The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-09-16 00:00:00

EASTON MUTUAL AND MENTAL IMPROVE-
MENT INSti a G LION.

The mutat of the members and friends of
this Institution was MM on Wednesday last. Tim pro-
ceedings commuted with an excellent tee, provided by
Mr. William Att wool', of fteforns, at which about •
hundred per•one sat down.
At the close • public motion was bald, which woo
exceedingly well attended. Kr. J. P. Smiairu able
occupied the chair, and the members ea the platform ware
Marra. J. C. Barites Men. mot, W. A. Attwooll. &Mr,
L Flow, sad P. W. Oolabee.
The proceedings opened with the obtains of the knan--
" Father doll, whom powerful voice
Celled forth this universal fressa."

After which Kr. Joseph Beer &lend a short and appor-
penis paver.
The Cautious then made a few remarks. In the
absence of then old chairman, who had filled the poet so
ably in years pan he would endeaveer to do lits beet
(Hear, beer.) He then called upon the secretary to read
the report
Kr. BAYLISS, in the course of his statement, said o—" In
presenting this our 16th aanualreport the committee have
reason to dank God for the way in which he Ins led us up
to the present Although we cannot boast of any Manse
of members we have on to report so large a &crone as
last year; then we nom 37 mod this year K. ban
a decrease of one. But although we maintain our cumin.
cal position this is by no mane an iodination of man
In order that the ends of the institution may be accost-
plaited it is necessary there should be persoesal application
and individual efforts, aad if we would derive basalt from
being members of the insittutioa, we must try and help.
Our financial position will be seen from the follow-
isg total repine for the year have been £l4 10i ld.,
sad the expenditure 4:15 Hts. 4L, so that to-night
we are Ll Os. 61. la debt This one to be accounted for
from the fact that an commenced the goatee with • debt
of /90 lb. 24. on the institatiou, aad during the year we
have paid off /9 Os. 14. with the intend amounting to
£4 16e. 7d. making a total of £l4 51, 74." By
this it will be wen our working expenses wen
really only El 4s. 104. He wished further to make
an appeal to those present who were not members of the
Institution, he wished to give them an invitation to join
their Institution. They must not, however, think that
by becoming members their end wee attained, hut they
must try and obtain knowledge thee:nein& It was a
mutual improvement institution, they found no teachers,
but they endeinoured to help one another. He should be
clad to receive the mimes of any who might wish to join.
(itoolausol
Kr. Fun then gave a recitation ratified " Katy
Queen of Boots.' The recitation was very nicely given
depicting with much feeling, the woes of the hapless
queen, the **Queen without a crown," or in the words
of the recitation—

"The noblest of the Stuarts race,
The fairest earth km sem.'
Mr. J. Bill then gave a very thoughtful and eeneible
address. Speaking more particularly to young men Me
said :—Of all the periods in which life might be cut up
and oivided, there is none more important than
that of youth I mean the period between our
children and early boyhood and our manhood. A few
day. ago I read thee. words " A man II made, turned
out, and stamped in the mint of boom emacia-
tion., before he reaches the age of K.* That le
the period to which I allude. Referring to the de-
-1 moralising tendency of the literature of the day, he con-
sidered it was of skid calculated to potion the Wade of
those who reed it. In conclosion he seld—Re above doing
a man action. Rain*n your individuality, sad if you
I bare anything in your *nature uterine to better things.
thou seek to attain it, and be God's blessing you will
attain it. Shakespeare has said—
AUthe world's a stage,
And all the men and women merely player,;
They have their mite and their entrances,
And ma man in his life playo many parte*
H. comatitded by urging them all to play their several
paste in life be the beet of their ability, and then they
would have nothing to lament over.
Mr. R. W. Conned than gave the recitation "Th.
Lidend of I.lor.stioa" . .

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Yr. W. A. Arrwootg having delivered an appropriate
address, Yr. J. C. BAYLISS etre a capital recitation
entitled "Karabin rights sad Ertglish prayers."
Other addresses followed. and the toasting broke
miter 'pastillas a most enjoyable evening.