The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-09

OF trustees Of the Virginia Confer
ence orphanage assembled pursuant
to the call Of the president at the
!. NJ. e. A. building, Seventh and
Grace, Richmond. Va, at noon, Tues
day, May 2. 1871, the following mem
bers Of the board being present: w.
h. Vincent. r. j. Barham, j. n.
Latham, w. r. Martin. Ernest Stevens.
J. w. t1ough. l.. Il. Betty. s. S. Lam
beth, Jr j. +. Pcttyjohn. j. +. Jones.
s, H. HarreD. y. b. Tankard, G. w.
Hardwicke. J. \. Vaughan, j. p.
Branch. w Mcdonald Lee. r. ID, Balm,
I ]. Wiley Eledsoe, J. T.. Rogers and
A. Is, Sharpe. secretary.
Captain John l.. Roper. vice. resi-
/ dent. occupied the chair
Prayer WAS offered by Rev Ernest
! Stevens
| The roll was called and 1t was found
/ that all the trustees were present.
save W. j. Young, ". Il. Proctor. E.
Frank storey and ". G. Ivey.
The minutes were dispensed with.
| ON motion of j. p. Pettyjohn the
! special committee tappointed by the
| executive committee To take M the
! Ruckcr property mater submitted its
! report. which was presented by
/ Brother $. $. Lambeth. the matter
! was fully discussed by $. s. Lambeth
| j. Z. Pettyjohn. j, Z. Branch. W. Me
| Donald Lee. f. J. Barham, j "
! Iiough. j. p. Jones, j. w. BIedsoe. L
| -. Balm and others
| on motion of j. p. Jones. il was
| moved that the report OF the com
mittee be adopted, provided that S.
I 600 he obtained within forty day.
| FOR the Florida property, and pro
| vided that $4,000 Of this amount be
paid 10 Mr.. West out of the proceeds
| of the sale.
An aye and nay vote was taken. The
I 'pas was called. and the following
| voted aye s. S. Lambeth, J W
! Hough, j. Wiley Bledsoe, l.. Il. Betty
! ERNEST stevens, j, l.. fettytohn. ]. +
Jones. s. u. ifarrell, w. II. Vincent
=. u. Balm. j, Il. Rogers. John l.
Roper.
I The following voted nay: Z. Il
! Tankard. w. Mcdonald Lee, G. W
| lIardwIckc, j. +. Branch, /. N
! vaughan, T. j. parham. ". r. Martin
The secretary reported to the priest
dent that twelve had voted aye" anG
| that seven had voted may" Where
Upon the president declared the rft1.
! ton lost In not having been supported
! by the required three-fourths of the
| mem bcrs of the board of trustees
! which threc-tourths Ghere being
I twenty four living mcmbers) is nine
| teen.
| ON motion the treasurer was in
| structed to pay the amount of SO t
MIR, j. p. Pettyjohn. or such amount
! of this sum as we'll be necessary K
| pay the expense of investigating thu
| value of the property.
ON motion, j. +. Pettyjohn. S. S
I Lambeth, 2. ID. Balm, w H. Vineen
and j. Wiley Bledsoe were appointe,
II special committee TO take hold 0
| the matter under consideration dur
| ing recess. and to report their con
/ clusion at the afternoon session 0
/ the board. Then followed a recess o
! thirty minutes, and on reassem olin g
on motion. j. p, Jones, T. j. Barham
G. W. Hardwicke We're appointed {
! committee on nominations,
4 The annual report of the superin
tendent was then read, and is as fol
/ lows:
( Annual Report Of Superintendent Il
! Board OF Trustees. May 2. 1911.
The opening Of the fiscal year show
! our finances In excellent condition
/ The contamination OF the sale of ST,
! or more acres OF our property (order
| ed by your special meeting last year
has placed us out e debt for the frs
| time in our historS In the mean
! time, our real estate continues TO in
! crease in value
our buildings are in good condition
save that the main building and th'
/ brick cottages need painting outside
The floors of all the buildings have
| been stained and vanished, most o
the work being done land Well done,
by two of our boys.
T We have had some expense in th'
. necessary repair and extension of tbs
( drainage.
| our insurance viii expire on Sep
1 TENDER L.
Ia the internal administration of oul
'f'Wofk + find increasing difffculfy II
! obtaining and retaining suitable anC
i Lssss; h els isg& the aerg aanssefarat'
compensation we allow. The hours
| ar. long. the work liz hard, and tn,
nervous tension severe.
Health Of Children Good.
| Apart from occasional outbreaks q.
diphtheria (which strangely enough
Z always manifests Itself in the case o.
I a new boy or. d new girD the health
/ or the children Is good. they presen
a fine appearance and prove the wis
! dom OF the more varied and liberia
diet which has been followed in re-
cent years. Our visitors invariabl,
/ comment upon the bright. healthy
I looking children, and the cleanliness!
and beauty Of our home and grounds
pr Marvin T.. <uckols, our physi
I can has been interchangeable In hi
lsbors, among our children. Apart from
/ the practise of general medicine. he
| has performed for us several sue