees were
William A Conrtenay. Daniel c. Gill;
man. LII. D.. Hon Charles E. Fenaer-
Hon. James D. Porter. Hon. Hoke Smith.
with the chairman. Chief Justice Fuller,
ex-otficio.
Finance Cornnittee--chief Justice Fufr
Ter. Hon. George Peabody Wetmors. Hon,
Henderson n. Somervilis. Hon. Richard
Olney. Hon. George F. Hoar, with tho
treasurer Mr.. Morgan. ex-otficio
One of the reasons why Bishop poans
was elected trustee was that there mas
always been a bishop trustee unsA
Bishop Whipple died. and because
bishop is useful in opening and in clos
ing the meetings with prayer and sayinh
grace at the informal banquet 10 sn7
trustees and their families, which fot-
lows each meeting There was such
banquet tonight at the hotel at 80
O'Clock. but neither the bishop nor M
JeSup was present.