The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-09-15

DINNER 1t THE G0RC0nAH
Business sssr,sa Held - AN eff-
GERS Re.ssesssd- Directors Drove
0ut 10 the site n @Ioyland.r ths
Receiving Hsns, asd Inspected The
work ef Csnstrsetien.

A quorum OF the board OF direc-
tors OF the North Carolina chIldren's
Home Society met In Durham today
and transacted some important BUSH
ness in connection with the estsblish-
ment Of the home here and with the
work throughout the entire state.
The members OF the committee
present today were Architect w. l..
Brewer, OF Greensboro; .. X. Proc
tor. OF Durham: DIR. J. 8. Belts, OF
Greensboro; w. B. streetsr. and Gen.
eral Julian 8. Carr. president Of the
board.
The board met At the court house
at IL this morning and drove out
TO the homo 10 inspect the grounds
and the work that has been done.
All OF the members Qf the board
were very favorsbly Impressed with
the site and with the prospects for
the erection OF the home.
Al lao o'clock the board assem-
bled a. the Coreorsn hotel where
dinner was served and the business
meeting OF the board held The FIRST
business transacted WAS the reelec-
ton OF all of the old officers OF the
board. Since the last meeting OF the
board several vacancies have occur
red. but the choosing Of successors
was left until the next meeting.
The report Of the president was
presented In printed form. and the
greater part Of this report has already
been given In these columna
The superintendent OF the society
reported that los children had come
under tho care OF the society since
the meetine IN June and homes had
been found ter these In various ways.
The superintendent reported that
there had been ! general depression
In the contributions TO the society
since the last meeting. but that he
expected thsse conditions 10 improve
with the sdvent OF fall.
The matter OF especial interest 10
the board IT this meeting vas the
erection Of the kome al Durham.
Superintendent streeter reported that
a total Of t2.sss IA cash had aiready
been expended on the home BY the
expenditure OF this amount. the gran
tie necessary for the erection Of the
home has been .plaeed on the
grounds, the sand and gravel for the
building. the sewer pipe and other
material also. All OF this material
has been donated 10 the home. the
railway companies charged no trans
poristion and the $4,000 expenditure
has gone very fhr toward erecting
the building. Ar. streeter reported
that the society had total Of 81. .0oo
In the bank II the present time that
was available for the purpose Of se-
curing material. He asked the
board for the authority 10 order
100000 brick from the Goldsboro
Brick Company to be paid for out soi
this fund. The Goldsboro company
has offered the brick al cost and the
Southern railway has offered "a
transport them free OF charge. The
authority was given and the brick
will be placed on the ground N once
The committee sppIontcd 10 inyes.
tigate the supply OF water for the
home was continued In order 10 nj
low of further investigation.
Dr. Mari Addressed Board.
DIR. Hastings n. Hart addressed
the board at the conclusion Of ths
business meeting and made a YER,
inspiring address on the work thal
IA being done by the society IN al
parts OF the country. lie consrafn
lated the board of the North Caro-
lima society on the laautlfn, sIte tha
they had secured for the home a