The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1914-11-06
MOST NOTABLE EVENT SINCE
THE FOUNDING OF THE TEN
NESSEE ORPHANAGE.
ANNUAL REPORT OF SUPT. BOAz
Collections During the Year Have
Been Near $10,oO0.-VaIue of Plant
and Farm Is About 2,0o0-Unani-
NOUS Vote of Thanks.
(Friday's Daily.)

Board Of directors Of the Tennessee
Orphanage was held today at the
home. 1t was the most enthusiastic,
as we'll as the best meeting that has
ever been held at tn Orphanage.
The meeting was held upon the
south porch of the Home. 1t was
packed with those eager to hear the
reports. Only a small number of
those who had come in large mum.
bers were able to get close enough
to hear all of the proceedings. The
deliberations were presided over by
the president Of the board, the ven
cradle DR.. S. T. Hardison, of Lew
isbur1.
The feature Of the meeting was the
submission Of the report of the su.
perintendent of the Home, Elder W..
T. Boaz 1t was at some length, and
gave in detail the receipts and ex.
penditures, the condition of the chill
dren, the work that had been done
for them this year, the number who
had been taken in the home, and the
general financial condition of the Or.
phanage.
Elder Boaz stated that an average
of sixty-six children had been cared
for during the year. The health Of
them on the whole, had been very
good. There had been one or two
outbreaks, which had caused some
trouble, but the general health had
been very satisfactory.
Regarding the school, DR.. Boaz said
that the work of the children had
been above the average. During the
entire year, only three tardy marks
had been registered against them,
while their standing in class room
work was very satisfactory. All of
them attended the city schools.
In speaking of the collections dur
ing the past twelve months, the su-
perintendent reported that he had re-
ceived in donations the sum Of 3d.
$500. This amount had been COL
lected from twenty states, some rang
ing as far west as California, others
coming from New York. The bulk,
however, was collected in this state.
The expenditures during the year
were $6,534.62, leaving a balance of
$8,365.61, which was checked out for
the maintenance Of the home. The
cost of maintaining each child Of the
sc in the home during the year was
only $126.75.
One of the most gratifying features
of the report was that of the value
of the property Of the Orphanage.
The home is estimated to be worth
$4,000, the 275 acre farm on the Will
Transport pike $1,000, while cattle,
stock and other sundries, brought
the total estimated valuation Of the
home and its property up to $41,925.
Regarding the farm which had been
purchased this yead through the gen
crosby of w. w. Cant, of Shelby
Vile, DR.. Boaz stated that there re-
manned balance of $4,000 upon 1t.
which with a note of $1,000 against
the town property, brought the in
debtedness Of the Orphanage up to
$500. A. committee of three was
appointed to divide this debt among
the people of the congregations in this
and the surrounding counties and to
attempt to wipe it out during the
coming twelve months.
At the conclusion of the report of
DIR. Boaz, W. W. Cant, the donor of
$4,000 upon the farm for the Orphan
age, was called to speak. He told of
the joy that it had given him and his
wife to make this donation, and of
the utter futility of laying up money
for coming generations. He urged
upon all to contribute and contribute
freely to the home. Upon the con,
clusion of his remarks, he was given
a unanimous vote of thanks by all
present.
DR.. A. G. Dinwiddie spoke a few
words of heartiest commentator for
the home and for DR.. and Mrs. w. T.
Boaz. He said that he knew init
mately of it's workings, and that no
one could say naught but good Of its
work and of those who were in
charge of the work
Upon motion of w. c. Salmon, DR..
and Mrs. Boaz were given unani-
nous vote of thanks for their work
the past year.
AS the terms of four of the direc-
tors had expired, Frank Leonhard, OF
Columbia, John W. Bassham, of The.
ia, S. S. Morrow, of Nashville, and