The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15 00:00:00

eutleme,,,
r obedient servant,
A. H. BAILEY,
Actuary.
SUPPLEMENTAF.T REPO:. IT TO WHIT TUESDAY,
imber of male benefit members. 273 ; number of
ttUll le benefit members, 38; nunabcr of UOuorary tnein-
betA, 38 ; total, 349; ueceas td, 1 ; sold their assu• auees
tu th e cue, 2 ; total, 346, Monies invested with the
Safi mat bt Coumaissionel !, January 1, 1878 £7,451
i3s !I ; Half-year's interest due May 20, 1878, £129 2s
; in the l'ost Ofdee Say ngs' Bank, £56 Os Si;
.7,61 16 15s 7d.
. P. Noel moved th at the report of the trustees
E dopted, and that the t rustecs be authorised ta pay
the s -veral bonuses.
Mr .w. t-t)tier seconded the motion, which was ear-
' t
tied.
lb e Rev. R. P. Turner rat wed v,te of £.5 to be paid
t
allotted 2e5 to
the ou
Mr: J . Taylor, he secretary, and
tse D ,uxtliary fund, an th d at Mr.
Paul Henry
become a honorary member.
2aoct
b ue a
Foley
Mr G. Osborne secoudet I the resoluti,n, which was
agree d to.
ILa c Rev. R. P. Turner pr sposed that Mr. Paul Henry
F. 163 , the Rey. J. J. Slade, and the Rev Mr. Haviland
(flan • ebury) be elected v, ce-presidents of the society,
and tL •e routine business wa s trausacted.
TN meeting of the Ali otu tent Society then took place.
Mr. J ohn Taylor then read the following report :
rITIFtT REPJRT OF Ti tE TRUSTEES or VI,:
POVBTW-
RI issoCLATioN FOR T ER IMPItoVEMENT OF THE
LABOURIN Q CLASSES.
The trustees have to repor t that last year the land has
been tx iderlet-to 682 tenanti at a profit of of £B9 43 2d,
which l vitt" 143 interest from the Savings' Bank, makes a
total t f £B9 183 23, Th a expenses have been £76 8s
91d :Wing £7 Is Conn 7 Court fees) a gain on the
year of £l3 9s 41d, but th amount of voids is £l5 15s
41d, being a loss of £2 6s,s rhich added to the deficiency
of last 3 ear of £l3 35 aid, shows a deficiency of £l5 91
Oid. '1 he trustees have tt report that with the view of
meeting the'expenses of th e agent's salary is reduced £5
a year; aid further, that i ,everal of the h .norary mem-
bers ha ye conseuted to subscribe annually, to provide
tor the expense of tne annual meeting. Notice has
h•en served on the land!' srds to give up the Bott Lane
allottne nts at Idtchaelma Leta, ittere is a balance of
.e. 4 7a ! 91d still owing on the old arrears. Toe irustLes
observe , with regret, t bat the arrears on the rent due
1877 at nount to the large sum of £72 la 43 Crris ma 3
be °wit gto the general d 'epression in trade during the
year. : sAforts are constantly being made to reduce the
imam anti collect the re, t, becoming Eine.
After winch his Luidsiiii ? made some comments on the
ari ears , and afterwards idit vributeu the various prizes to
the mi ,meers for the be st cultivated aliotmeufs which
consist, ,d first prize, biltl e and five tine fork ; iecdud
prize, I our tine fork and ttstaraent. Some of the prize
hau been partici pants on many previous
occasie es,
of
ithto dinner wilica was servod up
proceedinga being over, the
r
in c 1w ge marquee.
Lord Lytteitoc presided i Ind was supported by several
at vie honorary members o 1 tho society. After dinner
the CI ,airman gave the firs t toast that of " The Queen
and t ie !test of tue Ho: !al Family." The next toast.
neing lhe Bishops aol Ctergy of the Dioceses of
iN'urce ster and Lictitield," said coupled with it the name
of the Rev, J. H.O.Ig3JU His 14,trdseip remarked that
Lie she tato tisve coup d the name of the preacher of tee
day. but for a previous engagement be was obliged to
leave.
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Rev. J. BOdgelol3, in responding, said thAt Heaver
h was ()Ale of the meet ancient in keugland and i;
ot certain whether it was Saxou or Norman built
t was a fine old structure and teeded renovation,
le estrmaiei cost woaid be about £2.500. He had
abed himself and several other subscriptions had
promised him making something like £5OO, whih
large amount to be collected. He would venture
• the member-. of the club to subscribe if they oniy
one shilling, each and those in a better position he
t ask them for twenty shillings. They had heard a
deal lately from Mr. Charles Cochrane, and Mr.
key, and the Brierley Advertiser about the
tabiishment of the Church, but the Church stood
cia firm ground that he had no need to detain them
eying to remarks with no argument in them, and to
ties "mid] did not contain common sense and.aere
•ne. Mr. Hodgemi then went on to quote statistics
the blue book to *hay what the Church was doing
,hool work, contrasting the increase in Church
Is to those of the Nonconformist schoole (
: Stick to the clatepitase.) The speaker concluded
ppealiug to those present to assist in restoring
3r Church.
a Chairman sail that he had received a letter from
e. w. Foiey etpreseing his regret that he could
a present through illness although he hat 3ome
from. Loadon eepeeially to attend The Ceairman
,e was very sorry that he was not present and was
sure had he been well he would have been with
for Mr. Foley and his father before him had always
a great intere,it in the welfare of the Becher
(Cheers). He had also received a letter from Mr.
King expressing his regret for noneCtendenee
was on his holidays. They all knew that solicilors
rule did not get many helidays. His Lordship
proctieled- to give the toast of Abe lay " Snccess
continued prosperity to the
,-Heistier (3iub."
rs). He sisid the present report wai on the wheie
nest favourable ev,r present .d to the nienitier..
a bad been an increase in the isneiber -of weathers
ales and 2 fem—ales, making an increase of 9, and
bad only been two erased for non-peyment, and
sixteen had.. rosieived EWE pay, the total amount
being £36 10s. There was over £7OO t 3 be divi4cd
. the mealbers who had contributed oe the sick
and who had not received sick pay during the last
years, and this distribution was sanctiened by the
'Ty in London, was an absolute proef of their Badsry position. He should like to see • the club in-
eng in numbers, sad occupying the whole of the
iet they intended to benefit. In proposing the
he shored like to couple the Rev., R. P. Turner's
0. (-Cheers). Before sitting down the Chairman
he was requested by the members to present a
r roedel to Mr. Turner as a slighereeogni.een of his
sted valued seerviees to the cliab. He bad great
e in presenting that medal to an old and valued
epee - • Tuner. (Cheers).
was drunk amid great cheeritg.
icAresPle ,aly responded to by Mr. Turner, who
90 toast wile e present they heil Beside him. He
heed thnin for its.. ,nterest in the raub and so long
yA bad taken_ e greet ... -e should do. (Cheers).
he vms ab'e ti Awe., eist safelv-investe.l pro.
believed the funds were the ne. las happily the for-
yof the kind in the kieledewns hangeable as the
ther, they should make the be. 4 hs.l begged to
,nd its.usefalness. Befoee down h.'
and seek to
n ega,,ent,, Lord
pose Tondon
come.- from
.teitort)r, who he sail had the
ss of
„tTleetier
; 11 kbeWe
Lyttel oh took an .
Ils°ecaleittYh owt"th lefir°tNoblit, Pr
d t eras taking.
t the noble reel en
b and the inseres
ith musical honours.
The health was drunk w
The health of Mr. J. Tar
Mr C. P. Not proposed
rendered to the club by
ly of the valuable' Services
l'itPurilinotegreesr thbeelawteithLetrhemr. I_l2' all knew
e
m. said be thanked tdr. Noel,
Mr. 'Taylor, in eesponding,
it the way be had spoken of
propeng his health, an.
for the proiperity of the
'ireee If he had done anythin
eg,hthe sectetary to the c' .doing so he spoke
club was increasing in
ieition ,than ever it• was,
d to live to see the time ,
Lumber and funds, and lie hopee
five
hundred.
Olen the number _would iucreas t
amusements in the adjeitt -
There were the usual lot of
house, but the weathei r
lab he
field and at the back of the
vvas pleased. The gtehleub was now in a better,
ng
attending,
acing so ,rudavonzable prevented* great Illunber 01 pa
sonet,7