Year: 1867

Inc t'rphan children of yonr fallen Soldier.
are before you. They have no brave Father
now to protect them from suffering and
want in the fierce conflict Of life. Listen tc
the last words of the brave Soldier as he
dies on the battlefield To my God and
my country L commend my fatherless chill
dren." Hear the piteous cry of the little
ones as they stand trembling at the door OF
! your happy homes Our noble Fathers
died for the land that gives US neither shell
ter nor bread" Oh my countrymen who.
that has the heart Of man, a Christian. or
a soldier, can bear this shameful reproach ?
! The noble enterprise to establish an Or
phan's Home is-Rew before you Let US
sustain it literally, and make it what it
should be-the very pride of our land.
With one united effort let US rescue these
Orphan children from their deplorable con-
dition and make them blessing to the land
for which their Sires have bled


PURPOSE OF THE ASYLUM.


The purpose Of the Asylum is, to give a
home to the destitute Orphans of Confeder
ate Soldiers, who enlisted from the State of
Tennessee, and fell while in the service Of
the Confederate States. 1t will be an In
dustrial School The Orphans viii be given
good English Education The boys and
girls will be learned all kinds of work, ap-
propriate for them, SO that they can sustain
themselves when they leave the Institution.


LOCATION OF THE ASYLUM.


The Tennessee Orphan Asylum has been
located at Clarksville, Tennessee, accessible
by railroads to all parts of the State. a
beautiful place Of $50 acres Of land, with
good improvements, has been secured at a
cost of S25, 900, about two-thIrds of which
has been paid, and the establishment we'll
furnished. The inst tuition is in successful
operation Includ ing the officers Of the In
stitution and the necessary employees, only
few more Orphans can be accommodated
until additional buildings are erected. To
enlarge this ASYLUM to the Dimensions Of a
State Institution, so that every county can
send its destitute Orphans to it, viii require
a large amount of means. Hence, the peO-
pie of the State are urged to make large
cash donation Immediately, to put up and
furnish tue necessary buildings, and also to
make a liberal annual subscription to sus-
tain the Orphans from year to year until
the Institution can be seIfsustaining The
annual subscriptions are indispensable to
the success of the enterprise. 1t viii not
DO to collect several hundred Orphans to-
gether, and not have some assurance that
the means for their support will be forth
coming. If every person in the State will
pledge himself for something tie Institution
is a success if the people viii not do this,
it is a failure.


MANAGEMENT OF THE ASYLUM.


The affairs of this Asylum are admins
tered by a Board of Managers, consisting
Of the officers and twenty FIVE other ladies'
chosen at the annual meeting on the third
Thursday Of May. To this Board of Mana
gers is added a Board Of Council con
sisting of nine gentlemen, whose duty is to
advise with the Ladies about all the business
affairs of the Asylum, The Superintendent
under special regulations is charged with
the operations of the Institution.


1t is expected that these boards viii be
enlarged next May, so as to embrace persons
from various parts of the State.


sUPERINTENDENTs.


The Board Of Managers have procured
for this important position, DR.. S. H. Stout
formerly Medical Director of the Hospital
Department of the Army of Tennessee, a
gentleman Of eminent ability and large ex-
perience. He has already entered upon his
duties as Superintendent of the institution.
With DR.. Stout at the head of the Asylum,
every army man can vouch for the ability
with which it viii be administered.


PLAN OF OPERATION


The Agents of the Asylum viii visit
every county in the State, and wherever
twelve Ladies will pledge themselves to la
Dor for the interests Of the Institution, a
County Auxiliary Society Will be formed
and furnished Charter, having authority
to elect its own officers, and admit any
number Of associates 1t will be the duty
of these County Societies to appoint
earnest working agents in each civil dis
trict in the county, these agents always 20
be residents in the civil district in which
they operate These district agencies should
be given to such Ladies as have the time and
energy to prosecute the work thoroughly,
without delay


DISTRICT AGENTS.


The Agents for the civil districts in the
several counties, will have placed in their
hands Subscription Book, appropriately
arranged with printed appeal, form Of sub
seription, form of payment, full record Of
Orphans sent to the Asylum, and spetifc in
structions. 1t will be their d1ty to get the
names Of every person in the district in
which they operate, and solicit cash dona-
ton and an annual subscription from every
individual Let no one escape. Take any
amount, however small Something from
every one will make the enterprise a success. I
Do not be put off without an annual sub
scription. Find out how many Orphans are


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