December 1, 1925 to December 1, 1926
Decembet 1, 1924 to December 1, 1925
Decemder 1, 1 23 to Dec4!mber 1, 1924
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ANNUAL REPORTS
of the
Colored Orphanage
OXFORD, N. C.
December 1, 1925 to De ember 1, 1926
December 1, 1924 to December 1, 1925
Decemder 1, 1923 to December 1. 1924
T hree R epo rts Inclusive
PRESS OF OXFORD ORPHANAGE
OXFORD N C
Board of Oi rector
M. F. THOR TON , ChainnalL ______________ Warrenton
H. P. C HEATHAM. ll pel"in t endenL __________ __ Oxford
R EV. M. C. RANSOM, S ea tm'Y to Board _________ Oxford
REV. J. W. LEVY ____ __________________ ______ Kittre ll
REV. G . C . SHAW ____________________________ Oxford
MR. 1. C . JEFFREYS _________________________ R o le v ille
REV. . A. CHECK ________ __________________ Durhan:
1R. G . D. GRIFFI _________________________ H e rtfo r cl
o PART OF GRAND LODGE OF MASO 1S OF . C.
DR. J . E. SHEPPARD, M. TT". Grand IlIa t /'
o PART OF T i : E TATE
MR. R. W. LAS ITER- _________________________ Oxford
PROF. L THER B CHA AN ____________________ Oxford
::VIR. M. L. COLEY __________________________ Nor thside
A DITI G BOARD
MR. T. C . HARRIS, O.rfo l·d Loan & R al E . tat Co .. Oxford
MR. . S. EASTON, 1\ ational Ban k of Gram'ill __ Oxford
TREAS RER
MR. H ENRY G. OOPER. nee P I" ident X at ioll al Bank 0)
Gran I: ille _______ __________________ ______ Oxford
ADVISORY COMMITTEE
F. W. H ANCOCK, JR. W. T . YAN EY
B. K. LASSITER, Oxford
311l £Rrmortam
FOR THl:. "1:\'\Y :\ 'T. OF KI'\]):'\I-.- .
H t t.XT r.'\ I) r.D
TO Ol"R 1'\. lTITTI O:'\
\ \ . tAR E .. j :'\ C F-. R r. Lye RAT E IT L.
['HE COLORED ORPHA'\AGE
H . P. CHf .-\TH .\ \1 , uperlll lendcnt
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR DECE:'IBER 1. 1925
TO
DECE;' r HER 1. 1926
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
It gives me great pleasure to report, that the past
year ha been one of substantial and unusual progress
along all lines here, at the institution,
By far the outstanding feature has been the comple­tion
of the Angier B. Duke Memorial School Building,
which was turned over to the Orphanage on September
16, with most suitable and interesting dedicatorial ser­vices,
conducted by Drs. G. C. Shaw and M. C. Ransom,
held in the Auditorium of the Orphaanage Chapel
building. Presided over by Dr. E. T. White of Oxford.
Because of illness. Hon. B. N. Duke, of ew York
City, through whose genero 'ity and christian-heartedness
this greatly needed addition, to the Orphanage, wa made
possible, was, to the regret of hi many friends, unable
to attend the services.
However, 11'. Duke wa ably r epresented by Mr. Alex.
H. Sands, Jr., and Dr. R. L. Flower, of Duke University.
Durham, . C., both of whom delivered wonderfully in­spiring
addresses to an audience that taxed the capacity
of the Auditorium to its limit, which was composed of
the leading citizens, of both races, of the community and
near by sections.
Other most powerful speeches were made by promi­nent
citizens and educator of Oxford and vicinity, by
such profesional and business men as Lawyer F. W. Han­cock,
Jr., Hon. A. A. Hick, Dr. G. S. Watkins, Dr. . C.
Daniels, Pres. G. A. Edwards, Judge A. W. Graham.
Dr. E. T. White and others, and the occasion will long
be r emembered a new epoch in the activitie of t he
institution.
The oul of everyone present was tined and thri lled
with surprise and gratitude, on behalf of the Orphan­ag
, ""hen Doctor White rose and announced that he had
in his hand a check for $3737 ,00 .iu t received f rom
Hon, B. . Duke, with which to pay for the furn iture in
the Angier B. Duke Memorial chool Building, which we
are her today to dedicate and set-apart fo r educational
and religious training of the youth.
EQ IPMENT OF THE A GIER B. DUKE BUILDING
This building. a two-story structure with basement.
fills a long-felt want. Completely equipped in eyery
particu lar, it affords faci liti for the most modem
methods of in, truction in regu lar c1as room work as
w 11 a dome tic art and cience. Bes ides a kinder­garten
and six clas rooms, all furni hed with individual
desks and chair, there are separate rooms for th
dome tic sc ience and domestic art departments. The
former i supplied with a range of latest type pantry.
and a ll utensi ls required for the proper teaching of
cooking. The domestic art department i, furnished with
sewing machines. ewing table, and all other equ i pmen ~
nece sary in the demon tration and teaching of the a rt
of sewing. Furthermore. there is a li brary, study room.
offic e. and wash-rooms and toi lets for both gir ls and boys
on each fl oor. The bui lding is indeed a most useful and
enduring monument to the great friend in whose hon oi '
it is named. It total cost $51,492.72. of which the in s ti ­tution
contribut d 10.260.00 in the form of exca \'ation
work. laying the concrete foundation. and furnishing
the req uired sand and brick (made in our own bri ck­yard)
. etc .. while the remaining 41,232.72 wa mad ,
a\'ailable by l\Ir. Duke.
FAR 1 A D BRICK-YARD
The farm yield ha. again been decided ly satisfact ry.
and will hell materially in maintaining the table of the
home during the coming hard weather of winter. All
ou r crops were successfu l. including potatoes. beans.
peas. corn . etc .. and in addition we ha\'e laid by a good
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supply of feedstuffs for the stock. One the whole the
farm has made a very g ratifying showing th is ear.
Regarding the brick-yard, due to construction work
on the new Duke Memorial Building, we have not
attempted to make brick for the open market this year.
However, this branch of the plant has stood u ,.veil in
hand in fu rni shing all t he brick needed fo r t he new
building, and a substantial saving in money ha resulted.
It is not expected that we shall be able in the near future
to r esume the making of brick for commercial sale, a,.;
cu r present building program will absorb a ll the bric:<
we can make for the next few years, providing a ll goes
well in this connection.
Right here, I want to insert that the 2-ton Corbitt
Motor Truck, presented to the institution la t year by
the Grand Lodge of Mas'ons of the State of North Caro­lina,
through the good offices of Grand Master James K
hepard, ha proved of inestimable help and benefit in
both the farm and brick-making department, as well
a in hauling sand and other materials to t he new build­ing.
Our sincere thanks are extended to the Ma ons of
the State fo r this mo t timely contribution and to the
Stalwart Grand Master, a friend to the Orphans.
URGENT PRESENT NEEDS
Our gr eatest need at this time is a ewage di posal
plant of sufficient size to permit of extension of the
system to all the dormitories. Our present y tern is
entirely obsolete, inadequate and unsanitary even under
the most careful supervision. We al 0 urgently need a
s uffi cient number of bath rooms in each dormitory to
afford proper and modern bathing facilities for all the
children. A properly equipped laundry, with ample
furnishings for our enrollment, is a lso mandatory. Our
utmost efforts are now being devoted to the raising of
funds to meet these needs.
DAIRY
We have so far been unsuccessful in -bringing our
dairy equipment up to the desired standard. The li ttle
10 REPORT OF S PERINTENDENT
army of small children t hat we are called upon to up­port
here demands a co nsid er a ble qua ntity of mi lk. The
tate Board of Health has made a t horough inspection
and gone into thi matter ver y f ull y with us. From
the twelv cow in our dairy now giving milk we get
a s uffic ient upply fo r a per capita con umption of a
pi nt per day. Th i oug ht to be at lea t a q uar t. If
fund can poss ibly be ec ured fo r t he purpose, we hope
to double the number of cows in our dairy during t he
cur rent year and to install t he additional equi pment
needed to a, sure t he grade of milk we must have especi­ally
for the li ttle infant: comi ng into our care. We need
and must if poss ibl , , eCLt re some meadow or cow la nel
fOl" pas ture, forty-six deliquent chi ldren ha \'e been r eturn­ed
to their homes during the past year. lea\' ing 244 chil­dren
in t he Orphanage - a major ity of whom i. com­po:
ed of , mall ch i ldren who should have a pi nt and a
ha lf or a qua rt of milk per day.
_. 0 SING CO DIT IO
Although we now ha\'e modern bri ck dor mito r ie. for
housing both t he boys and th e girls in the home, addi­t
ional equipment is ne ded for each bui lding to provide
ample and proper "I eping accommodations . It is our de­sire
to ha\'e a s ufficient number of beds fo r ou r pr e. en l
en r ollment , with only the number of bed in each room
that will allo\\' t he amou nt of air space determined upon
by the Boa rd of Hea lth as calculated t o p rovide t he
most -health f ul sleeping condition.
BUILD! G PROGRAM
~e w buildings are needed for t he InfanL Depart­ment.
to permit of segregation of t he littl e ones of tender
year" un der the care of matrons t rain ed in t he caring
for very youn g children. T he home is regularly called
upon to take in orphans and ou tcasts f rom the cradle
age up. a nd expe r ience has sho\\"n the \vi sdom of putting
those of very tender yea rs in a department to them­celns.
uncle I' spec i a l l~' t ra ined matrons. This wouid
relie\"e the present boy 's and girls' dorm itor ies of the
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crowded condition caused by the necessity now of hous­ing
t he very young children therein along with the older
ones. We also have in view the construction of a Man­ual
Training Building, to amplify the training now given
the boys at the brick-yard, the saw-mill, and on the
farm. This need is a highly imperative one a lso, and
once we can ee a possibility of securing the required
fu nds we shall start work without delay.
F TURE PROSPECTS--OUTLINE HISTORY
In referring to our hopes for the f uture expansion
of the institution and supplying the present most cry­ing
needs as et out above, it might be well to give here
a brief history of t he establishment. The Oxford
Colored Orphanage was founded in 1883 by Rev. Au­gu
tus Shepard and H. P. Cheathem, both then of Hen·
derson, . C. A board of director was named, to whom
the objects and plans of the institution were outlined as
fo llows: To furnish a home and to care fo r, educate and
train the orphan and offcast children of the negro racf',
without regard to religious or denominational affil iation.
The Board of Director , named from ministers and
leaders of different religious denominations for the pur­po
e 0 securing support from all Churches and Sunday
Schools as well as from the general public, unanimously
accepted their posts and approved the objects and plans
of the institution as drawn up by the founders .
Four year later, in 1887, the institution was incor­porated
under the laws of the Legislature of t he State
of North Carolina. The board of incorporators wa:.;
authorized to appoint a board of directors or trusteeR
for the management of the institution, and board to be
self-perpetuating. It now consists of eleyen member.
There is also a board of audit which passe on and
audits all receipts and disbursement. The board of au­dits
is made up of three members, two of whom are
officials of the two National Banks of the city of Oxford,
while the superintendent of the in stitution serves as
the third member. The Treasurer of the Orphanage is
the Vice-President of the National Bank of Granville,
12 REPORT OF UPERI TENDE T
one of the Jational Banks I cated in Oxford, and an
ad\'isory committee con.'isting of three able white men
of Oxford,
TITLE TO PROPERTIES
Title to all properties of the Orphanage i. \'ested in
it board of director, for the sole and only purpo e of
ca rrying out the obj ct and purpo ~es s t forth abo\'e,
~OlT R CE OF ' ' PPORT
The tate of l\'orth a rolina contributes an annual
appropriation of 20,000,00. while the remaining fund::
required for th . upport of he in. titution ar in the
form of donation from churches, fraternal order s, and
the general public, upplem nt d by the product of t he
institution itself, Of the latter. the farm has been the
largest ou rce of support to the work. upplying the
tables of the home with pure food of one \'a riety and
another from it trucking and garden department dur­ing
the \\'hole of the y ar. \\'h ile the output of the brick
and saw-mill plant' has filled a g reat want in connection
with the con truction of new and urgently needed bui ld­ings,
In fact. had we been compel led to go out into t he
open market to purchase the supplies that haye come
from the e two branches of the work. lack of funds
would haye hampered almo.' t completely the succe' ful
building progress that has been made in the past few
year"
THE D KE E ' DO\v~IE T
The institution is indebted fo r substantial help dur­ing
the year to The Duke Endowment. the great philan­thropic
trust fund created by the late lamented James
Buchanan Duke, Full and complete information respect­ing
our condition and our need has been upplied the
Trustees of thi Fund. and \\'e are profoundly grateful
for the a.:-sistanc already rendered our work.
THANKSGIV[ G DAY
The home wa fortunate in en.i oying a t horoughl)
delightful Thanksgi\'ing season, The children wer
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remembered most generously by kind f riends. After
religious services in t he Chapel, conducted by Rev. M. C.
Ransom a delicious Thanksgiving dinner was served, to
the complete en.i oyment of all , from t he youngest to
the oldest chi ld in the institution.
HEALTH OF INSTITUTION
While it is exceedingly difficu lt to prevent diseased
chi ldren from entering t he Orphanage, we have been
wonderfu lly for t unate in not having any epidemic or
serious illne s to attack the Home and t his is due largely
to the gr eat ability and to t he patient and faithf ul super­vision
of Dr. G. S. Watkin, t he physician in charge of
the in titution, who lose no opportunity to advise us
along the line of health and sanitat ion.
OTHER CO TRIB TIO S RECEIVED
Other contributions during the year included a car­ton
of highly valuable ho iery from the Shoaf-Sink
Hosiery Mill Co., Mr. 1. L. Sink, Secretary-Treasurer,
Lexington, . C., which was most opportune a nd useful
indeed, whi le cash donation f rom Churche , Sunday
Schools, Ministers and Deacons nion, A sociation s, and
Individuals were as fo llows:
Mr. J . E. Kest er , Chri stma donati on $ 25.00
Rev. B. Harper , Chri stmas donation ____________________ 12.00
"A Friend ," Chri stmas donation________________________ 5.00
Dr . G. C. Shaw, Christmas dona tion _____________________ 7.00
Mr. Wigg in s, Chri stmas donation _______________________ 3.00
Mr. Geo. Barnes, Chri stmas donation ____________________ 2.00
Wake F orest Union, Rev. 1. C. J effreys-__ _______________ 5.00
Grand Lod ge of Mason of North Carolin a____ ___________ 00.00
Grand Master J ame E. Shepard ________________________ 25.00
Minister s and Deacons Union, West Oxford _____________ 16.00
Minister s and Deacons Uni on, First Baptist Church, Oxfor d 31.00
Minist ers a nd Deacons ni on, Antioch __________________ 30.61
Shil oh Assoc iation TO. 1, by Rev. J . H. Cannady _________ 136.24
Shiloh Association TO. 2, by Mr. J ohn Shor L ___________ 20.00
Vance Co unty S. S. Conv ntion, by Mr. N. T. MitcheIL ___ 5.00
Woman' Union Miss'y Bapt. Asso., by Miss Bell Game __ 15.00
N. E. Cannad y, E sq.________ ____________________ __ _____ 5.00
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THAKKSGIVIXG GIFT FOR THE PRESENT YEAR
Mrf . D. T. Perkinson, State Treasurers' Office,
Raleig h. N. C. ________ . ____________________ $ 10.00
. G. McCulloch __________ . ______________________ 5.00
1. A. Cheek _________________________________ ___ 1.00
G. C. Shaw. _________________________ ___ ___ _____ 7.00
WI11 . Stadler (Dan Ri ver Lodge) _________________ 5.00
B. Hal·per ________ . ____________________ _________ 10.00
Gihson !\Ifg . Co. 160 yd s. clot h , estimated value __ _
l\1inn ola 1\l fg. Co. 104 yds. cloth. estimated value __
Locke :'I1ills Co. 1\!.t yds. cloth, I' timated value ___ _
l\Irs. vaJlaune e _C_. __H__a_rd_y__, _o_n__e __p_a_c ka_g _e_ g__o_o_d_,_ _e_s_ti_m_ _a_t_e d_
!\Irs. vaBleuaeu l_a_h_ _B_r_o_w__n_, _o_n . e_ _p_a_c_k_ag_-_e __g_oo_d_s_,_ _es_t_im__a_te_d _
lI1r ~.v aMluaer y __B_ e. _rr_y_,_ _o__n_e __p_a_c_k_a_g_e_ __g_o_o_d_s_, __e_-_ti_m__a_te_d _
High P oint Glass and DecOl'ati" e 0 . ___ . ________ _
Kester Furniture ('0 .. _______________ . __________ _
l\Ir , 1\I. C. Ra molll ___ . _________________________ _
L i p ~co mb Home :'IIis ion Circl e, (cloth and money)
Mrs. C. . Moo re ____ . __________________________ _
Mrs. C. B. Codington _________________________ . __
T. C. Ha rris ________________ . __________________ _
Hon, B. R. Lacy. tate Treas urer ___________ . ___ _
:'Ill'. a nd 1\11' . \\" '\' . Yafs , Raleigh __ . ___ ______ __ _
H. E. Crew __________________________ _____ _ . __
. S. East on ______ . ____________________________ _
:'II. F. Thornton ________ ___________________ __ _ _
St. Aug ustine S ' hool, by Dr. E. H. Gould ___ . ____ _
J ohnnie Stamper (Eastern Sta r Lodge) ___ . _____ _
1\1r .. ~. A. Cheek, 1 bed quilt , I' timated value ___ _
Boxevsa loufe clo__t h. i_n_g_ _f_ro_m__ _d_if_f_e_r e_n_t_ _f_r_ie_n_d_s_ _e_s_ti_m__a_te_J _
5.00
~.50
25.00
1.50
5.00
4.00
2.50
5.00
10.00
5.00
5.00
5.00
33.76
7.00
Total cash ,·alue __ . _______________________ $154.26
Estima ted va lues of farm p r oducts as seen on
page 1" ____ _____ _ ______________ _
Total estimate ' ·alues _______ _
$40.00
2 .00
4 .00
5.50
5.50
4.50
2.50
5.00
50.00
6102.00
$629 1.50
CLASSIFIED STATE:'IJ E:\T OF RECE IPTS Al\'D
DISBURSDI E:\TS
RECE IPTS
July 1. 1923 to Jul~' 1. 192G: (G nder the Budget System)
Jlll~' 1. H)2.'i ______ Bala ncl'___ ____ _ _ ______________ $ 2696. ~
State Appro. ___________________________ _________ __ 1 999 . 9~
Ren ts _________ _ ___________ ____ _ ___ ___________ 101.75
State Gra nd Lodge of ;\lasons_ _____ ________________ 400.00
Donations _________________ ______ _____ ____ 1775.00
ale (If C<llves ______________ . _______________________ 45.00
Inte r l-'"t on \Yi lder Fund ______________ ______________ 40.00
Tahle Rl'n t Anni" e r sary D a ~'_______ ___________ ___ 116 .6,
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Chapel Collection ________________ - - - -- ---- -- - - -- - - - --
H ire of boys ____ ___ ___ ____ _____ ____________ __ ______ _
Miscellaneous ____________ ______ __ - __ - - - _ - - - - - - - - - ---
15
38.41
2557.42
33.87
$2 ,157.61
DISBURSEM ENTS
Office and Administrati on . ____________ $
Subsistence ________________ - - - - - - - -
H ouse Kee ping ____ ______________ __ _
Medical and Surgical __________ ____ _
Care of Buildings & Grou·:-tds _______ _
Instructional ___ _____________ __ ____ _
Agr ecul t ural ______________________ _
er sery ___________________________ _
Power and Lights _________________ _ _
5349.81
8470.01
,3288.66
1251.56
4314.11
24 5.70
4794,46
92.00
270.66
Over drawn ____________________________ _
30316.97
$2159.35
In addition to the above receipts we have on hand
S3037.50 received from the Duke Endowment Fund in
Ju ne, and in addition to the over-draft of $2159.35, we
owe accounts payable on July 1, approximately $7500.00
leaving an approximate deficit of $6000.00.
Estimate values of the fo llowing farm products :
12 bales of cotton, average wei g hts 480 Ibs., @ llc- ______ $ 594.00
200 bbls. corn @ $3.00 per bbL________________________ 600.00
65 tacks fodder, pea and clover hay Iii $6.00____________ 390.00
200 bu. sweet pota toes @ $1.00 per bu. ________________ 200.00
100 bu. Iri sh potatoe @ $l.00 per bLI. ___________ . ______ 100.00
4745 g al s. milk @ 40c per gaL ____ _____________________ 1898.00
2'2 acre turni ps, 2 a c res collards and win ter cabbage and
salad and a big crop of many other table vegetables,
two crop of each ________________________________ 1800.00
20 hogs to kill, aver age weig ht e a ch 175 Ibs . 3500 Ib . @
12c per pound_________________________________ ___ 420 .00
$6102.00
ANNIVERSARY DAY
It wi ll be noted that Anniver sal'y Day, celebrated the
last Wednesday in July, was not as ati sfactory from the
standpoint of finan cial return as is usually the case.
Based on past experience, we had made preparations to
care for a considerable number of friends and visitors.
These came beyond our fondest expectations, but unfor­tunately
a heavy rain began to fall before the day was
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long ad\'anced. This put a damper on t he outdoor activi ­ti
s and selling tand, resu lted in a small 10 .
Howe\'er , it i, but fail' to ay that the los, is really
one of bookkeeping only, for all the foodstuffs and the
like that had been bought for purpo es of re- ale were
put to good us in the children' dining room afterward
TEACHING FORCE
Before closing I am constrained to mention our teach­ing
force. We were exceptionally fortunate in securing
th sen 'ices of :'IIiss Emmie Howell a teacher in charg~
of domestic art and sciem:e course,' . A graduate of
::\Iary Potter c hool and of ha \\' ni \'er ' ity, l\1iss
Howell is eminently fitted for the work of introducing
an I carrying on th se n \\. departm nts in th Angier
B. Duke Memorial chool Building.
\\'e are further gra tified at our good fortune in
, ecu ring for the remaining departments in t his phase of
our work the senices of :'IIis ' Ro 'a :'IcGree, who will
be in charge of the kindergarten and of :'II is 'es Reecher
Glo\'er, Lucinda Lockett, and Glady Reid. who wi ll be
in charge of the grades. All these young ladies are like­wise
graduates of both :'IIary Potter and haw, and each
is experi enced and thoroughl~' equipped for her particu­lar
field of endea\·ol'.
PREPARATION FOR H IGHER TRAIN! G
The improvement in our chool \York accompli heel,
in the past few years has brought to light the fact t hat
each year several of the chi ldren completing our highest
grade al' qualified to r ecei\'e more ad\'ancecl training.
The in titution has, therefore. adopted the policy of send­ing
these chi ldren, at its o\\'n expense, to the Mary P ot­ter
chool here in Oxford. The idea ha worked ad mir­ably,
and we plan to enter large number. of the chi ldren
at :'IIary Potter each year hereafter. Se\'eral of our girls
a re attending classes there t his es ion, and one of our
girls, g raduated last sp rin g f rom t he l\1a ry Potter High
School, i thi year attending the Hampton In t itute, at
Hampton , Virginia. everal of ou r children in the past
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have entered Shaw University, at Raleigh, after comple­tion
of their course here at the Orphanage.
CONCLUSION
I cannot conclude this report. gentlemen, without
stating just a word regarding our great and good friend
Prof. H. E. Long, of Franklinton, for years a member of
our Board of Directors, who passed to the Great Beyond
on the 29th of September la t. A devout Chri tian
gentleman, Profes or Long gave un tintedly of his time
and effort for the betterment and uplift of the race and
humanity. We hall miss his wsie counsel and construc­tive
help. The institution has indeed lost one of its
stalwart friends and supporters.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. CHEATHAM, Superintendent.
Vie""s of the
Colored Orphanage
/
ANNUAL REPORT
FOR THE YEAR DECEi\ I HER 1. 1924
TO
DECE IBER 1, 1925
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
It is with an unusual degree of pride and satisfaction
that I present to you my report for the year just ended.
In addition to a home and home training for the little
fatherless and motherl e s outcasts of the race in the
State, this institution, as contemplated by the founders,
was intended to also offer educational and manual train­ing
instruction designed to develop and prepare the chil­dren
to lead useful and constructive lives and to make
worthy citizens of t he State and ation after completion
of the cou rse here at the Orphanage. The struggle has
been a long and hard one, but by persistent and conscien­t
ious endeavor we have succeeded in overcoming many
obstacles, until t he orga nizatio n is now fu nctioning at a
high degree of efficiency.
NEED FOR CLASSROOMS
From an unsightly establishment of just a few frame
structures that were not much more than fire traps, we
have constructed dormitories of brick made at our own
brick plant by our own boys, and the children are now
safely housed in modern, anitary, fireproof buildings.
Ever depending on t he Master for light and g uidance,
and with valuable help f rom the State and good
Christian friends of both race, we have modernized and
broadened our agricultural and manual training depart­ments
so that t horough and comprehensive training is
now given the children along these lines. But our school­room
work has been carried on under extreme difficul­ties,
due to insufficient space and equipment. It has
been necessary to ut ilize the dormitories, chapel and din-
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ing ha ll bu ilding for school r oom purposes. and that we
have accomplished a mea ure of succe s in this phase of
the work i. attribu table in large degree to the excellence
and thoroughness of the " 'o rk of our very capable
teaching fo r ce.
,\. TGIER B. DL'KE :\1EMORIAL BUILDING
For some time ou r thoughts and plans ha\'e centered
011 ways and means of ;.:e('uring a s<:hool bu ilding, but
without su('cess until a start in this direction was made
possible through the bequest of $1,000 to the Home by
our late lamented friend and ben factor, ;'Ir. Angier B.
Duke. With this I1U<:l us we set aside our brick yard pro­duction
for the contribution of a chool bu ilding to be
named in honor of ~ Jr . Duke's memory. Indication.
then were not that \\'e could get far, but we neverthe­less
made the .· tart. And whi le our boy;.: were still at
work excanlting for the foundation. our hearts and
hopes were profoundly gladdened b~' the rece ipt from
Hon. B. ?\. Duke of Xe\\' York City. the illustrious father
of :'IIr. Angier B. Duke and always a great friend of the
institution. of his personal check fo r .... 20,000 to assi t in
the work. The estimated cost of thi;.: structure, which
will be known as The Angier B. Duke ~Iemoria l Build­ing,
is $4l.000. Of this amount approximately $12,000
ha, been furnished by the Home in the form of brick,
sand. exca\·ating. hauling. concrete work. etc .. and in addi­tion
to his initial contribution above mentioned Mr. Duke
has ,iust sent hi: further check for 10,000 to help on
the cost of the building. \\'e are. therefore. pract ically
assu red the ba lance required to finish the construction
work. and the contractors promise to turn the bu il ding­o\'
er to u;.: early in Januar~-. .-\. total of .":~~.539 . 5 1 has
already been paid on the contra<:t. and specific figures
<:overing the exact cost of the bui lding will be included
in ou r next annual report. The matter of equipment is
going to r epresent a <:onsiderable item. but if successful
in our effort a long th is line during the fi rst two months
of the ?\ew Year. we hope to ha\'e suftkient fu nds a\'ail­able
by late F ebruary or early ~Iarch to pu rchase the
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equipment needed to permit of putting the building into
use before the end of the present school year.
HEALTH CONDITIONS
The general health conditions of the Home have
again been exceptionally good. Despite the fact that a
large percentage of the inmate are of tender years,
there has been no epidemic of sicknes of any kind. For
this ideal condition great credit is due our physician, Dr.
G. S. Watkin, a well as the matrons of the different
dormitories, whose effort in efficiently caring for and
supervising the children have been uniformly satisfac­tory
throughout the year. On r ecommendation of the
Granville County Health Officer, anangements were
made last August for the removal of the tonsils of forty­nine
of the chi ldren. The operations were performed
by Doctor Watkins, assisted by a staff of physicians and
nurses from Brantwood Hospital. Each operation was
an absolute success, and the children were all gr eatly
benefitted. For two days after these operations no food
other than ice cream could be given the children, and
t he in titution is extremely indebted to Mr. Maydanis,
proprietor of the Oxford Candy Kitchen, for his gener­osity
in furni shing without charge a ll the cream needed
at this period.
CO-OPERATION OF CO NTY HEALTH OFFICER
The Home is profoundly grateful to Dr. A. F. Mor­ris,
County Health Officer, Mr. J. E. Jackson Superin­tendent
of Public Welfare, and Mrs. H. P. Guffey, City
and County Nurse, for their great help and cooperation
throughout the year. Twice during the year these offi­cials
came to the institution and vaccinated each child for
protection against typhoid fever and diphtheria, and
unquestionably our high health standards and complete
freedom from the disea es mentioned are largely due to
these safeguards. Our entire establishment joins in
most hearty thanks to these thoroughly efficient and
capable officials. When it is borne in mind that we have
cared for a total of 304 children during the year-150
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girls and 154 boys-it wi ll readily be seen that modern
and scientific medical aid of th is kind i of t he utmost
value in keeping the Home clear of epidemics and
scou rges.
FARM PRODUCTS
The farm has again measured up to its best tradi­tions
in the volume of its yield, and we have laid by a
good supply of corn, pea e, beans, potatoes, and other
products to help tide oyer the winter' requirement.
Our barns ha\"e al 0 been well fi lled with feed for the
tock, and a fair ly plentiful amount of meat wi ll be
available when the hogs are ki lled. In fact, we shall be
in far better condition this year than la t in the matter
of our meat supply, for the epidemic of cholera the past
years caused u to lose almost all of our hogs.
DAIRY
Due to the larg number of very small children in the
institution, this i a highly necessary department and
our utmost efforts are constantly de\"oted to maintaining
it at the highest point of san itation and efficiency. We
now ha\'e sixteen cows. but these are really not suffici­ent
to supply the amount of milk needed for the number
of children in the institution. We are endea\'oring to
double the number a soon as the r equired funds can be
raised. in order that the quantity of milk stipu lated by
the State Health Department is necessary to the health
of the smaller chi ldren may be made available.
ANNT\'ERSARY DAY
Anni\"er:ary Day this year fe ll on the 29th of July.
and the public responded in genel'Ou.' numbet'. The
grounds were crowded throughout the day, and great
interest was manifested in the \york of the Home and
the impro\"ements that ha\"e been made. Prominent awl
distingu ished citizen::; of both race ' were present from
\"arious parts of the State. and all took special delight
in ::;tudying the work at first hand and seeing for them­seh"
es just what i being accomplished in the upbringing
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and educating of the little unfortunates coming under
our care. Mrs. M. C. Ran om, the wife of the Secretary
of our Board of Director, collected $32.00 from white
friends in the city of Oxford, and the Chapel collection
for the day amounted to S38.41.
THANKSGIVING DAY
The Thanksgiving season was particularly bright
and happy for the children. Friends from far and wide
r emembered the in stitution, and their valuable contri­butions
served to make the Day a memorable one for
the entire organization. Special r eligious exercises were
held in Chapel, and th e children were then trea ed to a
bountiful Thanksgiving dinner, made all the more enjoy­able
by a generous donation of ice cream, ample for the
entire Home, by The Chapin-Sacks Co ., of Henderson,
and substantial gifts of confections by our good Oxford
friends, Hon. B. K. Lassiter, Attorney at Law, and the
management of the American Candy Kitchen. We are
also indebted to the Minneola Manufacturing Co., of Gib­sonville,
as well as the Locke Cotton Mills Co., and the
Gib on Manufacturing Co., both of Concord, for contri­butions
of several bolts of cloth goods that are of great
value and will prove of the utmo t help in making cloth­ing
for the children. There were fu lly six hundred
yards of mer chandi e in these shipments, and the gener­osity
of these friend is indeed appreciated beyond meas­ure.
The Home is also sincerely thankful to the Baptist
Zion Auxiliary, of Clinton, North Carolina, through Mrs.
Mary E. Berry, for a box of useful and valuable clothing
for the children.
The Home . also r eceived during the Thanksgiving
period the fo llowing contribution in cash, to help in the
work and make the season the brighter and hal pier for
the little ones here :
Hon. B. N. Duke, New York City ______________ . _____ $250.00
N. C. Mutual Life I nsurance Co., Durham____________ 25.00
Hon. E. H. Bee, Charlotte_____________________________ 10.00
Mr. J . E. Kest er , Hickory ____ _________________________ 10.00
Mr. P. A. Richardson, TashviJIe__________________ _____ 7.50
"A Friend," Raleigh __________________________________ 5.00
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----------- - - ---
High Point Gla~s & Decoration '0., High Point 5.00
~Ir. C. . Easton, Oxford 5.00
Mr. H. Susman. Richmond. Va. _______________________ __ _ 5.00
Wynn Grove Home ;'IIi ~ion ire!. Colerain _____ _______ _ 5.00
Mrs. C. B. Codrin gton. Ounn _____ ___ __ _________ ____ ___ 5.00
Home ;\Iission Circle. T arbor u_______________ ____ __ ____ 3.70
Home ;\Iission ircle. Youngs\'ille :3.00
Home ;\Ii s!'<ion Ci r cle ~I uck ~ \' ille ___ __ _ ___ ________ ___ 2.00
$341.20
Be id s the cash contribution repo r ted in thi Ii t,
we al 0 derL e to ex pres ' appr ciation to ~l r. H. u man.
of Richmond. for a barrel of most deliciou apples, and to
the Wynns Gro\'e Home ~Ii~ s ion Circ le, of olerain , fo r a
box of cl othing and other artic le ' that came mo t oppor­tune
l ~' and pro\'e cl of great he lp in the work.
OTHER 0 TRlBLJTIO RECEIVED
The institution i, also profoundly grateful fo r other
contributions receiyed during the year from Church es,
unday chool, :;Vl ini tel'S and Deacon Unions. Associ­ations
and I ndi\'iduals as li~ted below. Re pecting the
first item, 1200.00 from the Grand Lodge of Mason ,
I am con trained to make a spec ia l statement of a ppr e­ciation.
We found ourselyes in a dilemma to qu ickl)
and efficiently haul the brick. sand etc .. required fo r
the Duke ~I e morial Building. and we called on Dr. James
E. hepard, :'Iost Worthy Grand :'la tel'. fo r help. He
placed our appea l befor e a ll the lodge . a nd the result
spea k ' for it. elf. With thi great help we \\'ere enabled
to purchase a new Corbitt t ruck of t he latest type, which
is giYing us rno t excellent and high ly sati facto ry el'­yice.
The Ii~t of contributions is as fo llows:
:\. c. ;rand Lodge of ~I ason s . to ass ist in porehase of
truck _____ _________ _________ ___________________ $1200.00
Knights of Pythia:;;. Greensboro_______ __________ __ __ 152.50
Original hil oh ."," ssaciation. by Bro. J. H. Cannady Frank-linton
__ ___ __________ . _______ _______ ________ _
Shiloh Association :\ 0. 2. by Bro. John Short. Oxford ___ _
Deacons and ;\linisters Cnion. Penn A ven ue hurch ___ _ _
Deacons and ;\li nisters Ullion. Belton Cr eek Church __ _ _
Deacon:; and ;\Iinisters Cnion 1I0ng Baptist Church ___ _ _
Deacon, and ~I iniste r s l!nion. Ra leigh Road Baptist
12 .25
60.00
40.00
35.00
40.02
Church _____ __ __ ____ _______ __ _____________ __ ___ 31.63
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BlooOmxinfogr d St_a_r_ _l_\_Ia_ _o_n_i_c_ _L__o_d_g_e_, __b_y_ __B_r_o_. __E_._ __S_k_i_d_m_o_r_e _,
Warrreennttoonn M_a_s_o_n_i_c_ _L_o_d_g_e_,_ b__y_ _B_r_o_. _M__. _F__. _T__h_o_rn__to_n__, _W__a_r _-
Wake Forest Association, by Dr. A. W. P egues, Raleigh __
Anniversary Day Collection in ChapeL ________________ _
Annisvoemr sa_r_y_ _D_a_y_ ___o_ll_e_c_ti_o_n_ _in_ _O__x_f_o_r_d_, _b_y_ _M__rs_._ _M_._ _C_. _R__a_n _-
Homseo mM is_ _io_n_ _C_o__n_v_e_n_ti_o_n_._ W__i_l_m_i_n_g_t_o_n_, _b_y_ _1_\1_1'_ _. _M__. _C_._ R__a_n _-
Baptist State Women 's Convention, by Miss Belle Garnes_
Women 's Union Bapti t Mi ionary Assoei ation , by Miss
Belle Garnes ___________________ ________________ _
Kester Furniture 0 .. High P oinL _____________________ _
Theological Class, Shaw niver ity, Ra leig h. Christmas
donati on _______________________________________ _
Lawyer B. W. Parham, Oxford, Chri stma donation _____ _
Dr. N. C. Daniels, Oxfm'd, Chri tma donation
Rev. G. C. Shaw, Oxford Chri stmas donation ___________ _
Rev. B. Ha r per, hristmas donati on _________ __________ _
Mana sas hapel, by Miss Mora King, Franklinton _____ _
Si sters :vIissionary Soc iety, by Rev. . A. Check, Elberon_
l Iapleton Circle Home Mis ion ociety, Murfree boro ____ _
:'Ilr. W. A. Kearney, Oxford _________________________ _
:'lit. Bulan Cou r t Chapter , No. 410, O. E. S. ___________ _
53
50.00
14.02
25.00
3 .41
32.00
25.00
10.00
20.00
25.00
8.00
25.00
5.00
6.00
10.00
5.00
3.00
2.00
1.00
1.00
Total __ _________________________________________ $1,992. 3
CLA IFIED STATE IE 'T OF RECEIPTS AND
EXPENDITURE
The f(' llowing is a condensed classified statement of all
receipts a nd expenditures during the year, except those in con­nection
with the cons truction of t he Angier B. Duke Memorial
Building as reponed on above:
RECEIPT
Sta te appr opriation ______________________ -=-_______ $19,000.00
Grand Lodge of Maso ns ____________________ ~________ 1,200.00
Ch urches, Sunday chool , A ociation a nd Friends___ 792. 3
Thanksgiving contributions __________________________ 341.20
I nter est on Handy Wilder Fund______________________ 0.00
Labor of boy ______________________________________ 1,969.3
Farm pr oducts _____________________________________ 4,1 7.55
Sale of land a t Ki ttrell, N. ._________________________ 136.00
Rents ______________________________________________ 7.
Total __________________________________________ S27 ,794. 4
DISBURSEMENTS
alaries and wages ________________________________ -_ $
Bedding and dothing ______________________ - ___ -- -- --
Subsistence _______________________________________ _
Wood and coaL __________________ _____ _____________ _
6,059.25
3,120. ;]
7,096.09
1.371.10
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Payment on Corbitt :\I otor Truck, contributi on by :\Iasons
Balam:e on Corbitt :\Ic tor TrucL ___________________ _
Repa irs. illlpr o \' e m e nt ~ , et c. _________ ________________ _
Oflice expe:1ses . t elephone, telegr ams etc. _____________ _
Farm. s ta ble, outdour expense,'. et c. __________________ _
Freight and express _____________________________ _
Rai lroad f a res of childre n. other transportati on, etc. ___ _
:\led ical se n 'ices, drugs, ete. ________________________ _
I ncide nt a ls. pri ntin g . et e. ________________ __ _________ _
Sehcol booh, d asgr uum s uppli es, etc. _______________ _ _
£1 etric lights , wa leI' works . ek . ________________ ____ _
Paymen t" un notes. inter est. ;>te. ____________________ _
1,200.0J
1,0 7.S:
1,229Al
615.70
4.9 :3 7.6:;
·UO.27
-1 :33.76
1.071. 0
915.25
5-1~.lU
l.l83.25
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Leg:; Rl'e ipts
$31.3;:)7.01
______________________ 27,7 ~ -I . .j
Defici t _________________________ $ 4,142.1 j
OlJTLOOK FOR TilE FUT RE
The outlook fo r the futu re is fa\'orable and the pros­pects
good. Always sorely handicapped by ins ufficient
funds, the institution is only now at t he point where its
efforts can be expected to reflect them eh'es in that tang­ible
manner required to attract the definite attention of
our good Christian friends in general \\'ho are interested
in the uplift of the unfortunate of the race, and \\'t;!
therefore are hoping fo r more aid in the futu re than ha
been recei\'ed in the past. Thi: \\'ould perm it of further
broadening the :cope of our ,,·ork. and it is our prayer
that \Ye may e\'entually reach that point so dear to Our
hearts \\'here \\'e can turn out grad uate thoroughly
trained in \'arious lines of enclea\'or for which there is
a demand in the fie ld of labor. so that those t rained here
will be assured of position. immediately upon comple­tion
of their COUl"es.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. CHEATHAM,
Supel'intend Ht.
ANNUAL REPORT
F OR THE YEAR D ECEl\lBER 1, 1923
TO
D ECE.\IB Ef{ 1, 1924
GENTLEMEN OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS:
Our faith in a kind Providence and the dear people
of our State for encouragement and support of our work,
and in the children, the objects of our efforts for r efor­mation
and advancement, is indeed strengthened as a
result of this year's experience and labors.
I might say this, we have always contented in these
annual meetings that if we continued on the job with
abiding faith in God and t he people, believing that our
cause was a high and just one, the result would be satis­factory
and convincing . 0 previou year ha been more
triking along these line, nor given more po it ive evi­dence
of the correctnes of thi contention, than t he one
just past.
The work ha progressed in an ab olu tely ati fac­tory
manner, in all the line of our operation t here ha
been complete peace and harmony, and all t he helpers
have taken hold and performed their work in a hig hly
capable, graciou and indu triou manner.
The number of children in the institu tion t his year
has by far exceeded any previous year. Through the
year there have been at times over three hundred orphan
and welfare children, and t here are at present about three
hundred. But the fact that t he number of children i
larger than ever before has been no hindrance to the
work, nor ca used the least friction or hardship, but on
the contrary has gi\'en impetus and encouragement to
all concerned.
The good behavior of thi large number of children,
with a few exceptions, ha been indeed marvelous and
creditable. The discipline of the institution has been
56 REPORT OF PERI T
religiou sly maintai ned. th e children t hemseh'es in almost
all instances ha\'ing most wi llingly complied with th
rules and r eg ula t ions throughout the yeal'.
Since the in " tituti on has been pro\'icled with adelluate
li \' ing and s leeping q uarte rs the health of the inmate
has been exceedingly good. and \ye ha\' e s uffered from
no epic! mic: at all.
In s pite of the fact tha t a t on season of the year
smallpox \\'as rampant in the s urrounding 'ommuniti es,
t here were only a fe\y case,' here at the Home. These
were all mild. and among ch ildren just r ecently ente ring
t he ins ti t ut ion. Ther \\'as not a s ingle dea t h, a ll cases
ha\' ing resu lt d in complete r eco\'eri es.
Tn th is connection. it mig ht be well t o s t a te that t he
\'e rr greatest credi t is due Dr. G. s. \ratkin,·. our physi­cian
and healt h officel'. for t he thoroug hly effi cient and
competent manner in \\'hich he took this threatening
epidem ic in hane!.
The Boa rd and all concel'l1 ec! a re also g r ea t l~' indebted
to the most effec ti\'e and tim ely help of Dl'. J. 1\1. ~Iorri s ,
the County Health Officer. who rendered Doctor \\'atkins
and t he in s tit ution exc dingly \'a luable assistance in
promptly \'acc ina ting the entir inmate body on one
beautiful unday morning . Thi s. with immediate segre­ga
t ion at the slightest indica t ion of the di sease. and
ma intenance of the most mod rn sanitary preca utions.
\'ery quick ly mast ered th e situation and defin itely
stamped out the pe ' ti lence .
The sc hool of the in t itution, which ah\'ays begi n '
about the fi r st of October and encL about the fi r st of
June. \yas in e\'ery r espec t a success. Ha\'ing had a t hor­oug
hl.\' competent and indus trious corps of t eac her s, \\'e
kno\\' that the ch ildren of the in s titution were greatly
benefitted.
\\'e \\'ere \'err fo rtunate in securing as teachers ~1i
Emmie HO\\'e ll, Miss Lucinda Lockett. 1\li s~ Rosa McGee,
and :'Ill's. Cheatham, all of Oxford. The night chool was
taught br ~Ii s' Lucinda Lockett and l\Iajor Benjamin
Cha\' is.
REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT 57
The exercises at the close of school were indeed cre­ditable,
and enlisted much praise by the general public
present.
When the school year ends the Superintendent is put
to his wits end to determine how best to engage the time
of the children who are large enough to work, so that
their labor may not only be fruitfu l to the institution,
but that they may be given assignments most ad\ anta­geous
to their training, for we regard the training of
more benefit to the children than any revenue from their
labor could possibly be to the institution.
With this viewpoint in mind, the larger boy were
placed at farm work, while the intermediate and the
smaller clas es of boys were gi en tasks of excavat ing
on the campus, building up and improving the \valks, etc.,
and others of these classes were assigned to various jobs
at the brick-making plant. A large class of boys was
also trained in carpentering and painting.
The girls were similarly divided in their spher e. A
certain clas was trained to assist in t he garden and
trucking department under Mr . Cheatham, the chief
matron.
Another cIa s was given work in t he dining room and
kitchen department under Mrs. Carrie Short, matron in
charge, while still another cla s was assigned duties in
the department of domestic arts under Mi Martha
Wynn, matron in charge of that pha e of t he work.
Smaller and intem1ediate cla ses of girls were trained
by Mrs. Hettie Lowe and Mr . Ir ene Carr in such work
as sewing and mending, , weeping and dusting of bui ld­ings,
s\veeping the walk of the campus, and t he like.
This is the way we keep the time of all cIa es of t he
children continuously and actively employed, and we be­lieve
this ha as much to do with t heir good healt h here
a anything else. We feel that in each and all of t hese
departments t he work ha been 'very effic ient ly carried
on this year, and that our accomplishments have been
two-fo ld- first of all , . plendid training and educating of
t he minds and talents of the children, and secondly,
58 REPORT OF SUPER! TENDE T
their labor~ a~ a r e~u l t of this training ha\'e brought a
~ub~tantia l and ~atisfacto ry income to the ins titution.
Our farm yield the pa~t year was certa inly good, not­wi
thstanding an almost entire summer of rainfall. We
sueeeecled in making a large erib of excellent 'orn and
an abundanee of forage, ~ueh as fodder, cut-corn, rye,
elo\'er, and oats, a ,' well as three bales of cotton.
The trueking and garden departments yielded the
most prolifie erop of any pre\'ious year.
On the other hanel, the rainfall pre\'ented s ucce's in
the brit:k-making department, and we were able to make
and burn onl~' one kiln of briek because of the incessan t
rains.
Howe\'er, we ha\'e almost entir Ir made up the loss
in the brick-making department a~ a re~ult or re\'enue
deri\'ed by the larger boys from helping the farmers sa \'e
their tobat:t:o and eotton nop~. Just here it i gratify­ing
to state that the flkiency of our little group of lab­orers
has brought many t:ompliment~ from the farmers,
and t:redit in thi~ regard i~ largely due to our faithful
and industrious ~taff of outdoor helpers-J. S. Dixon,
.John Short. ~Iose~ Peaee, Ben.iamin Cha\'is. and Henry
Kittrell.
It would be impos~ible to do a nyth ing \\'orth doing
\\'ith this large and untrained elass of boys without strict,
pos iti\'e, and t:apable manager~, and each f these men
has managed the bo~'s in a highly consci n tious and sati s­fadory
manner.
It \\'ill be g ratifyin O" to the Board to know that we
expeet to eommenee work on our new school building
early in the spring. Although \\. ha\'en't \'ery much
money on hand, we ha\'e suct:eeded in sa\'i ng to our bui ld­ing
fund a eontribution of :) l.000.00 made by our good
friend ~Ir. B. X. Duke last July, and also ,-'500.00 sent
by }Ir. Duke during the Thanksgi\'ing' season. We are
planning to utilize t:ement in laying the foundat ion, and
con~equentl~' ha\'e enough brick on hand to carry the
\\'ork tu a con~ide ra b l e distant:e. b~' which time \\'e will
han' another kiln made and hurned.
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We can almost a s ure the Board that, if nothing hap­pens
to prevent, thi building will be constructed during
the present year. As I have, heretofore, told the Board,
the structure will cost between S40,000 and $48,000.
The Thanksgiving season was again a thoroughly
pleasant one, and everal of our good friends remembered
the work. The or th Carolina Ice Cream Association,
through the Waverly Company at Durham, contributed
an ample supply of most delicious cream for all the chi l­dren
and workers at the institution, and we are also
thankful to the Salisbury Cotton Mills, Salisbury, the
Minneola Manufacturing Co., of Gibsonville, and the Gib-on
Manufacturing Co., of Concord, for most useful gifts
of goods for making clothing for the children. We fur­ther
r eceived the following Thanksgiving contributions
in cash:
Hon. B. N. Duke, New York City _ _ _ _______ _$500.00
North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Co., Durham __ __ _ 25.00
Mr. W. A. Erwin, Jr., Durham, . C._ _ ___ _ _____ _ _ 100.00
Dr. J. A. Tin ley, Weldon, N. C. ___ _ _ __ __ ______ 5.00
Mr. V. L. Johnso n, Burlingto n, . C. _ ___ _________ 5.00
Mr. C. S. Easton, Oxford, T. _ _____ _ _ 5.00
Mrs. C. B. Codrington, Dunn, . C. __ _ _________ _ 3.00
Mr. Frank Snyder, Belhaven, I . . __________ 5.00
Mr. J. P. Bunn, Rocky Mount, . C. _ ___________ 1.00
Rev. Hardaway, Oxford, N. C. _ _ _ _ _ _____________ 2.00
We are also profoundly grateful for the following most
helpful contributions made during the year by Churches,
Sunday Schools, A sociations, and Friends :
Hon. B. N. Duke, New York City __ _ _________________ $1,000.00
North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons ________________ 250.00
Si loh Association, o. L ____ _ _ __ _________________ 131.06
Shiloh Association, No. 2______ ___ ___ ___________ ____ 50.00
Ministers and Deacons Union, New Light Church ________ 30.00
Mini ters and Deacons Union, Anti och Church __________ 35.00
Mini sters and Deacons Union, Cinnema Grove Baptist
Church _________ __ __ _ _ _ _______________ _
A Friend __________________________________________ _
FO"d Motor Co., Charlotte, N. C. _ _ _______________ _
Vance County Sunday School Convention __________ _
Baptist State Convention ___ _ _ _ ______________ _
Neuse River Association __________ _ _ _ ____________ _
Holliness Convention, Goldsboro, . C. _______________ _
Rev. G. A. Mial, agent, coll ection from friends _________ _
Grand Lodge of Kni ghts of Gideon ___ _ _ __________ _
Grand United Order of Odd F ellows _ _ _____ _
Mrs. Compton _______________ _
36.50
1.84
5.00
5.00
50.00
10.00
5.00
14.50
16.00
21.20
1.00
60 REPORT OF UPERI TENDENT
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:'IIr ~. Deliah Durham 1.00
Sunday chool boys from Durham 1.00
\\'omen'" Union Meeting at Coefield, N. C. 7. 7
The fo llowing donations were also made to the work
by kind f ri ends present on Anni\'ersary Day :
Reverend Waddill
Adolphus Hayes
ClIl'tis P eace
Dr. J. E. Bax tel'
C. H. \\, illiam"on
P. L. Bake"
Nora Al ston
H. Bullock
.J. L. Terr\'
Lucy Ham;))
Hem'\' H endel'~on
K. C: Long
William Al ston
Alex. Peace
[\frs. Shirley Hopkin_
i\Ial'k Richardson
Sand\' Richardson
A. ::II'arrow
T. E. Kenned\'
.James Gill .
.J. R. Anderson
John Eaton
L. ::II. Oakley
B. P. Cooper
):. ::II. Rice
J . A. Garner
B. P. Perl'\'
S. Cnde>"\\'(iod
:\Jartha Crews
Dr. E. E. T one~'
.J. S. Dixon
H. P. Cheatham
The fo llowing is a condensed classified
receipts and expenditures. \\'ith ce rtificate
appended by the committee of audit:
RECEIPTS
$2.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
1.00
tatement of
of correctness
Regular ~tate al'propriation $ 20.000.00
Temporar~' State Appropriation for delinquent chi ldren 10.000.00
Churches. '::lInday Schools. Friend~. :hsociations. etc. 1,672.-1,
Thanksgi\'ing contJ·ibution:::. 646.00
.-\nni\·crsar~· Da\' "eceipts 297.7
Int ere,;t on H and~' \\'ilcler Fund 80.00
La hoI' of bun; 1,099.04
Rent,; . 72.0
Sale of hrick. etc. 206.95
$ 3-1.0 .-1.32
REPORT OF SUPERINTE:NDE T
EXPENDIT RES
Salaries and wages
Bedding and clothing _____ _
Subsistence ______ _
Wool and coal ___ _
Repairs, improvement , etc. ______ _
Office expen e , telephone, etc ___ _
F arm . stable, garage and outdoor expen es
Freight and ex press __________ _
Rai lroad fare of children, and other transpor-tation
_ _ _
Medical service , drug , etc.
Insurance ____ _
Incid ental s, printing, etc. __ _
School book, stationery and cla ssroom s upplies
Electric lights and water works _
Anniversary Day expenses
Payment on notes, intere t, etc.
New brick storage house __
$7,9 4.79
4,843.06
7,106.32
1,197.23
2,783.02
720_56
5,9 3. 7
55 .84
3 9.31
1,200.90
-135.25
1,292.17
1.500.00
1,521.0
44.90
833.00
2.750.00
61
Deficit __ _
-11,1-1-1.30
$ 7,009.98
To the B ow'd of Directors of the Colol'ed Ol'pi!all A- ylHln:
We, the Committee of Audit f o!' the Colored Orphan Asylum ,
cheerfully te tify to the correctne s of upt. H. P . Cheatham's
accounts, which we have carefully examined and audited every
quarter of the past year.
T. C. HARRIS, F irst Xat iollal B ank,
. S. EA TON, X ational Bank oj Granville.
In clo ing, I am happy to report that the re ult of
t he year' labors are quite atisfactory in eyery parti­cu
lar, and all indication point to the coming year as one
t hat will be even more atisfactory in all lines. The
atmo phere of fr iendship and good wi ll from the masses
of the people in North Carolina. b.oth white and colored,
certainly indicate a brighter day for our work. We
have t r ied to show to the State and it citiens that we
are here for busine s, both for God and humanity, and
we are greatly encouraged by both word and acts from
the dear people of our State. Indeed, the ,,"ork has ex­panded
to uch an extent that it is becominO' fa\-orably
known in other States, and i r egarded a the largest
and most high grade in titution of it kind for the col­ored
race in the United State .
Respectfu lly submitted.
H. P . CHEATHAM,
Sup erintendent.
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